Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2012-09-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, and RAK Airways, one of the flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates, have today jointly announced their first ever GDS participation agreement. Under the new deal, Galileo and Worldspan-connected users worldwide will gain access to all of RAK Airways fares and inventory with immediate effect.
Travelport confirmed that the deal formed part of its ongoing strategy to aggregate the broadest range of airline content into its GDS channel for travel agency customers worldwide.
“We are thrilled to be signing our first participation agreement with RAK Airways, UAE’s flag carrier,” said Will Owen Hughes, Business Development Director for Travelport in the Middle East and Africa. “It very much forms part of our ongoing strategy to work hand in hand with the country’s national carriers to maximise the growth potential of this important travel region.”
“The deal between the two companies will enable RAK Airways to widen its distribution base considerably. Offering our customers better access and more choice is important to us and this agreement will help us deliver this,” said John Brayford, CEO, RAK Airways. “Travelport’s extensive global network complements our ambitious expansion plans and this agreement will really help serve RAK Airways’ future distribution needs.”
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Travelport
Baiba Upmale
PR Manager, Middle East
Tel: +971 4 3614836
Email: baiba.upmale@travelport.com
RAK Airways
Elizabeth Percy
Corporate Communications
RAK Airways
Direct line : +9712075131
Mobile : +971506471983
Email: elizabeth.percy@rakairways.com
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About Travelport (www.travelport.com)
Travelport is a broad-based business services company and a leading provider of critical transaction processing solutions to companies operating in the global travel industry.
With a presence in over 170 countries, approximately 3,500 employees and 2011 net revenue of $2.0 billion, Travelport is comprised of the global distribution systems (GDS) business, which includes the Galileo and Worldspan brands and its Airline IT Solutions business.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Travelport is a privately owned company.
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About RAK Airways (www.rakairways.com)
RAK Airways, one of the youngest national carriers of the United Arab Emirates, is stepping up operations with an ambitious growth plan. Since its relaunch in 2010, RAK Airways has worked on building its passenger numbers filling 250,000 seats in 2011, while gradually expanding its destination network to Africa, Middle East and Asia.