Why NDC Flight Booking Engines Represent the Future of Airline Distribution
The airline industry is on the brink of a huge shift. Discover TMCs can use the IPG’s embedded capabilities to extend their range of integration with alternative channels to the legacy points of sale that are powered by GDSs that are based on NDC connections. At the heart of this transformation are NDC Flight Booking Engines, which allow airlines, travel companies and B2B partners to sell flights more easily, more flexibly and more transparently. In this blog post, we will cover what exactly NDC is, why NDC powered booking engines are the game changer, and how companies can capitalize on this new distribution platform. Airline Distribution: What is NDC? NDC (New Distribution Capability) is an XML-based data transmission standard initiated by the IATA. It was created primarily to modernize the flow of flight content to travel sellers and end users. Airlines were unable to show everything they had to offer in traditional GDS-powered environments. NDC addresses this problem by provi...