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The oneworld airline alliance has announced that it will be the first in the travel industry to sell multi-airline round-the-world air fares online.
Currently, passengers have been able to plan their journeys via the Internet using alliance or multi-airline fares, but they have had to contact airlines or travel agents to complete their bookings.
The first round-the-world ticket available online will be the oneworld Explorer and the alliance hopes to offer the fare through its booking facility in the next few months.
Using this ticket, passengers can travel the world using the flights of any of oneworld’s ten member airlines and 20 or so affiliate airlines.
The new online booking system will enable customers to plan oneworld Explorer round-the-world trips and will verify flight availability as passengers select their itinerary.
It will automatically validate that the itinerary meets all fare rules and conditions – and then provide an instant price.
Prices for an Explorer ticket from the U.S. will start at $3,900 excluding taxes and charges.
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