News & Media
Announcements & Events
iSeatz Kicks Off International Expansion Via Strategic Partnership With Air France-KLMWorld's Largest Airline Group to Leverage iSeatz' Customized Travel and Entertainment Solution
New Orleans, LA, September 22, 2009
-- iSeatz, the global provider of customized travel
and entertainment solutions, today announced that it has formed a strategic
partnership with Air France-KLM, the largest airline company in the world in
terms of revenue and international passenger traffic. Signaling iSeatz' expansion
into Europe, the partnership will enable Air France-KLM to leverage iSeatz'
flexible booking engine, its
proprietary iSeatz
OneView platform and its exclusive network of almost 200,000 leading
service and product providers.
Air France-KLM will work in partnership with iSeatz to create and quickly implement
one-stop shopping on its carriers' sites, beginning with the launch of a newly
enhanced KLM.com and followed by the re-launch of Martinair.com. Each site will
be powered by a fully customized iSeatz solution and will be designed to specifically
meet the demographics and brand preferences of each airline's customers.
“Air France-KLM wants to enhance the travel experience for our valued customers
by adding new online services,” said Patrick Roux, Senior Vice President Marketing,
Air France-KLM.
“Our focus is on establishing a solid stream of ancillary revenue and enlarging our product portfolio through klm.com,” added Martijn van der Zee, Vice President E-commerce, Air France-KLM. “We are confident that our partnership with iSeatz will enable us to achieve these goals.”
“We are honored that Air France-KLM selected iSeatz as its technology partner of choice. Our strategic relationship with Air France-KLM provides us with an unprecedented opportunity to earn the allegiance of the many marquee carriers associated with the Air France-KLM Group, thereby enabling iSeatz to potentially capture a significant portion of the European market share,” said Kenneth Purcell, Founder and CEO of iSeatz. “We are confident that through our solution, Air France-KLM will rapidly enhance its strategic brand alliances, exceed customer expectations and strengthen its position in the marketplace.”
About KLM
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines was founded in 1919, making it the world's oldest airline
operating under its original name. In 2004, Air France and KLM merged to form
AIR FRANCE KLM. The merger produced the strongest European airline group based
on two powerful brands names and hubs, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Paris
Charles de Gaulle. The two airlines collaborate on three core activities - passenger
transport, cargo and aircraft maintenance - while maintaining their own identities.
KLM serves 137 destinations using a modern fleet of 114 aircraft and employs
37,000 people around the world. KLM is a member of SkyTeam, an airline alliance
offering a network of 905 destinations all over the globe. In the Netherlands,
KLM comprises the core of the KLM Group which further includes KLM Cityhopper,
Martinair and Transavia.com.
About iSeatz
iSeatz is a global provider of customized online travel and entertainment solutions
that offer immediate access to almost 200,000 services and products. iSeatz
powers differentiated loyalty programs, ancillary revenue and brand devotion
by seamlessly integrating its flexible booking engine into its clients' relevant
customer touch points. The proprietary supplier and transaction aggregation
application, iSeatz OneView, enables clients to consolidate the components of
multiple transactions into a single real-time record that can be easily managed
online. iSeatz is the choice of industry leaders including Delta Air Lines,
KLM, Northwest Airlines, Air Canada, MasterCard and Citi, and was ranked in
the 2009 and 2008 Inc. 500 lists of the fastest growing private companies in
the U.S. To learn more about iSeatz visit www.iseatz.com.