Hawaiian Airlines joins Oneworld, and what it means for you

Hawaiian Airlines officially joined Oneworld on April 22, unlocking a wave of seats bookable using points or miles as part of the enhanced ‘earn and burn’ opportunities across Oneworld’s 16 member airlines.

This now lets frequent flyer members of other Oneworld airlines earn that airline’s own points and status credits when on Hawaiian Airlines flights. 

Hawaiian Airlines will join the Oneworld alliance on April 22, 2026.

Hawaiian will also be added to the list of airlines which can be used to book a Round-the-World trip across multiple Oneworld members.

Reciprocal status recognition will deliver perks such as lounge access, a boosted checked luggage allowance, free seat selection, priority boarding and other benefits, in line with a passenger’s Oneworld tier.

The highest Atmos Rewards tiers align with Oneworld Emerald.

Hawaiian Airlines shares the same Atmos Rewards program as its parent Alaska Airlines, with the following Oneworld tier alignments:

• Oneworld Ruby (eg Qantas Silver) = Atmos Silver
• Oneworld Sapphire (eg Qantas Gold) = Atmos Gold
• Oneworld Emerald (eg Qantas Platinum) = Atmos Platinum and Atmos Titanium

Hawaiian Airlines is folded into Alaska Airlines

April 22 wasn’t just about Hawaiian Airlines joining Oneworld – it also marked another step in Alaska Airlines’ US$1.9bn buyout of the Honolulu-based airline.

Hawaiian Airlines is becoming increasingly 'integrated' into new parent Alaska Airlines.

Hawaiian’s HA flight numbers have now been replaced by Alaska’s AS flight numbers, with the two carriers also moving onto a single booking system and app (although the app is switchable between Alaska and Hawaiian ‘themes’).

However, the unique brands of each airline will remain.

Alaska and Hawaiian will retain their individual brands.

Flights to and from Hawaii will be on Hawaiian Airlines planes, bearing the iconic image of Pualani, the “flower of the sky”.

All other flights will be on Alaska Airlines planes, including the former Hawaiian Boeing 787-9s which will become Alaska’s long-range fleet for flights from Seattle to Asia, Europe, and potentially Australia

Alaska Airlines is giving Hawaiian's Boeing 787 jets a unique new look.

While the Seattle-based Dreamliners sport a new Northern Lights-inspired livery they’ll retain Hawaiian’s 787 cabin concept, including 34 lie-flat business class suites with privacy doors.

Alaska Airlines is retaining Hawaiian's 787 business class suites.

However, future Dreamliner deliveries – including five new orders of the flexible 787-10 version – will replace elements of the original Hawaiian cabin branding with a fresh ‘signature West Coast’ aesthetic.

Alaska Airlines will adapt Hawaiian's 787 business class with its own aesthetic.

For its part, Hawaiian Airlines will upgrade its Airbus A330 jets with new business class suites and introduce premium economy beginning in 2028.

Using Qantas Points to book Hawaiian Airlines

The Qantas-Hawaiian Airlines partnership is already live, having been rolled out in mid-2025 to make Hawaiian business class and economy seats available at low Classic Reward rates.

This encompasses Hawaiian Airlines’ global network, which includes all four major Hawaiian Islands, 15 cities in the United States and 10 international destinations.

Hawaiian's current A330 business class.

As a benchmark, the rates for a one-way Sydney-Honolulu flight are:

• 45,300 Qantas Points in Hawaiian Airlines economy
• 108,000 Qantas Points in Hawaiian Airlines business class

Plenty of award seats are showing on the new Qantas Flight Reward Finder, although oddly the ‘tail’ icon currently doesn’t show the Hawaiian logo – but these are Hawaiian Airlines flights.

Hawaiian Airlines seats can be booked at Qantas' low Classic Reward rates.

Qantas has also entered into a bilateral codeshare agreement which allows frequent flyers to earn a full serve of Qantas Points and Status Credits on Hawaiian Airlines flights carrying a QF flight number.

Also read: New Oneworld lounges coming to New York JFK in 2026