Oneworld Fifth-Freedom Routes

Matt Graham

Fifth-Freedom Routes on Oneworld AirlinesIf you want to fly with a Oneworld airline, but aren’t flying to or from a Oneworld hub airport, it can be worth looking for Oneworld fifth-freedom routes.

Seven of the Oneworld member airlines operate 22 fifth-freedom flights all around the world. This creates more opportunities for passengers booking a Oneworld Explorer round-the-world ticket, redeeming points for a Oneworld Award, or just looking for ways to earn or redeem points on Oneworld airlines.

For example, say that you want to travel from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam to Phnom Penh, Cambodia. There are no Oneworld airlines with bases at either of these airports… but Qatar Airways serves the route daily as a fifth-freedom service!

To make it easier for you to find these opportunities, we’ve created a complete list of all fifth-freedom routes on Oneworld airlines. Included in the list are flights entirely outside of the airline’s home country for which it is possible to buy a standalone ticket. This list is accurate as of July 2019:

British Airways:
  • Singapore-Sydney
  • Antigua-Tobago
  • Antigua-Providenciales
  • Antigua-St Kitts
  • Nassau-Grand Cayman
Cathay Pacific:
  • Vancouver-New York
  • Bangkok-Singapore
  • Dubai-Bahrain
  • Taipei-Seoul
  • Taipei-Narita
  • Taipei-Osaka
  • Taipei-Nagoya
LATAM Airlines:
  • Auckland-Sydney
  • Madrid-Frankfurt
  • Punta Cana-Miami
  • Easter Island-Papeete (this is not technically fifth-freedom because Easter Island is part of Chile)
Qantas:
  • Singapore-London
Qatar Airways:
  • Phnom Penh-Ho Chi Minh City
  • Sao Paulo-Buenos Aires
  • Djibouti-Mogadishu
Royal Jordanian:
  • Bangkok-Hong Kong
  • Bangkok-Kuala Lumpur
Sri Lankan Airlines:
  • Tokyo-Male (1 direction only)
Fifth-freedom routes on Oneworld airlines as of July 2019
Fifth-freedom routes on Oneworld airlines as of July 2019

There are currently no fifth-freedom routes offered by American Airlines, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, Malaysia Airlines or S7 Airlines. But Fiji Airways, a Oneworld Connect member, flies from both Apia and Kiribati to Honolulu.

Wondering what other fifth-freedom routes exist on other airlines? Australian Frequent Flyer has a complete list of worldwide fifth-freedom routes.

Matt Graham
The editor of Australian Frequent Flyer, Matt's passion for travel has taken him to over 70 countries… with the help of frequent flyer points, of course!
Matt's favourite destinations (so far) are Germany, Brazil & Kazakhstan. His interests include economics, aviation & foreign languages, and he has a soft spot for good food and red wine.

You can connect with Matt by posting on the Australian Frequent Flyer community forum and tagging @AFF Editor.
Matt Graham
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