Amadeus announced a three-year extension for its content agreement with British Airways.

Originally set to expire in April 2010 and now scheduled to run "up to 2013," the deal "guarantees full-content access to Amadeus users worldwide," according to Amadeus. "In the U.K. and Ireland, the opt-in levels that were established by Amadeus in 2007 remain unchanged." According to an Amadeus spokeswoman, those opt-in fees--paid to Amadeus by travel agents to avoid BA surcharges--are £0.50 (US$0.81) per segment booked on BA premium class fares and £1.00 (US$1.62) per segment booked on economy class fares."