Oneworld alliance airlines increase their presence in Dallas/Fort Worth

Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) is American Airlines’ main hub and the second busiest airport worldwide in 2021, handling 62,465,756 passengers and 1,006,122.6 tons of cargo.

During the boreal summer season, Oneworld airlines will increase their offerings to Dallas (DFW) and several companies will launch new services, recovering the airport’s international passenger traffic.

From Europe, Finnair inaugurated a new non-stop service from Helsinki (HEL) with four weekly flights on Airbus A350-900 and from June 1, Iberia will start flights from Madrid (MAD) four times a week on Airbus A330-200, Dallas (DFW) is the first destination in Texas for both airlines.

British Airways from July 1 will operate the 469-seat, four-class Airbus A380-800, the last time Dallas/Fort Worth Airport was served by the superjumbo in March 2020 by Qantas, and partner American Airlines will operate all of its London Heathrow (LHR) to Texas flights on Boeing 777-300ERs.

In the Asia-Pacific region, Japan Airlines will increase capacity from June 2 with the introduction of the Boeing 777-300ER 244-seat class on its service to Tokyo Haneda (HND), the Japanese carrier will continue to operate Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner from Tokyo – Narita (NRT).

Flight Itinerary

• Flight JL12 HND 10:55 – DFW 08:25 Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
• Flight JL11 DFW 10:55 – HND 14:25+1 Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

In the northern winter season, Qantas will bring the longest flight from Dallas (DFW) with the arrival of its new route from Melbourne (MEL) with a four-flights-per-week operation on Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner from December 2, additional the Australian airline offers daily flights from Sydney (SYD) on the same aircraft.

Oneworld’s newest partner, Alaska Airlines will have a 16,732 seat offering per seat weeks, exceeding 2019 levels, the airline will offer 13 flights a week from Portland (PDX) and 34 flights a week from Seattle – Tacoma (SEA).

In the Middle East, Qatar Airways will offer two daily flights from its mega hub in Doha (DOH) operated on Boeing 777-200LR and Airbus A350-1000, connected to Dallas (DFW) with Central Asia and Africa.

A report by The Dallas Morning News said that last year Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) handled 6.1 million international passengers, representing a 63.5% recovery from 2019 levels. The arrival of new airlines and increased capacity for existing airlines will benefit a rapid restoration of global connectivity at Texas’ premier airport.

According to data obtained by Aviacionline through Cirium, in April Oneworld alliance airlines accounted for 87% of the seat offer at Dallas/Ft. Worth airport. Of that value -obviously- 97% belongs to American Airlines.