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Amadeus Electronic Miscellaneous Documents Server (EMS) enables you to reduce costs and improve revenue collection, while also enhancing the customer experience. The global airline industry is increasingly competitive; to succeed, you need to take full advantage of every opportunity available to you. So get one step ahead of your competitors by switching to electronic documentation long before the IATA deadline.
Easier sales, interlining and tracking Paper miscellaneous change orders used for excess baggage collection, tours and pre-paid ticket advices still stand in the way of a smooth, seamless and paperless experience for our passengers. Processing these hard copy documents is also more costly and less efficient for your business. So the sooner you switch to an electronic solution for issuing, storing, managing and distributing electronic miscellaneous documents (EMDs), the sooner you can reduce costs and improve the efficiency of your revenue collection activity. An EMD server like the Amadeus Electronic Miscellaneous Documents Server (EMS) allows both your own sales team and travel agencies to sell your services quickly and easily. It also enables simpler interlining and alliance travel transactions. And revenue tracking and collection is a far smoother process too, vastly reducing the need for expensive exceptional processing.
Beat the deadline and your competitors The industry-wide use of EMDs will create a paperless environment, in line with IATA resolutions. All airlines must comply with EMD standards by December 2012. But you can get ahead of the game by implementing the Amadeus Electronic Miscellaneous Documents Server (EMS) today.
The Amadeus EMS solution will be continuously updated in line with both new industry standards and community requests. It will enable you to be 100% compliant with the new EMD standards prior to the IATA deadline. The introduction of electronic documentation makes the whole ticketing and tracking process smoother, simplifying the end-to-end customer journey for both your business and your passengers. So your customers will love it too.
With Amadeus Electronic Miscellaneous Documents Server (EMS), you can: >E nsure compliance with all the latest industry standards; >T otally eliminate the manual paper process; >S upport collection of all ancillary service types; >S upport all RFIC and RFISC (Reason for issuance codes
and sub-codes); > I ssue EMD-A and EMD-S; >P rovide interline and multi-coupon EMDs; >C ollect revenues as soon as the flight doors close.
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Amadeus issued EMD on the Reservation Desktop*
Fully integrated or stand alone The Amadeus Electronic Miscellaneous Documents Server (EMS) is fully integrated into the Amadeus Altéa Suite. This enables efficient and seamless operation across all reservation, ticketing and departure control systems, plus your revenue collection and reporting solutions. The Amadeus Electronic Miscellaneous Documents Server (EMS) can also be implemented as a stand alone solution. The Amadeus EMD solution is also fully integrated into the flow for sale of ancillary services, and an EMD can be issued for any airline ancillary service.
Key benefits at a glance Reduced costs – the Amadeus EMS solution offers simplified systems integration for enhanced efficiency and productivity all round and also enables sales via all channels. Built-in automation eliminates the need for manual input and expensive exceptional handling during the ticketing to tracking process.
More efficient servicing – the move to electronic documentation enables high levels of automation, which benefits customers by avoiding the need for manual processing and allowing self-service. Enhanced customer satisfaction – the simpler process means there is no more need for waiting in airport queues to collect paper documents, resulting in greater speed and flexibility for travellers. An optimal IT solution – the Amadeus EMS solution is fully flexible and can issue an EMD for any service (both EMD-A and EMD-S). It handles everything from ticketing and distribution through to interlining, departure control and tracking. Advanced functionality – including document issuance and follow-up features, management and reporting tools, airport control features, GDS connectivity, interline connectivity, plus departure control and ground handling connectivity. * For illustrative purposes only
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Explanation of acronyms: • RFIC (Reason for Issuance Code) & RFISC (Reason for Issuance Sub Code) - The Amadeus solution today supports all industry defined codes and all future codes that can be requested by an airline to ATPCO. This is due to the table design and no hard coding. • EMD-S is EMD-Standalone (used on its own, and not with a flight coupon) & EMD-A is EMD-Associated (used in association with an e-Ticket coupon, hence is lifted at the airport at the same time. Example of uses: excess baggage, seat upgrades, etc…)
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