easyJet and travel agents

Amadeus and easyJet have announced the launch of a system of reservation enhancements that will allow travel agents around the world, in a phased approach, to book low-cost carriers with the same booking flow as that used for traditional carriers, regardless of the airline’s distribution preferences.
 
easyJet is the first carrier to become a ‘light ticketing’ airline in the Amadeus system, thereby greatly improving the way in which travel agents access services when selling easyJet flights.  The development is expected to increase bookings with the new pricing, ticketing and booking functionality offering the same look and feel as for traditional or flag carriers.
 
For the first time, traditional shopping, booking and back-office flows will be combined with real-time dynamic fares and a full ancillary offering provided through easyJet’s XML connection with Amadeus.  This will give all travel agencies, including corporations and travel management companies (TMCs) better access to easyJet’s inventory.
 
Key functionalities to help travel agents include increased flexibility whereby agents can now use standard pricing workflows and modify easyJet reservations for flights and services as they would when booking a traditional airline.  There will be full mid- and back-office integration and sales reporting exactly in the same way as for full service carriers and seamless availability flow. www.easyjet.com  www.amadeus.net

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