With the alliance celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2024, oneworld has begun opening its branded lounges worldwide. Its first two lounges were opened in Seoul, South Korea, and Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in quick succession. But which airlines from the alliance fly to these two airports?
No home carrier
Interestingly, the alliance does not have a home carrier based at either Seoul Incheon International Airport (ICN) or Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS), where oneworld’s first two branded lounges have opened in January and February, respectively.
Furthermore, both airports are seemingly an insignificant part of the alliance’s flight network. According to data from the aviation analytics company Cirium, the alliance’s 15 airlines have scheduled 335,166 one-way flights in February. Out of those, 987 will be operated to ICN and AMS.
Oneworld’s network from/to AMS
Further data showed that out of the 987 itineraries, 736 are landing at AMS. British Airways, one of three European airlines in the alliance, should operate more than half of the flights: 471. The British carrier flies to AMS from three airports in London: Heathrow Airport (LHR), Gatwick Airport (LGW), and City Airport (LCY).
The fourth and fifth most popular routes within the alliance’s network are Helsinki Airport (HEL) – AMS and Doha Hamad International Airport (DOH) – AMS, with both routes having 58 scheduled flights during the month. Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), is close to sixth place, with Iberia planning 55 flights on the MAD – AMS route.
The subsequent four routes are operated by Royal Air Maroc (Casablanca Mohammed V International Airport (CMN) – AMS, 29 flights), Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) – AMS, 29 flights), American Airlines (Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) – AMS, 22 flights), and Royal Jordanian’s flights between Amman Queen Alia International Airport (AMM) and AMS with 14 flights.
Oneworld’s network from/to ICN
Compared to the alliance’s network at AMS, the airport serving the South Korean capital has even fewer destinations and oneworld airlines flying in and out of ICN. In total, seven oneworld airlines have scheduled 251 flights to ICN during February 2024.
Apart from the relatively short hop between HKG and ICN (1,116 nautical miles, 2,067 kilometers), all of the alliance’s flights are medium or long-haul itineraries. Cathay Pacific has the most significant amount of flights to ICN, with the airline operating 109 flights exclusively from HKG.
Subsequently, American Airlines, Finnair, Malaysia Airlines, and Qatar Airways are tied for second with 29 flights from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), HEL, Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL), and DOH, respectively. The last two airlines on the list are Qantas (17 flights from Sydney Airport (SYD) and SriLankan Airlines, which has nine flights scheduled between Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) and ICN in February.
During the summer travel period, the alliance has only scheduled 22 additional flights to the two airports, with British Airways removing 98 flights from its network to AMS in June. The removal is offset by significant growth from Cathay Pacific (42 more flights), American Airlines (39), and Iberia (35), as well as Malaysia Airlines (23).
Source: https://simpleflying.com/oneworld-carriers-flying-seoul-incheon-amsterdam-schiphol-airports/
