Azerbaijan Aviation Has Taken Huge Steps | Airline Distribution | Uzakrota Baku | Olga Zabolotnia
Exclusive interview with Olga Zabolotnia, Business Development Director of APG Network. In this interview from a summit in Azerbaijan, Olga Zabolotnia talks about airline distribution, NDC, B2B tools for travel agents and the growth of Azerbaijan’s aviation industry. Key Highlights: 1. She says she comes to Azerbaijan every few months and is very impressed by how the country is changing. She says the aviation industry has made huge steps compared with several years ago. 2. She calls the summit a beautiful event that gathers DMCs, airline representatives and people from the local market. She says it is easy to talk to people there, and that visitors discover new opportunities in distribution and network. 3. She says the company offers distribution solutions that help an airline reach different markets with one connection. She says local Azerbaijan companies connected with them are sold in Africa and America, where they wouldn’t have their own reach. 4. She says carriers that are not represented locally can be combined, and that if something is cancelled, a refund is possible with them. 5. She says they work only B2B, with IATA and non-IATA agencies, through classic GDS distribution and an NDC platform. She says about 60 carriers globally have an NDC solution ready, 50 are already on their platform, and the company has more than 100 offices, one per country. 6. She says Ethiopian Airlines, which has an interline with AZAL, could offer more proposals and special fares from Azerbaijan to Africa. She says MICE and corporate work is done by agencies, and the company supports them. About Travel And Tour World: Travel And Tour World is a global travel media platform covering travel, tourism, hospitality, aviation, MICE, cruise, and luxury travel, with readership across 195 countries. [Azerbaijan aviation, Azerbaijan aviation industry development, Azerbaijan, airline distribution, airline distribution solutions, NDC, NDC platform for airlines, NDC vs GDS, GDS and NDC airline distribution, GDS, airline representation in local markets, B2B travel, B2B only airline distribution, travel agents, IATA agencies, IATA and non-IATA agencies, travel agent refund cancelled ticket, combine airlines in one booking agency, reach new markets with one connection, global company with more than 100 offices, airlines reach the world through one office, global thing locally, local thing globally, aviation industry, AZAL, AZAL interline Ethiopian Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Azerbaijan to Africa flights, special fares Azerbaijan to Africa, MICE, DMCs, DMCs and airlines meet in Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan travel trade event, travel technology, APG Network, Olga Zabolotnia, Travel And Tour World] #AzerbaijanAviation #AirlineDistribution #NDC #GDS #B2BTravel #TravelAgents #Aviation #AZAL #EthiopianAirlines #MICE #TravelTechnology #APGNetwork #TravelAndTourWorld