Oneworld tips

Good morning from Skift. It’s Tuesday, July 2, and here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today. 

At Amsterdam Schiphol Airport oneworld has inaugurated the second alliance lounge worldwide. Aspire Executive Lounges, the lounge business of Swissport, is responsible for the daily operation of the lounge. In addition to the oneworld lounge, Aspire Executive Lounges is opening its own new lounge at Schiphol Airport. The two new lounges share a kitchen to increase efficiency in service delivery in the daily operation.

Elite status matches are a unique opportunity to extend the value of your existing frequent flyer benefits to other programs. Currently, Royal Air Maroc is offering the chance to earn Silver, Gold or Platinum status to elite status holders in a wide variety of loyalty programs — for a cost.

Qatar Airways is no stranger to glamorous inflight experiences and sometimes flashy media headlines. The Oneworld alliance member is a growing global carrier that is upending what travelers should expect from an airline. The carrier’s vision comes from its CEO, Akbar Al Baker, who is responsible for taking this once-small carrier to the global stage.

Oneworld Alliance is one of the three largest airline alliances in the world, along with Star Alliance and SkyTeam. While still the smallest in terms of members, prolonged Covid issues in Asia, where SkyTeam does a significant chunk of its businesses, has seen Oneworld rise to the number two spot in terms of revenue. The group made a total of $6.7bn in 2021.

Members of the Oneworld alliance, which includes American Airlines, British Airways, and Cathay Pacific, among others, recently announced a plan to start charging bag fees for separate legs of the same flight. In some cases. Not always. Okay, it’s actually somewhat confusing.