V Australia, the international airline of Virgin Blue, and Sabre Travel Network have signed a multi-year distribution agreement that will allow the airline’s fares and inventory to be made available to all Sabre Connected travel agents worldwide, with premium connectivity and electronic ticketing.

V Australia will initially operate flights between the east coast of Australia and the west coast of the US, commencing operations in Dec-08.

Virgin Blue CEO, Brett Godfrey, said “We expect it will be advantageous to early sales penetration in international markets and to delivering significant booking share in key markets in the US and Australia.â€?

The distribution agreement between Sabre Travel Network and Virgin Blue’s V Australia, adds to an already wide-ranging business relationship. Virgin Blue uses many operational solutions from Sabre Airline Solutions including, the AirFlite Suite, AirOps Suite, AirCrews management system and AirMax Revenue Manager, among others.

Tags: Australian Travel News, Brisbane Updates, Melbourne Updates, Sydney Updates

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