Direct Data Solutions (DDS) Agreement Between Biman and IATA

A signing ceremony has been held between Biman Bangladesh Airlines and International Air Transport Association (IATA) regarding Direct Data Solutions (DDS). Mr. Philip Goh, Regional Vice President, Asia-Pacific, IATA and Mr. Shafiul Azim, Managing Director & CEO of Biman Bangladesh Airlines signed the agreement at the head office Balaka on August 30, 2023.   

 

DDS provides carriers with easy access to a single global dataset of airline sales, market and itinerary data. Aggregated from multiple sources, including data contributed by carriers, IATA's available Billing and Settlement Plan (BSP) transactions, and ARC's Area Settlement Plan (ASP) transactions, DDS data is the most comprehensive and accurate of its kind. It is very useful for receiving market data, researching data and networking data of host and other airlines (OAL) for both reservation and ticketing. Airlines can collect daily updates from this sources. 

 

Direct Data Solutions can assist in decision making, network and fleet planning, revenue management, sales and marketing, product development and market research activities. To enhance the abilities of Biman in the competitive aviation market this agreement will play a significant role.