ATLANTA, May 11 /PRNewswire/ — Daallo Airlines has selected global airline technology leader Worldspan, L.P. for a five-year airline hosting agreement. Daallo Airlines has adopted Worldspan Meridian (SM), a comprehensive suite of end-to-end airline hosting solutions for daily operations, including a complete reservation and departure control system, industry-leading electronic ticketing and fares and pricing technologies, and other advanced airline solutions enabling the airline to compete more effectively in the market.
Daallo is among nine commercial carriers around the world that have recently struck partnerships with Worldspan for complete hosting and related IT solutions. As a Worldspan Participating Carrier, Daallo Airlines will be able to distribute its flights, fares, and booking and electronic ticketing capabilities to worldwide points of sale through the Worldspan global distribution system (GDS).
“We are committed to growing as a premier airline linking eastern Africa to the global village, and our challenge is to continuously improve the quality and reliability of our service to travelers. Worldspan is key
to answering this challenge, and to helping fulfill our aggressive expansion plans. Working with the leader in global fares and pricing, automated ticket repricing and electronic ticketing, ensures we have the
most relevant, state- of-the-art technologies to meet demand today and in the future,” said Mohamed Yassin, Daallo Airlines’ chief executive officer.
“By providing mission critical technologies and advanced distribution services to Daallo Airlines, Worldspan is supporting a vital player in Africa’s growing airline industry. This is a true partnership, through which Daallo Airlines can focus on sales and services, its core business, while we maintain critical operations and continually advance the airline’s technological capabilities,” said Kevin Ficco, vice president – Airline Distribution and Business Development for Worldspan.
Worldspan Meridian is the airline technology package for airlines hosted in Worldspan, providing carriers with robust, flexible solutions, including global fares and pricing, E-Ticket Technologies, inventory management, reservations management, flight operations, airport processing services, baggage tracking, weather services, historical pricing, rental car and hotel booking solutions, Worldspan Rapid Reprice(R) (automated ticket repricing solution) and Worldspan e-Pricing(R) (online low-fare shopping and pricing technologies). Many of these solutions are available on a customized, subscription-based service to airlines of any size, from start-ups to the world’s largest commercial carriers. Worldspan is one of the most experienced developers and providers of airline technologies and services for airlines worldwide.
Founded in Djibouti in 1991 with one Cessna aircraft, Daallo Airlines’ successful 14-year track record has turned the airline into one of the largest commercial airlines in Africa. Today the carrier operates with 10
aircraft and holds interline agreements with leading world carriers Emirates Airline, Qatar Airways, Saudia Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Srilankan Airlines, Alitalia, British Airways, Ethiopian Airlines, Regional Air and Das Airlines. Daallo Airlines is featured as a showcase success story in David S. Fick’s “Entrepreneurship in Africa: A Study of Success,” published in 2002.
About Worldspan, L.P.
Worldspan is a leader in travel technology services for travel suppliers, travel agencies, e-commerce sites and corporations worldwide. Utilizing some of the fastest, most flexible and efficient networks and computing technologies, Worldspan provides comprehensive electronic data services linking approximately 800 travel suppliers around the world to a global customer base. Worldspan offers industry-leading Fares and Pricing
technology such as Worldspan e-Pricing(R), hosting solutions and customized travel products. Worldspan enables travel suppliers, distributors and corporations to reduce costs and increase productivity with technology like Worldspan Go!(R) and Worldspan Trip Manager(R) XE. Worldspan is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Additional information is available at worldspan.com.
Source: Worldspan, May 11, 2006
