Amadeus on-track in helping airlines meet e-ticket deadline

MADRID – Amadeus is playing an exceptional role in helping meet the IATA e-ticket deadline of the end of May 2008.

Amadeus has completed over 1,400 interline agreements for airlines, enabling their passengers to purchase a single e-ticket for the entirety of a journey with multiple, pre-designated airlines. The number of interline implementations is still growing at a pace of 100 new agreements per month.

Amadeus is also helping LCCs with their needs for interline electronic ticketing (IET). WestJet and Virgin Blue have already contracted the Amadeus e-ticketing solution to prepare for their interlining agreements with full service carriers and their subsequent need for IET.

Amadeus, as the world leader in e-ticket distribution and technology, has to date enabled e-ticketing for 268 airlines across 154 markets. These figures exceed those of any other single supplier.