Case Study: SKYdeals lifts in-flight engagement to 78% with Vendure

SKYdeals lifts passenger engagement to 78% with Vendure

SKYdeals, an in-flight marketplace provider, faced the challenge of transforming the declining traditional in-flight retail model. The industry struggled with managing physical inventory and low passenger engagement. SKYdeals needed to build a digital "shoppertainment" platform that could handle unreliable connectivity and integrate rapidly with diverse airline systems. They turned to Vendure and its headless commerce platform to build this innovative solution.

Vendure provided an API-first, headless commerce foundation that enabled SKYdeals to create a sophisticated web-based marketplace. The solution featured location-based deals and flying auctions, and allowed for rapid airline integrations. Using Vendure, SKYdeals dramatically increased passenger engagement from the industry standard of 12-15% to 78% and reduced airline integration time from 3-6 months to just 3-5 weeks, launching across five major airlines in the first year.

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