SOUTHLAKE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–March 10, 2006–Sabre Travel
Network Has Signed a ‘Multi-Year’ full-content agreement with
Belgium’s flagship carrier, SN Brussels Airlines. The deal gives Sabre
Connected travel agencies access to the same fares and availability
offered through the carrier’s direct reservation outlets, including
flySN.com.
Separately, four additional airlines have upgraded their
connection to the Sabre system. Aegean Airlines, Helios Airways,
Yemenia Airways and Afriqiyah Airways are all now participating at
Direct Connect Availability (DCA), the highest level of participation
in the Sabre GDS.
Russia’s Domodedovo Airlines and City Star Airlines in Scotland
have started distributing through the Sabre system. City Star is based
in Aberdeen, with routes to Oslo and Stavanger in Norway.
“The one thing all these airlines have in common is their
recognition of Sabre as the most efficient marketplace for the buying
and selling of travel,” said Dean Bibb, Sabre Travel Network’s vice
president for supplier relations in Europe, the Middle East and
Africa. “The additional distribution value that comes from our
ownership of companies in every channel of travel sales and
distribution is as attractive to regional airlines as it is to the
large, global network carriers.”
In addition to distribution through the Sabre GDS, Yemenia Airways
and Afriqiyah Airways also use operational and decision-support
products from Sabre Travel Network sister business, Sabre Airline
Solutions.
About Sabre Travel Network
Sabre Travel Network, a Sabre Holdings company, provides access to
the world’s leading global distribution system (GDS). The Sabre GDS is
a ready-built efficient marketplace that connects suppliers, including
hundreds of airlines and thousands of hotels, with more than 50,000
travel agency locations. Suppliers get access through one single
connection; travel agents get real time access to thousands of travel
products from multiple suppliers through one source integrated into
their businesses; consumers get access to a global supermarket of the
world’s greatest travel possibilities.
Key brands of Sabre Travel Network include GetThere, the leading
Web-based corporate travel reservation technology, and Jurni Network,
the unique leisure travel agency consortium in the United States that
enables members to sell more products from preferred travel suppliers
using sophisticated market intelligence.
Sabre Holdings (NYSE:TSG) connects people with the world’s
greatest travel possibilities by 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.
CONTACT: Sabre Travel Network, Southlake
Media Contact:
Kathryn Hayden, 682-605-2252
kathryn.hayden@sabre-holdings.com
SOURCE: Sabre Travel Network