Fiji Airways was yesterday announced by oneworld® as its 15th full-member airline.

The announcement was made at IATA’s Annual General Meeting and World Air Transport Summit in Dubai – the world’s largest gathering of airline leaders.

As a full oneworld member airline, Fiji Airways will provide oneworld Emerald, Sapphire, and Ruby customers with a full suite of oneworld benefits including earning and redeeming miles, earning status points, priority check-in and boarding and lounge access.

Likewise, Fiji Airways’ top-tier customers will be able to gain access to all oneworld priority benefits including a network of nearly 700 business and first-class lounges globally, as well as newly opened oneworld branded lounges in Amsterdam’s Schiphol and Seoul’s Incheon Airports.

Fiji Airways managing director and CEO Andre Viljoen said the national carrier was “extremely proud to announce our full membership in the award-winning oneworld alliance.”

“This milestone will have far-reaching benefits for Fijians, including enhanced domestic services via Fiji Link and increased global connectivity, drawing more international tourists to our islands. This is a proud moment for Fiji, as it promises to further boost our tourism sector and support local businesses, contributing to the overall prosperity of our nation,” he said.

Nat Pieper, oneworld CEO, said “… a very warm bula, or hello, to Fiji Airways as we welcome them as our 15th full-member airline in the oneworld alliance.”

“Fiji Airways is already part of the oneworld family, as we have had a highly successful relationship since the airline joined as a oneworld connect partner five years ago,” he said.

“With its tremendous growth, award-winning product and services, and acceleration of connections with all oneworld member airlines, Fiji Airways will strengthen our position as the premier airline alliance for international global travellers.”

Fiji Airways, with its hub at Nadi International Airport, serves 26 destinations in 15 countries and territories globally, including oneworld hubs at Sydney, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, and Tokyo. Fiji Link, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fiji Airways, will become an affiliate airline of oneworld and extend the alliance’s network even further by bringing its domestic flights to Suva, Nadi, Labasa, Taveuni and Kadavu; as well as regionally to the Pacific Island nations of Tonga, Samoa, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. Fiji Airways recently announced record annual profits and revenues, for 2023, with 2.2 million passengers carried on its flights, offering 2.8 million seats.  With unprecedented growth, increased capacity, and fleet enhancement with new state-of-the-art Airbus A350 aircraft, Fiji Airways is well set to continue its growth now as a full oneworld member airline, offering even more flights and new routes in response to the growing customer demand.