Sabre has released its first set of New Distribution Capability (NDC) APIs with launch carrier, United Airlines, the first major airline to do so.
Sabre launched its NDC-enabled shopping, booking and fulfilment capability with United Airlines for flights across the airline’s global network. Sabre’s advanced shopping API integrates and normalises air content from all sources, including traditional, low-cost carrier and NDC offers.
The solution will allow United to offer new fare options and additional flight amenities for customers who choose to book through Sabre. Sabre’s Beyond NDC agency partners can use these capabilities to enable live NDC bookings and provide customers with an improved shopping experience.
Sabre is working with all its Beyond NDC airline partners to integrate their NDC content this year. It will release additional capabilities throughout 2019, including integration into its agent desktop workspace, Sabre Red 360.
John Bukowski, director of Distribution for American Express Global Business Travel, says: “Access to NDC content, alongside other new and existing content, would allow us to expand what we offer travellers in a scalable way. Modern business travellers have specific expectations: they want access to all content and they want to know they’re getting the best personalised fares and servicing in an omnichannel environment.”
