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onebir · Joined: 17 Nov 2007 Posts: 48

Apparently quite a few have signed up with the GDSs so their tickets can be sold via travel agents - even though the booking fees are pretty high compared to their ticket prices:
"Industry experts say that the direct cost of distribution through GDS is around $3.5-4 (Rs 140-160) per segment (one-way trip). Besides this, passengers also end up paying travel agent’s commission. "

I imagine there's a fixed cost element in the airlines contracts with GDSs too.

I think these moves might reflect
a) the fragmented nature of internet flight searching - there's no engine I know of that searches budget & conventional carriers simultaneously & efficiently* - & possibly
b) relatively low internet usage in some of the countries concerned.

Both these factors imply the budget carriers have untapped potential customers sitting in travel agents - worth the booking fee & a (sufficiently low) fixed cost.

*skyscanner.net, if they manage to keep the route/airline information up to date, does a pretty good job for the budget carriers

Full story here

attitudetravel · Joined: 15 Nov 2007 Posts: 358 Location: London, UK

attitudetravel · Joined: 15 Nov 2007 Posts: 358 Location: London, UK

attitudetravel · Joined: 15 Nov 2007 Posts: 358 Location: London, UK

It would be useful to clarify which Asian LCCs are currently relying on which GDSs for distribution.

If I am not mistaken, the Abacus GDS already distributes seating for:

1) Air Deccan
2) Jetstar Asia
3) Firefly
4) Air Asia

attitudetravel · Joined: 15 Nov 2007 Posts: 358 Location: London, UK

Additionally Air Deccan is also working with Amadeus GDS.

Source: Low-cost carrier Deccan expands reach with Amadeus

onebir · Joined: 17 Nov 2007 Posts: 48

MetalTraveller · Joined: 06 Dec 2007 Posts: 14

In Amadeus you can find Air Asia, TuiFly, Easy Jet, Air Berlin and many others.

Easy jet is listed on GDS since only a few months, because the wanted travel agents to sell their business flights (City to city flights with return on the same day).

http://www.thetransnational.travel/news.php?cid=KLM-easyJet-Ryanair-distribution.Nov-07.14

salutevietnam · Joined: 11 Nov 2008 Posts: 1 Location: Vietnam

Airline Ticket Booking Service

Vietnam Airline (airline in Vietnam) is recommended as the first choice for all domestic flights within Vietnam. Currently, with operation of fleet of 49 aircraft including Boeing 777-200, Airbus 330, 320, 321, Fokker 70 and ATR72, Vietnam Airline carries more than 6.8 million people annually. That figure includes over 3.1 million passengers on international flights, and 3.7 million on domestic flights, more than one billion USD revenue. Internationally Vietnam Airline operates and codeshared co-operates to 38 destinations around the world, in Europe, Asia, Australia and the Middle East and domestically flies to 18 destinations.

Pacific Airline, founded in 1991 as the second largest airline in Vietnam. They are primarily focused on the domestic flight operation. From Feb 2007, Pacific Airline announces its transition into budgeted airlines, then now becomes the first airline in Vietnam can offer the very low cost for main domestic destinations (cheap airline in Vietnam, Vietnam cheap airline). Currently, Pacific Airlines is working hard in extend flights to regional and international destinations

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Konangrit · Joined: 27 Nov 2007 Posts: 106

I don't understand the relevance of your post. Anyway, Pacific Airlines has now been rebranded as Jetstar, and their flights can be booked from the Jetstar site.