NDC Roadmap

OrderHistory - Phase 1 & Servicing Foundations

OrderHistory API allows users—such as travel agencies, airlines, and other distribution partners—to access and retrieve historical data related to a customer's or agency's past orders (or bookings).

This release will relate to the delivery of Order History within NDC (NDC orchestrated changes)

ARC Reporting & Settlement Enablement

ARC Settlement Refers to the Airline Reporting Corporation (ARC) process used to report and remit ticket sales and refunds between travel agencies and airlines in the U.S.

This release will relate to ARC settlement for Instant Purchase, Change Booking & Cancel Flows.

Credit Card Payment

Relaunch of credit card payment in NDC through a new payment orchestration platform, including reporting to both BSP & ARC.

Disruption Handling – Phase 1

1. Delivery of accept flow for disrupted bookings
2. Delivery of cancel & refund flow for disrupted bookings
3. Updated follow up actions shown in OrderView RS

Miscellaneous Q1 Release

1. Improved monitoring and alerting mechanism for NDC outages
2. Improved error mapping, introduction of new clearer error codes
3. Corporate ID stamping for corporate NDC bookings to enable eligible benefits

Airline Profile API

The Airline Profile API provides access to airline-specific data, including codes, names, supported services, fare types, NDC capabilities, and configuration details.

Use this API to determine which functions an airline supports (e.g., booking, ticketing, seat maps, ancillaries, APIS submission) and to retrieve related profile information for system integration.

OrderChangeNotification - Phase 2

The OrderChangeNotification API is a communication tool used in airline and travel industry systems to notify parties involved in an order (such as bookings or reservations) about changes made to that order.

Involuntary Change

An Involuntary Change occurs when an airline modifies a passenger’s flight itinerary without the passenger’s request or consent, usually due to unforeseen circumstances. These changes can involve adjustments to flight times, dates, or even destinations.

Residual value in NDC

Residual value will represent the remaining monetary value of an unused or partially used order after changes, cancellations, or refunds. It will be returned in relevant NDC responses to allow consuming systems to identify the amount available for reuse, refund, or exchange in accordance with airline rules.

Commission in OfferPrice

The commission amount will be calculated and returned as part of the OfferPrice response, allowing consuming systems to clearly identify the commission value associated with the offer.