Etihad
Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has signed a multi-year deal with
Amadeus.
As part of the
agreement, Etihad will use Amadeus Altéa NDC and will make its full range of NDC
offers available to Amadeus travel sellers.
Etihad will
also implement Amadeus Altéa PSS suite, including web booking, revenue
management and merchandising, data management and passenger servicing
solutions.
The airline
will also use Amadeus Digital Experience suite for its web and mobile
channels and implement the Altéa Departure Control Customer Management component of the suite.
Mohammad Al
Bulooki, chief operating officer, Etihad, said: “Etihad's guests will be able
to enjoy the best user experience possible as they book and manage their
flights, with the ability to customise their travel to an unprecedented level.
Etihad is also excited to push NDC forward as a means to offer a much richer,
relevant and dynamic shopping experience to our trade partners, and Amadeus is
the perfect partner to support that strategy.”
Decius
Valmorbida, president, travel, Amadeus, said: “As the travel industry rebuilds,
we are excited that Etihad Airways will be utilising Amadeus’ technology to
support the airline in delivering its leading travel proposition.”