Value Alliance, the largest alliance of Low Cost Carriers (LCCs) in the world, will relaunch its website in conjunction with its second anniversary on 16 May 2018.
The new and improved portal www.valuealliance.com, promises to provide an improved overall experience for travellers. The site also aggregates the entire route network and destinations covered by all member-LCCs of Value Alliance.
Plus, passengers who book flights through the Value Alliance website will have the added benefit of re-accommodation in the event of missed flight connections. In the event of schedule disruptions, customers may go to the site for hotel accommodation and other essentials, for up to a stipulated amount.
“While passengers can search and book flights on our individual website, including pre-purchase of ancillary services like baggage and meals, the new Value Alliance website is a great one-stop shop that enables a full view of more destinations. It’s a great way for our customers to see the best flights available amongst our members’ vast networks. This will not only give our customers access to the best deals, but will also allow them to enjoy ease of booking paired with seamless connectivity,” said Mike Szucs, Chairman of Value Alliance and Chief Executive Adviser of Cebu Pacific.
Powered by the award-winning Air Black Box technology (ABB), the new Value Alliance website is also the first to offer booking and ticketing capabilities, enabling cross-airline sales—a culmination of integration efforts amongst all member-LCCs of the alliance.
“At Air Black Box, we are very pleased to provide the alliance with state of the art technology to realise the expansion of their network footprint. We’re able to connect them to sell stuff that matters and are desirous to the customers” said Timothy O’Neil-Dunne, Global Product Director.
A series of ValueAlliance.com campaigns are set to roll out shortly after the website relaunch, including several week-long online promotions from May to July 2018. On May 16-17, 2018, Cebu Pacific will hold a special seat sale enabling Juans to fly from the Philippines to popular destinations like Athens, Berlin, and Maldives (Malé), for as low as Php 7,472.
“The key focus of Value Alliance lies with the consumers. With the member airlines’ wide network, we are confident our passengers will continue to trust LCCs in delivering them to their destinations safely, conveniently and at the lowest price-points possible,” said Candice Iyog, Vice President for Marketing and Distribution at Cebu Pacific, a member of Value Alliance.
Founded on 16 May 2016, Value Alliance is comprised of eight leading LCCs in the Asia- Pacific region, namely: Cebu Pacific, and its subsidiary Cebgo; Jeju Air; Nok Air; NokScoot; Vanilla Air, Tigerair Australia; Scoot; and Tigerair Singapore, which was successfully merged with Scoot in July 2017. Value Alliance is also the fourth-largest airline alliance in the world in terms of passengers, flights, combined fleet and members, covering more than 160 destinations within the Asia-Pacific region. Its airline members carry an impressive roster of over 180 aircrafts, and serve an annual passenger total of over 50 million, and growing.
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About Value Alliance
Established in May 2016, Value Alliance is the world’s first pan-regional Low Cost Carrier (LCC) alliance, with membership by invitation only. It is currently comprised of eight Asia Pacific market champions – Cebu Pacific, including subsidiary Cebgo; Jeju Air; Nok Air; NokScoot; Scoot; Tigerair Australia; and Vanilla Air. Its members provide unparalled access to more than 160 destinations across the region, covering a third of the world. In 2016, member-LCCs of Value Alliance collectively served more than 50 million travellers from 17 hubs.
Powered by the revolutionary web technology of Air Black Box, travellers will be able to book flights and ancillaries offered by any Value Alliance partner at the most competitive fares, including connecting flights for multi-destination itineraries. While doing so, they can also select from the full range of service options in a single transaction.
The Alliance also provides a framework for further cooperation amongst member airlines, including shared services, in order to enhance the overall customer experience. For more information, please visit the website at: www.valuealliance.com
About Cebu Pacific (PSE: CEB)
Cebu Pacific is the largest carrier in the Philippine air transportation industry, offering its low-cost services to more destinations and routes with higher flight frequency within the Philippines than any other airline.
CEB currently offers flights to a total of 37 domestic and 26 international destinations, operating an extensive network across Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and the US (Guam). Its 65-strong fleet is comprised of four Airbus A321ceo, 36 Airbus A320, eight Airbus A330, eight ATR 72-500 and nine ATR 72-600. Between 2018 and 2022, CEB expects delivery of three more brand-new Airbus A321ceo, 32 Airbus A321neo and seven more ATR 72-600 aircraft.
Cebu Pacific also provides its guests an upbeat flying experience, being the only carrier that offers fun in the skies with CEB’s trademark “Fun Games” on-board.
For bookings and inquiries, guests can visit www.cebupacificair.com or call the reservation hotlines (+632)7020-888 or (+6332)230-8888. The latest seat sales can be found on CEB’s official Twitter (@CebuPacificAir) and Facebook pages. Guests may also download the Cebu Pacific official mobile app on the App Store and Google Play.
About Jeju Air (KRX: 089590.KS
The pioneer LCC in Korea, Jeju Air is also the largest in terms of passenger numbers, fleet, revenue and net profits. Over the last 12 years, Jeju Air has led Korea’s airline trend, resulting in easier and more affordable air travel for everyone.
Known for its fun and friendly service, innovative promotional fares and K-pop and brand ambassadors like TVXQ, Song Joongki, Kim Soohyun, Lee Minho and Big Bang, Jeju Air has gained a reputation for setting the standard in the Korean aviation industry.
Jeju Air and its team of more than 2,200 aviation professionals carry almost ten million passengers a year to over 42 routes through an expansive network in Korea, Japan, China, Southeast Asia, Guam and Saipan, with an average of 180 daily flights. Jeju Air is listed on the Korean Stock Exchange. Please visit www.jejuair.net
About Nok Air
Nok Air, Thailand’s low-cost carrier, continues to expand its network as the carrier with the distinctive personality, the unique and colourful fleet brings its warm service and professional standards to every corner of the Thai kingdom, at some of the most affordable prices. Nok Air offers free services such as seat selection, 15 kg luggage allowance, a cutting-edge distribution and payment channel, as well as Wi-Fi on board. Since first launching in 2004, Nok Air operates from Bangkok’s Don Mueang International Airport with a fleet of Boeing 737-800, Q400 NextGen, and ATR-72 500 aircraft, serving 24 domestic and two international airports.
Nok Air has grown to become the Thai airline that most closely reflects the Thai way of doing things – serving its passengers with a sense of fun, yet always focusing on safety and excellent performance. For more information, please visit: www.nokair.com
About NokScoot Airlines
Launched in 2014, NokScoot is a joint venture between Singapore budget airline Scoot and Thai airline Nok Air. NokScoot provides a safe, reliable and contemporary travel experience. NokScoot operates medium- to long-haul routes from Bangkok’s Don Mueang International Airport with Boeing 777-200 aircraft. It currently flies to Dalian, Nanjing, Qingdao, Shenyang, Tianjin and X’ian in China; Taipei; and Narita, Japan. Find out more on NokScoot.com, Facebook.com/ NokScoot or Instagram.com/ NokScoot.
About Scoot Tigerair Pte Ltd
Scoot is the low-cost arm of the Singapore Airlines Group. Scoot took to the skies in June 2012 and merged with Tigerair Singapore in July 2017, retaining the Scoot brand and positioning it well for a new chapter of growth.
Scoot has carried over 50 million guests and now operates a fleet of 15 state of the art, wide-body Boeing 787 Dreamliners and 23 young and modern Airbus A320 family aircraft, with five more Boeing 787 Dreamliners and 39 Airbus A320neo aircraft on order. The Scoot network presently encompasses 60 destinations across 17 countries, with Harbin, Honolulu, Kuantan, Kuching and Palembang to join the network soon. Scoot provides – in addition to fantastic value airfares – a safe, reliable and contemporary travel experience with a unique attitude – Scootitude. Offering amenities including on-board Wi-Fi Internet connectivity and in-seat power on selected aircraft as well as the ability to redeem and accrue Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer miles, Scoot was voted 2015, 2016 and 2017 Best Low Cost Airline (Asia/Pacific) by AirlineRatings.com and ranked in the Top 10 of the World’s Best Low-Cost Airlines in 2015 by Skytrax.
Scoot is passionate about changing the way people travel long distance. Book your tickets at FlyScoot.com or contact our Call Centre. Find out more on FlyScoot.com, Facebook.com/FlyScoot, Instagram.com/FlyScoot, and Twitter.com/flyscoot.
About Vanilla Air
Vanilla Air is a Japanese Low Cost Carrier wholly-owned by ANA Holdings Inc. Since its very first flight departed Narita Airport on December 20, 2013, the Vanilla Air network has spread to nine cities: Sapporo, Hakodate, Osaka, Okinawa and Amami Oshima in Japan; as well as Taipei, Kaohsiung, Hong Kong and Cebu. Its routes include Osaka-Taipei; Okinawa-Taipei and, more recently, Fukuoka-Taipei.
Vanilla Air has carried over 7 million passengers since the start of its operation. Find out more on www.vanilla-air.com
About Tigerair Australia
Tiger Airways Australia commenced operating domestic flights in Australia on 23 November 2007 from its home base in Melbourne, Victoria.
In July 2013, the airline re-branded to Tigerair Australia. In February 2015, the Virgin Australia Group completed the acquisition of the airline. It is now a fully-owned subsidiary of Virgin Australia Holdings. Find out more at www.tigerair.com.au.
About Air Black Box
Air Black Box (ABB) is a UK-based venture-backed company specializing in cloud-based airline passenger software platforms. ABB is the developer of the world’s first dedicated multi-carrier interlining and booking system. Air Black Box gives any airline the tools to connect its products to a partner airline’s brand. This is the first time airlines can truly cross-merchandise their products while maintaining their brand integrity.
Value Alliance carriers are already using the revolutionary Air Connection Engine℠ (ACE) to combine inventory and cooperate in a broader route network.
Air Black Box has built an award winning innovative software platform that allows diverse airlines to connect and cooperate both seat inventory and ancillaries sales opportunities.
ABB Technologies is the winner of WIT Innovative Technology of The Year 2016, CAPA Innovation Technology of the Year 2016, and more recently voted top 100 Innovations Worldwide 2016 by CIO 100. Visit us at www.airblackbox.com