Finnair is enabling travel sellers to access NDC content following a deal with TPConnects.
The partnership gives travel agents access to Finnair¡¯s products and services including ancillaries through TPConnects NDC aggregator platform and boosts digital distribution for the carrier.
Rajendran Vellapalath, CEO, TPConnects, said: ¡°Our expertise and experience as a leading provider of travel technology solutions go hand©\in©\hand with Finnair¡¯s commitment to long©\term simplification of distribution through NDC and other innovations in airline retailing.¡±
Jenni Suomela, VP channel management for Finnair, said: ¡°By bringing more choice and personalisation opportunities to travel sellers on TPConnect¡¯s Travel Agency partner network and enabling them to shop, book and service Finnair¡¯s NDC©\content, we ensure greater choice for customers shopping through partner agencies.¡±
Finnair has committed to end EDIFACT distribution by the end of 2025. The carrier announced in September that it would be accelerating the change from the legacy distribution system to NDC distribution via a number of measures from July 2022.