Fiji Airways wird eine Art Oneworld Partner – das Projekt hat man Oneworld Connect benannt …
Oneworld will in nächster Zukunft losere Kooperationen mit Airlines eingehen. Man möchte keine volle Oneworld Mitgliedschaft, sondern eine Art bessere Zusammenarbeit mit einzelnen Airlines.
Fiji Airways ist der erste Oneworld Connect Partner. So betitelt sich das Projekt.
Zunächst einmal braucht eine Airline einladende Oneworld Mitglieder. Bei Fiji Airways sind das die großen Player:
„Each oneworld connect partner will need to have a minimum of three oneworld members as its sponsors to be initiated into the programme. The initial oneworld sponsors of Fiji Airways will be all four of oneworld’s original founding members – American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific and Qantas. The Australian carrier will additionally mentor Fiji Airways through its oneworld connect implementation process.“
Die Oneworld Connect Vorteile unterscheiden sich dann zwischen irgendwelchen Oneworld Airlines und den Sponsor Airlines. Gute Benefits geben sich vice versa die Sponsor Airlines und Fiji Airways:
„What one world connect means for customers
one world connect partners will provide select alliance benefits to frequent flyers from any oneworld member airline travelling on their flights, with a more extensive range of benefits offered with their oneworld sponsors.
Customers with Emerald, Sapphire or Ruby status in any one world member airline’s frequent flyer programme will be able to use priority check-in desks, where available. Also, customers with Emerald or Sapphire status will be offered priority boarding.
The additional benefits offered by oneworldconnect partners to customers from their oneworld sponsors and vice versa include:
· Through check-in of passengers and their baggage for journeys including connections between a connect carrier and any of its oneworld sponsors.
· The ability to earn and redeem frequent flyer rewards, and earn frequent flyer status points, for eligible flights. (For customers from oneworld connect airlines, these benefits depend on the oneworld connect partner offering a frequent flyer programme.)
· Access to select lounges at key airports for First or Business Class passengers or those with eligible top-tier frequent flyer status.
Select other customer benefits may also be offered betweenoneworld connect partners and their oneworld sponsor airlines.
All oneworld connect partners will make their networks available via Global Explorer, the round-the-world fare offered by all oneworld members and select other airlines. Fiji Airways already does so.
All oneworld connect partners will be required to maintain IATA IOSA safety certification.
one world’s regular range of services and benefits remain in place for customers flying with the alliance’s full member airlines and their affiliates.“
Die Benefits:
Zur Pressemitteilung: INTRODUCING ONE WORLD CONNECT – A NEW WAY FOR AIRLINES TO LINK TO THE WORLD’S PREMIER ALLIANCE
Die praktische Durchführung ist noch nicht ganz klar. Mehr Partner zum Meilensammeln oder Einlösen und Loungezugang sind sicher zu begrüßen.
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