NEW YORK, March 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing a
string of flight technology booking innovations, Fareportal, the
travel technology company that powers leading online travel
agencies CheapOair and One Travel is pleased to announce
the launch of New Distribution Capability (NDC) to ensure customers
purchasing tickets on any airline of the Lufthansa Group, which
include Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, SWISS and Brussels Airlines,
via Fareportal sites have access to their full range of products
and services.
Flight booking innovation improves customer experience
"We've always emphasized technical innovation at Fareportal and
are therefore very pleased to be able to support our valued partner
Lufthansa Group airlines in their NDC integration with a hybrid
travel agency," said Sam S. Jain,
Fareportal CEO & Founder.
For Fareportal, this is the latest in a series of NDC
integrations with major airlines.
"Lufthansa Group airlines are committed to constantly enhancing
their customer experience, and so is Fareportal. NDC
integration is part of that commitment. We'll now be
offering customers the ability to easily purchase seats,
bags, branded fares, ancillary bundles, and "Continuous
Pricing" price offers," remarked Chema
Alvarado, Fareportal Executive Vice President, Supplier
Relations.
"We are excited to enter into this partnership with Fareportal
fostering modern airline retailing to the benefit of our
customers,'' said Frank Naeve, Vice
President of Sales, The Americas, Lufthansa Group. "Jointly
we aim at developing a unique customer experience and are committed
to shape the industry with distribution innovation."
The launch is scheduled for early April
2021, just ahead of the generally anticipated uptick in
demand for travel expected by travel experts this
spring/summer.
About Fareportal
Fareportal is a travel technology company powering a
next-generation travel concierge service. Utilizing its
innovative technology and company owned and operated global contact
centers, Fareportal has built strong industry
partnerships providing customers access to over 600 airlines,
a million hotels, and hundreds of car rental companies around the
globe. With a portfolio of consumer travel brands
including CheapOair and One
Travel, Fareportal enables consumers to book online, on
mobile apps for iOS and Android, by phone, or live
chat. Fareportal provides its airline partners with
access to a broad customer base that books high-yielding
international and domestic flight, hotel and other travel
and add-on ancillaries.
About The Lufthansa Group
The Lufthansa Group is a
globally operating airline group. In its home market of
Europe it plays a leading role.
The Lufthansa Group is made up of the business segments Network
Airlines, Eurowings and Aviation Services. All business segments
are among the leading providers in their respective sectors. The
Network Airlines business segment includes the airlines Lufthansa
German Airlines, SWISS, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines.
Eurowings focuses on point-to-point traffic, especially on
short-haul routes. The Aviation Services include in particular the
business segments Logistics, MRO and Catering.
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