After several years of promises, 2024 finally seems to be realising its potential. NDC in the airline industry, and particularly in business travel. And the new entrants to the world of business travel are at the forefront of adopting this new standard, thanks in particular to their technological flexibility. Supertripper is demonstrating this today with the announcement of a brand new direct connection with Air France KLMThis is the result of "tailor-made development using NDC technology".
This rapprochement between Supertripper and Air France KLM must be translated into tangible benefits, with tempting promises of savings, within a pricing environment remains tight. Supertripper refers to "ultra-competitive fares", providing business customers with "the best fares on the airline group's tickets", and maintaining "constantly updated prices, including promotional offers". The direct connection unveiled on October 1 also eliminates the additional costs associated with aggregators. Another concrete advantage highlighted by Supertripper The online platform can be used to modify, cancel or add equipment, even if the equipment has not yet been registered. after the ticket is issued.
" We had confidence in Supertripper's technological capacity to integrate the Air France-KLM NDC standard rapidly "says Rafaël Bence, Agency Sales Manager at Air France. He continued: " It's also an opportunity for us to demonstrate that NDC works in the business travel segment. And it's the most innovative way of accessing our offers. Supertripper is unique in that it is one of the first players in the business travel sector to connect directly with us at NDC. This will enable us to be the first to offer innovation and the best rates. ". Among the forthcoming new features linked to NDC, Rafaël Bence mentions the possibility of contributing to the purchase of sustainable fuel (SAF).
Maxime Pialat, Chairman of Supertripper, talks about this major partnership for the French business travel agency: " I'm very proud that Supertripper is once again a forerunner in the field of business travel. This live connection is the result of a strong partnership with the Air France-KLM group, which will enable our users to benefit from major advantages, both in terms of fares and functionality. ".
And Rafaël Bence (Air France) concludes: " In a nutshell, NDC stands for competitiveness with the best fares from Air France and KLM, the personalisation with offers tailored to travellers' profiles, and finally theinnovationThis is just the beginning, and it's a real differentiator from the competition. ".
