Fiji Airways, Fiji’s National Carrier, has been announced as its 15th full-member airline, building on its previous status as an Oneworld Connect partner by Oneworld.
While speaking during the announcement at IATA's Annual General Meeting and World Air Transport Summit in Dubai which is the world’s largest gathering of airline leaders, Fiji Airways Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Andre Viljoen stated that Fiji Airways had been a valuable presence in the Oneworld alliance for the past five years as a Oneworld connect partner.
He says during this time, the airline has developed cooperative links with all Oneworld member airlines, paving its way to a more seamless integration as a full Oneworld member and that its transition to full membership will commence immediately and will be completed within the next 12 months.
He says this milestone will have far-reaching benefits for Fijians, including enhanced domestic services via Fiji Link and increased global connectivity, drawing more international tourists to our islands.
Viljoen says this is a proud moment for Fiji, as it promises to boost our tourism sector further and support local businesses, contributing to the overall prosperity of our nation.
Oneworld CEO Nat Pieper says with its tremendous growth, award-winning products and services, and acceleration of connections with all Oneworld member airlines, Fiji Airways will strengthen its position as the premier airline alliance for international global travellers.
He says Fiji Link, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fiji Airways, will become an affiliate airline of Oneworld and extend the alliance’s network even further by bringing its domestic flights to Suva, Nadi, Labasa, Taveuni and Kadavu; as well as regionally to the Pacific Island nations of Tonga, Samoa, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
Fiji Airways recently announced record annual profits and revenues, for 2023, with 2.2 million passengers carried on its flights, offering 2.8 million seats with unprecedented growth, increased capacity, and fleet enhancement with new state-of-the-art Airbus A350 aircraft, Fiji Airways is well set to continue its growth now as a full oneworld member airline, offering even more flights and new routes in response to the growing customer demand.
As a full Oneworld member airline, Fiji Airways will provide Oneworld Emerald, Sapphire, and Ruby customers with a full suite of Oneworld benefits including earning and redeeming miles, earning status points, priority check-in and boarding and lounge access whereby top-tier customers will be able to gain access to all oneworld priority benefits including a network of nearly 700 business and First-class lounges globally, as well as newly opened oneworld branded lounges in Amsterdam’s Schiphol and Seoul’s Incheon Airports.
Fiji Airways, with its hub at Nadi International Airport, serves 26 destinations in 15 countries and territories globally, including oneworld hubs in Sydney, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, and Tokyo.
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