The Oneworld alliance was initially based by American Airways, British Airways, Cathay Pacific and Qantas. Now, the alliance has 13 member airways and one Oneworld join companion airline.

Oneworld airways can take you to greater than 900 locations worldwide in 170-plus international locations and territories. The Oneworld alliance can also be the automobile by which airline elite standing with any Oneworld member airline is acknowledged when flying different alliance airways. So, let’s take a more in-depth take a look at the Oneworld alliance.

The Oneworld alliance has 13 energetic members, although take into account that Oman Air will be a part of Oneworld in 2024 and S7 was suspended in 2022. Listed below are the present Oneworld airways:

• Alaska Airways
• American Airways
• British Airways
• Cathay Pacific
• Finnair
• Iberia
• Japan Airways
• Malaysia Airways
• Qantas
• Qatar Airways
• Royal Air Maroc
• Royal Jordanian
• SriLankan Airways
• Fiji Airways (Oneworld join companion)

This listing of Oneworld member airways is necessary for vacationers, as you possibly can often guide award journey on the member airways by different Oneworld companions. For instance, you possibly can guide an award flight that features flights operated by different Oneworld airways by American Airways AAdvantage.

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Oneworld alliance standing tiers

Oneworld has three elite standing tiers: Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. In the event you maintain airline elite standing with any Oneworld member airline, you may have certainly one of these Oneworld statuses. Here is a more in-depth take a look at every of the Oneworld alliance standing tiers.

Oneworld Ruby

The first good thing about Oneworld Ruby standing is entry to business-class precedence check-in queues. Search for the Oneworld emblem with a ruby ellipse subsequent to it, and you will be in your option to a check-in line that is often considerably shorter than the usual queue.

Oneworld Ruby members may additionally get most well-liked or pre-reserved seating and precedence on waitlists and when on standby. Nevertheless, these perks aren’t provided constantly, as they’re offered primarily based on the working airline’s coverage.

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A few of the airline statuses that supply Oneworld Ruby standing embody:

• Alaska Airways MVP
• American Airways AAdvantage Gold
• British Airways Government Membership Bronze

Oneworld Sapphire

Oneworld Sapphire is the place the extra spectacular perks begin to kick in. Along with the advantages provided to Oneworld Ruby members, Oneworld Sapphire members additionally get entry to business-class lounges on eligible tickets and precedence boarding.

You may as well get pleasure from an additional baggage allowance and precedence baggage dealing with when flying on Oneworld member airways as an Oneworld Sapphire member. You will often get a minimum of 15 kilograms (about 33 kilos) extra weight if the bags allowance in your ticket is predicated on weight. You will additionally usually get a minimum of another checked bag weighing as much as 23 kilograms (about 50 kilos) if the bags allowance in your ticket is predicated on items.

Nevertheless, you will not get precedence baggage dealing with when flying on British Airways flights, and you will not get any extra baggage allowance when you guide hand-baggage-only or primary fares with British Airways.

Here is a take a look at a few of the airline statuses that supply Oneworld Sapphire standing:

• Alaska Airways MVP Gold
• American Airways AAdvantage Platinum
• British Airways Government Membership Silver

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Oneworld Emerald

Oneworld Emerald presents lots of the similar perks as Oneworld Sapphire standing. Nevertheless, along with the advantages given to Oneworld Sapphire members, Oneworld Emerald members get entry to first-class lounges on eligible tickets, first-class precedence check-in and fast-track or precedence lanes at choose airports.

Oneworld Emerald members additionally get a minimum of 20 kilograms (about 44 kilos) extra weight if the bags allowance on their ticket is predicated on weight. Nevertheless, Oneworld Emerald members nonetheless will not get any extra baggage allowance on account of standing when flying on British Airways hand-baggage-only or primary fares.

These are a few of the airline statuses that supply Oneworld Emerald standing:

• Alaska Airways MVP Gold 75K and MVP Gold 100K
• American Airways AAdvantage Platinum Professional and AAdvantage Government Platinum
• British Airways Government Membership Gold

Oneworld Emerald is the first motive why senior factors and miles author Katie Genter desires to earn a minimum of AAdvantage Platinum Professional standing. Katie loves visiting Oneworld first-class lounges — together with Cathay Pacific’s The Pier First Class Lounge in Hong Kong, Malaysia Airways’ First Class Golden Lounge in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and Qantas’ Worldwide First Lounge in Los Angeles — when flying on eligible itineraries. Plus, some Oneworld airways will mechanically block the seat subsequent to you when the flight is not full, which is a pleasant unpublished perk.

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Oneworld and its member airways have greater than 600 lounges worldwide, together with the brand new Oneworld alliance-branded lounge in Seoul, South Korea.

Earlier than heading to the airport, analysis your Oneworld lounge choices on-line. In the event you plan to achieve lounge entry primarily based in your Oneworld standing, search for the Sapphire or Emerald ellipse. As you look by the lounge choices, verify the lounge opening hours and whether or not you may have entry primarily based on the airline working your flight.

Most Oneworld lounges on the airport show the Sapphire or Emerald ellipses close to the doorway. Since there are lots of Oneworld lounges at some airports — and sometimes a number of lounges with comparable names operated by the identical airline — be sure that to verify the particular location of the lounge you wish to go to on the Oneworld web site.

For instance, it will be disappointing to overlook getting sushi when you might entry the Japan Airways First Class Lounge at Tokyo’s Narita Worldwide Airport (NRT) however unintentionally went to a distinct lounge.

First-class passengers and Oneworld Emerald and Sapphire members can deliver one visitor to the lounge if the visitor additionally travels on a flight operated and marketed by an Oneworld airline.

Every lounge has its personal entry guidelines, although many present entry to eligible prospects touring on any Oneworld member airline. Nevertheless, there are some instances when chances are you’ll not have lounge entry, even in case you have Oneworld Sapphire or Emerald standing or are flying in a premium cabin. Test the Oneworld alliance web site for essentially the most nuanced, up-to-date info on lounge entry along with conserving these few issues in thoughts:

• Alaska Airways Mileage Plan elite members who’ve Oneworld Sapphire or Emerald standing solely get lounge entry when touring on itineraries that embody journey outdoors the U.S., Canada or Mexico.
• American Airways AAdvantage elite members with Oneworld Sapphire or Emerald standing do not often get Oneworld lounge entry when touring solely on North American flights between the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the Caribbean. Nevertheless, chances are you’ll get Admirals Membership entry when flying from the U.S. to Canada, the Caribbean and Mexico in case your flight is operated by Alaska Airways.
• The Oneworld lounge entry coverage would not embody British Airways Concorde lounges; the Chelsea lounge at John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport (JFK)’s Terminal 8; Qatar Airways’ Al Safwa First and Al Mourjan Enterprise lounges at Doha, Qatar’s Hamad Worldwide Airport (DOH); Qatar Airways Premium Lounges; arrivals lounges; spa amenities; and preflight eating amenities. Nevertheless, you might have entry to a few of these lounges primarily based in your working airline and cabin class.
• Qatar Airways Enterprise Lite fares and Finnair Enterprise Gentle fares aren’t eligible for lounge entry.
• Your flight should be each marketed and operated by an Oneworld member airline. Fiji Airways is an Oneworld join companion, so you may solely get lounge entry earlier than departure in case your ticket additionally consists of journey on British Airways, Cathay Pacific or Qantas (the Oneworld sponsors for Fiji Airways).

The dearth of lounge entry when flying inside the U.S. and between the U.S. and a few locations close to the U.S. is usually disappointing for Oneworld Sapphire and Emerald members who earn elite standing by American Airways AAdvantage and Alaska Airways Mileage Plan. That is precisely why Katie has loved having Oneworld Sapphire standing by Malaysia Airways Enrich since early 2019 regardless of additionally having Oneworld Emerald standing by American AAdvantage. By having Oneworld Sapphire standing from a non-U.S. airline, she’s gotten entry to Admirals Golf equipment and even Flagship Lounges on flights to, from and inside the U.S.

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