Amadeus IT Group, S.A, major Spanish multinational technology company founded in 1987 and headquartered in Madrid which focuses on developing software for airlines, hotels, travel agencies and other travel – related businesses taking care of the process of searching, calculating the price, booking and issuing tickets, managing inventories and departure control systems has entered into a new agreement with two major airlines such as Delta Air Lines and United Airlines.
The agreement between the parties should cover a full range of comprehensive content including those based on NDC, New Distribution Capability, an XML-based data transmission standard that allows airlines to communicate with third-parties booking platforms and travel that allows airlines to distribute and sell flights content to customers.
Delta Airlines, a major airline, the United States's oldest operating airline headquartered in Atlanta - Georgia already has agreements in place with Amadeus competitors such as Sabre and Travelport, both agreements also include NDC content sharing.
In any case Amadeus with this agreement will provide access to the airline's content through platforms such as Amadeus Selling Platform connect, Amadeus Web Services and Cytric Easy online booking tool.
Delta' Managing Director of distribution strategy and agency sales programs Jeff Loeb said that Delta Airlines is pleased to provide comprehensive content, including NDC to its indirect channels as part of the comprehensive offering.
As for the agreement with United Airlines, another major airline in the United States of America based in Chicago - Illinois Amadeus provides enhanced distribution and a wide range of content through Amadeus' booking platforms which includes fares based on both NDC and EDIFACT, Electronic, Data, Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Transport.
United Airlines General Manager of Distribution Kurt Van Meir commented that Amadeus has been a vital distribution partner on the implementation of NDC and the airline is excited to accelerate this process.
Link - https://www.expreso.info/noticias/agencias/103228_amadeus_ultima_un_acuerdo_con_delta_y_united_para_el_contenido_ndc
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