Air Europa in July will introduce a fee for global distribution systems and might pull its content from the Sabre GDS, the carrier said in a notice to travel agencies this week.
In the notice, as reported by Italian B-to-B tourism publication Travel Quotidiano, the Spanish carrier said the GDS distribution fee would start July 1 and would be set at the level of €12, US$14.50, £11 or 11 Swiss francs per one-way journey, depending on the point of origin. A roundtrip booking within the EU, for example, would carry a €24 fee in the GDS.
Air Europa is encouraging agencies to participate in its direct channels to avoid the fee, according to the report.
The report also said Air Europa content would no longer be available in Sabre starting in July, although it is continuing negotiations with the company. A Sabre spokesperson confirmed to BTN that "we continue to engage constructively with Air Europa to reach a commercially sustainable outcome that preserves choice, transparency, and operational simplicity across the travel ecosystem."
Turkish Airlines last year acquired a 26 percent stake in Air Europa with a €300 million investment. Turkish Airlines recently had its own dispute with Sabre, pulling its content from Sabre in September 2024, but the carrier reached an agreement to return its content to the Sabre GDS last year.