Izixazululo Zokuhamba ze-FCM kanye nenkampani engumzali i-Flight Center Travel Group isungule Ithimba Lokusabalalisa Izindiza Zezindiza Zomhlaba ukuze lihole ukusebenzisana kwemboni phakathi kwabahlinzeki bezobuchwepheshe kanye nabahlinzeki be-GDS, ama-TMC nezinkampani zezindiza ekuthuthukiseni izixazululo zokubhukha nokusevisa okuqukethwe kwe-NDC.
Oqokwe ukuhola Ithimba Le-Global Airline Distribution ngu-Jason Toothman Executive Manager - I-Global Air Distribution ye-Flight Center Travel Group, ezinze e-USA. Ujoyina i-Saber Travel Network lapho umsebenzi wakhe omkhulu weminyaka engu-15 wawuhlanganisa ukuthengisa okuhlukahlukene, ukuphatha ama-akhawunti kanye nezindima zokusabalalisa izindiza. Isikhundla sakhe sakamuva kwaba yiPhini likaMongameli we-Global Accounts APAC ozinze eBrisbane lapho ahola khona ithimba elibhekele ukuthengiswa kwe-ejensi, ukuphatha ubudlelwano bamakhasimende, izingxoxo zenkontileka nokwesekwa kokusebenza kuso sonke isifunda. E-Flight Centre/FCM uzosebenzisana eduze nabahlinzeki bezindiza nabahlinzeki bezobuchwepheshe bezinkampani zangaphandle kuzo zonke izimakethe eziningi ukuze asize ukuhlela nokusebenzisa isu nesiqondiso senkampani esihlobene nokuxhumana kwezindiza nokuthengwa kokuqukethwe emhlabeni jikelele.
Omunye oseqenjini elisha kukhona uNicola Ping oqokwe njengoMphathi, Okuqukethwe Komoya Nokusabalalisa, I-Flight Center Travel Group EMEA, ezinze eLondon. Ujoyina e-British Airways lapho ebambe khona indima yokuba yiMenenja ye-Distribution Technology kusukela ngo-2015 esebenzisana ne-IATA ukwakha ukunikezwa kobuchwepheshe be-NDC ngaphakathi kwenkampani yezindiza. Wayenomthwalo wemfanelo futhi wokufundisa izinhlangano zebhizinisi nezokungcebeleka ngaphandle ngokuqukethwe kwe-NDC yeBritish Izindiza. Ukwengeza, i-Ping imele i-British Airways ku-IATA's Passenger Distribution Management Group. Umsebenzi wakhe weminyaka eyishumi enkampanini yezindiza uhlanganisa nolwazi olunzulu lwezintengo zomhlaba kanye nezindima zokuphatha imali engenayo. Endimeni yakhe entsha e-Flight Centre/FCM uzoba nesibopho sokushayela isu lobuchwepheshe bokuqukethwe komoya nozakwethu benkampani kanye namathimba okuthuthukiswa kwangaphakathi.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, ithimba lihlanganisa u-Jason Nooning, Umphathi Jikelele - I-Global Air Distribution, esekelwe eBrisbane, e-Australia. Ubambe le ndima unyaka odlule emele i-Flight Center Travel Goup ezinkundleni ezibalulekile zemboni okuhlanganisa ne-IATA's Passenger Distribution Management Group Advisory Forum kanye neBusiness Travel Summit. Ukwengeza, u-Nooning ubelokhu exoxisana nababambe iqhaza emhlabeni wonke ukuze baxoxe futhi bachaze amasu obambiswano asebenzisa amakhono e-NDC.
U-Marcus Eklund, Umphathi Jikelele We-Global, i-FCM Travel Solutions ubeke amazwana: “Enye yezinto ezinkulu ezinomthelela ekuhambeni kwezinkampani ngo-2019 kuzoba ukusatshalaliswa njengoba okuqukethwe kwe-NDC kuba ngokoqobo kakhulu. Umgomo wethu ubulokhu uwukulinganisa izinto eziza kuqala zesikhathi esifushane ze-NDC ngokwakha isixazululo sesikhathi eside sokubhukha nozakwethu bethu bezobuchwepheshe, okuhlanganisa i-Amadeus kanye ne-Sabre, ngokubambisana nabaphakeli bethu abakhulu bezindiza.
“Ngokubambisana nenkampani yethu engumzali sidale Ithimba Lokusabalalisa Izindiza Zezindiza Zomhlaba ukuze siqhubekisele phambili lesi sixazululo sesikhathi eside, hhayi nje okwethu njengenkampani ehamba phambili yokuphatha ezokuvakasha emhlabeni wonke, kodwa ukuze sisize kangcono izindiza zokuxhumana namakhasimende ethu ezinkampani nabahambi bazo,” kwengeza u-Eklund. “U-Nicola Ping uletha ulwazi olubalulekile lwe-NDC ngokombono wenkampani yezindiza, kuyilapho u-Jason Toothman enolwazi olunzulu nge-GDS nombono wokusabalalisa. Ithimba lethu lochwepheshe selibambe iqhaza elibalulekile ekuholeni izingxoxo ze-NDC nezinkampani zezindiza kanye nozakwethu bezobuchwepheshe futhi sikholelwa ukuthi sisesimweni esihle sokuqhuba ukwamukelwa kwe-NDC ngo-2019 nangale kwalokho.
“Ithimba selivele lenza imihlangano yokucobelelana ngolwazi nemihlangano esezingeni eliphezulu ne-Amadeus kanye neBritish Airways futhi silindele ukuqala ukusebenzisa abashayeli bezindiza abambalwa ku-Q2 kulo nyaka ukuze bafune, babhukhe futhi banikeze usizo okuqukethwe kwe-NDC eziteshini eziningi. Njengelungu elisebenzayo le-Global Travel Management Council ye-IATA, i-FCM iphinde isebenzisane namanye ama-TMC amakhulu ukuqinisekisa ukuthi i-NDC izuzisa zonke izinhlangano,” kusho u-Eklund.
