An NDC API gives you airline offers directly from each carrier’s NDC channel — often including branded fares and ancillaries that never reach the GDS. Connecting airlines one by one is slow and expensive, so an NDC aggregator does it once for you. Innovate Solution connects 37 NDC carriers and returns their offers in the same normalised search as GDS and 100+ low-cost carriers, through the TripGic API or the ReservationHub platform.
Looking for the integration details and carrier list? See NDC airline integration. This page covers the API and aggregation choice.
What NDC is, in one paragraph
NDC (New Distribution Capability) is an IATA standard that lets airlines distribute their own offers — fares, branded bundles, ancillaries and seat options — to sellers over modern APIs, instead of relying only on fares filed in the GDS. For a travel seller it means access to content the GDS may not carry, and sometimes different prices. The glossary covers the related terms.
Why use an NDC aggregator
- One integration, many airlines. Each carrier’s NDC implementation differs; an aggregator absorbs the differences.
- Comparable results. NDC offers sit next to GDS and LCC fares in one result set, so you are not running three searches.
- Distribution on top. Your markups, sub-agent resale and back-office finance apply to NDC content exactly as to any other source.
How the NDC connection is made
| Route | What it means |
|---|---|
| Direct carrier NDC connections | Airline NDC channels connected to the platform — part of the 37 NDC carriers |
| NDC aggregator partner | Verteil, a Certified Partner (Verteil’s IATA NDC Level 4 certification is its own) |
| Alongside GDS and LCC | The same search also returns GDS and low-cost carrier fares |
Selling NDC through your agent network
NDC content appears in ReservationHub’s B2B portal with your markups, and each sub-agent sees it with its own markup and credit terms — the same controls you already apply to GDS fares. Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad NDC bookings are also tracked in TRI for real-time revenue and margin.
Ticketing and servicing
Ticketing follows your accreditation: your own IATA number, a host-agency arrangement, or a consolidator setup. Servicing options — changes, cancellations and ancillaries after booking — depend on what each airline exposes through its NDC channel, so ask us about the specific carriers on your routes before you commit volumes.
API or platform
Use the flight booking API if NDC content needs to flow into your own front end, or ReservationHub if you want a ready B2B portal and storefront that already includes it.
Frequently asked questions
What is an NDC API?
An NDC API is an interface built on IATA’s New Distribution Capability standard that lets sellers retrieve and book offers directly from an airline’s NDC channel, including content the airline may not file in the GDS.
How many NDC airlines can I access?
Innovate Solution connects 37 NDC carriers, returned in the same search as GDS and 100+ low-cost carriers.
Do I still need a GDS if I use NDC?
Usually yes. Most agencies use NDC alongside GDS and LCC content rather than instead of it, because each channel carries content the others do not.
Can sub-agents book NDC fares?
Yes. NDC content appears in ReservationHub’s B2B portal with your markups, and each sub-agent sees it with its own markup and credit terms.
What is the difference between this page and NDC airline integration?
The NDC airline integration page lists the airline network and what you get from it; this page explains the NDC API and aggregation choice for agencies and consolidators.
Related pages
- GDS vs NDC guide →
- NDC airline integration →
- Verteil integration →
- Flight booking API →
- TripGic →
- ReservationHub →
- Travel technology glossary →
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