Sabre Airline Solutions has implemented interline electronic ticketing between Alaska Airlines and Korean Air.
Sabre Airline Solutions has implemented interline electronic ticketing between Alaska Airlines and Korean Air.
Published: 29 Nov 2005
Sabre Airline Solutions has implemented interline electronic ticketing between Alaska Airlines and Korean Air.
Sabre Airline Solutions was able to provide the interline e-ticketing capability at significantly reduced costs in a short timeframe by leveraging its "eticketing hub" for efficient connectivity between participating airlines.
With the e-ticketing hub, Sabre Airline Solutions has streamlined the communication protocols between carriers. Now a carrier establishes a single connection to the e-ticketing hub to enable interline electronic ticketing with other participating airlines.
Currently, there are 36 carriers participating in the SabreSonic Ticket Interline Electronic Ticket Hub, including American Airlines, US Airways, British Airways, Qantas, Airways Iberia, Cathay Pacific Airways, and Japan Airlines.
"The e-ticketing hub is part of SabreSonic Ticket, a state-of-the art e-ticketing module for airlines that eliminates the need for carriers to build costly systems for electronic ticket distribution and database maintenance. The e-ticketing hub significantly simplifies the process for enabling interline electronic ticketing between two carriers. This capability comes at a time when there is a growing interest in e-ticketing, especially for itineraries that include travel on different carriers," stated Sabre.
The implementation of between Korean Airways and Alaska Airlines demonstrates the flexibility of the SabreSonic Ticket e-ticketing hub - any airline can participate regardless of the reservations system. While Alaska Airlines is enhancing its SabreSonic Res system with its connection to the e-ticketing hub, Korean Airways is a SkyTeam member and uses its own in-house systems to manage reservations.
"By delivering to our customers the latest, most advanced offerings spanning the breadth of airline operations, and by responding to their feedback, we are able to address our customers' needs - such as preparation for 100 percent e-ticketing - with an agility and time to market unequalled in the marketplace" said Gianni Marostica, president of Airline Passenger Solutions at Sabre Airline Solutions.