BB Airways signs up with Abacus
Abacus International has signed a new partnership with BB Airways, the new international airline based in Nepal.
The agreement is BB Airways’ first distribution agreement and will provide all Abacus-connected travel agents with complete and exclusive access to the airline’s full fares and content available from January 2013.
“Abacus is very honoured to have been chosen by BB Airways as their very first distribution partner and privileged with their belief in our ability to provide them with the best support they need to reach out to their customers in Asia,” said Ho Hoong Mau, Abacus’ Division Head of Airline Distribution. “We are very confident that with our knowledge of the region and extensive, productive network, we will be able to help them grow their brand during this very exciting period. Nepal is an important emerging market for Abacus and we are glad to play a role to help bring the world closer to the rich folklore and natural beauty of Nepal by improving access to BB Airways flight inventory and content for our Abacus subscribers.”
The agreement will also see BB Airways adopt Abacus technology solutions in an effort to increase the efficiency of its current booking and ticketing processes.
“We are very excited to be working with Abacus International,” said Shisheer Bhatta, BB Airways’ Managing Director. “In our search for a GDS, we hoped to find a company that was not only an established brand, but also had great understanding of the market, especially in the Asia Pacific region and would be able to help us during this key time of growth. We believe we have found that in Abacus and are anticipating being able to leverage their extensive network within the region to reach out more effectively to our consumers. We have recently launched new flights from our base in Kathmandu to Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur and we look forward to leveraging Abacus highly productive network to augment our sales and facilitate our commercial path to further growth”
Launched earlier this year, BB Airways is a full-service carrier and currently operates flights from Kathmandu to Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong using a fleet of two Boeing 757s. It plans to expand to Bangkok, Doha, Singapore, Delhi and Tokyo in the near future.