Senior Interline Officer

Job description / Role

Senior Interline Officer - Qatar Airways - Doha

You will maximise QR fare visibility in international market and generate interline revenue through effective selection, implementation and management of Special Prorate Agreements with other airlines.

In this role you will identify and manage Special Prorate Agreement (SPA) with other airlines to spread QR fare presence in international offline markets. You will negotiate and establish best possible SPA to ensure QR publishes competitive interline fares. You will offer best possible prorates to OAL’s to ensure QR sectors are pushed for sale on their stock while making sure they don’t undercut QR fares.

You will be working closely with QR offices worldwide to understand their requirements for SPA routes with various partners worldwide. You will ensure QR ATPCO Chart 2 table for OALs is correctly updated to ensure protection of QR revenue dilution. You will monitor all SPA performance regularly to minimize adverse impact on QR revenue and ensure effective and timely communication within the team and stake holders towards optimizing the use of SPA’s.

Requirements

You should hold a Bachelor Degree or equivalent with the knowledge of international markets, fares and traffic flow patterns. You should have minimum 7 years of job related experience in an Airline Commercial department, preferably in Interline and/or pricing department, handling interline & prorate agreements with proven track record and commercial acumen.

We are looking for someone with excellent knowledge of passenger Proration, RAM (Revenue Accounting Manual) rules & procedures, IATA fares and ticketing rules. Knowledge of interline billings/settlements are essential. You should have strong influencing, negotiation, interpersonal, analytical and communication skills (both written and verbal)

About the Company

Qatar Airways is proud to be one of the youngest global airlines to serve all six continents, and thanks to our customers’ response to our offerings, we are also the world’s fastest-growing airline. We connect more than 150 destinations on the map every day, with a fleet of the latest-generation aircraft, and an unrivalled level of service from our home and hub, the Five-star airport, Hamad International Airport in Doha, the State of Qatar.

Travel today involves a mix of short, medium and long-haul segments, with more people travelling than ever before. With the breadth of network coverage today, virtually no destination is unreachable. This is why the commitment to service is paramount; as our guests are travelling farther and more frequently than ever before, the experience on board is an important part of the journey itself.

Since our launch in 1997, Qatar Airways has earned many awards and accolades, becoming one of an elite group of airlines worldwide to have earned a 5-star rating by Skytrax. Voted Airline of the Year by Skytrax in 2011, 2012, 2015 and most recently in 2017, Qatar Airways has won the confidence of the travelling public. We have accomplished these goals by focusing on the details – how we run the business, and how you experience our airline.