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oneworld events receives boost at IMEX America
oneworld has unveiled a series of significant upgrades to oneworld events, its one-stop, easy-to-use travel service for the conventions, conferences, exhibitions and special events markets. Key improvements include the removal of bookings fees for flight reservations made via oneworld events’ dedicated website and the availability of oneworld events flight discounts via designated travel agencies.
oneworld opens new lounge at Los Angeles’ Tom Bradley Terminal
Qantas, British Airways and Cathay Pacific have opened a new Business Lounge for passengers flying on oneworld member airlines from Los Angeles’ Tom Bradley International Terminal. Today, the new Business Lounge can accommodate 400 customers. When its final phase is completed early next year, it will seat 600.
IATA AGM 2014 Interview: Bruce Ashby, chief executive, oneworld
Video: Qatar Airways being the first of the big Middle East carriers to join the alliance “has been significant” explains Bruce Ashby, chief executive office of oneworld, in this interview with Phil Blizzard at the IATA AGM in Qatar. He also talks about the growth of oneworld and how the passenger experience will be enhanced with the greater adoption of technology.
Bruce Ashby, chief executive, oneworld
Breaking Travel News’ Phil Blizzard here chats with oneworld chief executive Bruce Ashby. On the agenda are Qatar Airways’ membership of the oneworld alliance, the growth of the alliance over the past year, and plans for the future.
IATA AGM 2014: oneworld celebrates Gulf’s newest hub
oneworld will be making a splash at this year’s IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM), which will see leaders of the world’s airline industry gather in Doha this weekend. Marking the occasion, oneworld is offering a discounted price for its Visit Middle East pass.
SriLankan Airlines set for oneworld membership
SriLankan Airlines becomes part of oneworld from midnight tonight, offering the full range of services and benefits of the world’s fastest growing and highest rated global airline alliance. It becomes the first carrier from the Indian subcontinent to join any of the global airline alliances - and completes oneworld’s biggest expansion programme since the it was launched 15 years ago.
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Walsh to take up role as chairman of oneworld
Willie Walsh, chief executive of International Airlines Group has been nominated by the governing board of oneworld, the leading global airline alliance, to serve as its chairman for the year ahead. He succeeds American Airlines’ chairman Tom Horton, who has filled the role since December 2011.
SriLankan Airlines set for oneworld membership
SriLankan Airlines will become a full member of oneworld, offering the alliance’s complete range of services and benefits with effect from Thursday May 1st 2014 – as the first carrier from the Indian subcontinent to become part of any global airline alliance. The national airline of Sri Lanka received clearance to board oneworld, the world’s leading quality airline alliance, after successfully completing a thorough review of its readiness conducted by Cathay Pacific Airways, which is sponsoring its entry into the alliance, with the oneworld central team.
oneworld offers training in six languages
oneworld now offers its online training modules for travel agents in six languages, with the addition of versions on Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Japanese and Spanish alongside the established English. The oneworld Academy offers e-learning tools to enable travel agents the world over to learn all about the key aspects of the alliance.
US Airways confirmed for oneworld entry
US Airways will join oneworld with effect from March 31st 2014, following completion of its merger with alliance founding member American Airlines. All its regional affiliates, operating under the US Airways Express brand, will also transition to oneworld at the same time.
Qatar Airways joins oneworld
Qatar Airways has joined oneworld alliance, adding one of the world’s fastest growing and most highly rated airlines to the world’s fastest growing and most highly rated global airline alliance. Since them oneworld has also welcomed Brazil’s TAM Airlines, US Airways and SriLankan Airlines, completing the biggest membership expansion in oneworld’s history.
TAM Airlines to join oneworld in March 2014
TAM Airlines has confirmed it will join oneworld March 31st next year, adding the leading carrier in Brazil to the world’s leading quality global airline alliance. Confirmation of its oneworld joining date comes on the same day that LAN Colombia – which is, like TAM, a company related to LATAM Airlines Group - becomes part of oneworld, offering the alliance’s full range of services and benefits.