Check-thru

Virtual interline through check-in

Simplifying travel for self-connecting passengers while offering the industry a modern alternative to interlining

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ABOUT CHECK-THRU

A new era in self-connect

The adoption of virtual interlining has expanded rapidly, with over 200M annual bookings; yet, the limitations of baggage and customer experience have remained the same

With our check-thru service, we now enable airlines to sell more seats with the responsibility and liability limited to their portion of the journey, while offering an interline-level experience to their customers

HOW IT WORKS

The Airsiders Check-thru service is powered by five key components

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Platform

Our patent-pending technology cleverly connects airline DCS, PSS, as well as airport BHS systems to enable the exchange of data between parties in a standardised format, hence overcoming the key technical challenge of interlining between low-cost and full-service carriers.

Operations

Our proprietary passenger and baggage handling processes – built upon decades of experience in the field – are easily configured to the respective airlines & airports in the partnership and make the handling a breeze.

Distribution

Whether bundled into a virtual interline fare or offered as an ancillary service, Airsiders takes care of the distribution of the Check-thru service directly via our OTA Volario, or via other travel sellers using our API or white-label solutions

Passenger support

We take care of passengers’ change requests, and most importantly the disruptions that they experience in the journey, acting as a central point of contact to resolve their issues

Partner support (B2B)

We act as an intermediary between the partner carriers and the airports that are involved in the fulfilment of the check-thru service towards the passenger, cooperating to resolve both passenger and baggage cases

GO-TO-MARKET

Discover how we work with our airline and airport partners to offer the service to their customers

SEGMENT

Identify the opportunity

By applying our route intelligence toolkit and know-how to our partners’ network and growth strategy, we determine the routes, markets, and carriers that are most suitable for the service

SCOPE

Adapting the solution to the use case

Our experts build a solution design that takes into account every aspect of the service based on the chosen segment, as well as the needs and requirements of the respective airlines and airports

LAUNCH

Go-live with the service

We configure and implement every component of the service in accordance with the scoping exercise, and take it to the customers via the agreed distribution channels

PARTNERSHIP

A unique partnership model

We partner with airlines and airports on the fulfilment of the solution, whereby we act as the principal of the service to the end customer and orchestrate the operations with and between our partners. This means that our partners’ liability and responsibility are generally limited to their part of the journey.

In order to set up and operate solution, we offer our partners access to our technologies, as well as our implementation and B2B support services.

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