Spain’s third largest airline Air Europa is to begin the roll out of a new distribution and retailing platform with Ratailaer.

A first phase of the roll out will focus on select partners in Spain who will be given access to the new global shopping and ancillaries Offer and Order Management System (OMS).

The Retailaer platform is a next-generation distribution platform built support travel agents accessing airlines’ New Distribution Capability fares and content.

Air Europa’s initial launch in Spain will come before a global rollout later in the year.

The airline said the partnership with Retailaer sets “a new standard in the airline industry, demonstrating how modern technologies can deliver a more responsive and personalised experience for travel agents booking with airlines”.

Air Europa will benefit from Retailaer’s modular approach that supports other retail technology partners including PROS Group Sales Optimiser solution and IATA Financial Gateway.

Yago Casasnovas, head of payments, fraud prevention and distribution at Air Europa, said:

“We are very pleased to have Retailaer’s platform in place to connect with our content to further extend our NDC journey, and the relationship with our partners around the world.

“This is a further step in line with the targets we have set in helping the user to decide how they want to access our content, which is reflected in our campaign slogan ‘You decide’.

“The possibility of accessing our content via our Travel Agency portal, NDC or GDS makes shopping with Air Europa easier than ever.”

Anders Lofgren, co-founder and chief executive of Retailaer, added: “We are proud to support Air Europa in building a more efficient, relevant, and connected retail experience for the travel trade.

“Air Europa’s adoption of the Connect platform demonstrates how airlines can unlock new value for its agency network without being constrained by legacy infrastructure.

“At Retailaer, we believe the future of airline retailing lies in adaptability, agility, speed to market and true partner enablement.”