Oman Air Joins Oneworld Alliance as 15th Member Airline

Oman Air has just become the newest member of the Oneworld alliance — the same alliance as Alaska Airlines and American Airlines.

The Muscat-based airline and national flag carrier of Oman joined the alliance officially on June 30, 2025.

Upgraded Points joined Oneworld and Oman Air at an online roundtable with media from around the world on Monday. We had the pleasure of being joined by Nat Pieper, CEO at Oneworld; Con Korfatis, CEO at Oman Air; and Michael Rutter, CCO at Oman Air, who shared more details on today’s big news.

Here’s everything you need to know about Oneworld’s newest member and what new travel opportunities it could mean for you.

Oman Air Is Now a Oneworld Member Airline

A lot goes on behind the scenes when an airline joins an alliance. From integrating technologies and ticketing systems to the more customer-facing rebranding, it’s a big job for both the airline and the alliance.

As of July 1, the most noticeable benefit will be for elite members of the other 14 Oneworld airline members, such as American Airlines, British Airways, and Qantas. Those passengers will now enjoy their equivalent Oneworld Emerald, Sapphire, and Ruby status benefits when flying Oman Air.

July 1 is also when Oman Air will launch its first-ever flight to Amsterdam (AMS) — the location of the Oneworld Alliance’s second dedicated airport lounge.

Depending on the traveler’s level of elite status, perks will include access to priority check-in lanes, priority boarding, and lounge access. The ability to earn air miles and status-earning points will apply to all passengers who include their Oneworld airline loyalty program number in their Oman Air booking.

Perhaps most importantly for lovers of points and miles, some Oneworld airline member frequent flyers will be able to use their miles to book flights with Oman Air for the first time. More on that next.

Oman Air also brings a host of new destinations to the Oneworld alliance network, including several cities in India and 2 domestic airports in Oman: Khasab (KHS) and Salalah (SLL).

You Can Now Book Oman Air Flights Using Alaska Mileage Plan Miles

For us here at Upgraded Points, the most exciting aspect of Oman Air’s new Oneworld membership is the ability to use our points to redeem flights with a new airline. I checked both U.S.-based Oneworld carriers for points redemption ability, and at the time of writing, only Alaska Airlines was showing bookable redemption options.

I found great availability from Amsterdam to Muscat via Alaska’s Mileage Plan program. A one-way in economy starts at 22.5k miles plus $110 in taxes and fees. Business-class redemptions present even better value at just 45k miles plus $110.

The carrier’s business class Apex Suites on board its 9 Boeing 787 Dreamliners are definitely worth a splurge. According to Upgraded Points writer Greg Stone’s review, the planes boast “incredible space, privacy, [a] comfy flatbed, and decent storage.”

The ability to redeem miles from other Oneworld member airlines, including American Airlines AAdvantage, should come online in the near future.

Until then, and if you don’t have any Alaska Mileage Plan miles to burn, you can still use cash to book Oman Air flights. Remember to add your respective Oneworld airline frequent flyer number to your booking to earn miles and flight credits.

The Future of Oman Air and Oneworld

Regarding Oman Air’s future as a member of Oneworld, we’re most interested in the customer experience. This was a hot topic during the roundtable, which focused mainly on Sindbad — Oman Air’s loyalty program.

Korfatis revealed that we can expect a “complete refresh of the loyalty program.” Not much more was confirmed, other than the fact Sindbad will gain a new top-tier level of elite status that will be the equivalent of Oneworld Emerald — the alliance’s top level of elite status.

I’d guess that Sindbad will likely follow in the footsteps of Qatar Airways’ Privilege Club and Finnair’s Finnair Plus and adopt Avios as its mileage currency. That’s just a hunch at this point.

Oman Air sadly doesn’t fly nonstop to North America (though it just formed a partnership with Star Alliance member Air Canada), which means most Americans likely haven’t experienced its wonderful business class.

When I posed the question about the possibility of nonstop Oman Air flights connecting the U.S. to Muscat, Con Korfatis, CEO at Oman Air, didn’t rule out the potential. “Can I see the day when it might be relevant, yes. Do I think it’s in the short to medium term, no,” he said.

For now, the focus is on strengthening the airline’s existing route network by leveraging partnerships with its new Oneworld airline partners. A great example of this is the upcoming addition of a second nonstop service between Muscat and London Heathrow.

The departure and arrival times of the new 4x weekly service line up excellently with the arrival and departure of the bulk of American Airlines and British Airways flights to and from the U.S. The schedule for the second daily service is as follows:

• Depart London Heathrow (LHR) at 8:25 a.m. and arrive in Muscat (MCT) at 7:35 p.m.
• Depart Muscat (MCT) at 1:40 a.m. and arrive London Heathrow (LHR) at 5:55 a.m.

With dozens of American and BA flights between the U.S. and Heathrow every day, the London airport is by far the best in Europe in terms of connecting to an Oman Air flight.

Note that if you plan to connect from American or BA to an Oman Air flight to Muscat, you’ll have to change terminals. Oman Air currently uses Terminal 4 at LHR, while American uses Terminal 3, and BA mainly uses Terminal 5, with a few flights, including to and from Atlanta (ATL) and Phoenix (PHX), arriving and departing from Terminal 3.

Final Thoughts

Oman Air has officially become the 15th full member of the Oneworld alliance. With new Oneworld destinations, new lounges to visit, and new ways to redeem miles, we’re looking forward to what the future holds for Oman Air.