Travelport has appointed Philip Saunders as VP Air Commerce, EMEA.
As Vice President, Saunders will be responsible for leading the Europe, Middle East and Africa Air Commerce strategy, partnering closely with Rabih Saab, who leads Travelport’s Agency Commerce operations in the region.
He joins from Kuwait Airways where he held the role of chief commercial officer and was responsible for significantly increasing both passenger numbers and revenues.
He brings more than 25 years’ experience to the role, the majority of which has been focused on the airline industry.
Before working for Kuwait Airways, he held senior commercial and customer-facing positions at both Air Malta, Caribbean Airlines, Star Alliance, SN Brussels Airlines and British Airways.