Activities of s7 airline within the framework of the oneworld alliance. aviation alliances. oneworld development prospects

Aviation alliances are one of the main concepts that any tourist should know. I will try to briefly explain why this knowledge will help save on flights.

Three global aviation alliances

There are currently three global airline alliances in the world: SkyTeam (SkyTeam), Star Alliance (Star Alliance), Oneworld (Van World).

Airlines unite into alliances in order to reduce air travel costs, optimize business processes and increase passenger traffic. But to us ordinary passengers, all this is not entirely interesting.

Airlines within the alliance unify the following elements:

– booking system

— bonus programs for passengers

- introduce codeshare flights

- coordinate flight schedules.

To put it simply, when organizing connecting flights, it is easier, cheaper and more convenient to fly aircraft of one aviation alliance. When organizing my travels in Asia, the USA, Europe and other destinations, I always use flights only within the framework of one aviation alliance, thanks to which I have already saved a lot of money.

Let's take a closer look at all the alliances.

SkyTeam Airlines Alliance (SkyTeam)

It is the second largest aviation alliance in the world. I can say for sure that Russians and especially residents of the Far East most often use his services. After all, the alliance includes Aeroflot - Russian Airlines (Aeroflot - Russian Airlines) and KoreanAir (Korean Air), widely represented in Vladivostok.

In addition to them, the alliance includes the following airlines:

Europe:

Air Europa (AirEurope)

Air France (Air France)

Alitalia (Alitalia)

CSA - Czech Airlines (ČSA - Czech Airlines)

Asia:

China Eastern Airlines (China Eastern Airlines)

China Southern Airlines (Chinese Southern Airlines)

Garuda Indonesia Airways (GarudaIndonesia)

Vietnam Airlines (Vietnam Airlines)

Xiamen Airlines (Xiamen Airlines)

America:

Aerolineas Argentinas (Argentine Airlines)

Aeromexico (Aeromexica)

Delta Air Lines (DeltaEyrLines)

Africa and Middle East:

Kenya Airways (KenyaAirways)

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudi Arabian Airlines)

Tarom (Tarom)

I think that SkyTeam (SkyTeam) is especially well suited for Russian passengers when organizing flights within Europe.

Oneworld Airlines Alliance (Van Werld)

So far it is the smallest aviation alliance, but it is rapidly gaining momentum. I have already flown with alliance aircraft several times, and I especially want to note profitable offer that can be used by its customers.

In Russia, S7 Airlines, also actively represented in Vladivostok, has recently become a member of the alliance.

Other members of the alliance:

Europe:

Air Berlin (AirBerlin)

British Airways (British Airways)

Iberia (Iberia)

Finnair (Finnair)

Asia:

Cathay Pacific

JapanAirlines - JAL (Japan Airlines - JAL)

Malaysia Airlines (Malaysia Airlines)

SriLankanAirlines (Sri Lanka Airlines)

America:

American Airlines (American Airlines)

LANAirlines (LAN Airlines)

Mexicana (Mexican)

TAMLinhasAereas (TAM Airlines)

USAirways (US Airways)

Australia and Middle East:

Qantas (Kvontas)

Qatar Airways (Qatar Airways)

RoyalJordanianAirlines (Royal Jordanian Airlines)

In my opinion, Oneworld is very well suited for flights within Asia and the US.

Alliance of airlines Star Alliance (Star Alliance)

This is the oldest and largest aviation alliance in the world, but I put it in last place in my review. This is due to the fact that so far not a single Russian airline is participating in this alliance.

Alliance members:

Europe:

Adria Airways (Adria Airways)

Aegean Airlines (Aegean Airlines)

Austrian Airlines (Austrian Airlines)

Brussels Airlines (Brussels Airlines)

CroatiaAirlines (Croatia Airlines)

LOTPolishAirlines (LOT Polish Airlines)

Lufthansa (Lufthansa)

SAS - ScandinavianAirlines (SAS - Scandinavian Airlines)

Spanair (Spanair)

Swiss International Air Lines (SwissInterneshnlEyrlaynz)

TAP Portugal

Turkish Airlines (Turkish Airlines)

Asia:

Air China (AirChina)

Thai Airways (Thai Airways)

Singapore Airlines (Singapore Airlines)

All Nippon Airways (All Nippon Airways)

Asiana Airlines (AsianaAirlines)

Eva Air (EvaAir)

America:

AirCanada (Air Canada)

United Airlines (United Airlines)

Australia, New Zealand, Africa:

Air New Zealand (Air New Zealand)

Egyptair (Egyptair)

Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopian Airlines)

South African Airways (South African Airways)

Alliance coverage allows you to plan flights with it to almost any part of the world.

The most important

Today there are several aviation alliances in the world, but only three of them have the greatest weight and significance. Founded in 1999, the Oneworld alliance is one of the top three. It consists of 45 airlines, both full members and affiliates.

The history of the formation of the "one world"

The Oneworld Alliance is the first aviation community to implement a centralized management system for its flights. The head office of the union is located in. The management is carried out by the Managing Partner and the Board, whose members are the heads of the airlines of the full members of the alliance. Today Oneworld operates regular flights to 152 countries to 992 destinations. The total passenger traffic is about 500 million people a year.

The official creation date of the alliance is February 1, 1999, when Oneworld began its operations. However, an agreement on this issue was adopted a year earlier, by five airlines: the American, Canadian, British national carrier, the Australian, which has the nickname "Flying Kangaroo" and the Hong Kong flagship Cathay Pacific. In 1999, the Spanish national airline and the Finnish flag carrier joined the newly formed carriers' union.

In 2009, the Mexican flagship, which had previously been a member of Star Alliance, joined the alliance, and a year later the Russian airline joined as a full member. In 2014, also after leaving Star Alliance, the Brazilian flagship also joined Oneworld.

Oneworld in one world of airports

Since one of the advantages of air alliances is priority check-in for a flight and a convenient location, they all try to accumulate in the main ones. Combined alliance check-in desks can be found at international airport Barajas, terminal 4 (Madrid, Spain), at the airport. J.F. Kennedy Terminal 8 (New York, USA), Domodedovo (Moscow, Russia), Charles de Gaulle Airport (Paris, France) and others.

Unified corporate identity

The planes of the alliance members have a special logo on the front door. Also, the planes of the permanent participants are dressed in a special livery, which occupies almost the entire body of the aircraft and makes them visible at a great distance.

Oneworld Frequent Flyer Benefits

Depending on the status, passengers are provided with the following benefits:

• priority check-in, choice of seat in the cabin, extra baggage.
• lounge access superior comfort(more than 550 worldwide), accelerated pre-flight inspection.
• using the accumulated miles for traveling around the world, upgrading the class of service, the possibility of transferring the accumulated miles to another user.

Increasing the status of a user and increasing the list of privileges depends on the number of flights made by him in one calendar year.

oneworld was founded in 1999 and became the second international aviation alliance in the world after . Now it is the third largest alliance, uniting 13 airlines from different parts of the world. Russia is represented in oneworld by S7 Airlines, the second largest carrier in the country in terms of fleet and route network. The founding members of the alliance were American Airlines (USA), British Airways (UK), Canadian Airlines (Canada), Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong) and QANTAS (Australia).

The main thing you need to know about the oneworld alliance:

The oneworld alliance brings together 13 full members, 30 affiliated companies (included in the same group of companies with the main carrier) and 1 more airline currently claims to join the alliance as a full member. We present full list airlines that are now full members of the alliance:

Oneworld member airlines
	american airlines Country: USA; -- Destinations: 330; -- Number of countries: 50; -- Number of aircraft: 952; -- Joined the alliance: 1999 (founder of the alliance).
	british airways Country: Great Britain; -- Destinations: 200; -- Number of countries: 90; -- Number of aircraft: 271; -- Joined the alliance: 1999 (founder of the alliance).
	cathay pacific Country: Hong Kong; -- Destinations: 90; -- Number of countries: 35; -- Number of aircraft: 145; -- Joined the alliance: 1999 (founder of the alliance).
	Country: Finland; -- Destinations: 65; -- Number of countries: 30; -- Number of aircraft: 67; -- Joined the alliance: 1999.
	Iberia Country: Spain; -- Destinations: 110; -- Number of countries: 40; -- Number of aircraft: 80; -- Joined the alliance: 1999.
	Japan Airlines Country: Japan; -- Destinations: 80; -- Number of countries: 20; -- Number of aircraft: 162; -- Joined the alliance: 2007.
	LATAM Country: Chile; -- Destinations: 107; -- Number of countries: 33; -- Number of aircraft: 311; -- Joined the alliance: 2000.
	Malaysia Airlines Country: Malaysia; -- Destinations: 80; -- Number of countries: 23; -- Number of aircraft: 80; -- Joined the alliance: 2013.
	QANTAS Country: Australia; -- Destinations: 80; -- Number of countries: 20; -- Number of aircraft: 131; -- Joined the alliance: 1999 (founder of the alliance).
	Qatar Airways Country: Qatar; -- Destinations: 150; -- Number of countries: 48; -- Number of aircraft: 214; -- Joined the alliance: 2013.
	Royal Jordanian Country: Jordan; -- Destinations: 60; -- Number of countries: 40; -- Number of aircraft: 25; -- Joined the alliance: 2007.
	S7 Airlines Country: Russia; -- Destinations: 100; -- Number of countries: 30; -- Number of aircraft: 86; -- Joined the alliance: 2010.
	SriLankan Airlines Country: Sri Lanka; -- Destinations: 50; -- Number of countries: 25; -- Number of aircraft: 26; -- Joined the alliance: 2014.

Although the Alliance loses in terms of the number of participants (26 airlines) and (20 airlines), but in terms of the total size of the fleet and the number of destinations, it is almost on a par with Skyteam. Largely due to the fact that the key airlines of the alliance are the huge fleet of American and the large Qatar Airways, British Airways, QANTAS and LATAM.

photo © Jose Louis maquieira

If we talk about airlines from Europe, then there are only three of them in oneworld:

• British British Airways
• Finnish;
• and Spanish Iberia.

Russia is represented in oneworld by S7 Airlines, which, before joining the international alliance, significantly improved the quality of service, updated its aircraft fleet, replacing obsolete Soviet aircraft with modern Airbus, Boeing and Embraer aircraft. Now the carrier fully complies with all international standards of safety and quality of service.

It is possible that over time oneworld will add another carrier from Russia, but at the moment the alliance announces its plans to expand its presence in other regions - especially in Africa and China. Oneworld is practically not represented there now, unlike Star Alliance and SkyTeam.

Oneworld Member Airlines Rewards Programs

There is no single-brand rewards program at oneworld, however, all participating airlines recognize the reward points of other alliance partners. It is enough to register in one bonus program of any of the members of the alliance and accumulate points from any flights made on the flights of oneworld members to this bonus account.

The accumulated points can also be spent on the services of any alliance airline. And this is what the list of privileges that opens for participants looks like bonus program oneworld:

The main thing is that registration in several programs of different carriers is not required - it's convenient!

And one more distinctive feature of the oneworld alliance bonus program. You can accumulate points not only on flights of full members of the alliance, but also on affiliated airlines (usually subsidiaries of one or another carrier).

oneworld security & accidents

Today oneworld has very strict requirements for member airlines. Security standards are the same for the entire alliance. Before joining, each airline goes through a series of serious certification procedures. They show its compliance with the requirements and standards.

photo © Kirill message

Each air carrier applying for entry into oneworld undergoes an external audit. It includes checking the company for 118 items. Most of them are related to security.

We have searched international air crash databases to find all fatal accidents that have occurred on oneworld airlines.

• American Airlines has had two plane crashes since joining oneworld. Two planes with passengers were destroyed on September 11, 2001 during the terrorist attacks in New York. And in November of the same year, an Airbus A300 crashed - the tail stabilizer fell off the plane. 260 people on board died.
• In July 2007 year Airbus A320 operated by LAN Brasil (now LATAM Airlines Brasil) skidded off the runway while landing in Sao Paulo and crashed into a warehouse building. All 187 passengers were killed, as well as the crew and 12 people on the ground.
• In August 2011, a Boeing 737 of LAN Colombia (now LATAM Airlines Colombia) crashed while landing. 2 people died, 114 were injured. The cause of the disaster was a lightning strike on the plane.
• Two disasters in 2014 happened to the liners of Malaysia Airlines. In March, Boeing 777 flight MH370 disappeared from radar screens with 239 passengers on board. Even the approximate place where the plane crashed is still unknown. The second airliner (also a Boeing 777) was shot down in July of the same year in the sky over Ukraine. 298 people on board were killed.

Note! We have analyzed accidents with aircraft of one or another airline only from the moment it joined the alliance! We took into account only incidents that resulted in the death of passengers.

There were also several crashes and cases of aircraft loss near different airlines, but they did without the loss of passengers or people on the ground. Accidents with S7 Airlines aircraft happened long before the airline joined the alliance.

oneworld development prospects

For all international alliances, one of the most promising markets now is Indian. Oneworld is not currently represented there. Also, there are no African airlines in the alliance or frequent flights to African countries. It is logical to assume that these are the main directions of the alliance's development.

photo © Roni Kokko

On the other hand, oneworld has a strong presence in most of Latin America thanks to LATAM. And in Asia by Malaysia Airlines and SriLankan.

It is possible that one or more airlines from Europe will join the alliance in the near future. And in 2018, the national airline of the Republic of Fiji, Fiji Airlines (formerly Air Pacific), is expected to join the alliance.

Every year we flew with the S7 airline to Verona for the ski

wheelchair, and not only to Verona. We're kind of their regular customers. Usually big
a group of several families. The company provided free transportation
sports luggage, namely: skis, ski poles or snowboard, sports
clothing, helmet, goggles, etc. There were no problems, except that I was spoiled twice
bugs. Once a sports bag received through holes rubbed with something before
holes (the cost of the bag is about $ 500), the second time they made a hole in the suitcase
Samsonite, specially bought lightweight expensive suitcases for travel
(cost approximately $700). Both times these facts were recorded in
airport after receiving the baggage, they said to contact the S7 airline, they said that our
the appeal is considered, after a few months they again continue
consider, in a word, complete rudeness and disregard for customers, now
I will go to court and see the result.
But
all these stories could be considered force majeure, well, with whom it doesn’t happen, they could
damage luggage during transportation at the airport, on the belt, during transshipment, etc.
airline S7, then what does it have to do with it!?
But
really finished off something else - these are specific divorces, which the air carrier
practices. Let me give you an example: we are flying as a family, five people, three children, with a baby
a child of 6 months, we are invited to register without a queue, nice ... ..
we ask the girl not to register to put me and my wife together so that
opportunity to help her with the baby. The girl looks at us with affection and
offers us to pay extra and fly in business class, explains that the surcharge is small,
but with a child it will be very convenient. We
we figure it out, we decide to leave the older children in the main cabin, and fly ourselves
in business. We quickly redirected to another window to pay extra, we
we approach, we pay extra for business class, a nice girl checks us in for a flight,
We receive boarding passes and are happy to land. We go into the salon, skip
older children ahead and start searching for our seats in business class, looking forward to
unforgettable impressions of the flight, we can’t understand where these heavenly places are,
blocking the passage for all passengers. The stewardess comes up and kindly says that
Our seats are not in business class, but right behind it. We show receipts
we are trying to explain everything, to which they tell us that all the seats are occupied, and upon arrival at
airport, you can solve everything with a representative of the airline S7. Well, don’t make a fuss on the plane, otherwise
they will also be accused of terrorism, we go to our places, it turns out this bitch is on the counter
registration also put us in different places. Thanks to the neighbors who went
to meet us and changed places so that the baby and I had the opportunity
sit next to. We arrive, and they tell us that the surcharge was for increased seats
comfort, although this is not written anywhere, and if we were against it, we could not
fly!!! What is it like? Ask to take us off the flight, take out our luggage??? What is it like??? BUT
now, they say, go away, the service was used, so the question is settled. But it's not all adventures with the airline
S7.
In 2018
year we are flying to skiing in Verona, as I wrote above, equipment is offered
for transportation free of charge. We bought special backpacks for boots, helmets,
sportswear, etc. We fly without skis, we rent them. On registration
a well-fed aunt misses one such bag, which leaves for loading,
when we lay out the second backpack, she asks: “What is in it?”, We answer that
boots, helmets, goggles and sportswear. She says that this luggage is necessary
pay additionally, as free transportation is offered
exclusively: boots, skis, helmet, goggles and nothing about sportswear
written because they changed the rules of transportation. Sorry, we are not the first to fly
a year, before it was possible, now it is impossible, then why was one bag missed? One
in a word, the aunt starts yelling, calling some bully for help. Good that
I found a correspondence on the phone with the support service of this wonderful S7 airline, where it was written that to
sportswear is allowed, and the address from which I received this letter is
S7 airline customer support address. Gloomy uncle looking at the answer
his airline, reluctantly gives the go-ahead to the passage of our luggage.
Do you think
it's all? NO.
We order
with friends tickets for 2019, I'm not a fool, I'm writing a support request,
Sportswear can be carried, or not? Well for next time
show this letter to the evil aunt at the registration. They answer that it is possible, we book
tickets. What am I thought of, right? Dick!!! This year at the registration
they say that they will not accept our sports bags for free, since we are flying without
skis and ski poles!!! That is, we have a shortage! They have written that
free skis, poles, sportswear, a helmet there, and since we don’t have skis,
pay!!! So who's thinking??? Who is the best money breeder in the world??? It -
S7 AIRLINE! Guys
creative! And they send us to a company representative who says that
now it’s like that, and what we didn’t understand is our problems! My letter about sports
doesn’t roll clothes, it’s about skiing
there is nothing! I write a claim, they register it and send me to go on my way
difficult, expensive difficult. Backpacks are not a suitcase, so we stuff the extra weight
on suitcases, thank God, space and weight allowed. For 1500 rubles we wrap two
bags with film and hand over as one piece of luggage.
But the most
savagery - this is the answer with a mockery of the airline S7 to my claim, which I received today! It turns out I
I could spend all this for free, but in fact I paid for the luggage myself, and since now
it is not possible to install its contents .... go the hard way
expensive difficult. LIKE THIS!!!
I often
flew with this airline, moreover, my friends flew with me, several times
once a year. Guess which airline I fly to ski with my friends
in 2020? Correctly!!! ANOTHER!!!
I don't
I say that every time I came across this, but this is already an extreme case ... ..
from now on without me.
Like
the theater begins with a hanger, your vacation begins with an air flight! If you want to,
so that your vacation begins with a good mood, and not with an unpleasant aftertaste on
to the soul of a person who has once again been bred, choose a different airline!!!