By mutual consent, Oneworld alliance has suspended the membership of its only Russian affiliate, S7 Airlines (S7, Novosibirsk), effective April 19, 2022.

"As of that date, Oneworld benefits for customers of Oneworld member airlines (other than S7 Airlines) will be suspended when traveling on S7 Airlines flights. Oneworld benefits will also be suspended for S7 Airlines customers traveling on Oneworld member airline flights. Given that passenger volumes are low, any impact on customers is expected to be minimal," an alliance spokesperson told The Points Guy blog.

The privately-owned airline added that the current benefits of membership were minimal, given a lack of traffic. S7, like all other Russian carriers, is banned from operating to the European Union and faces the risk of aircraft seizures when flying to other countries. The Russian government has chosen the airline to operate reactivated Soviet-era Il-86s and Il-96s, although it has yet to add any.

S7 Airlines has been a member of Oneworld since 2010. But even before the alliance severed ties, some of its members, including American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, British Airways, and Iberia, unilaterally suspended cooperation with the Russian carrier.

Meanwhile, Aeroflot (SU, Moscow Sheremetyevo) continues to be an active member of Skyteam, despite fellow member Delta Air Lines (DL, Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson) unilaterally suspending cooperation in late February 2022.

Oneworld did not respond to ch-aviation's request for comment.