Sabre,
a leading software and technology company in
the travel industry, has terminated its
distribution agreement with Aeroflot, the
largest government-majority owned carrier in
Russia. Sabre is taking immediate steps to
remove Aeroflot flight content from its
global distribution system (GDS), a
marketplace used by travel agencies, travel
websites and corporations around the world
to shop, book and service flight
reservations.
“Sabre has been monitoring the evolving
situation in Ukraine with increasing
concern. From the beginning, our primary
focus has been the safety of our team
members in the impacted region, as well as
doing our part to support the much-needed
relief efforts,” said Sean Menke, CEO of
Sabre. “We are taking a stand against this
military conflict. We are complying, and
will continue to comply, with sanctions
imposed against Russia. In addition, today
we announced that Sabre has terminated its
distribution agreement with Aeroflot,
removing its content from our GDS.”
The
Company will continue to monitor the ongoing
situation and will evaluate whether
additional actions would be appropriate,
taking into account legal considerations and
any counter measures that could be
implemented in response.
To help support humanitarian programs in the
region, Sabre, which has approximately 1,500
team members in Poland, has donated $1
million to the Polish Red Cross, a 100-year
charity that does exemplary work in conflict
zones and for supporting displaced people.
The funds donated by Sabre will be used by
the Polish Red Cross to purchase, among
other materials, much-needed food, hygiene
products and sleeping bags, and will support
the provision of medical assistance to those
seeking shelter in Poland.
