Oneworld Welcomes Fiji Airways and Oman Air as Full Members

As it has just finished celebrating its 25th anniversary at the IATA Annual General Meeting in Dubai, oneworld will soon welcome two new full-fledged members: Fiji Airways and Oman Air.

Previously a oneworld Connect partner, Fiji Airways will be transitioned into a full-fledged member, while Oman Air will ‌fully participate in the alliance in a few months.

The two carriers add further coverage to the alliance, especially in the South Pacific and Middle East regions.

oneworld Welcomes Fiji Airways and Oman Air as Full Members

At the IATA Annual General Meeting in Dubai, oneworld has announced developments with what will become its two newest members: Fiji Airways and Oman Air.

Fiji Airways will soon be a full-fledged member, with its transition starting immediately and completed within 12 months.

The flag carrier of Fiji and the South Pacific has been a oneworld Connect partner for five years, and has forged cooperation with all members of the alliance.

With its transition to full membership, Fiji Airways will soon provide oneworld elite members with a full suite of benefits, including earning and redeeming miles, earning status points, and priority check-in, as well as priority boarding and lounge access.

Reciprocally, elite members of Fiji Airways’s Tabua Club will receive the same benefits across oneworld members.

Furthermore, Oman Air will be fully integrated as a oneworld member by the end of 2024. This development comes some two years after it was initially announced that the flag carrier of the Sultanate of Oman will be joining the alliance.

As with Fiji Airways, elite members of oneworld can expect the range of benefits they receive from other alliance members when flying with Oman Air.

What This Means for oneworld

With the induction of Fiji Airways and Oman Air into oneworld, the alliance will boost its membership to 15 airlines – triple the number at its inception in 1999.

Crucially, Fiji Airways and Oman Air open new destinations, routes, and hubs for the alliance.

Fiji Airways is the only oneworld partner flying to a number of Pacific destinations, such as Kirimati (formerly Christmas Island) in Kiribati and Port Vila in Vanuatu.

In addition, Fiji Airways offers transpacific crossings between Nadi and San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Vancouver.

As things stand, several oneworld members already codeshare with Fiji…