Sabre and Himalaya Airlines announce global distribution partnership further driving the airline’s growth globally

SINGAPORE – 11 July, 2017 – Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), the leading technology provider to the global travel industry, today announced a new global distribution partnership with Himalaya Airlines. This partnership is in line with supporting and strengthening the airline’s objective of becoming the premium carrier that connects Nepal to the world.

Himalaya Airlines is looking to add 15 aircraft to its current fleet that will connect Nepal globally, thus cementing its status as the premier carrier in the country. Sabre’s technology will enable the airline to maximise its reach through the Sabre Travel Marketplace, connecting them to more than 425,000 travel agents globally. This will help to ensure that consumers have access to the best possible deals available while creating more revenue opportunities for the airline and travel agents.

“Nepal is a tourism hotspot. From 2015 to 2016, tourism grew almost 40 percent, a trend that is likely to continue as the country enhances its infrastructure. Beyond that, connectivity options are improving, especially with the likes of Himalaya Airlines adding key destinations across the region. As one of the leading airlines in Nepal, we are excited to work with Himalaya Airlines in bringing their offerings to the rest of the world using our technologies to ultimately fuel tourism growth and facilitate greater ease of travel for Nepalese,” said Rakesh Narayanan, vice president of Supplier Commerce, Sabre Travel Network Asia Pacific.

Effective August 2017, Himalaya Airlines’ fares and ancillary offerings will be available to Sabre travel agents globally, allowing them to choose the most cost-efficient routes and packages for their customers.

Commenting on this agreement, Mr. Vijay Shrestha, Vice President, Administration of Himalaya Airlines said, “We are confident we’ve made the best choice in selecting Sabre as one of our global distribution system (GDS) partners to make our seats inventory available to the more than 425,000 travel agents across the world who use Sabre. Sabre’s reservations technology is one of the industry’s most powerful revenue-generating system and we believe we will be able to get a competitive edge in the market by giving us the flexibility to offer a wide array of other value-added services to our customers.”

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Sabre Asia Pacific
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About Sabre Corporation
Sabre Corporation is the leading technology provider to the global travel industry. Sabre’s software, data, mobile and distribution solutions are used by hundreds of airlines and thousands of hotel properties to manage critical operations, including passenger and guest reservations, revenue management, flight, network and crew management. Sabre also operates a leading global travel marketplace, which processes more than US$120 billion of global travel spend annually by connecting travel buyers and suppliers. Headquartered in Southlake, Texas, USA, Sabre serves customers in more than 160 countries around the world. 

About Himalaya Airlines Pvt, Ltd.
Established in August 2014, Himalaya Airlines, a Nepal China Joint Venture, is a fast growing private airline of Nepal. Himalaya Airlines, full service premium carrier, aims to excel in safety, operational reliability, performance and most importantly in service to its customers. The airline started its first scheduled flight operations from May 31, 2016 flying directly to Doha, Qatar. Currently the airline is also operating its direct flights to Kuala Lumpur, Yangon and Dubai on a regular basis. The airline plans to add a number of exciting new destinations to its growing network within 2017, including Dubai, Dammam, Dhaka, Hong Kong, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Bangkok, Beijing, Lhasa and Chengdu flying passengers on board its new aircrafts.

The Airline currently has 3 Airbus 320-214 series of narrow-body aircrafts in its fleet with two seat configurations that can respectively hold 8 & 150 passengers in its Business and Economy seats. The carrier received its first new Airbus on March 9, 2016, second Airbus on January 31, 2017 and third new airbus on March 31, 2017. Over the coming five years, the airline has a target of acquiring 15 aircrafts to connect Kathmandu with various new destinations in Asia and beyond. The Airlines will also introduce long haul wide body aircraft of A330 family in due course of time for the operation of direct flights to Japan, Korea, Europe, Australia, and America.

Himalaya Airlines’ in-flight entertainment system offers passengers with latest blockbusters movies, music, TV shows and documentaries. Passengers flying in Himalaya Airlines flights can also spend their quality time reading through the in-flight magazine – Danfe. The passengers can experience the warm Nepali hospitality and excellent customer service exclusively tailored to meet the traveller’s needs on-board.