Open Data Hub - Maximilian Alber - SkyAlps - a real use case of open data for an airline

Freely available information on transportation systems, such as schedules, routes, and real-time data allow mobility players to improve transportation services, optimize routes and schedules, and provide better experiences for passengers.

1. SkyAlps -a real use case of open data for an airline
Open Data Hub Day 2023
Maximilian Alber –Head of Sales & Marketing

2. SKY ALPS MILESTONES
In September 2019 FRI-ELGroup
boughtBolzano Airport Dolomitiin
partnershipwiththeAustrian real
estate, media and retail trade investor
René Benko and theAustrian
industrialistHanspeter Haselsteiner.
In 2020 SkyAlps was founded with HUB
at Bolzano Airport Dolomiti.
In June 2021 the airline started its
operation with 2 aircrafts. In June 2023
our fleet counts 5 aircrafts and another
5 -10 will be acquired within a year
from now.
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3. 2023: SkyAlps gets AOC
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TheownAirOperatorCertificate(AOC)
allowsSkyAlpstoentercodeshareor
interliningagreements.Thisbringsnew
customersegmentsflyingfrom/toBolzano
viahubsorviceversa.
Advantages
•Operationalplanningofallflightsfrom
Bolzano.
•Possibilityofcooperationwithother
airlines(Codeshare/Interline)
•Simplifiedticketpurchaseprocess
(withouttaxnumber/address)

4. SUSTAINABILITY:
Be part of the solution
50%ofallflightsworldwidecoveradistanceof
500NMorless.Theseflightsproduce1,5%ofall
globalCO2Emissions,byusingaveryefficient
aircraftsuchastheDASH8Q400wecould
produce:
•50%lessCO2emissions*
•66%lessimpactonglobalwarming*
•50%lessnoiseduringtake-off*
andlanding
Saving230milliontonsofCO2–which,
toputitinperspective,correspondtoa
forestedareathesizeofGermanyand
Austria!
*comparingtoregionaljets
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5. 4
DESTINATIONS
SUMMER 2023
Forthesummerseason2023SkyAlpshas
increasedthenetworkserving12
destinations.In-&Outboundaswellas
CharterbusinessandACMIagreements
withotherairlinessuchasBGY–FCOfor
Aeroitalia.
ScheduledflightDestinations:
•OLBIA(WED–FRI–SAT–SUN)
•CAGLIARI(WED–SAT)
•LAMEZIATERME(WED–SAT)
•BRINDISI(WED–SAT)
•CATANIA(WED–SUN)
•IBIZA(THU–SUN)
•BRAC(SAToutgoing/SUNreturn)
•DUBROVNIK(SAT)
•BERLIN(WED–FRI–SUN)
•HAMBURG(TUE–THU–SUN)
•DÜSSELDORF(TUE–THU–SUN)
•KASSEL(MON–FRI)

6. WHAT IS OUR MAIN CHALLENGE?
B2C (towardspassengers)
•Guaranteea seamlessmobilitychain
towardsourclientstravellingfromA to
B (reducetraveltimes/ increasethe
comfort)
•Raiseawarenessforourflightoffer
(brandbuildingSkyAlps) and increase
sales
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B2B (towardsstakeholders/partners)
•Make flight data for everyone accessible &
easy to configure (schedule changes / delays /
etc)
•Giving the possibility to use the data in any
way they want, combing it with other data in
the format they want (also commercially)
•Contributetodevelopinnovative servicesand
economicbenefits
GOAL: Provide the best possible user experience to our
passengers & boost the cooperation with our stakeholders

7. USE CASE I
with the web component by OPEN DATA HUB
Accessible real time data for all stakeholders of the mobility
sector (Taxi services, Shuttle services, hotels offering transfers, etc.)
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Benefits
•Acknowledge the updated flight
schedule and flight times
•Easy data integrationtoexisting
booking enginesofmobility partners
•Easy configuration of destinations,
airports, dates, fares, etc.
•Next step: Real time updates on
delays, cancellations, gates, etc.

8. USE CASE II
with the web component by OPEN DATA HUB
Integrate customized flight offers in guest correspondence software solutions
such as Yanovis Travel Suite / Korrespondenzmanagerby Brandnamic
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Benefits
•Adjourned flight offers to the holiday
period
•Real time flight availability
•Display the whole sales funnel in one
single mail:
•Awareness forthemobility
solution in combination with
accommodation
•Evaluation of availability and price
•Possibleactionofpurchasing the
flight ticket
•Strategicpartnercanaccessand
configuredata accordingtotheirneeds

9. OVER AND OUT
See you soon
on board!