Strategic Airlines Names Travelport as Launch GDS Partner

Travelport has been named the launch GDS partner for Strategic Airlines, Australia’s newest full service airline.

The full content agreement will see Strategic Airlines participate on a GDS for the first time in its operating history, providing a new distribution channel for its expanding routes and services.

With the new distribution agreement, Galileo subscribers will have access to Strategic Airline’s most up-to-date routes, fares and seat availability, with full booking functionality, offering operational efficiencies and seamless end-to-end booking workflow. The airline will also provide full access to its inventory of flights and fares for Worldspan and Apollo connected travel agents in the coming weeks.

“As a new, full service passenger airline, we are delighted to have Travelport as our first GDS partner,” said Robert Kane, Chief Information Officer at Strategic Airlines. “They offered us a tailored solution for the distribution of Strategic Airlines’ product to travel agents and wholesalers which is an essential step in Strategic Airlines’ development. Travelport understands that priority and worked swiftly to help us bring forward this important element of our distribution strategy.”

Strategic Airlines currently operates scheduled services within Australia and to international destinations such as Bali and Phuket, with plans to fly to other cities such as Honolulu and Shanghai later this year. It also operates both commercial passenger services and corporate charter flights.