BA pre-paid seating is now bookable on GDS
UK travel agents can now book pre-paid seating on British Airways’ flights for the first time through the Travelport GDS.
Before, agents could only do this through the airline’s website.
The development comes after BA and Travelport signed a full content agreement, which included a commitment to integrate BA’s pre-paid seating solution into the GDS.
To take advantage of the facility, agents must download Travelport Options Integrator, which is available for connected agents free of charge.
Travelport and BA intend to implement the new functionality to other key regions later in the year following the initial home market launch this month.
By Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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