Budget carrier to sell via GDS direct connect
Monday, 29 Sep, 2009
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Jet2.com is to distribute to the trade through a Galileo low cost carrier system.
The budget carrier’s full content will be made available in the GDS channel for the first time via Galileo’s direct connect solution.
Jet2.com is now the third airline this year to sign up to Galileo’s low cost carrier direct connect solution.
The system was introduced early last year with launch partner Easyjet.
The Galileo direct connect solution gives agents the ability to book low cost carrier and traditional airline flights in the same passenger name record (PNR) – for example, outbound Jet2.com and inbound with British Airways.
By booking the low cost carrier content via the GDS, agents also have an automatic switch of booking data to their mid or back office systems for accounting purposes.
Jerome Moisan, UK and Ireland general manager for Galileo parent Travelport GDS, said: “In today’s challenging economic environment, we are seeing more and more businesses wanting to tightly manage their travel expenditure and this technology effectively enables travel agents to compare low cost alternatives alongside traditional airfares in their preferred booking environment. It also provides low cost airlines with a very efficient and simple means of distribution.
“Our successful implementation across Europe has indicated that booking a low cost flight using this solution is significantly faster than any previous method used by travel agents. We are delighted to now be able to offer the same efficiency on Jet2.com’s flights.”
The airline’s commercial director Steve Lee said: “We firmly believe in making our inventory easily accessible to the travel trade and appreciate for many that their preferredbooking environment is via the GDS and this new direct connect agreement with Galileo enables us to do just that.
“Galileo’s very extensive network of travel agencies provides us with another efficient means of distribution and the opportunity to further grow our distribution channels.”
by Phil Davies
Phil Davies
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