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====First additional members====
[[File:Finnair, Airbus A350-900 OH-LWB 'One World' NRT (35926228120).jpg|thumb|[[Finnair]] became Oneworld's first recruit following the alliance's foundation.]]
[[Finnair]], [[Finland]]'s largest airline and [[flag carrier]], was the alliance's first new recruit on 9 December
On 19 May 1999, [[LATAM Chile|LAN Chile]] became a member-elect, the alliance's first representative from Latin America. LanChile's two subsidiaries, [[LATAM Express|LAN Express]] and [[LATAM Perú|LAN Perú]], would also join the alliance.<ref name="LA">{{cite press release|title=LanChile welcomed as newest member of '''one'''world|url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=1274|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131012831/http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=1274|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 January 2013|publisher=oneworld|date=19 May 1999|access-date=6 August 2009}}</ref> Irish flag carrier [[Aer Lingus]] was formally elected on board and confirmed as the ninth member of the alliance on 2 December 1999.<ref name="EI">{{cite press release|title=AerLingus to join '''one'''world|url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=1275|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131020556/http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=1275|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 January 2013|publisher=oneworld|date=2 December 1999|access-date=6 August 2009}}</ref> As LanChile and Aer Lingus joined on 1 June 2000, Canadian Airlines International left the alliance, following the airline's purchase by [[Air Canada]], a member of the rival [[Star Alliance]].<ref name="LAEI">{{cite press release|title=LanChile and Aer Lingus board the "alliance that revolves around you"|url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=1561|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130180805/http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=1561|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 January 2013|publisher=oneworld|date=31 May 2000|access-date=6 August 2009}}</ref>
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On 3 December 2023, the [[Alaska Air Group]] announced it planned to acquire [[Hawaiian Airlines]] for US$1.9 billion. The deal, if approved by regulators, would retain both Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines as separate brands. Under the deal, Hawaiian Airlines will become a Oneworld member and the two airlines will operate a combined frequent flyer program.<ref name=hawaiianpressrelease>{{Cite press release |title=Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines to Combine, Expanding Benefits and Choice for Travelers Throughout Hawai'i and the West Coast |date=December 3, 2023 |url=https://newsroom.hawaiianairlines.com/releases/alaska-airlines-and-hawaiian-airlines-to-combine-expanding-benefits-and-choice-for-travelers-throughout-hawaii-and-the-west-coast |access-date=December 3, 2023 |website=Hawaiian Airlines |language=en}}</ref><ref name=alaskahawaiianreuters>{{cite news|first1=Akanksha|last1=Khushi|access-date=December 3, 2023|title=Alaska Air to buy Hawaiian Airlines for $1.9 billion|url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/alaska-air-buy-hawaiian-airlines-19-bln-2023-12-03/|newspaper=Reuters|date=December 3, 2023}}</ref>
On 14 June 2024, the founder and chairperson of [[Starlux Airlines]] [[Chang Kuo-wei]]<span style="font-size:80%"> [[[:ja:%E5%BC%B5%E5%9C%8B%E7%85%92|ja]]; [[:zh-tw:%E5%BC%B5%E5%9C%8B%E7%85%92|tw]]],</span> confirmed the airlines have been pursuing Oneworld membership.<ref>https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E6%98%9F%E5%AE%87%E8%88%AA%E7%A9%BA%E6%93%AC%E5%8A%A0%E5%85%A5-%E5%AF%B0%E5%AE%87-%E5%AE%B6-%E5%BC%B5%E5%9C%8B%E7%85%92-%E8%8A%B12%E5%B9%B4%E4%BF%83%E6%88%90-105800493.html</ref><ref>
===Subsidiaries and franchises===
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