VOO said it has made it more cost-effective for charter brokers and operators to manage access to empty-leg flights by making these visible in its system.
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Charter booking platform VOO has introduced a feature that allows brokers and aircraft operators to see empty-leg flight availability. The new function is intended to help users more readily offer more cost-effective flight options to clients.
By inputting departure and arrival locations, along with a search radius for trips and preferred travel dates, users can quickly see available aircraft and charter rates. VOO has expanded the data sources used by its marketplace platform by tapping its existing bookings database and the flight management systems of operators connected to its system.
According to the Austria-based company, operators can also benefit from the tool by having an easier means to make brokers aware of their empty leg sectors and manage the availability of aircraft. Once a broker submits a price request for a suitable empty-leg flight, the platform creates a folder automatically, allowing the operator to review the estimated price and adjust it as necessary before releasing the folder as a booking offer to the broker. The broker only sees the confirmed price when the folder is designated as a booking offer in the system.
In May, VOO agreed for GlobeAir to be the first charter operator to have instant booking capability using its platform. Around 200 brokers use the platform with access to more than 400 aircraft and 130 operators. VOO said it intends to introduce further new features later this year.
“While our platform has always considered positioning sectors in pricing calculations, now we are introducing a dedicated empty leg section to make them visible and to meet market demand,” said VOO’s CEO, Robert Plhak. “This feature provides even greater transparency and allows the operators to easily identify potential cost savings.”
VOO Makes Empty Legs Visible in Charter Booking Platform
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Charter booking platform VOO has introduced a feature that allows brokers and aircraft operators to see empty-leg flight availability. The new function is intended to help users more readily offer more cost-effective flight options to clients.
By inputting departure and arrival locations, along with a search radius for trips and preferred travel dates, users can quickly see available aircraft and charter rates. VOO has expanded the data sources used by its marketplace platform by tapping its existing bookings database and the flight management systems of operators connected to its system.
According to the Austria-based company, operators can also benefit from the tool by having an easier means to make brokers aware of their empty leg sectors and manage the availability of aircraft. Once a broker submits a price request for a suitable empty-leg flight, the platform creates a folder automatically, allowing the operator to review the estimated price and adjust it as necessary before releasing the folder as a booking offer to the broker. The broker only sees the confirmed price when the folder is designated as a booking offer in the system.
Around 200 brokers use the platform with access to more than 400 aircraft and 130 operators. VOO said it intends to introduce further new features later this year.