Malaysia Airlines to join Oneworld alliance

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Did I hear that right, extra baggage alliance wide to emeralds as of tomorrow?
 
Did I hear that right, extra baggage alliance wide to emeralds as of tomorrow?
Yep!
News - oneworld

oneworld adds more benefits for top tier [EMERALD] frequent flyers31 January 2013

oneworld® today unveiled two more benefits for the most regular customers of its member airlines, as part of its strategy of positioning itself as the first choice airline alliance for frequent international travelers.
From midnight tonight, frequent flyer cardholders with oneworld Emerald status will be entitled to:


  • An extra checked baggage allowance, above the standard limit for the cabin class in which they are traveling - either one additional item where the piece concept applies, or an extra 20 kg (44 lbs) where the weight concept applies - when they fly on any oneworld member airline.
  • Use fast track lanes through security when flying from select key airports worldwide on select oneworld member airlines.

These new benefits are in addition to those already offered to frequent flyers with oneworld Emerald status when flying on any oneworld member airline in any class, including:


  • Earning mileage rewards and tier status points.
  • Access to First Class or Business Class lounges on departure, accompanied by a guest. oneworld is the only alliance to offer top tier frequent flyers access to First Class lounges when they are not booked to travel in the First Class cabin.
  • Ability to check-in at First Class or Business Class desks.
  • Priority boarding.
  • Priority on waitlists and when on standby if a flight is fully booked.
  • Access to preferred and pre-reserved seating when offered by the airline operating the flight.

...
 
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So i have a flight tokyo to bangkok return, i was gonna book JAL cause of oneworld, however just did a price search and malaysian is $1500 cheaper ! From what time zone can i book to get status and points etc? Is it Feb 1 in malaysia, or usa or? Gotta travel in a couple days so need to book, any ideas?
 
Shouldn't matter when you book.As long as you are flying on MH from 1-Feb you should get the oneworld benefits
 
So it is now February 1st in New Zealand and still no earning table for MH flights on QF website...maybe in 2 hours...
 
I hope all the information about earn rates comes out tomorrow.
I wonder if MH will have any promotions for earning miles/points to celebrate their joining of OneWorld...
 
There was talk of double points promotion, can't recall the details though.
 
So it is now February 1st in New Zealand and still no earning table for MH flights on QF website...maybe in 2 hours...

Its there now. Some disappointing earning restrictions ex-Australia/NZ

[TABLE="class: basic, width: 760"]
[TR]
[TH="colspan: 4"]Malaysia Airlines (MH)[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Eligible Booking class[/TD]
[TD="width: 20%, bgcolor: #F4F4F4"]Cabin Class[/TD]
[TD="width: 25%, bgcolor: #F4F4F4"]Points Base earn rate
(per mile or 1.609km)[/TD]
[TD="width: 20%, bgcolor: #F4F4F4"]Cabin bonus[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]AF (selected routes only)*[/TD]
[TD]First[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD] -[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD="bgcolor: #F9F9F9"]AF (selected routes only)#[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #F9F9F9"]First[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #F9F9F9"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #F9F9F9"]50%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]CDJZ (selected routes only)*[/TD]
[TD]Business[/TD]
[TD]0.75[/TD]
[TD] -[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD="bgcolor: #F9F9F9"]CDJZ (selected routes only)#[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #F9F9F9"]Business[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #F9F9F9"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #F9F9F9"]25%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Y (selected routes only)*[/TD]
[TD]Economy[/TD]
[TD]0.25[/TD]
[TD] -[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD="bgcolor: #F9F9F9"]Y (selected routes only)#[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #F9F9F9"]Economy[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #F9F9F9"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #F9F9F9"] -[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]BH (selected routes only)*[/TD]
[TD]Discount Economy[/TD]
[TD]0.25[/TD]
[TD] -[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD="bgcolor: #F9F9F9"]BH (selected routes only)#[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #F9F9F9"]Discount Economy[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #F9F9F9"]0.50[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #F9F9F9"] -[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: last"]
[TD]KMLV[/TD]
[TD]Discount Economy[/TD]
[TD]0.25[/TD]
[TD] -[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Note


  • * Earn rates only apply where travel is between the following destination pairs:
    - Australia and Malaysia
    - Australia and United Kingdom
    - Australia and Europe (including Turkey)
    - New Zealand and Malaysia
    - New Zealand and United Kingdom
    - New Zealand and Europe (including Turkey)
    - Malaysia and United Kingdom
    - Malaysia and Europe (including Turkey)
    # Earn rates only apply where travel is not between the following destination pairs:
    - Australia and Malaysia
    - Australia and United Kingdom
    - Australia and Europe (including Turkey)
    - New Zealand and Malaysia
    - New Zealand and United Kingdom
    - New Zealand and Europe (including Turkey)
    - Malaysia and United Kingdom
    - Malaysia and Europe (including Turkey)
  • Points are not earned when travelling in classes other than those specified.
  • Cabin bonus is applied to the base earn rate for each individual flight you take.
  • Status credits are earned on all eligible booking classes.
  • Points and Status credits are not earned on codeshare flights operated by airlines other than oneworld[SUP][SUP]®[/SUP][/SUP] Alliance Airlines.
 
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The earn rates for QFF on flying MH is the worst! It's much better the other way around. I think it's QF's attempt at trying to halt the mad rush of QFFers from using MH for travel between Australia and the UK/Europe when they are trying to promote their EK tie-up.
 
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Its there now. Some disappointing earning restrictions ex-Australia/NZ

[TABLE="class: basic, width: 760"]
[TR]
[TH="colspan: 4"]Malaysia Airlines (MH)[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Eligible Booking class[/TD]
[TD="width: 20%, bgcolor: #F4F4F4"]Cabin Class[/TD]
[TD="width: 25%, bgcolor: #F4F4F4"]Points Base earn rate
(per mile or 1.609km)[/TD]
[TD="width: 20%, bgcolor: #F4F4F4"]Cabin bonus[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]AF (selected routes only)*[/TD]
[TD]First[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD] -[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD="bgcolor: #F9F9F9"]AF (selected routes only)#[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #F9F9F9"]First[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #F9F9F9"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #F9F9F9"]50%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]CDJZ (selected routes only)*[/TD]
[TD]Business[/TD]
[TD]0.75[/TD]
[TD] -[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD="bgcolor: #F9F9F9"]CDJZ (selected routes only)#[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #F9F9F9"]Business[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #F9F9F9"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #F9F9F9"]25%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Y (selected routes only)*[/TD]
[TD]Economy[/TD]
[TD]0.25[/TD]
[TD] -[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD="bgcolor: #F9F9F9"]Y (selected routes only)#[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #F9F9F9"]Economy[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #F9F9F9"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #F9F9F9"] -[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]BH (selected routes only)*[/TD]
[TD]Discount Economy[/TD]
[TD]0.25[/TD]
[TD] -[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD="bgcolor: #F9F9F9"]BH (selected routes only)#[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #F9F9F9"]Discount Economy[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #F9F9F9"]0.50[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #F9F9F9"] -[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: last"]
[TD]KMLV[/TD]
[TD]Discount Economy[/TD]
[TD]0.25[/TD]
[TD] -[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Note


  • * Earn rates only apply where travel is between the following destination pairs:
    - Australia and Malaysia
    - Australia and United Kingdom
    - Australia and Europe (including Turkey)
    - New Zealand and Malaysia
    - New Zealand and United Kingdom
    - New Zealand and Europe (including Turkey)
    - Malaysia and United Kingdom
    - Malaysia and Europe (including Turkey)
    # Earn rates only apply where travel is not between the following destination pairs:
    - Australia and Malaysia
    - Australia and United Kingdom
    - Australia and Europe (including Turkey)
    - New Zealand and Malaysia
    - New Zealand and United Kingdom
    - New Zealand and Europe (including Turkey)
    - Malaysia and United Kingdom
    - Malaysia and Europe (including Turkey)
  • Points are not earned when travelling in classes other than those specified.
  • Cabin bonus is applied to the base earn rate for each individual flight you take.
  • Status credits are earned on all eligible booking classes.
  • Points and Status credits are not earned on codeshare flights operated by airlines other than oneworld[SUP][SUP]®[/SUP][/SUP] Alliance Airlines.
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This is cough!! So QF are trying to dissuade us from flying MH ex Australia by limiting QF points earn. This is so like QF!!!:evil::evil:. I'm not clear about points earn on domestic MH flights; if you can earn QF pts, and hence QF SCs, there might be some cheap SC runs available flying MH domestically.....:idea:
 
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Like the lounge listings at KUL on the OneWorld site, especially RJ having a third party lounge operated by MH!
 
There was talk of double points promotion, can't recall the details though.

If you are an AA flyer: Malaysia Airlines | American Airlines
Award: Double Miles
Offer: Earn Double AAdvantage Miles When You Fly on Our Newest oneworld Member - Malaysia Airlines.

In celebration of Malaysia Airlines joining the oneworld® alliance, we are offering you double AAdvantage miles every time you fly on Malaysia Airlines between February 15 and April 15, 2013.

Edit:
http://www.oneworld.com/news-information/oneworldnews/details/?objectID=53800
A special double miles offer is being made to cardholders of all oneworld® member airlines' frequent flyer programmes - including those of Malaysia Airlines' Enrich - to mark the addition of the Malaysian flag carrier to the alliance today.
 
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