International Airlines Group (IAG) has extended its partnership with Amadeus to promote advanced travel retailing through NDC.
Through the agreement, content from IAG operators including British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus and Vueling will be made available to travel sellers, agents and businesses through the Amadeus travel platform via NDC solutions. from Amadeus.
British Airways and Iberia NDC connections to Amadeus are slated for the second half of this year, with Vueling to follow in 2022. Details of Aer Lingus’ implementation have not yet been disclosed.
Rogier Van Enk, Head of Distribution at British Airways, said: âNDC is the future of retail for our industry and we are excited about the possibilities it offers. It is encouraging to see key players in the travel ecosystem like Amadeus sharing this vision by supporting the deployment of NDC. This deal will create more choices for our business partners, including personalized content and exciting new offers to come in the future. “
Both organizations have already started work on integrating IAG’s NDC content into the Amadeus travel platform. This will ensure that agents around the world will be able to search, compare, book and service IAG NDC content in a single merged view through their Amadeus solution.
This agreement is another important step for the adoption of NDC in the industry. Now more than ever, there is a need for end-to-end solutions that are more scalable and fully integrated into the travel seller ecosystem to ensure that NDC reservations can be made and processed efficiently.
âThis is an important moment for the travel industry as we welcome one of the world’s leading airline groups to our NDC family. We are proud to have deepened our partnership with IAG, which will unlock new retail capabilities and advance the global adoption of NDCs, âsaid Javier Laforgue, Executive Vice President of Airline Distribution and Procurement content at Amadeus. âNDC and the integration into the Amadeus travel platform will enable IAG to seize new opportunities in our industry and meet the changing needs of travelers head-on. This agreement once again reinforces the value of our technology and our collaborative approach across the industry to bring NDC to scale. “
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