Alaska Airlines ponders oneworld connect membership

Alaska Airlines executives said Tuesday it is considering a membership in the oneworld alliance. CCO Andrew Harrison told analysts that Alaska Air is looking at joining oneworld as a "connect" member. Oneworld connect is a secondary membership tier that offers airlines some — but not all — customer benefits provided through the alliance. Fiji Airways is currently the only oneworld connect member. It joined in Summer 2018, when the membership tier was announced. Harrison explained the move would help Alaska keep the domestic business of passengers who often travel internationally from straying to other airlines. That represents a pretty hefty sum of travelers who are based at Alaska's 4 largest operations: Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles. <br/>