INTERVIEW: Continental's John Slater

John Slater, Continental Airlines managing director of distribution planning and e-commerce, in December at the ARC CTD conference said new GDS deals cut the carrier's "onshore" global distribution system costs to between $7.50 and $8 per ticket from $13. "Offshore" GDS costs, however, rose to $24 from $22 on average. He spoke this week with The Beat's David Jonas about that disparity and related topics.