In October, the airline industry will ask the four mammoth Global Distribution Systems – Abacus, Amadeus, Sabre, and Travelport – to adopt new capability standards.
Lest we forget, these GDSs help to process about six out of every ten air tickets worldwide, so this is potentially a pretty big deal for the world of airline distribution.
The major airline industry group International Air Transport Association (IATA) will push for a revamp of digital operations by recommending a foundation standard for a new distribution capability (NDC) being held this year in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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