The a world Alliance is the world’s smallest airline alliance by the number of flights in that month. It was founded in 1999 by American Airlines British Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways, Qantas and Canadian International (no longer in the alliance after the merger with Air Canada).

Since 2022, the oneThe global headquarters have been located in Fort Worth, Texas, along with American Airlines’ headquarters since 2008, and were previously located in New York City and Vancouver. According to data from aviation analytics firm Cirium, there are 3,323,974 scheduled flights in August. Of these, only 1,375,186 are operated by airlines in the three major alliances.

Of the three alliances Star Alliance, SkyTeam Alliance and oneWorld Alliance, oneWorld has the smallest market share. In August, 393,971 flights are planned from oneWorld airlines, about 28.64% of the share between the alliances. Star Alliance has the most flights, 569,570 or 41.41%, and SkyTeam has 411,645 or 29.93%.

Over 12,000 departures daily

Data shows that today more than 12,000 flights are scheduled, operated by 14 airlines (13 members and one oneworld connect member). The oneThe global network serves more than 900 destinations in 170 countries and territories. The breakdown of each airline’s network is shown below:

Beginning of summer oneworld celebrated its 25th anniversary and stressed that by 2025 the alliance will triple its size since its founding. Every year more than 500 million passengers fly with the alliance’s airlines – in total, the member loyalty programs have 212 million members and a fleet of more than 3,400 aircraft. Since its founding in 1999 oneAirlines worldwide have carried more than nine billion passengers.

“I am proud to witness the launch of the oneworld alliance. Since its inception 25 years ago, the alliance has raised the bar in customer service and created a common bond between the world’s leading airlines. We have never wavered in our commitment to enhancing the customer experience every day, on every flight.” – Robert Isom, Chief Executive Officer, American Airlines

With its extensive reach worldwide, oneworld has created some Round The World flight tickets that make it easier for people to do this type of travel in a single itinerary. Star Alliance has a similar ticket and SkyTeam has launched its own version. According to the website, there are three types of tickets:

1. oneWorld Researchers: a continental tariff
2. Global Explorers: a distance-dependent fare
3. Pacific Circle: an intercontinental journey to explore the continents bordering the Pacific Ocean

The Explorer Ticket is designed for travel within a continent and the air fare to be charged depends on the highest class of travel and the number of geographical continents on the itinerary, including the continent of departure and the continents crossed.

The Global Explorer ticket is calculated according to the distance traveled. Several rules apply to this ticket, such as:

• The journey must be made across the Atlantic and Pacific and only one crossing of each ocean is permitted.
• The journey must be made in a continuous forward direction. Backtracking within a continent is permitted
• At least three and a maximum of 16 segments

There are several rules that can be found on the a world Website, but these are just some of the main rules. Changes are generally allowed if the routing does not change, in which case fees will be charged. There is no full refund unless entry documents are not accepted and proof is provided. Otherwise there is a 90% refund for economy tickets and 95% for business and first class tickets.

The last ticket is not technically a round-the-world ticket. The Circle Pacific is designed for air travel across multiple continents. without actually flying around the world. This ticket is intended only for those who wish to explore the continents bordering the Pacific Ocean.

The booking process

Booking is very easy and can be done via the oneWorld website. Allianz has added a new booking tool that they believe is a new, revolutionary way to book your world trip.

• Choose destinations – first get inspired by our ready-made itineraries or create your own. We will help you order your cities
• Set Dates – Next, set the dates you want for your trip. Any scheduling issues will be addressed in real time.
• Finalize flights – Finally, we recommend flights for you to review. Choose the flights that best suit you.

oneworld has added a next-generation support tool: a travel agent who helps with ticket booking, adapts to customer needs, provides useful tips and makes it easier to reach destinations.

The video below shows the assisted booking process. Los Angeles is the starting point, and initially London was selected as the second city on the list, but later complications with the itinerary changed this. The first cities added were Los Angeles, London, Singapore, Brisbane, Cape Town and Buenos Aires. These cities were added randomly, but to have one city on each continent. One issue that arose on a flight from Cape Town to Brisbane was that the system could not find any options connecting the two cities.

After omitting Brisbane, the system said the itinerary was invalid because Europe and the Middle East are considered the same region and there was a stopover in London before continuing to Cape Town. To leave Cape Town, a stopover in London, Doha or would be required, making Cape Town the second stopover in the region. After several changes, which can be seen in the video, the following cities were finalized in order: Los Angeles, São Paulo, London, Doha, Singapore, Brisbane and Los Angeles.

The final cost of the trip was $6,512, including $813 in fees. Of the six legs, four are nonstop and two have stopovers. The first leg is operated by American Airlines, the second by Iberia, the third and fourth by Qatar Airways, and the last two by Qantas.