Air Canada is doing away with most surcharges on legacy GDS bookings. But a top official at TTI Travel says AC has been “somewhat hesitant” about implementing its NDC program.
In its release on 17JUN, Air Canada said its DCR, or Digital Cost Recovery program, aimed at providing advisors with an incentive to use NDC technology, “has now been simplified to apply only to lowest fares booked in each cabin.”
Travel Weekly said in a report that the surcharge of $21.50 for legacy bookings in Amadeus and Travelport and $24.50 in Sabre now only applies to the G, K, A and P fare buckets. AC will continue to pay a $2 per flight incentive for bookings made directly with its NDC technology.
The report said Air Canada plans to go live…