The Oneworld Alliance is a premier airline alliance delivering a superior, seamless travel experience. Members enjoy special privileges and rewards, including earning and redeeming miles across the entire network.
Top-tier cardholders (Emerald and Sapphire) have access to airport lounges and extra baggage allowances. Emerald members also benefit from fast-track security lanes at select airports. The Oneworld network serves over 900 destinations in 170 territories and offers hundreds of airport lounges.
Member Airlines
Oneworld Tiers
Frequent flyer program members of Oneworld airlines are automatically eligible for Oneworld Priority benefits based on their tier. These benefits are designed to provide a superior, seamless travel experience.
| Emerald | Sapphire | Ruby |
| Access to First and Business Class lounges | Access to Business Class lounges | Access to Business Class priority check-in |
| Access to First Class priority check-in | Access to Business Class priority check-in | Access to preferred or pre-reserved seating* |
| ‘Fast Track’ or ‘Priority Lane’ access at select airports worldwide | Access to preferred or pre-reserved seating* | Priority on waitlists and when on standby* |
| Priority baggage handling** | Priority on waitlists and when on standby* | |
| When you fly on oneworld member airlines, you can check-in extra baggage for free, in addition to your ticketed baggage allowance.*** | Priority boarding | |
| Priority boarding | When you fly on oneworld member airlines, you can check-in extra baggage for free, in addition to your ticketed baggage allowance.*** | |
| Access to preferred or pre-reserved seating* | Priority baggage handling** | |
| Priority on waitlists and when on standby* |
For example:
| Qantas Airways | Oneworld |
| Platinum One/ Platinum | Emerald |
| Gold | Sapphire |
| Silver | Ruby |
| Bronze | — |
Disclaimers:
* In accordance with the policy of the oneworld airline operating the flight.
** Priority baggage handling is not available on flights operated by British Airways.
*** Extra baggage allowance for Emerald and Sapphire frequent flyers.
Emerald frequent flyers enjoy special checked baggage privileges on Oneworld airlines:
- Weight system: 20 kgs in addition to the ticketed-cabin allowance.
- Piece system: One additional bag for free.
Sapphire frequent flyers also enjoy special checked baggage privileges:
- Weight system (international or domestic itineraries): 15 kgs in addition to the ticketed Economy Class baggage allowance.
- Piece system (international itineraries including domestic sectors): One additional bag up to 23 kgs, up to a maximum of two pieces.
- Piece system (purely domestic itineraries with no ticketed baggage entitlement): One piece of checked baggage up to 23 kgs.
Note:
- Customers in First and Business Class often receive a greater free checked baggage allowance.
- Special checked baggage privileges are not available on British Airways’ ‘Hand Baggage Only/Basic’ fares.
- Exceptions may apply.
Round The World Airline Ticket
Oneworld’s Round The World tickets give you unprecedented access to hundreds of destinations in 170 territories. They offer three types of Round The World trips:
- Oneworld Explorer: Continent-Based Air Travel
- Global Explorer: Distance-Based Air Travel
- Circle Pacific: an inter-continental journey to explore continents that border the Pacific Ocean.
| Oneworld Explorer and Global Explorer |
| Six continents: Europe/Middle East (including Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Georgia, Libya, Moldova, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, and Yemen); Africa (excluding countries listed above); Asia (including the Indian subcontinent, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, but excluding countries named above); Australia, New Zealand, and the South West Pacific; North America (including the Caribbean, Central America, and Panama); and South America. Currently, it is not possible to begin your itinerary through Doha Hamad International Airport (DOH) through Oneworld member Qatar Airways. |
| Oneworld Circle Pacific fare |
| Four continents: Asia (including the Indian subcontinent, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan); Australia, New Zealand, and the South West Pacific; and North America. Ask your travel agent about booking a Oneworld Circle Pacific fare. Routes are subject to change. |
Source: https://www.oneworld.com/