To
underscore its commitment to the distribution landscape of the future and to
strengthen and expand its product portfolio, Hahnair appoints Rachel Pascall as
Vice President New Distribution.
In this
capacity, she spearheads an international team of developers, IT specialists
and account managers. Her responsibilities encompass steering the development
of Hahnair’s new distribution channels, from both a commercial and technical
perspective, and fostering seamless collaboration between the Hahnair teams and
the connected partners. In addition, she supports the acquisition of new
partners and oversees their implementation.
“Moving
forward, New Distribution will be a crucial pillar of Hahnair’s future
strategy, next to the GDS distribution”, comments Hahnair’s CEO Kirsten
Rehmann. “Rachel Pascall brings extensive experience in strategic programme
management as well as travel retail and a broad network of relevant
relationships in various fields of distribution technologies and in travel
management. With her in-depth expertise in API-based technologies and NDC
solutions and her proven track record from similar roles at Travelport and
British Airways, we are confident that she will drive the development of new
distribution technologies and successfully onboard new solutions and all
related processes.”
Rachel
Pascall comments: “Hahnair has been a leading player within the travel industry
over the past 25 years and had a pivotal role in transforming and shaping
airline distribution. I look forward to working with my team to build upon the
company’s success, add to their distribution capabilities and increase the
revenue potential for all partners.”
With its
New Distribution products, Hahnair will give partner airlines access to
additional distribution channels as well as the world of NDC without having to
develop their own solutions. At the same time, travel agents benefit from
access to Hahnair’s extensive network of partner airlines and can use their
preferred forms of payment in more than 190 markets, including credit card and
BSP/ARC Cash.