[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":281},["ShallowReactive",2],{"post-\u002Fblog\u002Fairgateway-mcp-ndc-fares-claude-chatgpt":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"date":252,"description":253,"draft":254,"extension":255,"faq":256,"image":272,"imageAlt":272,"meta":273,"navigation":274,"path":275,"rawbody":276,"seo":277,"sitemap":278,"stem":279,"updated":272,"video":272,"videoPoster":272,"__hash__":280},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fairgateway-mcp-ndc-fares-claude-chatgpt.md","AirGateway MCP: NDC fares in Claude and ChatGPT",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":243},"minimark",[9,17,22,42,50,54,68,75,79,82,105,116,120,152,155,159,193,203,206,210,213,240],[10,11,12,16],"p",{},[13,14,15],"strong",{},"An AirGateway MCP server lets Claude or ChatGPT search the airlines' own NDC fares on your agency's own IATA\nnumber."," GateRoam is one. It connects your agents' AI assistant to AirGateway, an NDC and low-cost aggregator, and to\nyour Amadeus or Travelport+ (Galileo) office in the same search. Your agents ask in plain words and get GDS and NDC\nfares in one list, confirmed prices, holds where the airline allows them, and a branded client offer.",[18,19,21],"h2",{"id":20},"what-is-airgateway","What is AirGateway?",[10,23,24,25,32,33,37,38,41],{},"AirGateway is a Berlin company that connects travel agencies to airlines' NDC and low-cost content. Its providers page\nlists \"40+ NDC and LCC airlines\" (",[26,27,31],"a",{"href":28,"rel":29},"https:\u002F\u002Fairgateway.com\u002Fproviders\u002F",[30],"nofollow","AirGateway","), and its agency page says bookings\nare made \"under your IATA\u002FPCC, and recorded in your BSP\" (",[26,34,31],{"href":35,"rel":36},"https:\u002F\u002Fairgateway.com\u002Fagencies\u002F",[30],"). Agencies\nbook and service those orders in ",[13,39,40],{},"BookingPad",", AirGateway's booking tool; software like GateRoam connects through\nAirGateway's API.",[10,43,44,45,49],{},"NDC is the airlines' own way of selling: the airline builds the offer itself instead of the GDS assembling it from\nfiled fares. The longer version: ",[26,46,48],{"href":47},"\u002Fblog\u002Fwhat-is-ndc-for-travel-agencies","What is NDC? Explained for travel agencies",".",[18,51,53],{"id":52},"why-add-airgateway-next-to-amadeus-or-galileo","Why add AirGateway next to Amadeus or Galileo?",[10,55,56,57,62,63,67],{},"Because some of the best fares are no longer in the GDS. Airlines put their own bundles in NDC, and some charge extra\non GDS bookings: since 5 May 2026 Lufthansa Group charges $22 (€19) per ticket booked through Amadeus, while its NDC\nprogramme \"offers a significantly lower fee\"\n(",[26,58,61],{"href":59,"rel":60},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.travelmarketreport.com\u002Fair\u002Farticles\u002Flufthansa-group-to-raise-gds-surcharge-again-in-may-as-ita-joins-ndc-fold",[30],"Travel Market Report, 6 April 2026",").\nAirGateway's own pricing page promises \"Net NDC prices without GDS surcharges\"\n(",[26,64,31],{"href":65,"rel":66},"https:\u002F\u002Fairgateway.com\u002Fpricing",[30],").",[10,69,70,71,49],{},"Your GDS is still the base. It sells every airline it carries, the regional ones included. AirGateway adds what it\ndoesn't: the airlines' NDC fares, and low-cost airlines as AirGateway adds them to its API. How the two fit, with\nhotels on top: ",[26,72,74],{"href":73},"\u002Fblog\u002Fcover-every-flight-gds-ndc-low-cost","Cover every flight: GDS, NDC and low-cost in one search",[18,76,78],{"id":77},"what-can-the-ai-do-with-airgateway-through-gateroam","What can the AI do with AirGateway through GateRoam?",[10,80,81],{},"With your agency's AirGateway account connected, every colleague's assistant can:",[83,84,85,92,98],"ul",{},[86,87,88,91],"li",{},[13,89,90],{},"search flights"," in one go across your GDS and AirGateway. Each option is marked with its system, and AirGateway\nadds its fares on the exact dates and airports you ask. With no GDS connected, AirGateway searches on its own,\nflexible dates and nearby airports included;",[86,93,94,97],{},[13,95,96],{},"confirm prices"," of the options you shortlist, straight from the airline, with the bags and the change and refund\nconditions it sends;",[86,99,100,101,104],{},"turn the options you pick into a ",[13,102,103],{},"branded client offer",": a web page, copy-paste text and a PDF, GDS and NDC\noptions side by side.",[10,106,107,108,111,112,49],{},"From the GateRoam app, a colleague can also ",[13,109,110],{},"hold a booking"," where the airline allows it: a form with the travellers,\na review that spells out what is booked, then the hold. The airline sets until when it holds it, and the summary says\nso. The hold is an order in your agency's AirGateway account, so it shows in BookingPad, where you issue the ticket.\nLow-cost airlines take no holds: you book them in BookingPad. Holding is off until an admin switches it on. Every tool\nand the FAQ: ",[26,113,115],{"href":114},"\u002Fintegrations\u002Fairgateway","AirGateway MCP",[18,117,119],{"id":118},"what-does-your-agency-need","What does your agency need?",[83,121,122,128,138],{},[86,123,124,127],{},[13,125,126],{},"Your own IATA number",", for NDC fares. Without IATA, AirGateway offers low-cost airlines paid by card, and other\nairlines through AERTicket content, with your own AERTicket contract.",[86,129,130,133,134,49],{},[13,131,132],{},"An AirGateway account",": BookingPad plus AirGateway's Partner API subscription, the connection GateRoam uses.\nAirGateway onboards each agency itself and asks the airlines for your NDC access; it takes about a week. What it\ntakes and what it costs: ",[26,135,137],{"href":136},"\u002Fblog\u002Fairgateway-onboarding-and-pricing-for-travel-agencies","AirGateway for travel agencies: onboarding and pricing",[86,139,140,143,144,147,148,67],{},[13,141,142],{},"The consumer key"," of your agency's connection to GateRoam, which an admin pastes into GateRoam under\n",[13,145,146],{},"Settings → Suppliers → Add supplier → AirGateway",". GateRoam tests it before it saves it, stores it encrypted and\nnever returns it to the browser or the AI (",[26,149,151],{"href":150},"\u002Fsecurity","Security",[10,153,154],{},"Which airlines you get depends on AirGateway and each airline's rules in your market; AirGateway's newer API, the one\nGateRoam uses, is adding them step by step. Ask AirGateway which ones are live for your agency.",[18,156,158],{"id":157},"how-do-you-connect-claude-or-chatgpt-to-airgateway","How do you connect Claude or ChatGPT to AirGateway?",[160,161,162,165,172,178,190],"ol",{},[86,163,164],{},"Get your AirGateway account, or add the Partner API subscription if you already use BookingPad.",[86,166,167,171],{},[26,168,170],{"href":169},"\u002Fregister","Create a free GateRoam account"," and your agency, and connect GateRoam to your agency in your AirGateway\naccount. We approve the connection.",[86,173,174,175,177],{},"An admin adds AirGateway under ",[13,176,146],{}," with the consumer key.",[86,179,180,181,185,186,49],{},"Each colleague adds GateRoam to Claude or ChatGPT with the server URL ",[182,183,184],"code",{},"https:\u002F\u002Fgateroam.com\u002Fmcp"," and signs in with\ntheir own GateRoam account: ",[26,187,189],{"href":188},"\u002Fconnect-ai","how to connect",[86,191,192],{},"Ask in plain words:",[194,195,201],"pre",{"className":196,"code":198,"language":199,"meta":200},[197],"language-text","Return flights Ljubljana or Zagreb to Frankfurt, 3–6 February 2027, 1 adult,\neconomy with a checked bag. Compare the NDC fares with our Amadeus fares.\n\nMake a client offer with the two cheapest options.\n","text","",[182,202,198],{"__ignoreMap":200},[10,204,205],{},"The same search runs from the search page in the GateRoam app too.",[18,207,209],{"id":208},"sources","Sources",[10,211,212],{},"Checked on 9 November 2026.",[83,214,215,221,227,233],{},[86,216,217,220],{},[26,218,31],{"href":28,"rel":219},[30],": providers, 40+ NDC and LCC airlines",[86,222,223,226],{},[26,224,31],{"href":35,"rel":225},[30],": NDC for agencies, under your IATA\u002FPCC",[86,228,229,232],{},[26,230,31],{"href":65,"rel":231},[30],": plans and pricing",[86,234,235,239],{},[26,236,238],{"href":59,"rel":237},[30],"Travel Market Report",": Lufthansa Group distribution cost charge, 6 April 2026",[10,241,242],{},"GateRoam is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by AirGateway. AirGateway and BookingPad are trademarks of AirGateway GmbH.",{"title":200,"searchDepth":244,"depth":244,"links":245},2,[246,247,248,249,250,251],{"id":20,"depth":244,"text":21},{"id":52,"depth":244,"text":53},{"id":77,"depth":244,"text":78},{"id":118,"depth":244,"text":119},{"id":157,"depth":244,"text":158},{"id":208,"depth":244,"text":209},"2026-11-09","Connect Claude or ChatGPT to AirGateway: the airlines' own NDC flight fares on your own IATA number, in the same search as Amadeus or Galileo.",false,"md",[257,260,263,266,269],{"q":258,"a":259},"Is there an AirGateway MCP server?","Yes. GateRoam is an MCP server that connects Claude, ChatGPT or Microsoft 365 Copilot to AirGateway on your agency's own AirGateway account and IATA number. The AI searches and prices the airlines' NDC fares next to your Amadeus or Travelport+ fares and turns the options you pick into a client offer.",{"q":261,"a":262},"What does AirGateway add that Amadeus doesn't?","The airlines' own NDC fares and offers, without the GDS in between. Some airlines put fares in NDC that the GDS doesn't show, or charge a surcharge on GDS bookings. Your GDS still covers every airline it sells; GateRoam asks both in one search.",{"q":264,"a":265},"Do we need our own IATA number?","For NDC fares, yes. They run under your agency's own IATA number, and the airline issues the ticket in your name. Without IATA, AirGateway offers low-cost airlines paid by card, and other airlines through AERTicket content, with your own AERTicket contract.",{"q":267,"a":268},"Does the AI issue tickets?","No. GateRoam holds a booking where the airline allows it, once an admin switches holding on. The hold is an order in your agency's AirGateway account, and you issue it in BookingPad, AirGateway's booking tool.",{"q":270,"a":271},"Is GateRoam free?","Yes. GateRoam is free during early access, with no card and no trial. AirGateway charges your agency directly for its own subscription.",null,{},true,"\u002Fblog\u002Fairgateway-mcp-ndc-fares-claude-chatgpt","---\ntitle: 'AirGateway MCP: NDC fares in Claude and ChatGPT'\ndescription: \"Connect Claude or ChatGPT to AirGateway: the airlines' own NDC flight fares on your own IATA number, in the same search as Amadeus or Galileo.\"\ndate: 2026-11-09\nfaq:\n  - q: Is there an AirGateway MCP server?\n    a: Yes. GateRoam is an MCP server that connects Claude, ChatGPT or Microsoft 365 Copilot to AirGateway on your agency's own AirGateway account and IATA number. The AI searches and prices the airlines' NDC fares next to your Amadeus or Travelport+ fares and turns the options you pick into a client offer.\n  - q: What does AirGateway add that Amadeus doesn't?\n    a: The airlines' own NDC fares and offers, without the GDS in between. Some airlines put fares in NDC that the GDS doesn't show, or charge a surcharge on GDS bookings. Your GDS still covers every airline it sells; GateRoam asks both in one search.\n  - q: Do we need our own IATA number?\n    a: For NDC fares, yes. They run under your agency's own IATA number, and the airline issues the ticket in your name. Without IATA, AirGateway offers low-cost airlines paid by card, and other airlines through AERTicket content, with your own AERTicket contract.\n  - q: Does the AI issue tickets?\n    a: No. GateRoam holds a booking where the airline allows it, once an admin switches holding on. The hold is an order in your agency's AirGateway account, and you issue it in BookingPad, AirGateway's booking tool.\n  - q: Is GateRoam free?\n    a: Yes. GateRoam is free during early access, with no card and no trial. AirGateway charges your agency directly for its own subscription.\n---\n\n**An AirGateway MCP server lets Claude or ChatGPT search the airlines' own NDC fares on your agency's own IATA\nnumber.** GateRoam is one. It connects your agents' AI assistant to AirGateway, an NDC and low-cost aggregator, and to\nyour Amadeus or Travelport+ (Galileo) office in the same search. Your agents ask in plain words and get GDS and NDC\nfares in one list, confirmed prices, holds where the airline allows them, and a branded client offer.\n\n## What is AirGateway?\n\nAirGateway is a Berlin company that connects travel agencies to airlines' NDC and low-cost content. Its providers page\nlists \"40+ NDC and LCC airlines\" ([AirGateway](https:\u002F\u002Fairgateway.com\u002Fproviders\u002F)), and its agency page says bookings\nare made \"under your IATA\u002FPCC, and recorded in your BSP\" ([AirGateway](https:\u002F\u002Fairgateway.com\u002Fagencies\u002F)). Agencies\nbook and service those orders in **BookingPad**, AirGateway's booking tool; software like GateRoam connects through\nAirGateway's API.\n\nNDC is the airlines' own way of selling: the airline builds the offer itself instead of the GDS assembling it from\nfiled fares. The longer version: [What is NDC? Explained for travel agencies](\u002Fblog\u002Fwhat-is-ndc-for-travel-agencies).\n\n## Why add AirGateway next to Amadeus or Galileo?\n\nBecause some of the best fares are no longer in the GDS. Airlines put their own bundles in NDC, and some charge extra\non GDS bookings: since 5 May 2026 Lufthansa Group charges $22 (€19) per ticket booked through Amadeus, while its NDC\nprogramme \"offers a significantly lower fee\"\n([Travel Market Report, 6 April 2026](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.travelmarketreport.com\u002Fair\u002Farticles\u002Flufthansa-group-to-raise-gds-surcharge-again-in-may-as-ita-joins-ndc-fold)).\nAirGateway's own pricing page promises \"Net NDC prices without GDS surcharges\"\n([AirGateway](https:\u002F\u002Fairgateway.com\u002Fpricing)).\n\nYour GDS is still the base. It sells every airline it carries, the regional ones included. AirGateway adds what it\ndoesn't: the airlines' NDC fares, and low-cost airlines as AirGateway adds them to its API. How the two fit, with\nhotels on top: [Cover every flight: GDS, NDC and low-cost in one search](\u002Fblog\u002Fcover-every-flight-gds-ndc-low-cost).\n\n## What can the AI do with AirGateway through GateRoam?\n\nWith your agency's AirGateway account connected, every colleague's assistant can:\n\n- **search flights** in one go across your GDS and AirGateway. Each option is marked with its system, and AirGateway\n  adds its fares on the exact dates and airports you ask. With no GDS connected, AirGateway searches on its own,\n  flexible dates and nearby airports included;\n- **confirm prices** of the options you shortlist, straight from the airline, with the bags and the change and refund\n  conditions it sends;\n- turn the options you pick into a **branded client offer**: a web page, copy-paste text and a PDF, GDS and NDC\n  options side by side.\n\nFrom the GateRoam app, a colleague can also **hold a booking** where the airline allows it: a form with the travellers,\na review that spells out what is booked, then the hold. The airline sets until when it holds it, and the summary says\nso. The hold is an order in your agency's AirGateway account, so it shows in BookingPad, where you issue the ticket.\nLow-cost airlines take no holds: you book them in BookingPad. Holding is off until an admin switches it on. Every tool\nand the FAQ: [AirGateway MCP](\u002Fintegrations\u002Fairgateway).\n\n## What does your agency need?\n\n- **Your own IATA number**, for NDC fares. Without IATA, AirGateway offers low-cost airlines paid by card, and other\n  airlines through AERTicket content, with your own AERTicket contract.\n- **An AirGateway account**: BookingPad plus AirGateway's Partner API subscription, the connection GateRoam uses.\n  AirGateway onboards each agency itself and asks the airlines for your NDC access; it takes about a week. What it\n  takes and what it costs: [AirGateway for travel agencies: onboarding and pricing](\u002Fblog\u002Fairgateway-onboarding-and-pricing-for-travel-agencies).\n- **The consumer key** of your agency's connection to GateRoam, which an admin pastes into GateRoam under\n  **Settings → Suppliers → Add supplier → AirGateway**. GateRoam tests it before it saves it, stores it encrypted and\n  never returns it to the browser or the AI ([Security](\u002Fsecurity)).\n\nWhich airlines you get depends on AirGateway and each airline's rules in your market; AirGateway's newer API, the one\nGateRoam uses, is adding them step by step. Ask AirGateway which ones are live for your agency.\n\n## How do you connect Claude or ChatGPT to AirGateway?\n\n1. Get your AirGateway account, or add the Partner API subscription if you already use BookingPad.\n2. [Create a free GateRoam account](\u002Fregister) and your agency, and connect GateRoam to your agency in your AirGateway\n   account. We approve the connection.\n3. An admin adds AirGateway under **Settings → Suppliers → Add supplier → AirGateway** with the consumer key.\n4. Each colleague adds GateRoam to Claude or ChatGPT with the server URL `https:\u002F\u002Fgateroam.com\u002Fmcp` and signs in with\n   their own GateRoam account: [how to connect](\u002Fconnect-ai).\n5. Ask in plain words:\n\n```text\nReturn flights Ljubljana or Zagreb to Frankfurt, 3–6 February 2027, 1 adult,\neconomy with a checked bag. Compare the NDC fares with our Amadeus fares.\n\nMake a client offer with the two cheapest options.\n```\n\nThe same search runs from the search page in the GateRoam app too.\n\n## Sources\n\nChecked on 9 November 2026.\n\n- [AirGateway](https:\u002F\u002Fairgateway.com\u002Fproviders\u002F): providers, 40+ NDC and LCC airlines\n- [AirGateway](https:\u002F\u002Fairgateway.com\u002Fagencies\u002F): NDC for agencies, under your IATA\u002FPCC\n- [AirGateway](https:\u002F\u002Fairgateway.com\u002Fpricing): plans and pricing\n- [Travel Market Report](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.travelmarketreport.com\u002Fair\u002Farticles\u002Flufthansa-group-to-raise-gds-surcharge-again-in-may-as-ita-joins-ndc-fold): Lufthansa Group distribution cost charge, 6 April 2026\n\nGateRoam is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by AirGateway. AirGateway and BookingPad are trademarks of AirGateway GmbH.\n",{"title":5,"description":253},{"loc":275},"blog\u002Fairgateway-mcp-ndc-fares-claude-chatgpt","_UwBbba2RZ-V2xxAg6Xt3FbC6SM3cQ0oOiSbQIPzaV4",1794255155946]