{"id":448693,"date":"2026-06-07T22:16:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T12:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/why-philippine-airlines-picked-oneworld\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T22:16:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T12:16:18","slug":"why-philippine-airlines-picked-oneworld-over-star-alliance-and-skyteam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=448693","title":{"rendered":"Why Philippine Airlines Picked Oneworld Over Star Alliance And SkyTeam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\" data-id=\"256109\"style=\";  ;\" class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/philippine-airlines\/\"  >Philippine Airlines<\/a><\/span> (PAL) has announced it will join <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\" data-id=\"255348\"style=\";  ;\" class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/oneworld\/\"  >oneworld<\/a><\/span>, becoming the airline alliance&#8217;s 16th member. The decision was revealed at the IATA AGM in Rio de Janeiro on June 6, 2026. But why did PAL choose to join oneworld over the other two major airline alliances, <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\" data-id=\"255964\"style=\";  ;\" class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/star-alliance\/\"  >Star Alliance<\/a><\/span> and <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\" data-id=\"256203\"style=\";  ;\" class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/skyteam\/\"  >SkyTeam<\/a><\/span>?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PAL&#8217;s decision was heavily influenced by its deepening ties with American Airlines and other oneworld members.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[396,476],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-448693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aircraft","category-airlines"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO Pro 4.9.10 - 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