SAA sells ancillaries on new GDS

SAA has signed up
for Travelport’s Rich
Content and Branding
merchandising solution to
allow travel agents to pre-book
the airline’s ancillary services
on the GDS.
Agents can now pre-book
excess baggage via the
GDS and, at the time of
going to print, Travelport’s
spokesperson, Siobhan
McCarthy, said the seatselection
service was in the
final stages of testing and
would go live in the coming
days.
Previously, Travelport agents
had to book SAA’s ancillaries
through the airline’s website.
SAA spokesperson, Tlali
Tlali, told TNW that the
ancillaries would apply to
domestic and international
flights operated by the airline
and that the pre-booking of the
services would not contribute
to overrides.