New lounges: The oneworld carriers flying to Seoul & Amsterdam

With the alliance celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2024, oneworld has begun opening its branded lounges worldwide. Its first two lounges were opened in Seoul, South Korea, and Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in quick succession. But which airlines from the alliance fly to these two airports? Interestingly, the alliance does not have a home carrier based at either Seoul Incheon International Airport (ICN) or Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS), where oneworld’s first two branded lounges have opened in January and February, respectively. Furthermore, both airports are seemingly an insignificant part of the alliance’s flight network. According to data from the aviation analytics company Cirium, the alliance’s 15 airlines have scheduled 335,166 one-way flights in February. Out of those, 987 will be operated to ICN and AMS. Further data showed that out of the 987 itineraries, 736 are landing at AMS. British Airways, one of three European airlines in the alliance, should operate more than half of the flights: 471. The British carrier flies to AMS from three airports in London: Heathrow Airport (LHR), Gatwick Airport (LGW), and City Airport (LCY). The fourth and fifth most popular routes within the alliance’s network are Helsinki Airport (HEL) – AMS and Doha Hamad International Airport (DOH) – AMS, with both routes having 58 scheduled flights during the month. Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), is close to sixth place, with Iberia planning 55 flights on the MAD – AMS route. Story has more.<br/>