[CORRECTION, Feb. 10, 2023: This article was significantly revised to eliminate misunderstandings about compatibility between different versions of NDC APIs.]
SAP Concur said Thursday that its plan for next-generation airline connectivity centered on the 21.3 version of the International Air Transport Association’s NDC schema. Work would be completed no sooner than this summer, according to Concur's development plans. In the meantime, it said, carriers such as American Airlines — which expects in April to remove upwards of 40 percent of fares from traditional channels — are available to clients through Concur's TripLink . . .