
Navitaire Edge Shopping
Built to scale without losing performance
or accuracy, even at peak demand
When shopping demand suddenly increases during fare sales, promotions, or seasonal peaks, airline systems are pushed to their limits. Traditional shopping architectures and external cache solutions often struggle to scale well, risking system stability and complicating performance and customer experience management.
Navitaire Edge Shopping is designed for these moments. It delivers fast, stable and accurate shopping experiences even at peak moments.
The challenges airlines face
Surge
Sudden shopping traffic increases during sales and promotions
Inefficiency
Very high look-to-book ratios
Overload
Heavy load on core reservation systems
Workaround
Costly and complex external cache solutions

Navitaire Edge Shopping scales horizontally to match
shopping demand during peak periods.
It keeps response times consistent and results accuracy
without disrupting airline operations.

High accuracy
at scale

Reduced
database
load

No external
caches required
Delivers consistent
and reliable shopping
results, even at
peak demand
Minimizes impact
on core New Skies®
database tiers
Eliminates the need for
costly and complex
external cache solutions
Helps keep
look-to-book ratios
in check while supporting
higher conversion
Maintains stable system
performance even during sudden
traffic increases for uninterrupted shopping experiences

Look-to-book
protection

Enhanced
reliability
without disrupting airline operations.

High accuracy
at scale

Reduced
database
load

No external
caches required

Delivers consistent
and reliable shopping
results, even at
peak demand

Minimizes impact
on core New Skies®
database tiers

Eliminates the need for
costly and complex
external cache solutions

Helps keep
look-to-book ratios
in check while supporting
higher conversion

Maintains stable system
performance even during sudden
traffic increases for uninterrupted shopping experiences

Look-to-book
protection

Enhanced
reliability
Built on a robust technical foundation, Navitaire Edge Shopping enables airlines to scale retailing with confidence, capture revenue opportunities, and maintain a reliable digital shopping environment without added complexity.