(Posted 19th September 2024)
South African regional carrier Airlink increases its service between OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg and Beira Airport (BEW) in Beira, Mozambique. Effective today (18 September 2024),… READ MORE
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Meanwhile has Airlink choosen Accelya’s FLX Select for Modern Retailing Transformation
- Airlink has signed a multi-year agreement with Accelya to become the first customer of FLX Select, Accelya’s new service that delivers NDC capabilities in 90 days
- Accelya’s FLX Platform will enhance Airlink’s offer and ancillary capabilities while enabling significant distribution cost savings
- FLX Select’s standardised deployment ensures a fast and straightforward deployment of NDC, bringing an extensive network of travel sellers and aggregators
Airlink has entered into an agreement with leading airline software provider Accelya to become the launch customer of FLX Select, Accelya’s innovative new NDC programme. The partnership marks a significant milestone in Airlink’s journey towards modern retailing with the airline becoming one of the first African carriers to embrace NDC as a foundation for improving offers, lowering distribution costs and controlling their own retailing.
FLX select delivers a fast and standardised deployment of NDC, enabling airlines to quickly remove legacy distribution and retailing constraints to improve the customer experience, and create new, incremental revenue. By partnering with leading, innovative travel sellers and aggregators, FLX Select ensures immediate and pre-enabled access to a vast network of travel sellers allowing airlines to quickly gain a return on investment from NDC.
Accelya CEO Sam Gilliland stated: “We are thrilled to welcome Airlink as the first customer of FLX Select. This partnership demonstrates the value in standardising Accelya’s market leading NDC solution so it’s fast and simple for airlines of all sizes to deploy. Successful NDC deployment and adoption is the core foundation for an airline’s Offer & Order retail transformation, and Accelya are now generating more than 350K ONE Order ready offers every second across our platform. Airlink will considerably enhance their Offer & Order readiness, while driving a superior customer experience and better controlling their own retailing.”
Rodger Foster, Airlink CEO and Manging Director, added: “Choosing Accelya’s FLX Select was a key strategic decision for us. Airlink operates in a fiercely competitive environment and FLX Select’s fast implementation and offer capabilities coupled with the distribution reach will differentiate Airlink, providing an immediate advantage. Ultimately Accelya is enabling us to reach our goals of enhancing the customer experience and optimising distribution costs. Innovation and service excellence are in Airlink’s DNA, so becoming the inaugural customer for Accelya’s FLX Select makes perfect sense for us.”
Accelya offers an end-to-end Offer Order Settle modern retail platform for global airlines powered by Amazon Web Services and is the leading global NDC provider, having enabled more than half of all global New Distribution Capability (NDC) transactions in 2023, according to data from T2RL, an independent consultancy in travel technology and distribution strategy.
