Travelport's online tool facilitating check-in process

Dubai, United Arab Emirates: October 6, 2010: Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, has partnered with several new carriers to provide an efficient, online passenger check-in facility for travellers with Apollo, Galileo, and Worldspan-created itineraries. 

Royal Brunei, Royal Jordanian, Gulf Air and the LAN Group are amongst the latest airlines to implement Travelport's ViewTrip Online Check-In service, adding to the growing list of carriers from around the world who are leveraging the tool to streamline their passenger check-in process. 

In addition to these carriers, Online Check-In is available with British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Frontier, Midwest Airlines, SWISS, Flybe, United, Air Canada, Ukraine International, Turkish Airways, bmi, Virgin Atlantic and Virgin America, bringing the total number of participating carriers worldwide to 20.  

By providing Online Check-In capabilities for travellers with Travelport-booked flights, Online Check-In with ViewTrip allows airlines to check-in more passengers online, thus easing lengthy check-in queues and reducing the costs and resources associated with managing passenger check-in at the airport. 

"We are proud to support our airline partners with a service that saves them money and enhances the overall travel experience," said Matthew Hall, VP EMEA Supplier Services at Travelport. "The fact that we now have carriers from every region across the globe using ViewTrip is evidence of the tangible benefits of this tool."  

Links to the Online Check-In service of participating airlines is conveniently included in a passenger's booking confirmation. Other services provided by ViewTrip include flight and gate information, maps and driving directions. 
 
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About Travelport (www.travelport.com) 
Travelport is a broad-based business services company and a leading provider of critical transaction processing solutions to companies operating in the global travel industry.   

With a presence in 160 countries, approximately 5,400 employees and reported 2009 revenues of $2.2 billion, Travelport is comprised of the global distribution system (GDS) business that includes the Galileo and Worldspan brands; GTA, a leading global, multi-channel provider of hotel and ground services; and Airline IT Solutions, which hosts mission critical applications and provides business and data analysis solutions for major airlines. 

Travelport also owns approximately 48% of Orbitz Worldwide (NYSE: OWW), a leading global online travel company.  Travelport is a private company owned by The Blackstone Group, One Equity Partners, Technology Crossover Ventures, and Travelport management. 

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Alana Ngoh 
PR Manager, Travelport Middle East
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