Business Travel 360

Linking the Travel Industry | NDC - different approaches by United & American

February 28, 2023 By Riaan, Ann & Aash Season 1 Episode 29
Business Travel 360
Linking the Travel Industry | NDC - different approaches by United & American
Show Notes

Linking the Travel Industry is a business travel podcast where we review the top travel industry stories that are posted on LinkedIn by LinkedIn members.  We curate the top posts and discuss with them with travel industry veterans in a live session with real audience members.  You can join the live recording session by visiting BusinessTravel360.com and registering for the next event.

Your Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash Shravah.

Stories covered on this session include -

  • The #ndc approach of United Airlines is very nicely explained in this video  https://lnkd.in/eHCmWFtW
  • The NDC approach of American Airlines on the other hand, is raising more questions than answers. 
  • United offers a 'feature' where families can be seated together. Alexandra Vukolova tells us more.
  • United is also investing heavily in research about sustainable aviation fuel.
  • Lufthansa cuts their summer schedule by 30,000 flights in a bid to avoid a repeat of their previous season's chaos.
  • According to the GBTA | Global Business Travel Association, Western Europe is set for a "fast recovery" in business travel spending.
  • International Airlines Group (IAG) will be buying the remaining 80% stake in Air Europa for €400m. 
  • 👀 Meanwhile
    JetBlue would love to fly to Amsterdam, but they are struggling to find slots there due to the Dutch government's policies. 

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