Qatar Airways Still Considering Its Oneworld Future


Skift Take

Oneworld might have a shiny new brand identity but it should probably spend its time now trying to smooth things over with one of its key airline members.

Qatar Airways has left the door open for a rapprochement with fellow Oneworld members on the day the alliance announced a “radical transformation” of the brand. Qatar's CEO Akbar Al Baker has repeatedly made his unhappiness about the state of the alliance known in recent months and when asked about his commitment to the alliance, he said it would depend on further talks. “I’m here today, so you can see we are all together… and we will be here as long as we can speak together and see if we can resolve any issues and differences we have and only after that will we decide what happens,” he said at a media event in London on Friday. Al Ba