SINGAPORE March 2nd, 2015 – Abacus, Asia Pacific’s leading revenue partner for airlines, today announced a comprehensive partnership with Jet Airways that will broaden the Indian carrier’s reach while increasing its control over connecting segments.
The new multi-year Distribution Agreement, which includes the latest Abacus Journey Data and Married Segment solutions, will assist Jet Airways in developing its own branded and rapidly expanding code-share connectivity. The airline’s network, currently serving 73 destinations and 22 international gateways, is extended with 18 code-share agreements and over 100 interline partners.
“Jet Airways has a wealth of direct and interline options to market at a time of increasing demand,” said Ho Hoong Mau, VP Airline Distribution at Abacus. “We are delighted to deepen our collaboration, especially with new fare combinations that will realize more of the revenue opportunity available in the channel. Abacus travel agents will welcome the added content from such a popular and trusted brand.”
Raj Sivakumar, Chief Commercial Officer of Jet Airways said, “This latest investment in Abacus, with new revenue management technology, will help us align even more closely with Asia Pacific’s travel trade. Our partnership is not just about improving performance. We can now package and present even more varied products for our growing community of domestic and international travellers.”
Abacus technology is used at over 20,000 travel agent locations across the Asia Pacific region, including many of India’s leading travel management brands.
For more information, contact marketing@abacus.com.sg.
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