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Lufthansa Systems secures Cathay Pacific as new client of SchedConnect SchedConnect facilitates automation and boosts efficiency in codeshare management
Kelsterbach, June 22, 2015 Lufthansa Systems today announced that Cathay Pacific Airways has opted for its SchedConnect product to support codeshare management. The Hong Kong-based airline has signed a five-year contract for the use of the Lufthansa Systems IT solution. Among other things, the tool flexibly adapts the management of codeshare flights to schedule changes and offers a high degree of automation. This enables Cathay Pacific to optimize its codeshare management while reducing costs and enhancing its competitiveness. By using SchedConnect, the airline is also strengthening its cooperation with Lufthansa Systems, which is already supplying Cathay Pacific with IT solutions such as NetLine/Sched and NetLine/Ops ++ for flight and route planning.
“SchedConnect allows us to facilitate automation of our codeshare management. This boosts our efficiency and reduces the risk of errors arising from manual input. With SchedConnect, we have the ability to update our codeshare schedules dynamically, which is a welcomed feature,” said Patricia Hwang, General Manager Revenue Management at Cathay Pacific.
SchedConnect offers a high degree of automation by calculating the optimum codeshare connections on a daily basis. To do this, the system processes schedule data from over 150 airlines worldwide. Each and every month, five million codeshare connections on average are calculated using SchedConnect. If a minimum connecting time is violated due to a schedule change or if a partner flight is canceled, the system automatically assigns the marketing flight number to another suitable connecting flight operated by the partner. Changes are sent through the reservation systems to travel agents and customers as well as to the operations and passenger-related systems of the airlines involved.
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“We are proud that Cathay Pacific, one of Asia’s leading airlines, has extended its cooperation with us,” said Tom Vandendael, Senior Vice President Asia/Pacific at Lufthansa Systems. “SchedConnect simplifies very complex codeshare management processes for the benefit of airlines and passengers. It allows Cathay Pacific to respond more flexibly to schedule changes and always offer passengers seamless connections. This means that the passengers, and thus the revenues, remain in the airline’s network.”
Cathay Pacific is based in Hong Kong and serves nearly 200 destinations worldwide with its subsidiary Dragonair. The airline has one of the youngest and most modern fleets with a current total of 186 aircraft. Cathay Pacific is a member of the oneworld alliance.
Picture description: “SchedConnect’s graphical visualization of codeshare connections facilitates user’s understanding of complex and comprehensive co-operations.” (Copyright: Manfred Nerlich)
About Lufthansa Systems Lufthansa Systems GmbH & Co. KG is a leading airline IT provider. Based on long-term project experience, a deep understanding of complex business processes and strong technological know-how, the company provides consulting and IT services for the global aviation industry. Over 300 airlines worldwide rely on the know-how of IT specialists at Lufthansa Systems. Its portfolio covers innovative IT products and services which provide added value for its customers in terms of enhanced efficiency, reduced costs or increased profits. Headquartered in Raunheim near Frankfurt/Main, Germany, Lufthansa Systems has offices in 16 other countries.
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