Flybe web option to counter screen-scraping
10.08.08
Flybe is creating an XML-based option that will allow third parties to directly access its pricing and booking engine without the need for them to resort to so-called ‘screen-scraping’. This is a move designed to protect its main website booking engine and confirms the airline’s active support of, and commitment to, those online retailers that provide a valued revenue stream, the airline said.
Stephen Hobday, Flybe’s Head of Sales, said: ‘By taking seats directly from our website, online agencies provide a valued revenue stream at minimal distribution cost. As technology continues to evolve, it will be inevitable that demand from web-based platforms such as those used by flight aggregators, dot coms and providers of travel agent and corporate booking tools, will increase.'
‘To make the process more robust and appropriate to the expectations of our partners, Flybe are in the latter stages of developing and testing Web Services allowing online agents to connect to its API (Application Programming Interface). By providing a direct feed from our inventory to the online retailer there will be significant benefit to both the customer and the airline.’
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