New Singapore Airlines Deal Signals a More Flexible Travelport on Distribution Tech
Photo Credit: A Singapore Airlines Airbus A380-800. Travelport agencies will be able to book new content from Singapore Airlines without paying a new surcharge or having to leave its reservation systems. Singapore Airlines
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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.
Travel agencies that use Travelport's ticketing tools will be able to book new content from Singapore Airlines without paying a new, upcoming surcharge, the companies said.
"Singapore Airlines' KrisConnect program is the carrier's NDC [new distribution capability] initiative and is designed to give agencies immediate access to the widest range of its fare products, including personalized content and the ability to offer customized products," Kyle Moore, global head of product propositions at Travelport told Skift on Thursday. "As a leading NDC partner of Singapore Airlines, we are working closely with Singapore Airlines in its global rollout of KrisConnect."
Travelport agents stay within the company's Smartpoint reservation system to book Singapore's special content after signing agreements.
"Our integration with Singapore Airlines NDC interface allows agents to seamlessly book KrisConnect NDC content alongside all other types of content supported by Travelport," Moore said. "
