Our New Distribution Capability (NDC) programme.
Qatar Airways is extending its five-star experience to trade partners with the launch of our New Distribution Capability (NDC) programme, Oryx Connect.
Qatar Airways is enhancing and adding more flexibility to its NDC programme, Oryx Connect by providing more rich content and more accessibility via multiple aggregator platforms including Amadeus and Sabre.
Oryx Connect will offer next-level retailing for our joint customers. It will enable trade partners to access more rich content including Fare Families and a selection of ancillary services, such as baggage and seats selection.
Connect with QR
We are happy to connect you to our API directly. Please observe the minimum criteria to qualify:
1. Be able to support the full end-to-end capabilities of the latest version of our NDC API.
2. Be an IATA accredited agent.
3. Meet the agreed API usage and thresholds.
4. Have sufficient IT infrastructure to support integration and customer care.
If you have already registered as a Manager on the Trade Portal, you can register your interest by following this link and submit all the required documents as per below:
- Registration form
- PCI DSS Certificate (if you wish to enable credit card as a form of payment)
- Website: PCC Security Standards
- Complete OCN form
Connect with an aggregator
The Seller Registration Process is as simple as these four steps:
- Select your aggregator partner from the list of Qatar Airways approved aggregator partners
- Approach the selected aggregator to secure commercial relationship and collect necessary information such as PCC
- Register our Trade Portal as a Manager. After registration, the account will be verified according to the process.
- Once the account has been verified, log-in to the trade portal and request an NDC by selecting your preferred aggregator and providing their PCC.
- Qatar Airways NDC team will review your request and respond within 3 business days.
If you have already registered as a Manager on Trade Portal, you can register your interest by following this link.
Become and aggregator
We are happy to connect your API directly. Please observe minimum criteria to qualify:
- 1. Aggregator needs to be able to support the full end-to-end capabilities of the latest version of Qatar Airways NDC API.
- 2. Aggregators need to be committed to an agreed API usage and thresholds.
- 3. Aggregator needs to have sufficient IT infrastructure to support integration and customer care.
- 4. Aggregator contract agreed.
NDC API Implementation Guide.
Registration process for Aggregators:
- 1. Please register your interest by sending an email to OryxConnect@qatarairways.com.qa, and our team will contact you with further details.
- 2. Qatar Airways team will review your request and respond within 30 days with further details.
Registration guidelines:
1. Register on our Trade Portal as a Manager. After registration, the account will be verified according to the process.
* Please note any other access level will not permit you to submit the NDC connection request.
2. Once the account has been verified, log in to the Trade Portal and request an NDC by clicking on “request access”.
Please take note of the two categories here:
- BSP – request is reviewed and accepted or rejected by the NDC Onboarding & Implementation Team once ticketing authority has been granted
- Non-BSP – request is reviewed and accepted or rejected by the local Account Manager post finance approval