DOT Tentatively Approves New Fee Standards But Business Travel Group Still Wary
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In the past, whenever new distribution initiatives came to the fore, airlines, distribution systems and travel agencies would go to war over the details. With IATA's New Distribution Capability, a dialogue has emerged, although the devil will be in the details, and the Global Business Travel Association remains highly suspicious of the plan.
The U.S. Department of Transportation tentatively approved the International Air Transport Association's proposed New Distribution Capability, which creates technology standards for the way airlines transmit information about ancillary services to travel agencies, corporations, and global distribution systems.
The proposal contains revisions worked out between IATA and trade groups to ensure that passengers aren't required to submit personal information to gain access to these services, but airlines importantly retain the option to ask
