Carrier selects strategic online partner for its fast-paced cargo expansion
Saudia Cargo and leading Berlin, Germany-based e-booking platform cargo.one have entered into a distribution agreement to provide customers across the board with first class digital booking experience.
Freight forwarders will now be able to book Saudia Cargo’s real-time quotes on cargo.one within a matter of seconds and with instant confirmation.
“Saudia Cargo’s objective is to always deliver a premium customer experience. We are convinced that cargo.one is the ideal partner to perfect our digital service offer,” asserted Omar Hariri, Chief Executive Officer, Saudia Cargo.
The airline strongly supports Saudi Arabia’s innovative Vision 2030. It is rapidly growing its fleet and digital transformation is key to its mission to become the region’s leading freight and logistics hub,” he further explained.
“We will be offering customers a proven and efficient online booking platform where they have access to real-time rates and immediate booking confirmations,” affirmed Teddy Zebitz, Chief Cargo Officer, Saudia Cargo.
Improving operational efficiency
“With cargo.one, we expect to further improve our operational efficiency. It will also enable us to quickly share and promote our ever-evolving freighter and passenger freighter network – such as our recently launched 5-weekly Liège(Belgium)-Riyadh service,” he continued.
“We are delighted that Saudia Cargo has chosen us as their partner to build a core component of their digital transformation. Saudia Cargo is a prime example of an airline that leverages and augments its existing systems to take a leap into the future of capacity distribution and pricing.” Moritz Claussen, Founder and Managing Director of cargo.one
With Saudia Cargo now on board, cargo.one is expanding its footprint in the Gulf region, and strengthening its market position as the leading distribution channel for cargo airlines.
The airlines’ capacity will become available on the cargo.one platform in the second quarter of 2021, giving freight forwarders additional access to routes across the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, and the USA.
