OneWorld, on the occasion of its 25th anniversary, held a press conference in Dubai with the chairs and leaders of its member airlines during the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting.
Founded in 1999 with four companies, OneWorld now has 13 members, with Oman Air and Fiji Airways expected to join. It operates over 4.5 million flights annually, transporting more than 500 million people. Among these, the number of mileage program members reaches 212 million.
Earlier this year, OneWorld opened its first ‘OneWorld Lounges’ at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport and Incheon International Airport, in collaboration with Swissport, with more than 45,000 people having already used the services.
In March, American Airlines began offering the ‘OneWorld Upgrade Program’, set for expansion. This program allows for mileage-based upgrades across member airlines, such as using American Airlines miles for Qantas upgrades, with services to use Qantas miles for American Airlines upgrades expected to start within a few months. Many member airlines are planning to start the service in the latter half of the year.
CEO Nat Pieper commented, ‘A lot changes in 25 years in our business, but the commitment to customer excellence made by OneWorld a quarter of a century ago remains unchanged. As CEO of OneWorld, I promise to harness the power of partnership among OneWorld member airlines to deliver greater benefits to our customers through our network that spans over 900 destinations around the world.’
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