APG Fare Filing

Ashok Jugran

Executive Product Director, APG Fare Filing

Summary

APG Fare Filing, accomplished in our Paris and New Delhi offices, files published and negotiated fares on behalf of more than 20 airline clients in the Global Distribution Systems (GDS) and ATPCO. It is primarily designed for small to medium size airlines not having the manpower and/or expertise to execute the complex fare filings.

ATPCO is the Airline Tariff Publishing Company owned by 15 airlines. Their core business is the collection and distribution of fare data for airlines. ATPCO maintains a database of over 80 million airfares for 450 airlines, Airlines distribute published and “private fares” to travel agents in every country worldwide by filing their fares through ATPCO to the GDSs. APG Fare Filing, files negotiated and published fares on behalf of airline clients in the Airline Tariff Publishing Company (ATPCO) and Global Distribution Systems (GDS).

Target Audience

Primarily small to medium size airlines who do not have the manpower and/or expertise to make the complex negotiated fare filings in the Airline Tariff Publishing Company formats for distribution directly and simultaneously into the Global Distribution Systems.

Solutions

Using the proprietary FAREMANAGER software, APG Network in our New Delhi office electronically uploads the international airfares for client airlines to ATPCO. Alternatively, APG Network has expertise on filing fares via Amadeus FareExpert, Hitchhiker fare coding tool, Agency Private Fares for Galileo and My fares for Sabre. APG network from our Paris office electronically uploads the international negotiated fares for client airline and consolidators.

ATPCO electronically distributes the international airfares to travel agents via GDS:

Published fares can be seen in GDS by all travel agents in a market
Private fares can be filed to individual travel agent Pseudo City Codes, viewable only by the specified agency.
“Single loading–Single cost”. As ATPCO loads fares to all GDS simultaneously – there is not a “per GDS” charge, making the service more cost effective than individual GDS filings.

Benefits

Fast, accurate, secure and simultaneous distribution of an airlines Published and/or Private Fares in all GDS
Standardizes Tariff distribution to all GDSs – no disparities in carrier fare displays from system to system
Eliminates errors from paper fare distribution and reduces generation of travel agency debit memos

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Ashok Jugran

Executive Product Director

APG Fare Filing

A seasoned professional with over 30 years of expertise in the Airline, Travel, and IT-BPO industries, specializing in Operations Excellence, Service Delivery, Consultancy, and Application Development. Recognized for driving transformation through technology, with a strong focus on Revenue Management (Fare & Price Distribution), Revenue Accounting, Revenue Integrity, and Customer Relationship Management (CRM).A strategic leader skilled in training, coaching, and mentoring, with a proven ability to instill best-in-class operational practices and strategic thinking in teams. Adept at leveraging analytics and innovative solutions to optimize processes, enhance efficiency, and drive measurable business outcomes.APG Fare FilingAPG Fare Filing, accomplished in our Paris and New Delhi offices, files published and negotiated fares on behalf of more than 20 airline clients in the Global Distribution Systems (GDS) and ATPCO. Learn more about APG Fare Filing

Ashok Jugran

Executive Product Director, APG Fare Filing

A seasoned professional with over 30 years of expertise in the Airline, Travel, and IT-BPO industries, specializing in Operations Excellence, Service Delivery, Consultancy, and Application Development. Recognized for driving transformation through technology, with a strong focus on Revenue Management (Fare & Price Distribution), Revenue Accounting, Revenue Integrity, and Customer Relationship Management (CRM).

A strategic leader skilled in training, coaching, and mentoring, with a proven ability to instill best-in-class operational practices and strategic thinking in teams. Adept at leveraging analytics and innovative solutions to optimize processes, enhance efficiency, and drive measurable business outcomes.