(19 Mar 2021)
American Airlines has signed a multi-year extension of
its full content agreement with Travelport.
The new deal also supports American’s NDC content
as well as its new codeshare and extended
services relationship for domestic bookings with Alaska Airlines
and JetBlue Airways.
Neil Geurin, Managing Director of Digital and
Distribution at American Airlines, said, “Travelport has been
a valued distribution partner to American Airlines for years and
we are glad to continue to work together to innovate for our
mutual customers. Travelport’s ability to deliver an end-to-end
NDC solution and the features in its platform are key drivers for
extending our partnership. Travelport-connected agents will
continue to enjoy easy access to our full range of products,
including NDC content, so that they can better serve travelers as
we get the world moving again after a difficult year for our
industry.”
As part of the agreement, Travelport will roll out
several enhanced functionalities to simplify how its tens of thousands of connected agencies shop and manage NDC bookings with
American Airlines.
This rollout includes the airline’s new Main
Plus offer, which provides either a Main Cabin Extra seat or
Preferred seat along with an additional free checked bag and
boarding privileges. The partners will continuously deliver the
end-to-end NDC retailing capabilities agencies need to upsell,
personalize and change bookings over the course of 2021.
Jason Clarke, Chief Commercial Officer – Travel
Partners at Travelport, said, “This is an exciting time
for us at Travelport, and we’re delighted to continue providing
our customers access to full content from American Airlines. We’ve
been at the forefront of NDC delivery globally and this agreement
with American Airlines further strengthens that leadership
position. We’re dedicated to increasing value for our airline
partners whilst ensuring travelers have access to the broadest
range of content possible.”
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