Hawaiian Airlines is investing in comprehensive
omnichannel retailing, enabled by Accelya’s full suite of offer
management products and New Distribution Capability (NDC) API.
Hawaiian has been using FLX
Merchandise to sell ancillaries such as its Extra Comfort main
cabin seats and branded fares through direct channels, since 2014.
For greater
control and reach of Hawaiian’s offers in its third-party (Agency
and Meta) channels, the carrier has now licensed the full suite of
offer engines from Accelya – FLX Shop & Price, FLX Availability
Calculator, and FLX Schedule Builder – to enable efficient
shopping and pricing, independent availability calculation, and
dynamic schedule building.
“Providing our guests with an innovative and
seamless purchasing experience, regardless of where they are
shopping, is an extension of the award-winning hospitality we are
known for,” said Theo Panagiotoulias, senior vice president of
sales and alliances at Hawaiian Airlines. “As a longtime Accelya
customer, we are confident in its suite of products and we look
forward to collaborating with our third-party partners to deliver
Hawaiian’s industry-leading offers through full-scale NDC
programs.”
Hawaiian is also implementing an omnichannel retailing approach with FLX NDC API and FLX Open
Connect which will allow for new content from
Hawaiian to be available in indirect channels.
“Hawaiian Airlines recognizes that greater control
over revenue generation across all channels will be key to future
profitability once we emerge from this pandemic,” said Jim
Davidson, Chief Product Officer at Accelya. “By extending its
existing deployment to include the full suite of offer management
products from Accelya, Hawaiian will have full control over its
retailing capabilities in both direct and indirect channels and
the ability to tailor the offer to maximize the value of every
seat, no matter where it is sold, while ensuring customers
continue to enjoy the experience they have come to expect of the
airline.”
See also:
Future of Airline Distribution and NDC - HD Video Interview with
Yanik Hoyles, IATA.
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