How a fare reaches the agent

Airline and distribution systems carry fares and seats to the platforms agents book on.

1Airline and distributionsystems ↓Global distribution systems, and the airline'sreservation, check-in and accounting software.Sabre Corp.AmadeusAccelya2Booking platforms for travelagents ↓Platforms through which travel agents book flightsand holidays.Travclanb2BAirIQ 365fares and seats1Airline and distributionsystems ↓Global distribution systems, and theairline's reservation, check-in andaccounting software.Sabre Corp.AmadeusAccelya2Booking platforms fortravel agents ↓Platforms through which travel agents bookflights and holidays.Travclanb2BAirIQ 365

Box 1 holds the airline's fares, seats and bookings and carries them to the trade. Box 2 is where travel agents search and book them. Tap a title in the diagram to jump to its companies.

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Airline and distribution systems 3 companies

A global distribution system carries every airline's fares and seats to travel sites and agents. The same companies run airlines' bookings, check-in and accounts.

Sabre Corp. logoSabre Corp.Sabre, with engineers in Bengaluru, runs the other large global distribution system and helps airlines price and sell seats and extras.BengaluruHiring now
Amadeus logoAmadeusAmadeus runs the largest global distribution system, and the booking, check-in and boarding systems of many airlines. Its Bengaluru centre is among its largest.Bengaluru · PuneHiring now
Accelya logoAccelyaAccelya, which grew from an Indian airline-accounting company, sells airlines the systems that track the money from every ticket, and cargo systems.Mumbai · PuneHiring now
The tech, explainedGlobal distribution system (GDS)Passenger service system (PSS)New Distribution Capability (NDC)Airline revenue accountingAir cargo community system↗ Logistics and supply chain
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Booking platforms for travel agents 2 companies

Travel agents book flights and holiday packages through platforms that connect to the distribution systems.

TTravclanb2BTravclan, with engineers in Delhi, sells travel agents a platform for booking flights and holiday packages.Delhi NCRHiring now
AirIQ 365 logoAirIQ 365AirIQ 365 sells travel agents a platform and connections for booking flights.
The tech, explainedB2B travel portal
How it all worksTravel technologyFlight, hotel and bus back, booked in ten minutes.
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What's changing

The airline sells like a shop.

A new industry standard, NDC, lets airlines sell directly with their own prices and extras, instead of through fixed fares in the distribution systems. Airlines can then sell seats, meals and bags the way an online shop sells products.

Read moreNew Distribution Capability (NDC)
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Companies: ingrid's company map. Hiring signals: postings feed of 5 Nov 2026.