Air Strategy Group
Airline Industry Partners British Airways easyJet Etihad Royal Brunei Qatar Airways Vietnam Airlines Virgin Atlantic
Objective To demonstrate the value and importance of third party distribution to the airline industry and to compete with direct channels
Why? IATA NDC is both a threat and an opportunity IATA APJC may face further challenges re financial criteria etc Airlines view distribution as a cost and not an investment Therefore we battle for investment over direct channels Consumerisation of B2B encourages direct selling Airline Industry Partners pay £210k to GTMC a in return for benefits
Issues APD ( Industry Affairs) MFR ( Industry Affairs) NDC ( Technology) ADM policies Sales Support Direct v Indirect Channel disparity Enabling and promoting growth and exports
Actions Events as opposed to meetings need to be created to produce mutually beneficial results
Actions Surveys Consultations Product and service awareness Business development Relationship Building
What we need Engagement Commitment Delivery Reinforcement