Ryanair is to make its fares and ancillary services available to travel agents on the Sabre global distribution system as a further step towards winning more corporate customers.
After years of eschewing travel agents, the airline began selling via Travelport’s global distribution system a year ago to extend its reach into the corporate travel market, which then made up around a quarter of its total traffic.
At the time, it said it would more GDSs.
Business travel has now grown to around 27% of Ryanair’s total traffic, said the airline.
Its launch with Sabre follows the introduction of Ryanair Business Plus last year and a dedicated corporate and group service
This is the latest in an on-going series of Ryanair customer experience improvements under the ‘Always Getting Better’ programme, it said.
Fares will be available on Sabre from June.
