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In move backed by founding members American Airlines and Cathay Pacific it is reported that fast expanding Fiji Airlines is expected to up its current OneWorld Connect partner status for full membership later this year, to become the 16th current member of the alliance.

If elected Fiji Airways passengers benefits would be greatly boosted, including earning points across the full OW network plus enhanced baggage allowances and full lounge entry benefit’s.

This small fast expanding and successful airline has a modern fleet of 20 aircraft that includes young A330 and A350 and 737s as well seven smaller aircraft to service its domestic and pacific island network.

Fiji Airlines now flies to destinations including Los Angeles, San Francisco and Vancouver. Australia – 5 destinations, New Zealand, Hong Kong (6 times weekly), Singapore and Japan and is rumoured to be eyeing flights to London and Frankfurt.
In the pacific destinations include Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands as well as 4 Fijian domestic airports.

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Fiji Airlines is already tapping sixth-freedom traffic.

Last year popular YouTube vlogger Noel Philips posted a J class review Los Angeles-Nadi-Sydney on this airline’s A350.

It would be great if One World had a special fare which recreated the former BOAC transpacific route to Sydney.

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