Sabre Airline Solutions and Worldspan Implement New Approach to Interline e-Ticketing Connections; IET Hub Providers Reduce Act
May 10 2006 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Sabre Airline Solutions and Worldspan, L.P. today announced that
they have jointly implemented a new message routing technique that
streamlines communications links between the global travel
industry's two leading interline e-ticketing hub providers.
Previously, connections between carriers operating on different
host systems required a unique communications link. The new
"hub-to-hub" connection means message routing between carriers is
now handled at the application level rather than creating a
distinct communication layer for each interline connection. In an
environment where carriers are laboring to meet the International
Air Transport Association (IATA) mandate for 100 percent electronic
ticketing by the end of 2007, this comes as a welcome development.
The benefit for carriers is the ability to activate interline
electronic ticketing projects with more of their valued airline
partners. Many carriers are in the process of evaluating long lists
of interline partners and making business decisions about which
partners will be included in interline electronic ticketing plans.
Faster activation capabilities will allow carriers to include more
interline partners as they move to electronic ticketing. "One
hundred percent electronic ticketing by 2007 makes travel more
convenient for consumers and more efficient for airlines by
leveraging existing technologies," said Tom Murphy, IATA senior
vice president of Industry Distribution Financial Services. "But we
must speed up the implementation of interline electronic
agreements. If we don't, airlines will limit their ability to work
together to deliver and profit from a global network. I am
delighted to see innovation being brought to speed up this process.
The new approach eases cooperation between hub providers and should
accelerate implementing interline electronic agreements. It's good
for consumers and for airlines. And it's just what IATA would
expect from its Simplifying the Business (StB) Preferred vendor and
partners." The hub-to-hub connection was first implemented by
Worldspan and Sabre Airline Solutions as part of an interline
connection between Midwest Airlines, connected to the Interline
Electronic Ticketing Hub, a component of SabreSonic Ticket, and
Northwest Airlines, connected to the Worldspan Interchange Hub.
Sabre Airline Solutions and Worldspan estimate this process
improvement will cut interline electronic ticketing activation
times for airlines by 50 percent. With awareness in cost reductions
for carriers and heightened customer satisfaction across the
industry, carriers have begun using e-ticketing as both a cost
advantage and an additional customer-centric offering. With
electronic tickets, airlines reduce costs associated with the
production of paper tickets and the manpower needed to facilitate
their use, while increasing customer satisfaction through the
proliferation of more convenient and easier to execute transfers.
It is these benefits that led to a resolution by IATA for 100
percent e-ticketing by the end of 2007, a trend the industry is
quickly moving toward. About Sabre Airline Solutions Sabre Airline
Solutions, a Sabre Holdings company, is the world's largest
provider of products to help airlines market, sell, serve and
operate from planning to execution. More than 200 airlines use its
broad portfolio of decision-support tools to increase revenues and
improve operations. More than 100 airlines rely on Sabre Airline
Solutions for passenger management solutions, while a similar
number have turned to the company's consulting group for strategic,
commercial and operational advice. More than 500 contracts
worldwide were signed in 2004 for leading technology solutions from
Sabre Airline Solutions. Sabre Holdings (NYSE:TSG) connects people
with the world's greatest travel possibilities by retailing travel
products and providing distribution and technology solutions for
the travel industry. More information about Sabre Holdings is
available at http://www.sabre-holdings.com. Sabre Airline
Solutions, the Sabre Airline Solutions logo and SabreSonic are
trademarks and/or service marks of an affiliate of Sabre Holdings
Corp. All other trademarks, service marks and trade names are the
property of their respective owners. (C) 2005 Sabre Inc. All rights
reserved. About Worldspan, L.P. Worldspan is a leader in travel
technology services for travel suppliers, travel agencies,
e-commerce sites and corporations worldwide. Utilizing some of the
fastest, most flexible and efficient networks and computing
technologies, Worldspan provides comprehensive electronic data
services linking approximately 800 travel suppliers around the
world to a global customer base. Worldspan offers industry-leading
Fares and Pricing technology such as Worldspan e-Pricing(R),
hosting solutions and customized travel products. Worldspan's
e-ticket Technologies offers a wide range of products to fit every
airlines ET and IET current and future needs. Worldspan enables
travel suppliers, distributors and corporations to reduce costs and
increase productivity with technology like Worldspan Go!(R) and
Worldspan Trip Manager(R) XE. Worldspan is headquartered in
Atlanta, Georgia. Additional information is available at
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marketing and distribution services; airlines altering their
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