Cypriot carrier Cobalt Air has joined the Billing Settlement Plan in the UK to enable Iata travel agents to sell and issue its tickets.
BSP facilitates and simplifies the selling, reporting and remitting procedures of Iata accredited passenger sales agents.
The move is designed to bring Cobalt Air closer to the UK trade.
The carrier is already on Sabre and is currently working to distribute via the Amadeus GDS within the next few weeks.
The airline is on course to carry more than 700,000 passengers this year across its 21-strong route network, including four from the UK, with 20 flights a week this summer to Cyprus and Greece.
Chief commercial officer Paul Simmons said: “We are delighted to take BSP live in the UK, which brings us even closer to the travel trade and our customers.
“Now, hundreds of Iata accredited travel agencies all over the UK will be able to sell and issue electronic tickets on our domestic, European and Middle East network.”
He added: “We have more exciting initiatives coming up in the near future to further enhance our offering to our passengers.”
London-based Cyplon Holidays retail store manager Chris Peristiani said: “We are delighted that Cobalt will be going live on BSP UK. This allow us to sell Cobalt more easily. A good move in a most positive way that shows the airline is agent friendly.”
Cobalt Air, which joined Iata at the end of last year, flies two-class Airbus A320 and A319 aircraft on many of its routes, including from Heathrow.