Airline alliances explained

Qantas's alliance. Earn and burn Qantas Points across American, British Airways, Cathay, Qatar, Japan Airlines, Finnair, Alaska and more.

The largest alliance — reachable from Australia via Singapore Airlines and Air New Zealand, plus United, Air Canada, ANA, Lufthansa and Turkish.

Air France-KLM Flying Blue, Delta, Korean Air and Vietnam Airlines. Often a sweet spot via flexible-points transfers.

Not in a global alliance — including Emirates, Etihad, Virgin Australia. Access is via direct partnerships and transfer partners.