Qatar Airways to join oneworld on 30-Oct-2013

09-Sep-2013 Qatar Airways will become a full member of oneworld® with effect from Wednesday 30 October 2013, adding one of the world's fastest growing and most highly rated airlines to the world's leading quality airline alliance.One of just seven carriers worldwide rated five-star by the Skytrax airline quality agency and the organisation's Airline of the Year 2011 and 2012 and runner-up 2013, Qatar Airways is the only one of the "Gulf Big Three" carriers slated to join any of the global airline alliances. It received clearance to board oneworld after successfully completing a thorough review of its readiness, conducted by British Airways, which is sponsoring Qatar Airways' entry into the alliance, with oneworld's central team.