Lao Airlines expands in Euro markets

09 Sep 2011 2064 | World Travel News

Lao Airlines has extended its partnership with APG Global Associates to include four new markets; Netherlands, Canada, Australia and Switzerland.

APG already represents Lao Airlines in Italy, UK, Germany and France.

According to an APG statement, the airline will also join the local BSPs in these markets via IBCS, the pay-as-you-go system for BSP access, which APG created in partnership with IATA in 2000.

“We are delighted that Lao Airlines has decided to extend our cooperation across more key markets where we can offer support for new routes which will develop off the back of the new A320s joining the fleet,” APG executive product director for GSSA services, Richard Burgess said.

Apart from the partnership with APG in European countries, Lao Airlines currently has an office in Sweden, while in Spain it uses Barcelona Airlines to open up the Spanish market.

APG Global Associates is the network of air services business offering mainly outsourced services in passenger/cargo marketing, sales, reservations, ground handling and consulting.

Source - ttrweekly