S7 Airlines connected online ticket sales system Nemo.Travel to its blockchain platform

Now the benefits of the innovative S7 Airlines air ticket payment system are available to all usersonline platform for the sale of airline tickets Nemo.Travel.

Blockchain-based payment solution,developed by S7 TechLab specialists, provides efficient, safe and prompt settlements between the agent and the airline - the money for the issued ticket is debited from the agent's bank account in real time.

“To work with online agents, we usea product developed on the basis of the IATA NDC - S7 Agent API standard, which provides agents with direct access to all S7 Airlines services. Last year, we connected the first online agent working according to the international NDC standard to the blockchain platform. I am sure that now it will be easier for agents who are connected to the S7 Agent API using Websky Tech to switch to mutual settlements using blockchain technology, ”says Igor Veretennikov, Deputy General Director for Sales of S7 Group.

S7 Airlines blockchain platform developed inpartnership with Alfa-Bank, built on the basis of the Hyperledger Fabric protocol. This is the first project to create an infrastructure for making payments online, from booking tickets to executing bank payments. The implementation of the platform made it possible to increase the speed of settlements and reduce paperwork, guaranteeing the safety of operations. At the beginning of the year, S7 Airlines switched to a new version of the platform, now the transaction time is only 15 seconds.

"Connection to the S7 Airlines blockchain platformwill allow clients using Nemo.Travel to work more efficiently in times of crisis. It's no secret that agents have a particularly hard time during the industry crisis due to COVID-19. Automation of mutual settlements in online sales is one of the ways to optimize work, and it is great that our colleagues from S7 Airlines are ready to provide this technology not only for their own terminals. We always strive to support our clients as much as possible, provide them with modern tools and advanced solutions that contribute to the development of the agency business ”, - says Dmitry Novikov, commercial director of Websky Tech.

“We have been working with S7 Airlines for many years:first through partners, and last year we began collaborating directly. Flights on S7 Airlines account for about 30% of total sales. The ability to make payments via blockchain in the Nemo.Travel online system has taken our partnership to a new level. The technology allows us not to keep a deposit - all the money works, which is especially important for our business during the crisis in the tourism market. Thus, we are interested in recommending S7 Airlines flights to our clients more often,” notes Elena Sharova, CEO of the business tourism agency BaltBilet.

In 2019, more than 17.9 million passengers took advantage of S7 Airlines flights.

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: Press release