United Airlines’ NDC Now Available Through Sabre GDS

United Airlines announced its New Distribution Capability (NDC) is now available through Sabre Corporation’s global distribution system (GDS).

Sabre-connected travel buyers, agencies and developer partners will be able to shop, book and service United’s NDC content through Sabre’s Offer and Order APIs, the agency point-of-sale tool, Sabre Red 360 and the online booking tool, GetThere.

“We are so pleased to launch United Airlines’ NDC content this week, marking the 10th airline with whom we have completed integration and made content available through NDC to agencies around the world,” Sabre vice president Kathy Morgan said.

Travel advisors connected to the Sabre GDS can choose enhanced offers from United, including the airline’s continuous pricing content with the lowest fares available in these channels.

Agents will also have access to more descriptive information on the carrier’s flight offers and seat selection enabled in the booking path. NDC offers from United are currently available in over 70 countries, with more coming soon.

“In delivering a suite of NDC solutions and enabling air content in our NDC channels, we are helping airlines go from where they are today to a new modern approach to travel retailing – a key step in the evolution of retailing and distribution in the travel industry,” Morgan continued.

Sabre Offer and Order APIs allow airlines to create and distribute offers across any channel, while being fulfilled and delivered as orders. Sabre Red 360 unlocks bookable content and information to create tailored trip experiences that travel buyers can sell and service.

In October, Sabre announced the extension of its multi-year distribution agreement with United, which ensured that connected travel agents have access to the airline’s content while enabling the carrier to extend its reach in Sabre’s network of global travel buyers and intermediaries.