Hong Kong, 2012-08-01 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, has today announced a new multi-year global content agreement with China Southern Airlines.
Effective immediately, the new agreement ensures Galileo and Worldspan travel agency customers worldwide will continue to have full access to the airline’s fares and inventories.
China Southern Airlines operates the largest fleet in The People’s Republic of China and is ranked among the world’s top six airlines (in terms of fleet size). Its network includes 150 destinations in China and more than 40 destinations in Asia. It is part of the SkyTeam Alliance, which includes more than 15 other airlines.
As part of the agreement, China Southern Airlines will also enhance its connectivity with Travelport to the highest level, which will deliver the most accurate real-time inventory information to Travelport-connected agents.
“We are pleased to sign this agreement with Travelport who we see as being at the forefront in travel distribution worldwide and well positioned to ensure China Southern Airlines maximises the access travel agents have to our fares and inventories,” said China Southern Airlines.
“China Southern Airlines is a highly valued airline partner for Travelport, and we are excited to have signed this agreement and secure this valuable content for our travel agency network both in the region and worldwide,” said Andrew Middleton, Travelport’s Vice President, Supplier Services, Asia Pacific.
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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 China Southern Airlines (www.flychinasouthern.com)
China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd., a proud member of SkyTeam, is directly affiliated with China Southern Air Holding Company, specializing in air transportation services. It has headquarters in Guangzhou.
China Southern Airlines operates the largest fleet, most developed route network and largest passenger capacity of any airline in The People’s Republic of China. Currently, China Southern operates more than 460 passenger and cargo transport aircraft. The airline fleet is ranked among the world’s top six airlines (in terms of fleet size) and with Guangzhou and Beijing as its central hubs.
Through close cooperation with its SkyTeam partner airlines, China Southern’ global route network spans 983 destinations to 178 countries and regions and nearly every major world metropolis.
China Southern is the sole Asian airline ranked in the world’s top five passenger carriers as well as the only Chinese airline listed in the world’s top 10 in civil aviation for seven consecutive years
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