SOUTHLAKE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 25, 2005–Sabre Airline
Solutions recently added 10 new clients to its growing airports
consulting practice. The latest additions demonstrate Sabre Airline
Solutions’ commitment to investing in airport consulting, which has
achieved more than 70 percent growth since 2002.
The consulting group at Sabre Airline Solutions welcomed several
new international customers, including Transport Canada, Tourism
Australia, Brussels International Airport, Budapest Ferihegy
International Airport and Toronto Pearson International Airport, to
its portfolio. These organizations are now utilizing Sabre Airline
Solutions’ analytical capabilities to refine their competitive
intelligence and marketing abilities. These airports are also able to
leverage the company’s position as one of the industry’s leading air
service development consulting organizations.
New clients also include domestic airports — Melbourne
International Airport (Florida), Lynchburg Regional Airport
(Virginia), Abraham Lincoln Capital City Airport (Illinois), Lancaster
Regional Airport (Pennsylvania) and Laurel-Hattiesburg Regional
Airport (Mississippi) — building upon Sabre Airline Solutions’
fast-growing domestic airports practice. The consulting team will
provide these airports with air service development and marketing
services. In some cases the team has already been successful in
securing new air services for these clients.
Sabre Airline Solutions is currently one of the largest air
service development firms in the world, with more than 100 client
projects completed during the past 18 months. This portfolio includes
a diverse array of airports ranging from some of the largest hub
airports in the world to small airports that rely on single carrier
service. The consulting team specializes in air service solutions
including the development of creative marketing and risk sharing
programs designed to support an airport’s air service development
efforts. In addition, Sabre Airline Solutions Consulting provides
route forecasting and related analyses, utilizing a number of leading
industry data sources.
As a result of the progressive growth of the airports consulting
arm, the consulting team recently added two industry experts, Brad
DiFiore and Bruce Tarletsky. Both DiFiore and Tarletsky have years of
industry experience and will be charged with expanding the consulting
team’s U.S. domestic business by offering consulting and data services
to airports of all sizes.
About Sabre Airline Solutions
Sabre Airline Solutions, a Sabre Holdings company, is the world’s
largest provider of software products; reservations, departure control
systems and other passenger management systems; and consulting
services that help airlines simplify operations and lower costs. Sabre
Airline Solutions’ proven leadership is demonstrated by the growing
number of airlines that leverage the technology and services: More
than 200 airlines worldwide use Sabre Airline Solutions’ broad
portfolio of smart solutions for decision-support tools to increase
revenues and improve operations. More than 500 contracts worldwide
were signed in 2004 for Sabre Airline Solutions’ leading technology
solutions. More than 100 airlines worldwide rely on Sabre Airline
Solutions for passenger management solutions, with eight new carriers
choosing the SabreSonic solutions, the first new-generation
reservations system offered in the market in 2004 and six carrier
renewals. In addition, more than 100 clients worldwide have turned to
the Sabre Airline Solutions consulting group for strategic, commercial
and operational consulting.
Sabre Holdings Corporation (NYSE:TSG) is a world leader in travel
commerce, retailing travel products and providing distribution and
technology solutions for the travel industry. More information about
Sabre Holdings is available at http://www.sabre-holdings.com.
Sabre Airline Solutions and the Sabre Airline Solutions logo are
trademarks and/or service marks of an affiliate of Sabre Holdings
Corp. All other trademarks, service marks and trade names are the
property of their respective owners. (C) 2005 Sabre Inc. All rights
reserved.
CONTACT: Sabre Airline Solutions, Southlake
Kathryn Hayden, 682-605-2252
kathryn.hayden@sabre-holdings.com
SOURCE: Sabre Airline Solutions