Oneworld to open alliance lounges

THE Oneworld airline alliance will introduce a network of managed lounges this year and has rebranded to mark its 20th anniversary.

Rob Gurney, Oneworld CEO, says the alliance is also upping its provision of digitial services and “ramping up co-location activities at key airports around the world”. It will unveil its first Oneworld-branded lounge later this year, with more to be rolled out in due course. A number of airports are said to be under consideration for development of its first lounge.

As part of the overhaul, Gurney also highlighted development of its Carrier Connect scheme. “Up until now, every customer who has had to transfer from one airline to another has had to go to an airline check-in. This removes that, and removes the need for multiple apps.”