Solution

• A flexible, high performance, Travel Distribution Platform (TDP) online shopping and reservations solution.
• Fully integrated TDP fare management and pricing system.
• Full e-ticketing capabilities.
• Pioneering e-interlining solution with partner carrier JetBlue.

Benefits

• Increase in online sales from 3% to 80%.
• A simplified fares structure reducing distribution costs and increasing efficiencies.
• Reduction in distribution costs by almost 80%.
• Enables Aer Lingus to control and mange its own fare distribution.
• Enables control and management of its own fares distribution and online distribution strategy, providing an enhanced customer service experience while reducing unit costs by up to 80%.
• E-interlining solution with JetBlue enabling the sale of over 40 new destinations at www.aerlingus.com driving greater customer choice, and increased online revenues and yields.

Solution

• Aero República selected the Datalex Travel Distribution Platform to enhance consumer choice and service online. Aero República operates a scheduled service within South America, including extensive operations in its home country of Colombia. It maintains a strategic alliance with Copa Airlines - Aero República’s fellow Latin American carrier.

Benefits

• Through its partnership with Copa Airlines which has also deployed Datalex TDP, Aero Republica and Copa can leverage the efficiencies and flexibility of one common distribution platform delivering a sophisticated online service to their respective customers.

• Proactively manage fare merchandising - up to five fare families, promotional codes, ‘Irresistible’ web specials and reserve and hold.

• Advanced multi-lingual shopping and reservations features, frequent flyer programme and payment services integration for www.aerorepublica.com.

• Supports one way and round trip fares, interline and codeshare options and is integrated with the Aero República content management system.
• Seamless integration to the CRS environment.
• Advanced TDP point-of-sale control and business rules capability ensure Aero República can tailor their offerings to their online consumers.

Solution

• With a growing fleet and expanding route network, Copa Airlines sought a reliable, scalable and flexible distribution solution to meet current and future demands of its growing online business. The airline chose the Datalex Travel Distribution Platform to meet these needs.

Benefits

• Integrates seamlessly with the Copa CRS environment

• Provides www.copaair.com with extensive multi-lingual (Spanish, English and Portuguese) shopping and reservations functionality

•  Multiple fare merchandising capabilities such as fare families, promotional fares and web exclusive offers, enabling Copa to react at short notice to dynamic changes in their business environment.  

• TDP enables features such as advanced calendar shopping, ‘reserve and pay later’, frequent flyer integration, e-ticketing, e-coupons and multi-currency payment processing.

Solution

• An innovative new way of booking to support Frontier Airlines' restructuring efforts.
• A direct channel customer proposition that offers fairness, choice, transparency and value.
• Calendar shopping capabilities that give flexible customers more choice and better customer service.
• A flexible fare merchandising product that enables Frontier to react quickly to business and market requirements.
• Delivery of a solution within a demanding timeframe.

Benefits

• Frontier experienced conversions of 40% to higher levels driving significant yields.
• Immediate increase in conversions from the Classic Classic Plus fare level.
• Resultant increase in yield per booking.
• Provides Frontier Airlines with complete control over how and when products are sold.
• An advanced technology solution that differentiates Frontier in an aggressive market and provides the airline with competitive advantage.
• No additional outlay of internal IT resources.

Solution

• Datalex developed and implemented software to enable ASM/SSM Schedules Messaging in the Philippine Airlines reservation system.
• Consultation services including functional requirements study.
• Enabled Philippine Airlines to distribute schedule changes automatically, in real-time to the participating GDSs, codeshare partner systems and in the OAG system by means of ASM/SSM messages.

Benefits

• Eliminated the need for the manual updates of the OAG system and the Abacus system.
• Saving up to two weeks of schedule change synchronization in other GDS systems and codeshare partner airlines.
• Reduction of erroneous bookings on out-of-date flight schedules in the GDSs.
• Improved image of Philippine Airlines flight schedules and availabilities in GDSs.
• Dramatic reduction in time-to-market for the implementation of sales, marketing and revenue management driven schedule changes.

Solution

• Datalex TDP is the new web shopping engine platform for Scandinavian Airlines which will drive distribution cost savings, competitive advantage and a more rewarding online experience for travellers.

Benefits

• Integrates with SAS host system.
• TDP Fare Shopping and Pricing component supports:
• Dynamic pricing and promotions.
• TDP Fares Management provides for tailored, valid and available priced flight options.
• Multi-channel solution permits flexible distribution control across all SAS channels.
• Multi-lingual, multi-currency support.

Solution

• TDP booking engine platform for flysaa.com and bizsaa.com.
• A wide range of TDP consumer travel services is available at the site, including flight, hotel and car-hire pricing and availability with online booking facilities.
• Host connectivity, site design and hosting.
• Enabled South African Airways to sell its products and services via a network of independent travel portals.
• SAA's travellers also use the site to check real-time flight status, request delay notification via Short Messaging Service (SMS) and review in-flight features and services.

Benefits

• Maximum sales through lowest cost direct channels.
• Increased third party distribution channels.
• Lower distribution costs.
• Enhanced customer value.
• Best range of travel options which are valid and available.
• Competitive advantage through use of independent travel portals.
• Expands online growth and enables control and management of its online distribution strategy.

Solution

• Deployed the Datalex Travel Distribution Platform (TDP) to connect to its own SARS reservation system.
• The solution supports the Arabic language.
• Links into Saudi Arabian Airlines' frequent-flyer programme.
• Hosting of the booking engine at Datalex's world-class hosting facilities in Atlanta.

Benefits

• Maximum sales through lowest cost direct channels.
• Lower distribution costs.
• Enhanced value and enjoyable online experience for customers.
• Enables control and management of its online distribution strategy.

Solution

• Datalex TDP provides the primary platform for United Airlines’ online shopping and reservations worldwide, enabling United to respond rapidly to changing requirements and to achieve cost-efficient distribution and better customer service. 

Benefits

• Datalex TDP will drive online growth by offering United customers enhanced functionality and a flexible range of shopping options such as redemption and calendar shopping.
• The new site provides customers with more flight-search capabilities that include shopping by schedule, price or flexible dates, as well as the ability to select and change seat assignments.
• For Mileage Plus(R) members, united.com offers the ability to access past travel itineraries and easily see alternative dates for award tickets should their first choice be unavailable.
• The TDP solution is hosted and operated by United and permits the airline to regain control of its lowest cost distribution system while also removing constraints of internal and external operating systems.