Ryanair announces agreement with Sabre

Ryanair announced (06-May-2015) an agreement with Sabre, with the carrier's fares and ancillaries to be available through Sabre's GDS from the beginning of Jun-2015. Ryanair chief marketing officer Kenny Jacobs said: "Ryanair is pleased to work with Sabre as we continue to improve our offering to an even wider range of business and corporate customers. With more than 27% of our customers already traveling on business, we are continuing to enhance Europe's best business service, with the lowest fares, most on-time flights and our tailored Business Plus service. Business travellers, corporations and TMCs will now have greater access to our low fares and Europe's largest route network thanks to our agreement with Sabre." Sabre Travel Network senior VP EMEA Harald Eisenaecher added: "Ryanair has become a popular option for corporate travellers and it's now easier, faster and more efficient for travel agencies to shop and book Ryanair's fares and ancillary content all within the Sabre system. Our industry-leading retailing capabilities also allow Ryanair to merchandise their fares and ancillaries the way they want to, ensuring brand consistency across all of its retail channels." [more - original PR]