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CO, united take GDS tradeoff. (News).

Publication: Business Travel News
Publication Date: 28-APR-03 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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Continental Airlines this month made official its decision to take advantage of Galileo International's Momentum offer to cut by roughly 20 percent its segment fees in exchange for access to all but opaque fares in which the carrier's brand is not revealed before the sale. The decision gives Continental flat pricing for three years and millions in annual savings. Galileo said more than 38 percent of its U.S.-originated airline bookings now are included in Momentum.

Airline participation in Sabre's Direct Connect Availability Three-Year Option grew to represent about 15 percent of Sabre air bookings when United Airlines earlier this month joined the program. It trades to all Sabre users access to all but opaque fares in return for a three-year cap on fees paid to Sabre at about 13 percent less than its 2003 rates, Sabre said. Southiake, Texas-based Sabre also said the program (BTN, Oct. 28, 2002) has been extended to Europe.

Though United...

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