Sabre & WestJet extend technology partnership

Sabre Corporation has renewed its SabreSonic Passenger Service System (PSS) agreement with WestJet.

Through the multi-year renewal, WestJet will continue to deploy Sabre's PSS capabilities while laying the groundwork for future retailing modernization.

The extended partnership positions WestJet to assess Sabre's next-generation Offer and Order technologies as its business model advances.

"We're delighted to extend our collaboration with Sabre, our trusted technology partner for more than 25 years," said Tanya Foster, WestJet's Group EVP, chief information officer, in a press release. "With this latest agreement, we're thinking about the needs of our business and our customers both today and tomorrow. Sabre's proven technology, strong support, and forward-looking strategy make them the right partner to enable our strategic initiatives to unlock our growth aspirations for the future."

WestJet will continue to deploy the SabreSonic PSS, which powers streamlined airline reservations, ticketing, check-in and ancillary services. It also distributes its content through SabreMosaic Travel Marketplace and the cloud-native, modular SabreMosaic Airline Retailing platform.

"As WestJet advances its expansion and growth plans, the airline will require increasingly sophisticated retailing capabilities," said Darren Rickey, SVP of Airline IT Sales and Services at Sabre, in a statement.

"This multi-year renewal reflects a strong vote of confidence in Sabre's vision for the future of airline retailing. As the industry shifts toward Offer and Order-based models, WestJet's continued partnership with Sabre signals a shared commitment to that transformation and a belief in the journey ahead."

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