Using Inside Link
In Apollo (1V), Travelport offers a product called Inside Link to those airlines that have full participation. Inside Link provides access to information stored in the airline’s reservation system by connecting Apollo directly to that system on an interactive basis.
Features of Inside Link are:
- Inside Availability
- Last Seat Sell
- Display Option Link
- Positive Acknowledgment
Inside Availability
With Inside Availability, an airline can display its actual inventory in an Apollo availability display without requiring extra formats or keystrokes. When you request availability, Apollo sends a message to the airline requesting current inventory status on the flights to display.
When you sell a seat on an Inside Availability airline, actual airline inventory decreases and an asterisk (*) appears at the end of the segment.
The asterisk indicates it was sold through the link with the airline.
Last Seat Sell
With Last Seat Sell, an airline reduces its actual inventory when you sell a seat in Apollo. When you sell a seat on a flight in Apollo, the request immediately goes to the airline for confirmation.
The airline guarantees the booking as long as an asterisk (*) appears at the end of the segment and a positive acknowledgment appears in the PNR.
Display Option Link
Display Option Link lets you view data in the airline’s reservation system using additional formats. The data available includes some or all of the following:
- Availability
- Schedules
- Seat maps
- Fare information
- Flight information
Positive Acknowledgment
Positive Acknowledgment allows the airline to return its record locator to Apollo once the PNR appears in their system. The record locator is a unique series of letters and/or numbers that identifies a PNR in a computer reservation system – and then attaches itself to the Apollo PNR.