Bird Information Systems empowers Royal Bengal Airline with reservation hosting solution
New Delhi, August 27 , 2007: Bird Information Systems Private limited (BIS), a leading technology provider of automated aviation and travel related software solutions, today announced another strategic partnership with Royal Bengal Airline, for the use of its Airline Inventory and Reservations System (AIRS). Mohammed Shalim Rahman, Managing Director of Royal Bengal Airline and Mr. Ankur Bhatia, Executive Director, Bird Information Systems signed the contract today.
Under the terms of this contract signed between the two companies, Bird Information Systems will provide the booking technology for the Airlines’ Inventory Hosting, Reservation at City & Airport Offices and Internet Booking Engine. Besides, for Airport operations, a unique state-of-the-art departure control system would be in use by the airline.
AIRS offers airlines a state-of-the-art, user-friendly, turnkey solution spanning right from the bookings stage to the check-in process. A revolutionary web based application solution, AIRS provides services in the areas of inventory control, hosting, reservation, ticketing, Internet booking engine, distribution and departure control. Built on a scalable enterprise level architecture, it can be upgraded with additional modules to accommodate enhanced functionalities as the airline grows and evolves.
Ankur Bhatia, Executive Director, Bird Information Systems mentioned, “We always emphasize on service and use of technology to ensure complete customer satisfaction. This strategic partnership gives us yet another opportunity to empower the new breed airlines of the Indian subcontinent with the latest technology solutions, enhancing their overall efficiency.”
Expressing his excitement on the partnership, Mohammed Shalim Rahman, Managing Director, Royal Bengal Airline stated, "We are delighted to have an online booking reservation system that will give opportunity to passengers in Bangladesh for the first time to book their tickets online. We will encourage online bookings by offering cheap fares and discounts exclusively for online customers and frequent flyers.”
Bird Information Systems Private Limited, a company under the Bird Group of Companies, is an information technology and software development company engaged in providing IT services including development and implementation of automated aviation and travel related software solutions. The latest offering from the company is the state of the art airline inventory reservation system called AIRS. Airline Inventory & Reservation System (AIRS) is a revolutionary web based application solution providing services in the field of inventory control, reservation, ticketing departure control and distribution.
AIRS has been conceived with the idea to assist Airlines to effectively market their product while economically controlling the inventory and other related aspects. Theapplication solution has been built upon a scalable enterprise level architecture with the strategy to provide an enhanced level of functionalities molded with the gradual growth and subsequent needs of the Airline.
Airs is a web based user friendly solution which facilitates the users to work on a Graphical User Interface (Mask) to minimize the training and refresher course costs. The main advantage of this solution is that the product can be implemented the same day at multiple locations and new locations can be added easily without implementation timeframe delays. Additional modules can be added without any complexities and being a Graphical User Interface product the same can be made familiarized to the users easily without any training costs.
Airline Inventory & Reservation System (AIRS) supports an airline in areas of, Inventory Control Management, Schedule Management, Time Table Management, Fares Management, Reservation & Cancellation, Ticketing, Queue Management System, Departure Control System, Data Export Facility, MIS reports, Security, and optional features such as connectivity to Global Distribution Systems and travel agency distribution interface.
Not only AIRS assists airlines in effective inventory control, reservation, ticketing departure control and distribution areas at extremely economical costs, it also brings along solutions for airlines to facilitate inventory distribution through internet (online bookings) as well as extension to travel agencies. This unique solution has already been selected by eight customers which include seven Airlines, one Coach Company and Jagson Airlines will be the ninth valued customer for AIRS.
For more information, visit the Bird Information Systems website at www.bis.co.in
About Bird GroupThe Bird Group is one of the largest diversified groups in the aviation, travel and information technology arena. A conglomerate of independent companies, the Bird Group seeks to provide solutions to upcoming challenges in these competitive domains. After ushering in an era of automation in the travel sector, the Bird Group pioneered Business Process Outsourcing and IT enabled services in the Indian Subcontinent. With a turnover of over 36 Million US Dollars, a workforce of nearly 2,800 employees, 40 fully automated offices across the Indian subcontinent and multiple collaborations with leading global business organizations, the group continues to grow and strengthen its network of services.
For more information, visit the Bird Group website at www.bird.in
About Royal Bengal AirlinesRoyal Bengal Airlines was founded by a group of British Bangladeshi professionals, businessmen and a team of experts with vast knowledge and experience in the aviation industry. The mission of RBA is to launch a reputable international, regional and domestic airline that is safe, secure and reliable in all aspects of the aviation industry. The growth in the Asian economy, in particular the travel sector in South East Asia has created a significant opportunity in the market for a new airline. Royal Bengal Airline was born as a direct result of this, with the aim of utilising the potential development of the Bangladeshi market and turning this into a profitable and successful airline.
In Bangladesh, the launch of Royal Bengal Airlines' domestic and regional service is imminent, with the entire infrastructure is almost already in place. One aircraft has been purchased outright with a fleet of four further aircraft pending in the near future. A series of operational and sales offices have been set up in all of the major cities of Bangladesh and an experienced set of pilots, engineers and aviation team have been hired.
For more information, visit the Royal Bengal Airline website at www.royalbengalairline.com
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