Batik Air to drive new growth with Sabre as its first-ever GDS partner

SINGAPORE – 17 July, 2016 – Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), the leading technology provider to the global travel industry, today announced the first-ever global distribution system (GDS) partnership with the Lion Group full service Indonesia-based airline subsidiary, Batik Air. As Batik Air’s first GDS partner, Sabre’s global network aims to boost the airline’s growth by expanding their reach and providing new distribution channels. Indonesia has one of the world’s largest travel markets with a growing economy and affluence, creating an increasingly competitive landscape among local airlines. Batik Air is one of the two full-service airlines based in Indonesia which flies to 33 domestic cities, including Jambi and Manokwari – the latest domestic routes added in April 2017. The airline also flies internationally to Singapore, and plans to further their regional outreach to Australia, India, and Malaysia as part of their business growth strategy. With this new partnership, travel agents globally now have the means to sell tickets on Batik Air’s inventory via Sabre’s GDS platform for the first time. Travellers will get to enjoy greater convenience and end-to-end services now that travel agents are equipped to book tickets on their behalf. “Through this partnership, we can help Batik Air strengthen their competitive advantage by bringing their offerings to a global audience with our extensive network of travel agents worldwide,” said Rakesh Narayanan, vice president of Supplier Commerce, Sabre Travel Network Asia Pacific. “We hope that our industry-leading technologies and solutions can further improve the commercial performance of the airline and fuel their expansion plans domestically and across the region.” Batik Air’s distribution is the latest addition to Sabre’s ongoing partnership with the Lion Group. Sabre currently provides its SabreSonic solution to five airlines within the group, and was appointed as Malindo Air’s and Thai Lion’s first GDS partner. “Sabre’s long-term strategic partnership with Lion Group has helped our business grow exponentially since 2013. That’s why we’ve decided to select them as Batik Air’s first-ever GDS partner, as we’re confident they’ll deliver the same level of success for our Indonesian airline,” said Batik Air CEO, Capt. Achmad Luthfie.

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Media Contact Jovelyn Tay Sabre Asia Pacific +65 64260516 Jovelyn.tay@sabre.com About Sabre Corporation Sabre Corporation is the leading technology provider to the global travel industry. Sabre’s software, data, mobile and distribution solutions are used by hundreds of airlines and thousands of hotel properties to manage critical operations, including passenger and guest reservations, revenue management, flight, network and crew management. Sabre also operates a leading global travel marketplace, which processes more than US$120 billion of global travel spend annually by connecting travel buyers and suppliers. Headquartered in Southlake, Texas, USA, Sabre serves customers in more than 160 countries around the world. About Batik Air Batik Air is an Indonesian Airline with main hubs at the Soekarno Hatta International Airport, Jakarta. The airline took to the skies in May 2013 with domestic flights and has since grown to operate routes to all major airports in Indonesia and also to Singapore. Batik Air will also fly to Kuala Lumpur and Australia. The fleet itself has grown exponentially to 35 Airbus A320-200CEO and 14 Boeing 737NG as of May 16th 2017. Today the airline operates over 1600 flights weekly over a continuously growing network of about 35 routes in the region.