Saudia is the first airline in the Middle East and Africa Region to receive the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Level 4 New Distribution Capability (NDC) certification.
The ‘New Distribution Capability’ is a functionality used for booking air travel for individual and group bookings. It enables travel professionals to access content such images of the inflight cabin; add ancillary products, such as WiFi packages, excess baggage, and more.
Embracing Saudia NDC certified solution by Travel Agents provides access to broader airline inventory, including seats, air and non-air ancillaries, bundles and à la carte, with varied rate tiers and packages along with Rich Media.
IATA Accredited Travel Agents and Non-IATA Travel Agents are offered access through either an Airline Agent Platform or through an API, if the agents have their own booking engine.
IATA accredited Travel Agents will be able to perform transactions the same way using ARC or IATA BSP, and NDC transactions will be issued on Saudia documents. Non-IATA travel agents have to contact the respective Saudia sales offices to obtain access to the NDC direct connect solution.
Online Travel Agents and Meta search engines will be provided with NDC Application Programming Interface (APIs) to access Saudia complete Offers and Order management including after sales service.
Travel Agents are encouraged to register through https://ndc.saudia.com/login to gain access to NDC content from Saudia.
Source: Saudia