The oneworld Alliance is set to welcome Oman Air
in the coming months, and fellow oneworld member 
Alaska Airlines
is getting ahead of the game by offering earning opportunities on flights with the Omani flag carrier.
Earn but not spend (yet)
Alaska Airlines recently updated its partnership page for Oman Air to reflect the fact that members may now earn Mileage Plan miles on flights with Oman Air. While the carrier does not fly to North America from its hub in Muscat
, it provides links to 40 exciting destinations across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, including popular destinations like London, Paris, Frankfurt, and the Maldives.
To book, passengers can log into the Mileage Plan portal, use the award flights search tool, and choose “book with miles.” An analysis of routes operated found good availability for as few as 7,500 from Muscat to Dubai. While booking is now live, the opportunity to earn miles on Oman Air flights is still to come with Alaska Airlines providing the following statement:
“Oman Air is joining oneworld. Mileage Plan members can now redeem on Oman Air. Coming soon, Mileage Plan members can earn on Oman Air.”
Known for its outstanding service, Oman Air has earned the Skytrax World Airlines Award for Best Airline Staff seven times.
Joining oneworld once and for all
Oman Air is set to join the alliance by the end of the year, becoming the group’s 14th full member. The carrier first announced that it would join oneworld back in June 2022, with fellow Gulf carrier Qatar Airways acting as a sponsor for the airline. Notably, Alaska Airlines is the most recent addition to the oneworld family, having joined in 2021.
The carrier’s addition will open up a range of new destinations and redemption opportunities for frequent flyers across the alliance, which includes British Airways, American Airlines, Qatar Airways, Cathay Pacific, and Royal Jordanian.
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Oman Air has a well-regarded business class product and recently received the first of three Boeing 787 Dreamliners it expects by the end of the year. The delivery is the tenth in an existing order, which includes eight more aircraft by 2027. The planes feature a two-class configuration with 30 business class seats and 258 economy class seats.
Next to join the oneworld Alliance is Fiji Airways, which is currently a oneworld Connect member. The Pacific carrier is set to come onboard as a full member in 2025. In the meantime, the airline is commencing flights to Dallas/Fort Worth, which will allow it to connect to hundreds of destinations across the Americas thanks to oneworld partner American Airlines. The carrier is also adopting American Airlines’ AAdvantage frequent flyer program as its own.