Travelport, which operates a travel commerce platform providing distribution, technology, payment and other solutions for the global travel and tourism industry, has announced an extension of its private channel agreement with the Air France KLM
The extension will allow the company?s travel agency partners, selected by Air France KLM, to continue to avoid surcharges on flight bookings through global distribution systems.
Chris Ramm, vice president, Enterprise Air Partners at Travelport said: ?Travelport is committed to helping the travel industry make the transition to IATA?s New Distribution Capability (NDC) standard. To support Air France KLM?s transition as an interim measure, we have extended our private channel agreement with the Group to give the travel ecosystem more time to develop NDC technical capabilities and connect the airlines? NDC content to our platform. We hope, in time, to reach an alternative agreement with Air France KLM that recognizes the value provided by each party in the NDC booking process.?
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