Flag-carrier Egyptair has become the first airline in the Middle East and Africa to deploy IATA\u2019s NDC 24.4 standard in a live production environment, working with airline retailing technology provider TPConnects Technologies.<\/p>\n
The airline is has started to add travel sellers through TPConnects\u2019 Astra platform, enabling access to enhanced booking, servicing and accounting capabilities based on the latest version of the NDC standard.<\/p>\n
READ:\u00a0Egyptair\u2019s A350-900 to feature Panasonic Modular Interactive tool<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n According to TPConnects, the upgrade will give Egyptair and its travel partners greater pricing accuracy, improved visibility of change and cancellation penalties, and more efficient order management. The platform also introduces real-time, order-based accounting and automated revenue allocation, helping simplify reconciliation processes.<\/p>\n The deployment is part of the airline\u2019s wider digital transformation strategy and supports the airline\u2019s move towards modern airline retailing, which aims to replace traditional ticket-based processes with a more flexible order-based approach.<\/p>\n Kristiaan VanDijken, VP Account Management \u2013 Airlines at TPConnects Technologies, said the launch demonstrates the carrier\u2019s commitment to modern retailing.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are honoured to support Egyptair as the first airline in the Middle East and Africa to deploy NDC 24.4 in production,\u201d he said.\u00a0 \u201cThis showcases their vision for modern airline retailing and their commitment to delivering exceptional value to travel partners and passengers through industry-leading distribution technology.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDeploying NDC 24.4 in production demonstrates Egyptair\u2019s commitment to delivering the most advanced booking and servicing experience to our travel partners and customers today,\u201d said Mr. Amr Adawy, VP Commercial at Egyptair. \u201cThis platform provides the foundation for continuous innovation, allowing us to further enhance our capabilities and introduce new features that drive value for our partners and passengers.\u201d<\/p>\n The post Egyptair deploys NDC 24.4 retailing standard<\/a> appeared first on Aviation Business News<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Flag-carrier Egyptair has become the first airline in the Middle East and Africa to deploy IATA\u2019s NDC 24.4 standard in a live production environment, working with airline retailing technology provider TPConnects Technologies. The airline is has started to add travel sellers through TPConnects\u2019 Astra platform, enabling access to enhanced booking, servicing and accounting capabilities based […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zephyrsys.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zephyrsys.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zephyrsys.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zephyrsys.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zephyrsys.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2513"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/zephyrsys.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2513\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zephyrsys.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zephyrsys.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zephyrsys.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}