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Articles tagged “airline distribution”

Airlines

British Airways Says Pandemic Isn’t Deterring Agency Support for Booking Tickets With New Tech Method

When the pandemic hit, some industry leaders forecast airlines and travel agencies would set aside their plans to reshape how tickets are distributed and sold. But a top executive at British Airways has some evidence to the contrary.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

British Airways Says Pandemic Isn’t Deterring Agency Support for Booking Tickets With New Tech Method

Airlines

Qantas Pursues Breakaway Distribution Strategy Despite Grumbling From Some Travel Agencies

Qantas has been coy about its bold distribution strategy launched last year, rarely talking about it since the pandemic struck. Here's an update from the company, plus what you need to know that's missing in its official statements.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

Qantas Pursues Breakaway Distribution Strategy Despite Grumbling From Some Travel Agencies

Online Travel

Lufthansa Group Shifts to Next Phase of Its Pioneering Distribution Strategy

Lufthansa Group may have done more than any other airline group to aggravate Amadeus, Travelport, and especially Sabre in recent years. Yet a grudging truce in the distribution battle may be possible, according to this exclusive interview with a top executive.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

Lufthansa Group Shifts to Next Phase of Its Pioneering Distribution Strategy

Online Travel

Aegean Airlines Adds a Surcharge as Distribution Upheaval Continues

Yet another airline hurt by the pandemic is rethinking its distribution.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

Aegean Airlines Adds a Surcharge as Distribution Upheaval Continues

Online Travel

New Singapore Airlines Deal Signals a More Flexible Travelport on Distribution Tech

Airlines are flying in different directions in the distribution debate. Travelport's deal with Singapore Airlines offers a middle ground between Lufthansa's hardline approach and Air France's cuddlier one.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

New Singapore Airlines Deal Signals a More Flexible Travelport on Distribution Tech

Online Travel

Air France-KLM and Amadeus Sign Landmark Distribution Deal

For years, airlines, travel agencies, and their technology partners acknowledged they could adopt more modern ways of selling plane tickets. The sticking point lately has been less technological than commercial. Thursday's deal is a seismic moment serving as a model for how the sector might afford to transition to the future.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

Air France-KLM and Amadeus Sign Landmark Distribution Deal

Coronavirus

Coronavirus Might Hobble Sabre’s Travel Tech Ambitions for Months

Sabre is a bellwether for the global travel industry as a major processor of transactions for airlines and hotels. The picture isn't pretty. But the company looks capable of weathering a delayed resumption in travel.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

Coronavirus Might Hobble Sabre’s Travel Tech Ambitions for Months

Airlines

Farelogix Pushes Seat Distancing Tech for Airlines After the Sabre Merger Collapses

Farelogix CEO Jim Davidson says the pandemic presents opportunities. Yet despite that brave face, it's hard to see Farelogix facing anything but revenue declines during the crisis now that it's lost the Sabre acquisition.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

Farelogix Pushes Seat Distancing Tech for Airlines After the Sabre Merger Collapses

Coronavirus

New Wholesale Model Could Shake Up Airline Distribution Thanks to American Airlines Test With Sabre

We read the 100-page rulings on the proposed merger of Sabre and Farelogix so you don't have to. Airlines want to take over a lot of the tech work from Sabre and its rivals and pay travel agencies directly for bookings. American Airlines says the new model has already saved it millions. But the rulings found few tech vendors up to the task.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

Online Travel

Travelport’s New CEO Lays Out Bold Plan for a Tech Overhaul

Travelport CEO Greg Webb tells us that the travel distribution giant's private equity investors support a major technology overhaul and that it will involve minimal heartache for agencies. It'll be notable if Travelport's backers defy the reputation of private equity investors for mercilessly extracting value.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

Travelport’s New CEO Lays Out Bold Plan for a Tech Overhaul