British Airways and Iberia Achieve IATA NDC
@Scale Certification
British Airways and Iberia have both achieved IATA NDC Certification NDC @Scale
status.
NDC @Scale certification is currently the
highest level that IATA provides to airlines on the
NDC standard.
With over 4,000
agencies now connected to NDC, British Airways and Iberia continue
to enable NDC exclusive content. This includes a further rollout
of the airlines’ Long Haul Additional Price Points (LHAPP)
propositions, expanding them across a larger number of routes,
including North America. This means partners on NDC will enjoy up
to three times more price points than via legacy distribution
standards. Both airlines intend to complete the expansion to all
routes in 2020.
Additionally, Iberia has started to offer its
Basic fares only through NDC solutions, on selected domestic
routes. British Airways will follow on European routes in Q1 2020.
NDC facilitates access to a richer and more
complete inventory from the airlines as well as access to the
wider range of services they offer, than was possible through
legacy systems. To get these benefits, travel agencies can connect
directly to British Airways and Iberia’s NDC APIs, use an
increasing number of aggregator solutions or book through the
booking portal provided by IAG.
Ian Luck, British Airways’ Head of Distribution,
said, “This certification is testament to the work we have put in
improving our distribution offering for customers. With exclusive
content and a whole extra range of services available through an
NDC connection, we’d encourage agents to consider how we can work
with them to meet their needs through our NDC offering.”
Cliff Trotta, Iberia’s Head of Commercial
Distribution and Planning, added, “Our IATA Level 4 certification
last month was all about Servicing. NDC @Scale is way more than our
ability to exchange messages. Scalability is key to driving
adoption and with this certification label we certify the
robustness of our NDC usage, with millions of shopping requests
per day, as well as our 24/7 support for agencies that have
embarked on this journey to true retailing. It makes sense to
invest in NDC and we are committed to move faster on this.”
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