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You won't be able to book through them, so its all informative only anyways.

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Originally Posted by fuyao (Post 36095713)

So they pretty much offer a limited version of what you can get with GDS access, which is usually $30 to $40 / month for 1 license and try to resell it with a higher scale.
Good business model for the ones who only want to use GDS a few times without getting a contract.
But not quite sure if its a business model for 2024, many airlines are shifting to NDC and around next year almost all legacy carriers won't be listed in GDS anymore.

All it looks like is a frontend for the Amadeus' public flight availability API, which doesn't require any subscriptions (pay as you go):
https://developers.amadeus.com/self-...ilities-search

I'm only basing that on the output file they've provided which looks identical to what you get out of that. Anyone can sign up with Amadeus and use it if so inclined.

GDS Access through APIs?

Hi all,

I'm working on a flight search platform designed to uncover great deals on tickets by creatively optimizing itineraries. As you can imagine, this involves extensive multi-city searches and experimenting with numerous combinations to find the best options.

Currently, my solution relies on scraping Google Flights through a third-party provider, which works but is neither ideal nor scalable. The next step is to eliminate scraping by gaining access to a GDS for direct searches, which would be both faster and more cost-effective.

I don't want to issue or sell tickets - simply to direct users to the best itineraries. Are there any tools or platforms you would recommend for this purpose? I've looked into Sabre and similar solutions, but they seem much more complex than what I actually need.