In Digital Air Cargo (DAC) milestone, WebCargo reduces time to
book interline shipments from days to seconds
JERUSALEM, July 18,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Freightos Limited (NASDAQ:
CRGO), a leading vendor-neutral booking and payment platform for
the international freight industry, announced that WebCargo by
Freightos now enables digital interlining. The first booking, a
test shipment by Qatar Airways Cargo on an ITA Airways flight, is a
significant first step towards Freightos' vision for streamlined
interlining.
In a post-COVID world, interline activities have become
increasingly relevant. As airline networks continue to respond to a
much-changed operating environment, airlines are putting greater
emphasis on their partnership activity.
In order to further improve capacity utilization and efficiency,
airlines are looking to streamline interlining with WebCargo by
Freightos, the leading cargo booking platform that supports
hundreds of thousands of air cargo eBookings a quarter. In this
significant first step, a test shipment was booked by Qatar Airways
Cargo on an ITA Airways flight.
In the passenger travel industry, close to 10 percent of all
itineraries contain code-sharing. However, the process for cargo
interlining is manual and frequently takes 24-48 hours to complete.
Because of this friction, interlining is underused in cargo. With
digital interlining, airlines can improve capacity utilization,
broaden global coverage, and create new business opportunities.
According to a spokesperson at ITA Airways, "Digital interlining
means efficiency, which is sorely needed to accommodate air cargo
demand. It means offering increased network opportunities for
customers and easing interline agreements' full implementation, as
well as enhanced, faster capacity access. ITA Airways is fully
committed to introducing new digital solutions for cargo, and to
improving and facilitating shipment management and customers'
booking experience. We were proud to be WebCargo eBooking adopters
for forwarders, and are now excited to be pioneers of digital
interlining."
"Waiting two days to price and book cargo that can circle the
globe in under a day simply does not work" said Manel Galindo, CEO of WebCargo by Freightos.
"This new functionality brought together two carriers with no
recent record of interlining together, which demonstrates the power
of the new product. We're privileged to collaborate with so
many leading airlines, tapping digitization to support global
supply chains."
Faisal Karamat, Vice President
Cargo Customer Experience at Qatar Airways Cargo, added, "at Qatar
Airways we are consistently investing in cutting edge-technology
and at the forefront of advanced technology and innovative
solutions to enhance our operational efficiency, visibility,
security, and improve our overall performance. The WebCargo
eBooking platform highly complements our existing services.
The functionality is transformative and innovative, allowing us to
efficiently extend our already extensive network." Further,
Karamat added, "this platform provides us access to additional
routes that further enhance our global coverage and enable the
teams to book it instantly. It has been designed with a user
experience mindset hence allowing for increased efficiency and
speed which is crucial for air cargo."
In addition to ITA Airways and Qatar Airways Cargo, IAG Cargo
played a crucial role as a design partner, helping to identify and
structure a platform-supported eBooking process. "We're proud to
have played a driving role in conceptualizing interlining," said
Jonty Brunner, Head of Strategic
Alliances at IAG Cargo. "We're excited for the potential
efficiencies this will introduce for both airline relationships and
their forwarding customers."
Interline eBooking on WebCargo is available to all airlines,
even those not yet offering eBookings on WebCargo. Interested
interlining teams can request access here. Existing WebCargo
partner airlines can reach out to their relevant account
representatives for expedited access.
About WebCargo by
Freightos
WebCargo is the leading international
freight booking and payment platform for logistics service
providers. In air cargo, WebCargo connects dozens of airlines
with 3,500+ freight forwarders across over 10,000 offices, who
place thousands of bookings per day. Booking volumes have been
growing rapidly and consistently since 2019, as WebCargo plays a
key role in the digital revolution in air cargo. Airlines offering
capacity on-platform include China Southern, China Eastern, American Airlines, Turkish
Airlines, Lufthansa, Etihad Cargo,
Air France KLM, IAG Cargo, SAS, Qatar Airways Cargo, El Al Cargo,
and Emirates SkyCargo. Learn more at
webcargo.co/airlines/
About Freightos
Freightos (Nasdaq: CRGO) makes global
trade frictionless with the leading international freight booking
and payment platform. While international trade is at the core of
the global economy, it is powered by a massive global freight
market that remains largely offline, increasing costs and reducing
supply chain reliability. Visit us at freightos.com
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