Transaero, the second Russian largest carrier, and Abacus International, the Asia’s leading company in the area of providing the comprehensive solutions to the airlines for maximizing profit, have signed a commercial agreement, the airline reports. AEX.ru
In accordance with the agreement, the companies start cooperation aimed at increasing the scope of booking on Transaero flights in Central Asia due to usage of efficient distribution system provided by Abacus. It will help Transaero increase its presence in the region, share on this market and sales through the wide network of Abacus.
Abacus has a strong position at Kazakhstan market and continues to invest in expansion of its advanced technologies and solutions in Central Asia. Transaero is the largest carrier between Russia and Kazakhstan and it is trying to increase its sales in the region using state-of-the-art instruments.
«We are continuing our development in Central Asia and we were looking for a reliable partner for cooperation, which may help us increase the capabilities of selling our services in the region. We have chosen Abacus because it offered us a quality, highly-profitable product», - said Deputy Director General – the Commercial Director of Transaero, Boris Gulnitsky. «МWe are confident that our partnership with Abacus will help us continue our growth and we hope to develop further relationships between our company and this strategic partner».
At present, Transaero is performing flights on more than 130 domestic and international routes. The airline’s route network covers a lot of Asian countries, including Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, China, Thailand, India, Indonesia and Vietnam. Transaero also has several code-sharing agreements, which allow it to offer more destinations to its passengers and distribute information regarding its special offers more effectively.
«We are glad to cooperate with Transaero and we are looking forward to contribute to its dynamical growth», - said the head of Department for Cooperation with airlines, Ho Hoong Mau. «In the network of our cooperation we will help Transaero and it will be able to use our network with maximum efficiency and offer its services to the maximum number of customers in Asia. We will also assist the development of the airline’s sales in the network of its code-sharing agreements, for example, between Transaero and Singapore Airlines. The Central Asia has been a key region for Abacus for a long time and we plan to continue investing in the region, which includes increase of booking on Transaero flights. We have significantly improved our presence in Central Asia during last year and we are sure that our cooperation with Transaero will help expand our network even more».
