Who will join oneworld next?

It's official: Oman Air will join the Oneworld Alliance. The Muscat-based airline, and the national flag carrier of Oman, will join the alliance in 2024. “We're delighted to be joining the world's foremost airline alliance at a time when demand for travel is on the rise,” said Eng Abdulaziz Al Raisi, CEO at Oman Air.



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Rather than becoming a full-fledged member of the alliance, China Southern could become a oneworld Connect partner. oneworld Connect was launched in 2018 and is a light membership to the alliance that gives airlines and passengers some alliance membership benefits without fully joining.

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MileagePlus members who've achieved Premier Gold and above in United's elite status program receive Star Alliance Gold elite status. To earn United Premier Gold, you must earn 7,000 Premier Qualifying Points (PQPs), or you can take 16 Premier Qualifying Flights (PQFs) while earning 6,000 PQPs.

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Air Canada That's why it's our choice for the top Star Alliance airline to earn miles. Air Canada's loyalty program, Aeroplan, publishes an award chart, making it easy to understand how many miles flights on partner airlines will cost. The airline also offers several highly-usable sweet spot redemption opportunities.

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Both oneworld and WestJet stressed that there are no plans at present for the Canadian airline to join the alliance. A number of airlines that are not oneworld members already participate in several of the alliance's other fare products.

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Airlines you can search include American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific and Qatar Airways, in addition to its other partner airlines such as Jetstar, Emirates and Fiji Airways.

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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.

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Star Alliance Gold Spend $60,000 or more on eligible purchases on your card in any qualification year to achieve or maintain Star Alliance Gold status.

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