Zonal Employee Discount

ZED was formed in 1994 by seven airlines: • Aer Lingus • Air Canada • Austrian Airlines • British Airways • Lufthansa • Malév Hungarian Airlines • SAS Scandinavian Airlines System Since its formation, the organization has grown to include approximately 180 airlines from all parts of the globe as well as over 70 affiliate airlines. ZED/MIBA Forum member airlines represent over 90 countries and 6 continents. The administration of the ZED program was merged with the MIBA program in 2001. These programs are governed by three separate agreements: ZED/MIBA Forum Agreement, ZED Agreement, and MIBA Agreement. == Becoming a member ==

An airline is eligible to participate in ZED and/or MIBA if it: • operates scheduled air passenger transportation services available for ZED/MIBA use • is able to accept industry discount tickets in accordance with the terms of the agreement and the ZED and/or MIBA agreements • is able to issue, and/or authorize another ZED/MIBA Forum member to issue on its behalf, industry discount ID tickets in accordance with the agreements • is able to communicate via an official (corporate) email address • publishes its scheduled air passenger transportation services and availability in a major GDS, e.g. Amadeus, Sabre, Worldspan, Gabriel, Galileo If the airline meets all of the above criteria, it may submit an application to the ZED/MIBA Forum Member Service Center and pay all required fees for participation. Once accepted, an airline must also negotiate and implement its first bilateral concurrence with another ZED/MIBA Forum Member. == See also ==