ONEWORLD has beaten its rivals to become the first alliance to complete total interline e-ticketing links. The final union was between Aer Lingus and LAN Chile, an illogical pairing but necessary to demonstrate strength of the whole scheme. Customers can now travel with the convenience of just one electronic ticket throughout the combined network served by the alliance”s eight member airlines ” Aer Lingus, American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, LAN Chile and Qantas. Together, they fly to some 600 destinations in 135 countries. Besides the convenience the cash saving estimated to be $65m annually to the airline partners.
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