Aeroflot Russian Airlines Selects SabreSonic as Its New Generation Reservation Solution
30 April 2004 - 10:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
Aeroflot Russian Airlines Selects SabreSonic as Its New Generation
Reservation Solution New Advanced Technology Suite to Propel State
of Travel in Russia MOSCOW and SOUTHLAKE, Texas, April 30
/PRNewswire/ -- Aeroflot Russian Airlines announced that it has
signed a contract with Sabre Airline Solutions for a
state-of-the-art technology portfolio. The core of this advanced
technology solution is the SabreSonic suite, which includes
passenger reservations, a web site that allows potential travelers
to shop and book travel on Aeroflot, and airport check-in along
with a number of other key passenger service modules. The
comprehensive offering also will provide Russian travel agencies
with full access to the world's leading global distribution system,
providing the first ability to directly book travel worldwide
including airlines, car rental agencies, cruises, tour operators
and rail outside of Russia. Industry studies indicate that the
Russian marketplace is poised for growth and the Russian travel
industry will benefit from this growth. In a world of contracting
economies, Russia has been experiencing economic growth of 4
percent to 8 percent in recent years and inflation also is on the
decrease. Russian airline travel is expected to also grow both
regionally and internationally. Forecasted growth in the airline
traffic ranges from 60 percent to 100 percent comparing 2002 to
2010. While there were 28 million passengers boarded in 2003, there
have been estimates that this number could grow to over 100 million
by 2015. The announcement between Aeroflot and Sabre Airline
Solutions helps to position the carrier for this growth and follows
several years of successful business between the two companies that
began when Aeroflot began leveraging software from Sabre Airline
Solutions to automate and streamline its operations in 1997.
"Aeroflot was determined to get the most advanced and effective
technologies in the industry," said Eugene Bachurin, Commercial
Director for Aeroflot. "It is for this reason we chose the Sabre
Airline Solutions technology package. Their solutions are the only
ones that will provide both flexibility for our clients' selling,
booking and ticketing airline travel, as well as maximizing
productivity for agents. In addition, the new technology will
provide many new features both for Aeroflot and travel agents as
well as our passengers." "We are extremely excited to be taking
such an active role in advancing the state of travel in Russia,"
said Tom Klein, group president of Sabre Airline Solutions. "We
recognize that Aeroflot is poised for significant growth and we are
looking forward to helping them leverage our new generation
technology solutions to accomplish and manage this growth." The
comprehensive technology package that Sabre Airline Solutions will
be implementing at Aeroflot provides technology suites for
reservations and associated passenger services, GDS access and
optimization solutions. These three core technologies include: --
SabreSonic, the travel industry's first new generation reservations
and passenger processing solution, built on open systems to provide
unmatched flexibility, integration and implementation of the latest
technologies in the market. -- Access to the world's leading global
distribution system that combined with the SabreSonic suite
provides the most complete end-to- end solution to shop, book,
price and manage travel. -- New operational technology solutions to
enhance Aeroflot's frequent flyer program (Aeroflot Bonus), and to
help the airline plan and optimize air loads -- which also helps
save fuel costs, increasingly important in current market
conditions. The agreement with Aeroflot will open an entire new
offering for travel agencies that currently book Aeroflot flights.
These agencies, that previously only had access to Aeroflot's
inventory, now also will have access to the Sabre global
distribution system (GDS), the world's largest and most advanced
distribution system, for booking Aeroflot flights. SabreSonic
includes robust solutions for alliance support -- including
technology to support codeshare agreements with alliance members,
frequent flyer programs, shared electronic ticketing information
and more. This capability will ensure smooth and seamless travel
experience for passengers connecting with partner airlines. "The
breadth of the offering from Sabre Airline Solutions provides an
integrated solution across all of our operations. In fact, we
believe the technology solution they have packaged for Aeroflot
offers benefits that are unmatched in the industry," said Sergey
Kiryushin, Aeroflot's chief information officer. "This smart
technology means improvements to our operations and that means
better results to our bottom line and improved service to our
customers." An additional phase of implementation of the Sabre
Airline Solutions Aeroflot technology suite will launch new
customer-focused passenger solution features made possible through
SabreSonic, such as a powerful web-based booking engine that will
introduce online shopping functionality for Aeroflot. eCommerce and
online booking for travel is growing exponentially worldwide, and
this product suite introduction from Sabre Airline Solutions will
provide a new paradigm in the Russian marketplace. In fact,
SabreSonic provides Aeroflot with the most versatile check-in
options in the industry. "In short, with SabreSonic, Aeroflot can
provide a whole new level of service to Aeroflot's passengers,"
Klein added. "We have made sure that we developed a passenger
solution that is focused on passengers. And we made sure we had the
right technology to allow for a very adaptable system that can keep
pace with changes in the way people travel." According to Bachurin
at Aeroflot, "The most exciting part about this new technology
package is that it will help advance the travel industry in
Russia." About Aeroflot Russian Airlines Aeroflot Russian Airlines
(RTS: AFLT) makes regular flights to 88 points of 42 countries,
including six CIS countries (Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia,
Kirghizia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan). In addition, 33 joint flights
are made under code-sharing agreements with 20 Aeroflot airline
partners. Aeroflot has the largest booking and flight control
centers in Eastern Europe. The entire flight management process is
automated in real-time. Aeroflot flight safety is around 99.95%
that corresponds to the highest international level. The company
employs 14,200 workers, including 2,200 aircraft pilots. Flexible
fare schemes (family fare, youth fare, pensioner fare, etc.) and
"Aeroflot Bonus" frequent-flyer incentive program are applied for
all Aeroflot flights. Aeroflot routes and flight schedules are
highly intensive and provide maximally optimized connections.
Aeroflot mission is to create routes meeting the demand for air
transportation and providing the development of domestic and
international lines, convenience and comfort for the passengers.
The upcoming summer season as well as the last winter period is
distinguished by making regular and charter flights in the
circumstances of a large-scale air fleet replacement program. About
Sabre Airline Solutions Sabre Airline Solutions, a Sabre Holdings
company, is the world's largest provider of software products,
reservations and departure control systems and other passenger
management systems, and consulting services that help airlines
simplify operations and lower costs. Sabre Airline Solutions'
proven leadership is demonstrated by the growing number of airlines
that leverage the technology and services: More than 200 airlines
worldwide use Sabre Airline Solutions' broad portfolio of smart
solutions for decision-support tools to increase revenues and
improve operations. More than 100 airlines worldwide rely on Sabre
Airline Solutions for passenger management solutions, with 15 new
carriers added and nine carrier renewals for SabreSonic Res
advanced reservations in 2003. In addition, more than 100 clients
worldwide have turned to Sabre Airline Solutions consulting group
for strategic, commercial and operational consulting. More than 500
contracts worldwide were signed in 2003 within Sabre Airline
Solutions. Sabre Holdings Corporation (NYSE:TSG) is a world leader
in travel commerce, retailing travel products and providing
distribution and technology solutions for the travel industry. More
information about Sabre Holdings is available at
http://www.sabre-holdings.com/ . Sabre Airline Solutions, the Sabre
Airline Solutions logo and SabreSonic, Sabre AirOps, Sabre
Traverse, Sabre AirMax are trademarks and/or service marks of an
affiliate of Sabre Holdings Corporation. All other trademarks,
service marks, and trade names are the property of their respective
owners. DATASOURCE: Sabre Airline Solutions CONTACT: Kathryn Hayden
of Sabre Airline Solutions, +1-682-605-2252, or ; or Elena Semenowa
of Aeroflot Russian Airlines, +7095-151-9869, or Web site:
http://www.sabre-holdings.com/
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