Myanmar National Airlines will now distribute its fares via Sabre
Myanmar National Airlines‘ expansion strategy has taken another step forward, with the signing of a new distribution deal with Sabre.
The Yangon-based airline started distributing its fares to travel agents last month via the Amadeus GDS, and it will now be able to access even more travel agents with the Sabre GDS deal. Effective immediately, the carrier’s fares and inventory will be made available to more than 100,000 Sabre-connected travel agents across the Asia Pacific region.
“This agreement will help us to stimulate demand within the most important retail sales channel for Myanmar, supporting our ambitious expansion plans,” said Captain Than Tun, CEO of Myanmar National Airlines.
“Shopping for flights to our 26 corporate and leisure domestic destinations becomes easy and more transparent, while we also promote our new international routes which have just started with Singapore.”
In recent months Myanmar National Airlines has started taking delivery of a new fleet of modern aircraft, and also launched its first international services to Singapore. It now plans to add four more international destinations within the Asia Pacific region by early 2016.
“Myanmar has become a strategic growth market in Southeast Asia for both tourism and trade. This agreement with Myanmar National Airlines provides travel agents across the region with access to the full domestic network, while the flag carrier enjoys a boost in ticket sales,” said Hans Belle, Sabre Travel Network’s vice president of supplier commerce & strategic partnerships for Asia Pacific.