I personally don’t think any current member of Star, would have been denied Oneworld membership had they chosen to go that route. They are all world class airlines that have a niche in their respective marketplace. They just chose to join the best alliance. I am a posterboy for somebody that takes full advantage of his frequent flyer benefits, by being loyal to a particular airline and the alliance it belongs to; and who goes out of his way to make sure that he flies on one of the members in every instant.

Lastly, totally agree with you on the whole El Al thing, Mongu. I think it would be impossible for them to be in any alliance, and no, they don’t offer much other than access to Israel, which other Euro airlines have, as well.