It becomes the first carrier from the Indian subcontinent to join any of the global airline alliances.
With this expansion, the oneworld alliance now comprises 15 members, which are: American Airlines, airberlin, British Airways, Iberia, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, S7, LAN, Qatar Airways, Japan Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas, TAM, besides SriLankan and RJ.
Cathay Pacific Airways has served as SriLankan’s sponsor into oneworld.
SriLankan’s official membership in oneworld was celebrated on April 30 at a ceremony attended by key ministers from Sri Lanka’s government at South Asia’s newest international airport, Hambantota’s Mattala Rajapaksa International.
The airline’s addition to oneworld will bring two new destinations on to the alliance network, Hambantota itself plus India’s Tiruchirapalli, along with its Colombo base as a new oneworld hub.
With an extensive schedule serving southern India, and as the leading international airline serving the Maldives, SriLankan also significantly strengthens oneworld’s presence throughout South Asia, a region witnessing one of the fastest growing air travel demands.
With SriLankan, oneworld serves almost 1,000 airports in 150 countries, with 14,250 daily departures. The oneworld carriers generate $140 billion annual revenues.
From May 1, frequent flyers in SriLankan’s loyalty scheme can receive oneworld benefits when traveling on any oneworld member airline. Also, members of the oneworld airlines’ frequent flyer programs can earn and redeem awards and tier-status points and receive all other oneworld benefits when flying SriLankan Airlines.
To celebrate SriLankan’s addition to oneworld, members of most member airlines’ loyalty programs, including RJ’s Royal Plus, will receive double the normal mileage awards when flying on SriLankan between May 15 and June 30. Members of SriLankan’s FlySmiLes will receive double their usual FlySmiLes miles when flying on most oneworld partners during the same period.
SriLankan Airlines operates a fleet of 21 aircraft — including eight Airbus A320s/A321s, seven A330-200s and six A340-300s — and has orders for 10 new aircraft, including four A350-900s.
Using the airline code UL, it carried 4.7 million passengers last year between its Colombo base and 32 destinations in 20 countries across Asia, Europe and the Middle East, including oneworld hubs Doha, Hong Kong, London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur, Moscow Domodedovo and Tokyo Narita, along with Bangkok and Singapore.
The induction of SriLankan Airlines comes one month after TAM and US Airways (which merged with American Airlines) joined the alliance last March, adding 100 destinations to the oneworld route network in the Americas.
Jan 29, 2025
Amman, Jordan, January 29, 2025 – Royal Jordanian has recently increased its ownership to 51% of the shares in Jordan Flight Catering Company. This is in line with Royal Jordanian’s strategy to maintain its position as a leading airline in the region, build an investment system, and increase revenues by reinvesting in the carrier’s supporting units.
Jan 16, 2025
Amman, Jordan – January 16, 2025 – Royal Jordanian Airlines is proud to announce the resumption of flights to Damascus, Syria, starting January 31, 2025. As one of the first carriers to resume direct flights to Damascus, Royal Jordanian will initially operate four weekly flights, seamlessly connecting Damascus to its network across Europe, the United States, the Levant, and the Gulf region covering over 45 destinations.
Nov 20, 2024
Amman, Nov. 20, 2024- Royal Jordanian announced the launch of a new nonstop route between Queen Alia International Airport, Amman, and Washington Dulles International Airport, Washington, D.C. This exciting new service will commence mid-March 2025, while further solidifying RJ’s commitment to expanding its global network and enhancing connectivity between the Middle East and North America.
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