Alaska Airlines to join OneWorld?

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This is interesting:

Oneworld has scheduled a press conference Dec. 5 in New York to announce its “first full member airline recruit for six years,” but as Harrison did not mention a full membership, Alaska may not be the subject of the event.

Alaska Airlines Hints It May Finally Join the Oneworld Alliance

I wonder who?
 
Still be bugger all J award seats available no matter if they join.
 
An Alaskan connection after arriving in LAX has been a good option. Maybe with future arrivals in Seattle this may bring even more good news to QF flyers
 
Call me a killjoy, but I'm not seeing any upside, just more people chasing OW awards.
OK if you actually want to fly AS I guess.
 

Ah, of course.

Call me a killjoy, but I'm not seeing any upside, just more people chasing OW awards.
OK if you actually want to fly AS I guess.

That will only occur if Qantas is one of Alaskan's sponsors. From the link above:

What oneworld connect means for customers

oneworld 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 oneworld 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 oneworld connect 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 itsoneworld 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

Even if QF did sponsor them, AS members can redeem etc on QFF with Alaskan miles at the moment.
 
I think oneworld connect has too many holes to be useful. It's hard to implement a part membership that still serves most members, but I think their implementation serves very few members.

I look forward to Wednesday (although it'll probably be Thursday for us), next week.

Still be bugger all J award seats available no matter if they join.

You expect too much.
 
But.... From TPG:

"The chief executive of Moroccan flag carrier Royal Air Maroc, Abdelhamid Addou, will be in New York for an event on Dec. 5, according to an emailed invitation from the airline — the same day that the Oneworld alliance holds a meeting of its governing board in the city."

Royal Air Maroc May Be About to Join Oneworld
 
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Royal Air Maroc? I might still have some Safar miles there, from when I flew a bunch with them a few years back :)

Their existing partners are Iberia and Qatar ...
 
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