Heathrow Express now on Amadeus GDS
Amadeus agents can now book tickets for the Heathrow Express service through the global distribution system.
Heathrow Express schedules and fares are now shown, with the two-letter IATA designator code 9G, on the Amadeus Selling Platform alongside airlines.
Based on standard airline e-ticketing technology, the system generates train tickets in pdf format which the traveller can use as a valid voucher to board trains, so there is no need to pick up a ticket at the station.
Amadeus claims it is the first to offer the facility.
Heathrow Express managing director Brian Raven said: “Heathrow Express through the Amadeus Selling Platform helps our trade partners reach the customer at travel decision time.â€
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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