What Airtuerk Service does

Airtuerk Service GmbH is a Frankfurt am Main-based, IATA-licensed B2B flight consolidator and travel products wholesaler operating as a subsidiary of AERTICKET Gruppe. The company distributes airline tickets, hotel reservations, and rental vehicle bookings to travel agencies, online travel agencies (OTAs), and tour operators across Europe, with a particular concentration in holiday regions including Turkey, Egypt, and Greece. The customer base comprises 1200+ travel agencies served primarily through web-based booking portals and 500+ B2B partners served through programmatic API integration.

The company's product suite rests on in-house developed Internet Booking Engines (IBEs) — multicheck for real-time availability and special-fare comparison, Cockpit for advanced comprehensive flight booking, and airtuerk holidays for package deal management — supplemented by a proprietary B2B API with direct NDC connections to 170+ airline partners that processes over 50 million requests per month. Supporting products include the myBooking online check-in portal, a multilingual (German/English/Turkish) 365-day Service Center with operations in Frankfurt and Antalya, and ancillary travel products (rental cars, transfers, Rail&Fly train tickets, group bookings). The company reports no external funding rounds, employs 51–100 staff, and holds no disclosed patents, with its 2025 expansion marked by relocation to the Westhafen House headquarters and Ryanair integration.

Revenue is generated through four primary streams: transaction fees on flight ticket distribution (markups and commissions on IATA and Consolidator fares invoiced to agencies), subscription/recurring fees for IBE and Fare Database access under individual agency framework agreements, commission-based intermediation of hotel and rental vehicle bookings, and professional services revenue from airline marketing packages (banner placements, preferred waiting pages, and cross-channel distribution). Pricing is individually negotiated rather than publicly disclosed, and the entire operation runs on a B2B-only distribution model with no direct end-consumer channel.

Name

Airtuerk Service

Legal name

airtuerk Service GmbH

Website

https://airtuerk.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Airtuerk Service GmbH is a Frankfurt-based IATA-licensed B2B flight consolidator that distributes airline tickets, hotels, and rental vehicles to 1200+ travel agencies and 500+ OTAs across Europe via proprietary IBE platforms and a high-volume NDC API.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Travel Technology Platform

NAICS

Support Activities for Air Transportation (4881)

akta.pro primary industry

Airfare Consolidators (Net/Published Fare Wholesalers) (THAKAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Air Booking Platforms & Flight Marketplaces (THALAFAA), Airfare Consolidators (Bulk/Net Fares) (THAKALAE)

Keywords

• Flight consolidation services
• B2B travel technology
• Airline content distribution
• Booking engine platform
• Travel agency software

Headquarters

HQ city

Frankfurt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Flight Ticket Distribution: Acts as IATA-licensed flight consolidator providing flight tickets to travel agencies and OTAs. For IATA fares, airtuerk invoices agencies the end customer price. For Consolidator fares, airtuerk invoices agencies for the service rendered, with agencies independently setting final customer prices. Revenue derived from markups and commissions on ticket transactions.
2. IBE and Fare Database Access: Agencies receive access to fare databases and booking systems via agency framework agreements. For certain databases, additional remuneration may be charged on a case-by-case basis. Usage rights granted during contract duration.
3. Airline Marketing Services: Marketing packages for airlines to gain visibility within the booking engine - including banner placements, preferred waiting pages, and cross-channel distribution via WhatsApp, newsletters, and social media.
4. Accommodation and Rental Vehicle Booking: Commission-based intermediation of hotel reservations and rental vehicle bookings between agency customers and service providers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

airtuerk Service GmbH is an IATA-licensed B2B flight consolidator that provides proprietary Internet Booking Engines (Cockpit, multicheck, airtuerk holidays), a high-performance Flight Content API with direct NDC airline connections, and complementary travel products (hotels, rental cars, transfers, Rail&Fly, group bookings) to travel agencies, tour operators, and OTAs. The company distributes consolidated and IATA flight content from 170+ airline partners and supports partners with a 365-day multilingual Service Center.

Product overview

airtuerk is a B2B flight consolidator providing an integrated platform of Internet Booking Engines (IBE) and API solutions. The core booking tools include Cockpit (central booking engine with worldwide flight access), multicheck (real-time availability and fare comparison portal), airtuerk holidays (package deal management), and airtuerkPro App. Supporting services include myBooking (customer online check-in portal), Service Center (365-day multilingual support), and a proprietary Flight Content API with direct NDC connections. The platform also aggregates complementary travel products including hotel bookings, rental cars, transfers, Rail&Fly, and group bookings. Airline partners (170+ airlines) can access marketing services for targeted B2B placement. The ecosystem serves over 1200 travel agencies and processes 50M+ API requests monthly for 500+ B2B partners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cockpit: Central booking tool providing everything in view for travel agencies.
• multicheck
• airtuerk holidays
• airtuerk Pro App
• myBooking

Products and services

• Cockpit IBE Central internet booking engine providing travel agencies with worldwide flight access and complete visibility across all flight content.
• multicheck IBE User-friendly portal enabling travel agencies to compare real-time availabilities and special fares, supporting bookings for tickets, special services, rental cars, and train tickets.
• airtuerk holidays Booking tool enabling travel agencies to recommend, book, and cancel package holiday deals for end customers.
• Flight Content API Proprietary B2B API providing direct NDC connections to airlines, flight content, booking capabilities, and caching services for OTAs and tour operators.
• myBooking Online check-in portal for end passengers to perform check-in using airline PNR and last name, view bookings, and download e-tickets.
• Service Center Multilingual after-sales support service for travel agencies and OTAs covering rebookings, refunds, and technical assistance, available 365 days/year in German, English, and Turkish.
• Hotel Booking Accommodation booking service through partnered hotels and accommodation providers, offered to travel agency customers.
• Rental Cars Car rental booking service offered to travel agency customers through partnered rental vehicle providers.
• Transfers Ground transportation transfer booking service offered to travel agency customers.
• Rail and Fly Train ticket booking service integrated with flight bookings, offered to travel agency customers.
• Group Booking Group booking service for multiple travelers offered to travel agency customers.
• Airline Marketing Services Marketing packages for airlines providing targeted placement in IBE search masks, banner spaces, preferred waiting pages, and cross-channel distribution to drive visibility among travel agency partners.
• airtuerkPro App In-house developed mobile IBE application enabling travel agencies to manage bookings and access flight content on the go.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1200+ travel agencies trust airtuerk
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• RyanaircoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 7 October 2025Ryanair flights now bookable via multicheck with luggage-inclusive rates. Airlines benefit from sales with luggage-included rates, SEPA direct debit processing, and access to hundreds of European routes. German and Turkish-language support available.
• 170+ AirlinescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStrategic partnerships with 170+ airlines providing flight content for distribution to travel agencies and OTAs. Includes major carriers such as Ryanair, Pegasus, Eurowings, and others with special Consolidator fares and preferential conditions. Airlines benefit from airline marketing packages for enhanced visibility within booking engines.
• AERTICKET GruppecoreOthersAirtuerk Service GmbH is a participation of the AERTICKET Gruppe, providing the backing and potentially synergies within the flight ticket and travel products wholesale sector.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• TravelgateX: TravelgateX is a Spain-based B2B marketplace connecting OTAs, bedbanks, and travel product providers via APIs, overlapping with airtuerk's role as a flight content intermediary serving travel agencies and OTAs.
• Duffel: Duffel is a UK-based B2B travel API platform providing flight booking, NDC access, and content distribution to OTAs and travel agents, competing head-on with airtuerk's proprietary API serving 500+ B2B partners.
• Mystifly: Mystifly is a global B2B airfare aggregation and distribution platform serving OTAs, TMCs, and travel agents, directly comparable in flight consolidator + API positioning to airtuerk.
• Verteil Technologies: Verteil is a Finland-headquartered NDC distribution platform connecting airlines with travel sellers via API, a direct competitor to airtuerk's NDC-enabled B2B distribution layer.
• Travelfusion: Travelfusion is a UK-based B2B flight content aggregator and API distributor providing airline content and NDC connections to OTAs, TMCs, and travel agents globally, directly comparable to airtuerk's flight consolidator + proprietary API model.

Others

• RateGain: RateGain is a SaaS platform providing distribution and revenue management technology for travel and hospitality, an adjacent enabler serving similar B2B travel distribution customers though focused on hospitality rather than air.

Broad incumbents

• Sabre Corporation: Sabre is a major GDS and travel technology provider offering airline distribution, NDC connectivity, and agency software, overlapping with airtuerk's airline content distribution business as a broad incumbent.
• Amadeus IT Group: Amadeus is the world's largest GDS providing air distribution, NDC, and IT solutions to travel sellers, a broad incumbent whose product suite competes for the same B2B distribution dollars as airtuerk but at a portfolio scale.
• Travelport (now part of CWT): Travelport is a global GDS providing airline content and booking infrastructure to travel agencies and TMCs, a broad incumbent competitor in the same B2B flight distribution category as airtuerk.

Emerging players

• Kiwi.com (Travelfusion sibling): Kiwi.com is a meta-search and virtual interlining OTA combining fragmented flight inventory, comparable to airtuerk's role in consolidating access to non-standard and LCC fares, though targeting consumers rather than B2B.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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