Onboarding Steps
Before you start, you need to know your Business Model:
Business Model Checklist
- Accredited Agent - IATA - Sellers who have accredited IATA certification, and who want to create NDC bookings using their IATAs should register under this model. Note that sellers without Virgin Atlantic ticketing authority will be rejected.
- Accredited Agent - TIDS - Sellers who are not IATA accredited but want to create NDC bookings, either direct, or via a Service Provider.
- Corporate via a Travel Management Company - For corporates (IATA and TIDS) with a negotiated contract with Virgin Atlantic, and who book via a Travel Management Company (TMC). The TMC must already be registered for VS NDC Connect before you register.
- Online Booking Tool - For third parties that are operating as an Online Booking Tool and wish to connect directly, or via a service provider. These connections must have a TIDS identifier, regardless of connection method. These parties will not be able to act as a seller without permission from the airline.
- Service Provider - For those that wish to act as a NDC Service Provider (also known as Aggregator). These parties must have a TTC identifier and are not able to act as a seller without permission from the airline.
- Please register with IATA to obtain your
TTC
and
TIDS
Identifier.
Getting onboarded to VS NDC Connect is simple. At each step of the onboarding process you will receive an email notification, informing on registration validation, and API key approval etc. Please follow these 7 steps:
VS NDC API Direct Connect
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Complete Organisation Registration
Once you have validated your email address, you need to complete the
Organisation Registration Form
. The VS NDC Team will check and approve your registration. You will need to 'Click to Accept' the contract before proceeding.
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Get Test Developer Key
The VS NDC Team will grant you a Test Developer Key. You are now ready to start building against our NDC APIs.
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Certification
To help our partners, we have provided a certification process. The purpose of this is to ensure best practice building against our 21.3 NDC APIs. In order to apply for a Production API Key, you must be certified.
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Certification information
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Production Key Issuance
Apply for your Production Key. Ensure your Production environment is setup and validation. The VS NDC Support Team will assist with this.
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Go Live
Congratulation, you are now ready to Go Live!
