TRAVELPORT has stolen the lead over its GDS rivals by announcing the first booking of flights using IATA’s New Distribution Capability (NDC).
The landmark transaction was made on Fri by British travel agency Meon Valley Travel which ticketed a short-haul, low-cost flight from London to Milan using Travelport Smartpoint.
Over coming months the first version of the NDC capability will be used by an increasing number of agencies and airlines as part of the NDC rollout, Travelport says.
It will also be followed by a series of product enhancements, including a version for online agents in 2019.
Source: traveldaily