Alternative Airlines Upgrades its Booking Capability.

Dec. 14, 2007 - PRLog -- Alternative Airlines, the fast growing web site which specialises in on-line bookings for lesser known airlines, is upgrading its core booking technology to round-off its first year of successful trading. The new technology, which lies at the heart of http://www.alternativeairlines.com, will offer more powerful flight availability searches, new payment options, improved data security, integration with even more airline systems, and a more reliable and user-friendly booking process. The new booking engine is provided by Frankfurt-based, Ypsilon.Net AG, a leading provider of Internet Travel Technology.

Alternative Airlines Managing Director, John Pope, said: "2007 has been a great year, but we are very aware of the challenges ahead. To keep growing in a very dynamic market our core booking technology has got to keep pace with the increasing expectations of the on-line customer. In the future, our goal is make every airline in the world available for booking through our web site, including traditional “full service” and low-cost “no frills” carriers. Alternative Airlines is NOT a comparison site that simply refers customers to another site to make their booking. We aim to provide real-time flight availability that can be booked instantly on our website at competitive prices, billed in Pounds Sterling. We believe that Ypsilon is the perfect technology partner to help us to achieve our aim and meet our customers’ expectations."

Sue Stempt of Ypsilon.net AG commented: “We have an established UK office which is working closely with Alternative Airlines to develop their unique approach to the online retailing of airline seats. We are delighted to include this dynamic, young company amongst our growing list of UK customers.”

Notes:

Alternative Airlines recently featured in a Timesonline article which said: "there is a nifty new UK-based option called Alternative Airlines (0871 222 9222), which specializes in bookings for some very unusual airlines indeed - over 250 of them in fact, from Air Astana, Afriqiya Airways, Tartarstan Airlines, Domodedovo Airlines, and Kogalymavia Airlines. There is a page for each airline giving you some background as to how long they have been going, what sort of aircraft they use and the like. And where a more usual carrier like British Airways or Virgin fly the route you are looking for, you'll be pleased to know that its search engine also lets you book with them too."

Alternative Airlines, the specialist in worldwide domestic and regional air travel, has added even more carriers to its booking engine, allowing travellers to now choose from over 260 different airlines from around the world. New arrivals include Air Europa (http://www.alternativeairlines.com/aa/aireuropa.cfm), an independent Spanish airline specialising in Domestic and South American destinations, and Royal Air Maroc (http://www.alternativeairlines.com/aa/royalairmaroc.cfm), a National Flag Carrier which is facing the challenge of responding to a de-regulated.

The Alternative Airlines (http://www.alternativeairlines.com/ ) website offers users the chance to book many local and regional carriers that do not have online booking facilities for customers in UK and Europe. The company is continually adding more and more carriers to its booking engine and aims to make the website a place where travellers can book flights for any airline in the world, between any destinations.

A spokesman for Alternative Airlines commented:

"It is our goal to provide a single site, from which customers can book any airline ticket in the world. Already we offer bookings with over 260 different airlines, from Air Vanuatu to Vietnam Airlines (http://www.alternativeairlines.com/vietnamairlines/index.cfm), from Tajikistan Airways to Tahiti Air.  We aim to provide our customers the ability to quickly and easily book a flight deal (http://www.alternativeairlines.com/aa/deals.cfm) from anywhere with an airport, to anywhere else in the world with an airport, even on obscure routes and airlines which most Westerners are not familiar with".

The site is packed full of news on new airline routes, information about each airline, as well as air travel news and details of special fares and travel tips. With it's wealth of information on global carriers, the Alternative Airlines website has also become a favourite amongst airline enthusiasts, who can read up on the latest airlines to be launched.

About Alternative Airlines

Alternative Airlines offer cheap flights on the widest possible range of the world's airlines and allow customers to plan trips from a massive choice of flights. Alternative Airlines is continually enlarging the number of airlines which are immediately bookable through the website. Each airline has its own information page giving an insight into the size, nature and scope of its flights.

Lists of destinations are available on the site, and each featured airline’s route network can be quickly accessed drop down menus within the booking forms. A range of competing airline's flight availability is immediately shown along with the most competitive airline fares.


PR contact

PAUL ARGYLE
Flight Directors, Flighthouse, Fernhill Road, Horley, Surrey, RH6 9SY
Direct Line: 0870 6080737
http://www.alternativeairlines.com/
pargyle@flightdirectors.com

Links

Air Europa: http://www.alternativeairlines.com/aa/aireuropa.cfm
Royal Air Maroc: http://www.alternativeairlines.com/aa/royalairmaroc.cfm
Alternative Airlines: http://www.alternativeairlines.com
Vietnam Airlines: (http://www.alternativeairlines.com/vietnamairlines
flight deals: http://www.alternativeairlines.com/aa/deals.cfm

Website: www.alternativeairlines.com