Travel & Hospitality
Digital Airline Ticket Booking Platform Built for the UK’s Leading Airline with 100+ Years of Service
Delivering friction-free, omni-channel booking experiences while modernizing a legacy airline operation
35%
Y-o-Y Digital Sales Growth
30%
Elevation in CX
Omni Channel Experiences
Client Overview
The client is the UK’s leading airline, with more than a century of service and a strong reputation for reliability and customer trust. As customer expectations shifted toward digital-first experiences, the airline needed to modernize its booking systems while maintaining operational precision and service quality.
Sthenos Technologies partnered with the airline to design and deliver a digital airline ticket booking platform that simplified customer journeys, reduced manual workload, and enabled consistent experiences across channels.
Challenge
- High volumes of booking requests handled through manual or semi-digital processes
- Delayed services and poor customer experience, particularly during peak demand
- Traditional bulk booking methods that lacked accuracy, speed, and flexibility
- Disconnected customer touchpoints, resulting in inconsistent experiences across channels
Our Approach
Sthenos approached the transformation with a focus on performance, scalability, and user experience.
Digital-First Booking Experience
A streamlined booking flow reduced friction across search, selection, purchase, and post-booking actions.
Performance-Oriented Architecture
The system was designed to handle high booking volumes efficiently, ensuring responsiveness during peak traffic periods.
Unified Customer Journeys
The platform supported consistent interactions across digital channels, enabling customers to book, manage, and modify tickets seamlessly.
Scalable and Secure Foundation
The architecture ensured reliability, data integrity, and long-term scalability aligned with enterprise airline operations.
Technical Spotlight
- High-Performance Backend: Spring Framework enabled optimized execution speed and rapid development of scalable services.
- Efficient Data Fetching: Hibernate supported high-performance data access, improving responsiveness across booking workflows.
- Secure and Persistent Data Layer: MS SQL Server provided secure database capabilities with persistent memory support for transaction-heavy operations.
- Reliable Core Language: Java powered backend services, ensuring stability and scalability for mission-critical airline systems.
Solution Delivered
- End-to-end digital booking, cancellation, refund, and check-in capabilities
- Reduced dependency on manual booking processes
- Intuitive UI with minimal navigation steps
- Seamless integration between customer-facing systems and airline operations
Results
- 35% year-over-year growth in digital ticket sales, driven by improved usability
- 30% improvement in customer experience, reflected in smoother journeys and faster service
- True omni-channel experiences, enabling customers to interact consistently across platforms
- Reduced operational friction and improved booking accuracy
Tech Stack
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