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BCD gains NDC level 3

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SINGAPORE, 20 September 2019: BCD Travel, a global business travel firm, has gained NDC-Certified Level 3 status from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the organisation that launched the New Distribution Capability (NDC) data transmission standard.

IATA provides the only official industry certification programme in support of the New Distribution Capability (NDC) standard.

The NDC Certification Programme confirms the scope and capability level to receive and send XML-based communications from and to airlines using IATA NDC transmission standards.

NDC, in turn, gives airlines greater flexibility to differentiate and sell their products via third-party intermediaries (like global distribution systems, aggregators and travel management companies) or direct to consumers.

“Seven years into NDC’s development, we see more activity within the IATA Leader board airlines (airlines who have set a target to deliver at least 20% of their indirect volume through NDC-capable application programming interfaces by 2020). This, in turn, means greater traction for NDC overall as the airline content distribution standard of the future,” said, BCD vice president of distribution strategy Thane Jackson.

BCD’s NDC certification is the latest step in its drive to deliver the benefits of NDC to clients. BCD previously struck channel booking deals with Qantas, Air France/KLM and British Airways/Iberia, and was the first global TMC to sign an NDC agreement with Lufthansa Group. BCD also participates in Amadeus NDC [X], Sabre’s Beyond NDC and Travelport’s NDC program.

To learn how BCD’s distribution strategy ensures its clients continued access to the most comprehensive range of content, visit BCD’s NDC website and download its NDC white paper.

(Source: BCD)

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