Flight Search & Booking Engine
Client:
An aviation
software solutions provider capable of delivering significant competitive
advantage through commercial and operational applications as well as strategic
ecommerce and ICT advice.
Business Needs:
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A web based solution was required
that could take requests from customers booking Jet Airways Flights operating
from Australia.
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Another software component was
required that could be used by Jet Airways reps at the airport for providing
the boarding passes to the customer on providing the booking details.
Solution:
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Detailed analysis of the requirements
was performed by our team and the solution approach was defined.
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Web based application was integrated
with Navitaire Web Services API for booking of flights and seat selection
capability was developed on ASP.Net architecture.
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Desktop based component for the
Airline Reps that synced real-time with the web app was developed using Windows
Presentation Foundation.
Important features of the web based
component:
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Provided a flight search capabilities
to site visitors.
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Provided feature to select available
seat(s) on the selected flight from a graphical display of seat layout.
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eCoupons creation and distribution
through New Skies.
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Provided payment feature clubbed with
discounts based on provision of valid coupon codes.
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Provided dashboard for each
registered users who provided information regarding history of booking and
ecoupons.
Important features of WPF component
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Real time syncing with Web App and
GDS.
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Capability to issue tickets and
boarding passes to reporting travelers.
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Mark attendance of passengers.
Benefits:
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Provided feature rich, user friendly
interface to site users.
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Passengers could select seats of
their choice.
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Efficiency of flight staff increased.
Technology Platform:
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ASP.Net, AJAX, IIS 7, MS Enterprise
library, WCF, Web services
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UI : Telerik control kit
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Unit Testing : MsTest
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Databases : Sql Server 2008
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Reports: Sql Server 2008 Reporting
Services
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