February 6, 2006: Kingfisher Airlines has picked Sabre Airline Solutions to provide a full suite of more than 20 enterprise applications to enhance its guest processing functions. The deployment of SabreSonic Passenger Solutions, the new passenger reservations and departure control systems, Kingfisher is expected to manage its reservations, pricing, ticketing and reporting more efficiently, said reports.

It may be noted that the Vijay Malya-owned airline is among the first in India to offer the latest range of check-in options for its guests, including "Web check-in" facilities and "Roving agents" that use mobile devices to check in guests to help alleviate check-in queues at airports.

The airline firm would aim at tapping into Sabre Airline Solutions' airline consulting expertise to ensure that it adopts airline management best practices, said reports. The entire suite of Sabre Airline Solutions products is fully hosted through Sabre eMergo Web access, an application service provider environment that provides the technology without the cost of acquiring and maintaining costly hardware and infrastructure systems.

According to Sabre Travel Network, the deal with with Kingfisher Airlines would help the airline to benefit from the integration, consistency of service and cross-department best practices.

Kingfisher Airlines is also leveraging other technology from Sabre Airline Solutions to help analyze the market and determine the best approaches to maximize revenue, including Sabre AirMax Revenue Manager, the Quasar passenger revenue accounting system and the Sabre Loyalty Suite. To optimize operations, Kingfisher Airlines is also leveraging the Sabre AirOps Flight Operations Suite and the Sabre Rocade Crew Management System.

Meanwhile, another deal struck says that Kingfisher Airlines has become the first new-entrant carrier in India to distribute its inventory through the Sabre global distribution system (GDS). The airline signed a Direct Connect Availability (DCA) agreement, the highest level of participation in the Sabre system. With this, Kingfisher can market and sell its products through all Sabre Connected travel agents globally, said another report.