Oneworld Named the Globe´s Best Airline Alliance Again

Oneworld has been named the world´s Best Airline Alliance for the second year running in a poll of some of the world´s most frequent flyers. It received its latest honor in the 2005 Business Traveler Awards. The magazine presents its trophies based on the findings of its annual poll of its readers, who include some of the most widely traveled passengers around the world.

This is the only travel survey conducted by a UK-based publication which is independent, authoritative and which complies with the rules laid out by the Market Research Society.

It is the fourth time the magazine has presented the award - and the third time it has been won by Oneworld.

Oneworld was also named the World´s Leading Airline Alliance for the second year running in the most recent World Travel Awards, which is based on votes cast by 80,000 travel agencies professionals from more than 200 countries.

Oneworld, whose members comprise American Airlines, British Airways, Qantas, Cathay Pacific Airways, Iberia, LAN, Finnair and Aer Lingus with 12 of their affiliates, is the only alliance enabling customers to fly across its route network with electronic tickets only.