Travel agents in Belgium who use the Sabre global distribution system began getting access to Brussels Airlines' branded fares for flights to Africa.
Sabre says Brussels Airlines "is the first European carrier to launch branded fares on the GDS."
The airline has five fare families -- Business Flexible, Business Semi-Flexible, Economy Flexible, Economy Semi-Flexible and Economy Restricted.
The travel agents in Belgium who access these bundled fares through Sabre are not subject to any GDS fees to retrieve the fares, Sabre says.
The advent of branded fares has sometimes led to tensions between airlines and GDSs over the "look and feel" of the displays and the manner in which they are merchandised on travel agent desktops.
In addition to Brussels Airlines, Sabre distributes fare families for Air New Zealand, Qantas, Aeromexico and WestJet.