Oneworld to the rescue, president aims for more airlines

The CEO of Qatar Airways, Akbar Al Baker, wants to see more airlines in the family Oneworld, a global alliance that aims to provide better passenger service with connecting flights, discounted fares, and the integration of frequent flyer point programs. The goal is to make a decisive push to further increase Oneworld's position.

Al Baker's goals.

Akbar Al Baker, chairman of the board of directors of Oneworld, explained in an interview what the short- and long-term plans are: "Under my leadership, we accept nothing but being number one", he said, stressing that the will is to Increase the number of airlines that are part of the alliance. There are currently 14 full members with the arrival of Alaska Airlines in March 2021. Competitors are Star Alliance at 26 and SkyTeam, which has 19 airlines. The chairman is unabashed and criticizes the position of OneWorld members, "Except for Qatar Airways, airline members are not advertising the alliance to the best of their ability. It is important to be aggressive and let people know that we are the best."

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Al Baker is also optimistic about the recovery of travel in general and premium and business travel in particular: "It's like during the financial crisis, which was due to mortgages, people didn't stop mortgaging their properties," he related. "Travel is important in exactly the same way." He added: "People want to travel and are willing to pay for classic business class services. In fact, we have 15-20% more occupants in our premium cabin than in the pre-Covid period, and our yields and prices are higher than pre-Covid."

Source: qatarairways.com

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