oneworld. We are a member of oneworld® along with Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Royal Jordanian and SriLankan Airlines.
On all our long-haul flights and in Business Class on our short-haul flights you'll receive a complimentary meal or snack with beverages, depending on the length of the flight. Every meal on our long-haul flights is crafted with great care, Nordic flavours and a destination-inspired twist.
There are three major airline alliances: SkyTeam, Star Alliance and Oneworld. Each has different partner airlines. You may have benefitted from an alliance without even realizing it.
The airline is part of the SkyTeam alliance with 18 other airlines and has direct relationships with nine other airlines. Additionally, Virgin Atlantic is a transfer partner of most credit card points programs, so cardholders can transfer points to Flying Club to book flights.
Emirates has collaborated with other airlines, but is not a member of any of the three global airline alliances – Oneworld, SkyTeam, or Star Alliance. In 2000, the airline briefly considered joining Star Alliance, but opted to remain independent.
With an impressive 26 members, Star Alliance was founded in 1997 by Lufthansa, Air Canada, United Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) and Thai Airways. Today it services 1,200-plus airports (even more with their connection partners) and is the largest airline alliance.
Seat comfort is decent and legroom very reasonable for economy. IFE was excellent although bear in mind that the screens don't tilt so your viewing angle can become constrained if the seat in front reclines fully. Service was decent although not as good as the better Asian carriers. The food was average.