Fare Shopping with NDC Content

Travelport offers the option perform fare shopping using the NDC (New Distribution Capability) standard. NDC was developed by the International Air Transportation Association (IATA) to improve communications between airlines and travel sellers. NDC replaces EDIFACT as a standard that supports more robust functionality for current travel models.

The NDC standard includes a concept of offer management and order management:

  • Offer Management refers to airline’s capabilities to distribute their products but also to merchandise additional services like baggage, seat selection, or ancillaries using rich content.

  • Order Management refers to airline capabilities to manage the order from booking, storing, servicing and fulfillment

Travelport NDC Web Plugin

The Travelport NDC Web Plugin provides access to NDC functionality from Smartpoint.

NDC content is available as March 21, 2023 for Worldspan (1P) for American Airlines with limited functionality. By default, all agencies in North America are enabled for AA NDC content in Smartpoint and with American Airlines. If you are unable to access NDC content, please contact your Travelport account manager. Additional functionality will be added in future releases.

See Getting Started in the NDC Plugin Help for more information about access and provisioning.

Accessing from Smartpoint

To open the NDC plugin from Smartpoint:

From the FARES & PRICING menu, select NDC Flight Shopping Search.

The NDC Search is displayed in a separate browser tab.

Tip! If you are not logged in to MyTravelport, the Log In page displays first.

See Using NDC Plugin within Smartpoint and FAQS: Apollo and Worldspan in the NDC Plugin Help for instructions and more information.

To exit the NDC plugin:

You can either:

  • Close the tab.

  • From a full screen, press the F11 key.

Support

Support for NDC content includes: