Gordon Wilson, Travelport’s president and CEO, said the deal with Air India was clinched only after “stiff competition from our rivals”.
Travelport has won a competitive tender process undertaken by Air India for the sole provision of distribution of its domestic flight content in the airline’s home market.
Gordon Wilson, Travelport’s president and CEO, said the deal with Air India was clinched only after “stiff competition from our rivals”.
The agreement confirms Air India’s continued deployment of Travelport Rich Content and Branding, now used by over 270 airlines. This displays airlines’ graphical content, their fares families and a full range of ancillary products.
It means that Travelport will provide the same content as Air India’s own direct-selling channels.
Travelport has seen a rapid expansion in India in recent years following the acquisition of business from the largest online travel agencies, such as MakeMyTrip, Ibibo, Yatra, EaseMyTrip and ClearTrip as well as working with the major corporate travel agencies and new entrants to the travel sector such as PayTM.
Travelport has also expanded its footprint and capabilities with hotel groups and aggregators in India such as Oberoi, Taj, Treebo and Trident.
Pradeep Singh Kharola, chairman and managing director of Air India, said, “As we make the switch to Travelport, we hope to be able to deliver even better value for money and a superior distribution to our customers in India and abroad.”