Global flight information and data solutions company, OAG, has partnered with Delhi-based travel and IT conglomerate, the Bird Group, to promote OAG”s services in India and the Indian subcontinent.
Bird Group becomes OAG”s national marketing company for the region with immediate effect, responsible for furthering OAG”s interest in the airline, airport and corporate travel sectors.
”Bird Group”s experience and expertise within the travel agency and corporate sectors indicate a real demand for the OAG suite of travel planning tools,” said OAG managing director, Duncan Alexander.
”Our first joint initiative is the creation of a micro site to help Bird Group promote OAG”s subscription products such as our online flight search tool, OAG Flights.”
Bird Group executive director, Ankur Bhatia, added: ”OAG”s data solutions and market intelligence tools are an excellent fit with our own expertise in providing high value aviation services.
”By associating with this brand our existing portfolio of services will add another important dimension to the services we offer airlines, airports and the wider air transport industry.”
An important element of the partnership, alongside distribution of OAG products within Bird Group”s portfolio, is the two companies” collaboration at major industry events.
The first of these is the 4th annual CAPA Low Cost Airline Symposium in Mumbai in June 2007, where OAG is a global partner of CAPA and Bird Group is a sponsor.