AMADEUS MAKES SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS WITH NDC CONTENT

AMADEUS and International Airlines Group (IAG) have signed a “milestone” NDC agreement.

It means content from IAG airlines – British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus and Vueling – will be made available through the Amadeus Travel Platform.

BA and Iberia NDC connections are scheduled to be in place for the second half of this year, with Vueling following in 2022.

Describing the agreement as an "important moment" for the travel industry, Javier Laforgue, Amadeus Executive Vice President of Airline Distribution & Content Sourcing, said: “NDC and the integration in the Amadeus Travel Platform will equip IAG to reach our industry’s new opportunities and meet changing traveller needs head-on.

“This agreement once again reinforces the value of our technology and collaborative approach across the industry to bring NDC to scale.”

Amadeus has also renewed its content distribution agreement with BA'S oneworld partner, American Airlines, including Ndc-enabled content.