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6 articles on airline retailing for AI travel agents.
At World Aviation Festival 2026, Yesim showed Yesim Core, which lets airlines and airports sell branded eSIMs and hand them out as vouchers to status customers or passengers hit by delays and cancellations. What it means for builders of AI travel agents.
On Oct. 16, 2026, Retailaer opened an early access program letting airlines pilot six retailing use cases on top of their existing PSS, including a governed MCP server for AI agents. What it means for builders of AI travel agents and the extras around the ticket.
On Oct. 13, 2026, at World Aviation Festival in Lisbon, Accelya launched FLX Recover for agentic disruption recovery that accounts for paid extras, and Meili took Alaska Airlines car rental live in nine business days. What AI travel agent builders should take from both.
On Oct. 12, 2026, PROS launched Kairos, an agentic airline retailing platform starting with Product Catalog and Stock Keeper, and Travefy announced a direct Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection integration. What AI travel agent builders should take from both.
easyJet's ChatGPT plugin shows live flights and holidays, then sends you to easyJet.com to pay. Mirai's hotel plugins book, modify, and cancel inside ChatGPT over MCP. What builders should take from the split.
Southwest's new ChatGPT plugin shops flights in the chat but sends booking, seats, and extras to Southwest.com. What that leaves open for AI travel agent builders.