Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) has announced that 92% of corporate customers across FCM Travel, Corporate Traveller, and Stage and Screen are now live on the national carrier Qantas New Distribution Capability (NDC) platform.
They say the partnership represents one of the most advanced NDC rollouts in Australian corporate travel, one that delivers savings for customers.
NDC is an XML-based data transmission standard developed by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and replaces decades-old legacy systems allowing airlines to bypass traditional limitations and distribute rich content, real-time dynamic pricing, and ancillary services directly to travel agents and corporate booking tools. It also enables airline to gain full control over their inventory and travellers to enjoy personalised offers and discounts. Critics argue airlines are aggressively forcing adoption by applying surcharges or withholding cheaper fares from non-NDC traditional channels, penalising agencies that rely on older, established workflows.
FCTG and Qantas claim their NDC partnership gives corporate travel managers access to enhanced content, including select NDC-enabled fares and ancillaries not available through traditional distribution.
The partners say that 500,000+ Qantas NDC segments have been booked since January 2026 and that oone customer reported an annual saving of more than $140,000.
“We’ve reached a point where NDC isn’t an experiment – it’s becoming the default for corporate Australia,” said Nikki Ping, global manager of travel distribution, FCM Travel and Corporate Traveller.
“In a market where seats are harder to come by, and fares are under pressure, full NDC access means our customers aren’t leaving value on the table. Every dollar we save them is a dollar they can put back into growing their business.”
The partnership represented two years of work to move NDC from concept to scalable reality.
“This isn’t just about distribution plumbing, it’s about giving customers more choice, more value, and a smoother journey from search to service,” said Nathan Smeulders, head of offers and orders transformation, Qantas.
“There were lots of multi-party calls in the lead-up to go-live,” Ping added. “The focus wasn’t just on connecting systems, but on making sure consultants could service customers confidently from day one.”
Momentum is building internationally, too. In mid-June 2026, international Qantas NDC adoption doubled month on month after online connectivity went live, while Australia and New Zealand remain the most-booked destinations through the channel.
