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Amadeus Altea vs Lido Flight Planning

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Amadeus Altea

Aviation

Complete airline passenger service and reservation system

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Lido Flight Planning

Aviation

Professional airline flight planning solution

From
$40000/year
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Amadeus Altea pricing is not published and is negotiated with airlines; Lido Flight Planning pricing is by quote only, with no rate, minimum or named cost driver published on the product page
  • They diverge on capability: Amadeus Altea covers Reservation management, Lido Flight Planning covers Route optimization.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Amadeus Altea and Lido Flight Planning actually diverge.

Attributes where Amadeus Altea and Lido Flight Planning differ
AttributeAmadeus AlteaLido Flight Planning
Starting priceOn request$40000/year
Pricing modelusage-basedsubscription
PlatformsWeb, Windows, Ios, AndroidWeb, Windows

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Aviation), founded (1987).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Amadeus Altea

  • Reservation management
  • Inventory control
  • Departure control
  • Revenue management
  • Customer profiles
  • GDS systems
  • Payment gateways
  • Loyalty programs

Only in Lido Flight Planning

  • Route optimization
  • Fuel planning
  • Performance data
  • Weight & balance
  • Cost calculation
  • Weather services
  • Airline systems
  • Crew systems

Both cover

  • Data encryption
  • Web support
  • Windows support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Amadeus Altea

  • Passenger service system covering reservations, inventory and departure controlnot Lido Flight Planning
  • Airline distribution and retailingnot Lido Flight Planning
  • Check-in and boarding operationsnot Lido Flight Planning
  • Fare and ancillary merchandising for full-service carriersnot Lido Flight Planning

Lido Flight Planning

  • Generating optimal flight routes and profiles that Air Traffic Control will acceptnot Amadeus Altea
  • Automating airline flight planning against weather, NOTAMs, AIP, ATM restrictions and ATC chargesnot Amadeus Altea
  • Supporting pre-operational flight planning from a web applicationnot Amadeus Altea

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Amadeus Altea

  • Pricing is not published and is negotiated with airlines
  • Altea is aimed at full-service carriers; low-cost and hybrid airlines are pointed at Navitaire New Skies instead
  • Amadeus is steering new work toward Nevio, its cloud-native retailing suite, so Altea sits alongside a newer platform

Lido Flight Planning

  • Pricing is by quote only, with no rate, minimum or named cost driver published on the product page
  • Pre-operational planning is a separately named application, Lido Flight 4D Pre-Planning, rather than part of the core flight planning product

Pricing, plan by plan

Amadeus Altea

On request
  • Altea PSSFree
    • Per-passenger pricing
    • Full PSS functionality
    • Global distribution

Lido Flight Planning

$40000/year
  • Standard$40000/year
    • Route planning
    • Performance data
    • Weather integration
  • Enterprise$80000/year
    • Multi-fleet
    • Advanced optimization
    • Custom integration

Which should you pick?

Choose Amadeus Altea if

  • You need reservation management.
  • You work on Web, Windows, Ios, Android.
  • You also want inventory control.
Amadeus Altea review

Choose Lido Flight Planning if

  • You need route optimization.
  • You work on Web, Windows.
  • You also want fuel planning.
Lido Flight Planning review

Questions people ask

Is Amadeus Altea or Lido Flight Planning better?
Neither clearly leads. Amadeus Altea starts at On request and Lido Flight Planning at $40000/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Amadeus Altea or Lido Flight Planning?
Amadeus Altea starts at On request and Lido Flight Planning at $40000/year.
Does Amadeus Altea or Lido Flight Planning run on more platforms?
Amadeus Altea runs on Web, Windows, Ios, Android. Lido Flight Planning runs on Web, Windows.
What is Amadeus Altea best used for?
Amadeus Altea is most often used for passenger service system covering reservations, inventory and departure control, airline distribution and retailing, check-in and boarding operations, fare and ancillary merchandising for full-service carriers. Of those, passenger service system covering reservations, inventory and departure control and airline distribution and retailing are not what Lido Flight Planning is typically brought in for.
What can Amadeus Altea do that Lido Flight Planning cannot?
Amadeus Altea covers Reservation management, Inventory control, Departure control, Revenue management. Lido Flight Planning covers Route optimization, Fuel planning, Performance data, Weight & balance. Both handle Data encryption, Web support, Windows support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Amadeus Altea: Why is pricing not published for Amadeus Altea?

Amadeus Altea is an enterprise-grade passenger service system designed for airlines. Pricing is customized based on each airline's specific requirements, scale, and implementation needs rather than published publicly.

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Amadeus Altea: How do I get pricing for Amadeus Altea?

Interested airlines must contact Amadeus sales directly to discuss their specific requirements and receive a customized quote for the Amadeus Altea system.

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Amadeus Altea: What solutions does Amadeus offer for airlines besides Altea?

Amadeus offers multiple airline solutions including Amadeus Nevio (an AI-native retailing suite) and Navitaire New Skies (designed for low-cost carriers), in addition to Altea PSS for passenger service.

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