Flights
Flight booking system for travel agencies
The flights line of the travel booking panel gives your ticketing desk, your website and your sub-agents one flight booking system for travel agencies: one search box, one set of fare rules and one place where every PNR lives.
- GDS, NDC and low-cost content
- One merged result list
- Fare check before payment
- PNR and e-ticket
The ticketing desk
Why agencies outgrow the GDS terminal alone
A GDS terminal is fast for an expert, but it only shows one source, it cannot be handed to a traveller and it does not know about your markups or your agents. A flight booking system wraps that content in a workflow the whole agency can use.
One query, every source
When a consultant searches a route, the online travel booking system asks every connected source at the same time: your GDS account, NDC airline connections and low-cost carrier APIs. Each source has its own time limit, so a slow supplier never blocks the page.
The same flight, shown once
Consolidators and airlines often sell the same flight. Instead of three identical rows, the result appears once with the best fare on top, while the other offers stay visible to staff who need them.
Fares people can compare
Fare families from GDS and NDC content are mapped to one simple layout, so a traveller can see what a flexible fare adds over a basic one before choosing.
From quote to ticket
What happens when a fare is booked online
The same five steps apply whether a traveller books on your site or an agent books in the B2B travel portal.
Control for the agency
Air ticketing software with your margins built in
Flights are a thin-margin product, so the system keeps your pricing rules in front of every sale.
Markup rules
Add your margin on top of supplier fares as a fixed amount or a percentage, with different rules for direct and agent sales.
Agent wallets
Sub-agents book flights from a prepaid wallet or credit line, and the fare is deducted when the ticket is confirmed.
One record per PNR
Passengers, segments, payments and the ticket number sit on one booking that any colleague can open.
Further reading
Choosing flight content for your travel booking panel
Which sources you connect depends on your market and your existing contracts.
Start with the accounts you already have
If your agency already has a GDS contract, that is usually the first connection. Low-cost carriers and NDC airlines are added once you know which routes your customers ask for most.
Understand how the engine works
For a plain-language walkthrough of search, pricing and ticketing, see this step-by-step look at a flight booking engine. Our own guide to GDS, NDC and low-cost APIs compares the three content types.
Sell flights next to the rest of your range
Flights are often the first product in a trip. Pair them with hotel bookings or a full Umrah package from the same admin.
An example
A day on the flights desk with an online travel booking system
Picture a consultant handling three requests before lunch.
A family holiday
The consultant searches once and sees network and low-cost options together. The family picks a fare family with bags included, pays by card through your gateway, and the e-ticket arrives while they are still on the phone.
A partner agent at night
A sub-agent books a fare in the portal after office hours. The wallet balance covers it, the ticket is issued and the booking is waiting in the admin next morning.
A schedule change
An airline moves a flight. The consultant opens the booking, sees the passengers, ticket and payment history on one screen and contacts the traveller with options.
FAQ
Flight booking system questions
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GDS accounts such as Amadeus, Sabre and Travelport, NDC airline connections and low-cost or aggregator APIs such as Duffel, Mystifly, PKFARE and Kiwi.com, each using your own agreement and credentials.
No. Identical flights from several sources are merged into one result with the best fare shown first.
Yes. The selected offer is revalidated with its supplier before the card or wallet is charged.
Yes. Agents search and book in the B2B travel portal at prices that include your markup, and pay from their wallet or credit line.
In the admin panel, where each booking holds the PNR, passengers, payments and ticket details in one record.