Air Arabia signs group agreement with Amadeus to enable light ticketing in GDS
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- Air Arabia signed a group‑level agreement with Amadeus on 2 October, allowing travel sellers to book and manage the carrier’s content using light ticketing within standard GDS workflows.
- The deal gives Amadeus access to the largest budget carrier in the Middle East and North Africa, which operates over 200 routes from six hubs and carries more than 20 million passengers annually, while the GDS recorded 484.5 million agency air bookings in 2025, up 2.8 percent.
Why it matters
Travel sellers can now integrate Air Arabia’s low‑cost inventory into their usual booking processes, potentially expanding distribution reach for the airline and simplifying access for agencies.
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