Cover every flight: GDS, NDC and low-cost in one search
To quote every flight a client asks for, most agencies now need two sources: a GDS and the airlines' own NDC fares, plus low-cost airlines. The GDS (Amadeus or Travelport+) still sells the most airlines, the regional ones included. NDC carries fares the GDS doesn't show, and low-cost airlines sell mostly outside it. GateRoam puts them in one search, on your own contracts, in Claude, ChatGPT or the GateRoam app.
Why isn't one GDS enough any more?
Three gaps open up when an agency works only in the GDS:
- NDC-only fares. Airlines build their own offers in NDC, with bundles and prices they may not file in the GDS. A client then finds a lower fare online than your terminal shows.
- GDS surcharges. Some airlines charge extra on GDS bookings. Since 5 May 2026 Lufthansa Group charges $22 (€19) per ticket booked through Amadeus, while its NDC programme "offers a significantly lower fee" (Travel Market Report, 6 April 2026).
- Low-cost airlines. Most sell direct first. A few sell through the GDSs on their own terms, others only through their own channels or aggregators.
More on each channel: GDS vs NDC vs low-cost carriers vs aggregators, and why one flight shows in one system and not another: Why does a flight show in one GDS but not another?
What covers every flight?
| Source | What it covers | What your agency needs | In GateRoam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your GDS (Amadeus or Travelport+) | Every airline the GDS sells, regional airlines included, with your public and private fares | A GDS contract; IATA to issue tickets | Works today, on your own keys. Amadeus · Travelport+ (Galileo) |
| AirGateway (NDC and low-cost aggregator) | The airlines' own NDC fares and offers, and low-cost airlines as AirGateway adds them | An AirGateway account; your own IATA number for NDC | Works today, in the same search as your GDS. AirGateway MCP |
| Hotels (RateHawk or GoGlobal) | The room, in the same client offer as the flights | A RateHawk or GoGlobal contract | Works today. Integrations |
The GDS stays the base: it is where most airlines still sell, and where your agents already work. AirGateway fills the gaps next to it. Amadeus also carries NDC for some airlines once it has enabled NDC for your office, and GateRoam searches those NDC fares too; AirGateway reaches the airlines' NDC directly, on your own IATA number.
How does one search ask both?
Connect your GDS and AirGateway in GateRoam, and every search asks both at once:
- One list. Each option is marked with the system that found it: Amadeus or Travelport, and AirGateway.
- AirGateway on the exact trip. Next to a GDS, AirGateway adds its fares on the exact dates and airports you ask. The flexible dates, the nearby airports and the separate-ticket plans come from your GDS.
- The right system after the search. A price check or a hold goes to the system that found the option. An AirGateway hold is an order in your agency's AirGateway account, which you issue in BookingPad, AirGateway's booking tool. GateRoam never issues tickets.
The picks (cheapest, fastest, best value) come back already chosen, and the options you pick become one branded client offer: a web page, copy-paste text and a PDF.
What if you have no GDS?
Then AirGateway can be your flight system on its own. An agency with its own IATA number gets the airlines' NDC fares and low-cost airlines through AirGateway, searches and quotes them with GateRoam, and issues and services tickets in BookingPad. Without IATA, AirGateway offers low-cost airlines paid by card, and other airlines through AERTicket content, with your own AERTicket contract.
What you give up without a GDS: the airlines AirGateway doesn't carry. AirGateway lists 40+ NDC and low-cost airlines (AirGateway); a regional airline that isn't on that list is still booked through a GDS. Ask AirGateway which airlines are live for your agency before you decide.
What does it cost?
GateRoam is free during early access. Each source charges your agency on its own contract: your GDS as agreed with it, and AirGateway from €150 a month (BookingPad from €100 plus the €50 Partner API subscription) and €1 per issued booking, waived for selected airlines, as listed on its pricing page in November 2026. No setup fee and no minimum term at AirGateway. The full breakdown: AirGateway for travel agencies: onboarding and pricing.
How do you start?
- Create a free GateRoam account and your agency.
- Connect your GDS under Settings → Suppliers: Amadeus or Travelport+.
- Add AirGateway with your agency's consumer key: how it works. Not on AirGateway yet? It onboards agencies in about a week.
- Connect Claude or ChatGPT with the server URL
https://gateroam.com/mcp(how) and ask for flights in plain words.
Sources
Checked on 9 November 2026.
- Travel Market Report: Lufthansa Group distribution cost charge, 6 April 2026
- AirGateway: providers, 40+ NDC and LCC airlines
- AirGateway: plans and pricing
GateRoam is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by AirGateway. AirGateway and BookingPad are trademarks of AirGateway GmbH.
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