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Cathay Pacific is one of the alliance's founding members. Oneworld was unveiled by its founding members, American Airlines, British Airways, Canadian Airlines International, Cathay Pacific and Qantas at a press conference in London, United Kingdom, on 21 September 1998. Oneworld was officially launched and became operational on 1 February 1999.
[9] [10] American Airlines is a founding member of the Oneworld alliance. American Airlines and American Eagle operate out of ten hubs, with Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) being the largest. The airline handles more than 200 million passengers annually, with an average of more than 500,000 passengers daily.
Virgin America was absorbed into Alaska Airlines by 2018, which joined the Oneworld alliance in 2021. [18] [19] Meanwhile, Virgin Atlantic joined SkyTeam in 2023. [20] On February 14, 2013, it was announced that American Airlines and US Airways would merge, retaining the American Airlines name and would remain in the Oneworld alliance. US ...
AAdvantage is the frequent-flyer program of American Airlines. Launched May 1, 1981, it was the second such loyalty program in the world (after the first at Texas International Airlines in 1979) and remains the largest, with more than 115 million members as of April, 2021. [1] [2] [3]
Star Alliance is an airline alliance headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany. [5] Founded on 14 May 1997, it was the world's first global airline alliance. [1] As of April 2024, it is also the world's largest airline alliance by market share, holding 17.4%, compared to 13.7% for SkyTeam and 11.9% for Oneworld.
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Other than Asia Miles, Cathay Pacific also owns the Marco Polo Club, a four-tiered paid frequent-flyer program for Cathay Pacific and Oneworld member airlines flights. Marco Polo Club members are automatically enrolled as members of Asia Miles. [3] As of 2020, the program has over 11 million members and over 800 programme partners worldwide. [4]
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