Qantas has revealed details of its new distribution model, which will come into effect in mid-2025.
The Australian carrier on Wednesday (27 November) said its new model “reflects a global shift towards adoption of IATA’s New Distribution Capability (NDC) technology” and that it will include booking and servicing offers “that are either difficult or just not possible through traditional systems”.
From 1 July travel agents and bookers will be able to access the carrier’s content in several ways, with varying ticket surcharges applied to different booking channels.
The new model will replace Qantas Channel agreements and will offer four booking channel options: EDIFACT bookings via legacy systems, ‘standard NDC’ via GDS…