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Taking customers further than just the airport. Amadeus Airport Express. Tatyana Luchshikova, BSM CESE 26, May 2009. Amadeus Airport Express. Amadeus Airport Express provides The perfect complementary service at the time the flight ticket is purchased
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Taking customers further than just the airport Amadeus Airport Express Tatyana Luchshikova, BSM CESE 26, May 2009
Amadeus Airport Express • Amadeus Airport Express provides • The perfect complementary service at the time the flight ticket is purchased • Proposed in major international airports • Fast way to reach the city, non-stop, short journeys (e.g. 15 minutes every 15 minutes) • Save time and efforts to travelers by letting them board on trains with home-printed tickets • As flexible as a tube service – No seat reservation • Accommodate both Corporate and Leisure travelers, with multi-modal possibilities
Amadeus Airport Express • Amadeus Airport Express can be booked and ticketed exactly as per airline processes • Distribution on the Amadeus Airline display under 9G IATA code • BSP coverage through Hahn Air (where BSP accredited) • Fulfillment through E-Ticketing technology based on airline standards • E-Tickets delivered by e-mail to the traveler or the agency as PDF document • Heathrow Express and Arlanda Express launched in 2008, FAL (Tokyo) has been launched in 2009, next to come CAT Vienna, Gatwick.
Amadeus Airport Express • Amadeus Airport Express enables you to • Broaden your offeringandimprove your valueinthe distribution chain by proving your consultancy role and providing a better service to your customers. • Develop new revenues streams • Increase your sales and productivity
British Airways Heathrow Express New York – London (EWR-QQP)
Travelers board on trains with home-printed tickets • E-Mail sent to the customer including the PDF Ticket • Possibility to resend the ticket • Hahn Air provides the appropriate fulfilment and settlement solutions
Comparison With Other Airport Links • Most people when arriving at an airport will go straight to the taxi rank or look for a bus terminal: • Heathrow Express takes 15 minutes from Terminals 1,2,3,&4 or 21 minutes from Terminal 5. Price of a ticket is £ 16.50 or £ 34 return • A taxi take between 30 minutes to 1 hour (depends on traffic) and costs up to £ 70 • A bus takes from 45 minutes (depends on traffic) and costs £ 20
Communicate the 10% Ticket Price Reduction • Focus communication on the 10% ticket reduction offered by Heathrow Express: • by booking a Heathrow Express ticket, the travel agent can earn up to 10% mark-up from the ticket price on the GDS. • There is a selling price and a net price for the TA. • The TA will sell the ticket at £17.00 pounds to the end-consumer but will be billed £15.00 pounds (net price) by Heathrow (HEX) through BSP . • Immediate new revenue