American Airlines and Amadeus have reached a new content agreement that will see the airline¡¯s New Distribution Capability (NDC)-enabled content go live globally in the Amadeus Travel Platform in the coming months.
The NDC content includes a new ¡®Main Plus¡¯ offer, which includes a Main Cabin Extra or Preferred Seat along with an additional free checked bag and Group 5 boarding privileges. This new feature will be for all NDC-enabled agencies booking travel on any American-operated flight.?
The Amadeus Travel Platform sits behind the the technology company¡¯s agency selling platform, its corporate booking tool cytric and its travel APIs.?
¡°Thanks to the successful implementation of this new technology, we¡¯re able to create more personalised travel offers and services for our passengers,¡± said Neil Geurin, managing director of digital and distribution, American Airlines.??
Javier Laforgue, executive vice president, airlines distribution and content sourcing at Amadeus, said: ¡°While the travel industry has been tested these past many months, with still more challenges to come, today marks a major milestone in our NDC journey as we continue to expand the number of airlines and travel agencies that are ready to partner with Amadeus in NDC.¡±
Meanwhile, travel management company CWT has announced it first-ever GDS-sourced NDC transaction in production via Amadeus cytric for American Airlines.
¡°Another innovative milestone successfully completed with our partners, and a further development in the NDC story,¡± said Erik Magnuson, CWT¡¯s vice president of product management, mobility & payments.