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Alaska Airlines, Sabre renew distribution system and technology agreement

Sabre has renewed its distribution agreement with Alaska Airlines to continue providing full content through the Sabre Travel Network global distribution system (GDS).

The five-year deal also includes the expansion and integration of Sabre’s technology portfolio at the airline, extending Alaska’s passenger services system – SabreSonic Customer Sales & Service – as well as Revenue Optimizer, Revenue Integrity and Sabre’s Market Intelligence solution, said the companies in a statement.

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