![]() ![]() Notable carriers on the APG IET platforms aside from other global channels are South African Airways, South African Airways, FlyDubai, Kenya Airways, Middle East Airlines, Royal Air Maroc, Rwandair, Thai Airways, Turkish Airlines, French Bee, Egypt Air, ASKY, Air Seychelles, Air Algerie, Air Namibia. We are hoping that they would do so very soon”, he addedĪPG IET gives the travel agencies the facility to issue a much wider range of airlines and flight combinations than would otherwise be available via your GDS.ĪPG IET allows travel agencies to ticket a wide range of airlines not present on their local BSP and flight combinations with airlines where no interline agreements exist. We are hoping that Air Peace will eventually sign up with us so that we can represent Air Peace abroad in over 100 countries that we have such that anyone who wants to come to Nigeria if they arrive in Lagos and Air Peace only operates to Dubai and Johannesburg. Those people in South Africa can book with the airline to different destinations and pay over there when they arrive. He noted that they do not need to have offices everywhere the reason is that they work with about 200 airlines, citing the example of an airline from South Africa that just appointed APG as their offline GSA in six European countries. He disclosed that APG is a facilitator for travel and one that is assisting airlines, adding that for example, the airlines’ products abroad like Rwandair don’t have a lot of offices globally but if they are part of the APG network, travel agencies in those countries can sell RwandAir products. It has become a global facility that is the reason”. For example, if you are ordering from JUMIA for example, you can pay in Naira and if it is some website offshore, you can pay in foreign currencies. He also noted that it is also beneficial in terms of remittances because they are web-based, noting, “ You have to effect payment however in web-based payment. The new NDC according to Adefope is not as expensive as working through the Global Distribution System (GDS) because all the costs are shared. The biggest challenge with the GDS as far as airlines are concerned is the cost”. Lufthansa has been working with NDC for some time. Even locally, airlines have started moving to the NDC. “You remember the New Distribution Capabilities (NDC) with different airlines. It is not the first time we are having this.” APGIET team with trade partners We work with airlines and also with distribution agencies. ![]() They wanted APG’s products highlighted and to indicate the large network that we have. “We did it last year but we did not have as much publicity and of course, our people in Paris in getting over this challenge, we have not been able to issue tickets. ![]() Femi Adefope who took the trade partners through many of the advantages the organization had had in their business said APG, being a global organization is celebrated every year. After 2 years of challenging times, our global network is back in business stronger than ever so this year: Let’s Reconnect”, says Sandrine de Saint Sauver, ACEO & President APG INC.ĪPG Interline Electronic Ticketing Agreements ( IET) Nigeria event which was held in Lagos had in attendance trade partners made up of travel agents, travel management companies, and travel enthusiasts on how to use technology to enhance their business and how they can reconnect the travel business that was hampered or slowed down by the COVID-19 pandemic.Ĭhairman of APG Nigeria, Mr. “Our added value for thirty years is our global network made up of all our offices in 170 countries, which join together on APG Day to celebrate our annual theme. Trade partners listening APG IET Day 2022 APG DAY is an idea that was developed some years ago to stop the world for a day on APG time. This Year the theme is “Let’s Reconnect”. Once a year, on May 27 which corresponds to APG Airlines’ IATA code (GP 275), all APG offices in 170 countries throughout the world mark the day with activities for charitable causes, events with local travel agents, and many other activities linked to the unique theme for that year. Through innovation and technology, the APG network has expanded over its 25-years history to become a key partner and a powerful platform in the airline distribution environment, offering outsourced services in passenger sales and marketing, reservations, finance, and accounting, fare filing and consulting, writes WOLE SHADAREĪPG Network, the World’s Leading Network of Airline Representatives on May 27, 2022, celebrated APG DAY all around the world. ![]()
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