Volantio, a 2021 ATDC Signature Graduate company,  announced Air Canada has signed on as the company’s newest customer.

The 87-year-old, Montréal-based global airline selected Volantio’s innovative, AI-driven Re-Commerce platform to deliver an improved passenger experience and more efficient airline operations.

Volantio’s platform, guided by machine learning, identifies high demand flights and crafts customized offers to incentivize passengers with flexibility to switch to lower demand flights. This enables airlines to more efficiently use their resources while providing valuable benefits to passengers with travel flexibility.

“Volantio is thrilled to partner with Air Canada, a legendary global airline,” said Azim Barodawala, co-founder and CEO of Volantio. “Volantio’s vision is to spark win-win moments for airlines and passengers by finding the flexibility in anyone’s plans. We look forward to launching our Re-Commerce solution with Air Canada, improving passenger experience and supporting airport operations.”

In signing on to Volantio’s platform, Air Canada, joins a list of air carrier clients that include Japan Airlines, Avianca, Qantas, Icelandair, and Alaska Airlines, among others.

“With Volantio’s technology, we will be able to incentivize customers travelling on certain flights the flexibility and convenience to select an alternative flight, all through the ease of our self-service digital channels. It will enable us to better optimize our inventory supported by predictive data analytics to achieve greater efficiencies, and more aligned with supporting our commercial operations,” said Mark Oxner, vice president of  Revenue Management at Air Canada.

“We’re happy to celebrate this success for Volantio,” said ATDC Director John Avery. “The company is one of our standout graduates and this win is yet another example of the caliber of our portfolio graduates and the disruptive impact their innovations continue to create in the marketplace.”