Travelport begins distributing Iberia’s NDC content

Travelport has announced the launch of NDC content from Spanish airline Iberia for agents using the Travelport+ booking platform.

The move means that Travelport+ users will be able to fully view and compare Iberia’s NDC fares and ancillaries within the same portal. This content is initially being made available to Travelport’s agent customers in Portugal with other markets “expected to gain access in the coming weeks”.

Iberia is part of International Airlines Group (IAG), which also includes British Airways. In August 2023, Travelport made NDC content from British Airways live for customers in the UK and Ireland ahead of a global rollout. This followed a wider agreement on NDC distribution between Travelport and IAG announced in December 2021.

Celia Muñoz Espín, commercial strategy and distribution director at Iberia, described the selling of NDC fares through Travelport as a “milestone in the travel industry’s transformation”.

“Travelport is a trusted technology provider for the travel industry as it evolves into the next generation of travel retailing,” she added. “It is important for Iberia to partner with technology providers that have proven expertise and can meet our demands for customer-centric innovation.”

The announcement comes just days after Travelport renewed and expanded its deal with Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways to include its NDC fares.

Jason Clarke, Travelport’s chief commercial officer, travel partners, added: “We’re accelerating the delivery of complete NDC solutions for our air partners, like Iberia, so that the source of content is not a factor for agencies and travel management companies (TMCs) that need to create modern retailing and servicing experiences for their travellers.”