Amadeus, FCTG partner on NDC

FLIGHT Centre Travel
Group (FCTG) will have
input to the design and be
a driver customer in the
creation of Amadeus’s new
NDC-enabled solution for
travel sellers, as part of a
partnership between the two
parties.
Graham Turner, md of
Flight Centre Travel Group,
said: “We are committed to
ensuring Flight Centre stays
ahead of the curve in terms
of GDS technology and
systems, particularly as new
initiatives like NDC emerge.”
Rajiv Rajian, EVP of
Business Travel at Amadeus,
said: “As we progress on
our NDC-X program, we’re
also evolving our entire
travel platform to bring
together all relevant content
from any source – GDS,
NDC, proprietary APIs,
and aggregators – to be
distributed via any channel
or device.”
Neither party responded to
questions on how bookings
on the NDC would affect
agent incentives.
Amadeus has also signed
a long-term contract with
FCTG for its distribution
business in EMEA and
Asia.