SAUDI AIRLINES CARGO IS LAUNCH CUSTOMER FOR OAG CARGO’S NEW ROUTE MAPPER PRODUCT

Saudi Airlines Cargo has signed a contract to become the launch customer for OAG Cargo’s new Route Mapper product.

The application will help the airline’s cargo customers perform a series of essential daily business tasks, such as:

Searching online for flight and flight-related information
Easily identifying non-stop and connecting flights using a visual global map of cities served by the airline
Viewing timetables of all available flights from a chosen city for all routes served by the airline

Phase 1 of the roll-out will see the generic Route Mapper product implemented from April 1st 2011.  This will incorporate the use of local language (Arabic), customised branding, future schedules and full integration into the www.saudiacargo.com <http://www.saudiacargo.com/> website.

OAG expects to develop further cargo features and benefits to enhance the Route Mapper product and is already discussing future phases of development with Saudi Airlines Cargo.

Bart-Jan Haasbeek, VP Sales of OAG Cargo, who signed the contract during the Air Cargo Africa event in Nairobi with Peter Scholten Vice President Commercial of the airline, commented: “We are proud to have such a prestigious first customer for Route Mapper.  Saudi Airlines Cargo can not only see immediate benefits for its business but shares our excitement about the next stage of development of the product. We see this as the beginning of a long and successful business partnership with a strong global carrier.”

Peter Scholten, Vice President Commercial of Saudi Airlines Cargo said “we are pleased that this agreement fits in our growth strategy in which we targeted to achieve our customer satisfaction through the implementation of our commercial strategic plans.  OAG Cargo’s new Route Mapper product will allow us to provide our customers, via our website, with new services such as searching online for flight and flight-related information, connecting flights using a visual global map, and viewing timetables of all available flights from a chosen city for all routes”.

Via the hubs in Jeddah and Riyadh Saudi Cargo offers connections to 85 destinations in Saudi Arabia, Asia, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and North America.