Another Middle East aircraft joins OneWorld … but the name of the loyalty program has a joyful matter
There is something ridiculous about luxurious travel. The greater and more elderly alliance, the worse is the loyalty program. Enter Amman AirThe newest member of OneWorld Alliance A proud operator of what may be the most frequently funny traveler program on the ground: Senda.
Yes, Sindbad. As in Sindbad Bahar. As in the Arab nights, flying carpets, and perhaps the miraculous strange carton memory from the early first decade of the twentieth century. It is almost my hair. The legendary Seafarer introduces its name to the Walaa Laba just in one of the most flying alliances in the world.
But here we are.
As of this week, Oman Air is the fifteenth member of OneWorld, where it joins the likes of Qantas, QATAR and BRISHIRWAYS. Although the partnership opens the valuable network connections across the Middle East, Europe and South Asia, the real highlight of most of us is now the ability to win points and enjoy the state’s privileges while being part of something that looks like a bedtime story.
Let’s not adhere to ourselves. Aman Air is not just a symbolic addition to filling the share. The carrier -based carrier punctures his weight. Business degree “Studios” On Boeing 787 is definitely one of the most creative cabin layouts in the sky.
However, the real comedy lies in the levels. Sindbad Silver, Gold, and soon, maybe platinum or anything he will find on his trips. It looks like a retirement plan.
Currently, the golden maps to OneWorld Sapphire, which take you to quick halls and paths, while Silver gives you a priority login and the priority of telling your colleagues that you are in the elite crew in Sindbad.
There is also a little drama behind the scenes. According to Oman AirThey are considering setting gold to emeralds (the holy cup of the situation: first -class halls, additional luggage, full VIP treatment), but doing this may lead to what the airline “below” the “inferior” of some current members calls. OneWorld Policy. And Petty.
Therefore, in a typical practical style, you may wait for Aman Air until next year to present a third layer, probably platinum, which will officially open Emerald. This means a group of high -flight parallel bonds (is this term?) It will collide if they meet the standards. The remainder of these standards remain mysterious, but the usual expectation: the miles that have been transferred, the dollars spent, and your willingness to pronounce “Sindbad” with a straight face in the check -in office.
Beyond the laughter path loyalty program, this is a smart step for the world. Oman is an ideal geographical for long distance links, and the airline is already flying to the main business and entertainment centers throughout Asia and Europe. New destinations like Amsterdam and we hope that Singapore will make more attractive to the global alliance network.
It is also a victory for those of us in Australia.
Repeated Qantas now has another strong option when adventure outside Dubai or Doha. If you are traveling to India, Sri Lanka or Eastern Europe, Oman Air now offers a low and high -comfortable road worth exploring. Al -Maskat is a good garden It may not have a brilliant success factor inlaid with cloud ships in Doha, but the first class hall is the elite, and the plane is modern, and you will not fight influencing the bathroom mirror.
In a world where aviation alliances try to appear future or increasingly sterile (look at you, SkyteamIt is refreshing to see something very strange to find its way to our passes to the plane.
Sindbad may be an old sailor, but this step shows that Aman Air is sailing directly to the future. And with such a name, it is impossible not to love them.
