Airlines, it turns out and contrary to recent statistics, are pretty serious about beefing-up their own websites.
I say that somewhat facetiously because, of course, airline direct-to-consumer distribution has been a priority for years.
But, a new Air France-KLM Group agreement with iSeatz, the New Orleans-based technology company and inventory aggregator, symbolizes a renewed carrier push to, as iSeatz puts it, knock online travel agencies “further out of the food chain.”
See the full story at http://www.tnooz.com/news/air-france-klm-dismisses-need-for-otas-with-iseatz-booking-tool/
