Travelport, a number one provider of critical transaction processing solutions and information to companies operating within the global travel industry, and American Airlines, a unconditionally owned subsidiary of AMR Corporation, today announce a brand new long-term, global distribution agreement. As well as enabling continued access to buy and book the total content of flights marketed by American Airlines, the recent agreement positions Travelport to become the primary global distribution system to supply access to American’s other services and products. Following a period of technical integration, Travelport and American plan to apply their industry-leading technology, including both Travelport’s Universal API technology and American’s XML-based direct connect interface, to deliver additional capabilities to all Travelport subscribers, including the power to sell American’s newly introduced Main Cabin Extra seating product. Main Cabin Extra...
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