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Alitalia cuts commissions
Alitalia has reduced agent’s commissions in a move that it says “is in keeping with changes that are taking place within the travel industry”.
The four percent commission will come into effect from 1 January 2003.
A statement from the carrier said: “In this ever-changing industry, Alitalia will continue to focus on product enhancements and technological advances in order to meet the demands of trade partners as well as customers”.
Finnair and American Airlines also announced reductions to commissions in the last two weeks. Both will go to four percent commissions from 1 January 2003.
Read our previous stories:
15-Oct-2002 Virgin reviews commission stance
08-Oct-2002 SAS cuts commissions
7-Sept-2002 Lufthansa cuts commissions for UK, but not Germany
24-Sept-2002 Finnair joins commission axe bandwagon
17-Sept-2002 Air France axes US commissions
16-July-2002 Delta ends commission for ticket changes in the US
16-Apr-2002 bmi says it won’t adjust commissions until October
16-Apr-2002 bmi follows BA with domestic fare changes
22-Mar-2002 Zero commission hits agents in US
19-Mar-2002 Continental and American scrap base commission in US
19-Mar-2002 Delta scraps agency commissions in US and Canada
13-Feb-2002 BA cuts Fresh Approach payments
8-Jan-2002 ABTA tries to calm Fresh Approach fears
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