NDC

The services grouped together in this API plan will allow you to shop for flight products, price a shopping basket then order and pay.

To decide if this plan is for you, read the documentation by selecting one of the services listed below.

Our NDC IATA 17.2 APIs

AirShopping

Returns flight product prices for requested origin and destination, cabin and date. Provides cheapest available offer and higher classes of service together with their product descriptions.

OfferPrice

Returns a price quote and product description for the specified flight product and priced options to upgrade to a higher cabin or more flexible service.

SeatAvailability

Displays a priced seatmap.

OrderCreate

Creates a booking and issues tickets for the supplied itinerary and passenger details, returning a booking reference.

OrderRetrieve

Retrieves an existing order.

AirDocIssue

Provides the ability to pay for a held booking as per IATA NDC schema standards.

OrderChange

Changes an existing booking.

OrderReShop

Provides the amount to be refunded for a cancelled booking. It will provide any required additional collection details or residual values as applicable if an order is changed.

OrderChangeNotif

Provides the ability to send messages to inform Travel Agents/Service Providers in an unsolicited manner of involuntary changes to Orders.

16.1 Technical Documentation

Provides the technical documentation related to British Airways previous version of their NDC APIs.

Capabilities

British Airways NDC offers a direct link into our host reservation system for flight search, booking and ticketing. We use modern API (Application Programming Interface) technology to allow for distribution of our products and services.

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Certification Process

You should identify your preferred connection type before applying for access to NDC. To find out more about NDC and ways to connect, please speak to your Account Manager, or you can log a ticket on the NDC ServiceDesk.