Accelya’s FLX Platform to deliver retail and distribution transformation for Air Transat
- Accelya and Air Transat sign a new multi-year FLX Platform agreement
- Accelya now powers NDC for two of the three biggest airlines in Canada and 6 of the top 15 in North America
- The agreement demonstrates the openness and flexibility of the FLX platform by integrating with Air Transat PSS to deliver NDC
- Accelya’s AWS-powered FLX platform is delivering more than 350K personalized offers each second, bringing innovation and scalability for airlines looking to drive customer satisfaction and revenue through NDC adoption while laying the foundations for Offer and Order transformation
Accelya, a leading global software provider to the airline industry, announces a new partnership with Montreal-based airline, Air Transat, for its FLX Platform and the provision of New Distribution Capabilities (NDC).
Air Transat, voted 2024 World’s Best Leisure Airline at the Skytrax World Airline Awards, will utilize the FLX Platform to deliver personalized offers, enhance traveller experiences, and take control of its distribution.
The Accelya FLX Platform, powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and trusted by many of the world’s leading airlines, enabled more than half of all global NDC transactions in 2023, according to data from T2RL and is now generating more than 350k personalized offers per second across its airline partners.
Open by nature, Accelya’s modular solutions are built to integrate with airline customers and partners. This agreement demonstrates this openness, as Accelya will integrate with Radixx Res for the first time to deliver NDC-enabled content.
Benjamin Pron, Vice President Commercial, Air Transat, comments: “As the world’s number one leisure airline, we understand the need to continually innovate and ensure we can deliver the content our guests want in the channel of their choice. Accelya’s years of experience developing and building NDC, track record in delivering real NDC adoption, and solution flexibility were key factors in choosing to partner with them. The Accelya FLX Platform will deliver guest-centric retailing, enabling Air Transat to further enhance its guest experience by offering personalized and flexible options. We are delighted to partner with Accelya on our modern retailing journey.”
Sam Gilliland, Chief Executive Officer, Accelya, adds, “Accelya continues to increase NDC enabled modern retailing with our FLX Platform, and this agreement with Air Transat emphasizes our leadership position. Airlines have their own distribution strategies and technology environments, and we pride ourselves on our platform’s open and modular design. At Air Transat, Accelya is Integrating with Radixx Res, an example of our FLX platform’s ability to interface with existing technology and bring modern retailing capabilities to airlines.”
About Accelya
Accelya is a leading global software provider to the airline industry, powering 200+ airlines with an open, modular software platform that enables innovative airlines to drive growth, delight their customers and take control of their retailing.
We support airline retailing from offer to settlement, both above and below the wing. Powered by AWS, Accelya is proud to deliver leading-edge technologies to our customers. We are proven at scale processing 350K offers each second and settle $40 billion annually. Powering 57% of global NDC transactions, we are ready to deliver our Offers and Orders for airlines looking for flexibility, performance, scalability and reliability.
With 40 years of industry experience, long-term backing from Vista Equity Partners and 2,5K employees across 10 global offices, we have the scale and track record to deliver what each airline needs.
We are proud to enable innovation-led growth for the airline industry and put control back in the hands of airlines.
For more information on Accelya and its solutions for airlines, visit Accelya Website
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About Air Transat
Founded in Montreal 36 years ago, Air Transat is a leading travel brand voted 2024 World’s Best Leisure Airline by passengers at the Skytrax World Airline Awards. Its program offers access to international destinations, mainly in Europe, the Caribbean, the East coast of the U.S, South America and North Africa. Air Transat is recognized for its excellent customer service. By renewing its fleet with the most energy-efficient aircraft in their category, Air Transat is committed to a more sustainable travel industry. Based in Montreal with major hubs in YUL Montréal-Trudeau International Airport and Toronto Pearson Airport (YYZ), it has near 5,000 employees with a common purpose to bring people closer together. Air Transat is a business unit of Transat A.T. Inc. (TSX: TRZ). www.airtransat.com
Air Transat
Marie-Christine Pouliot
Manager, Public Relations and Content Marketing
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