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The International Airlines Travel Agent Network ( IATAN) is a Miami -based trade association in the United States representing the interests of its member companies ( airlines) and the U.S. travel distribution network ( travel agencies ). [ 1][ 2] It is an independent department of the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
International Air Transport Association. The International Air Transport Association (IATA / aɪˈɑːtə /) is a trade association of the world's airlines founded in 1945. [4] IATA has been described as a cartel since, in addition to setting technical standards for airlines, IATA also organized tariff conferences that served as a forum for ...
A passenger name record (PNR) is a record in the database of a computer reservation system (CRS) that contains the itinerary for a passenger or a group of passengers travelling together. The concept of a PNR was first introduced by airlines that needed to exchange reservation information in case passengers required flights of multiple airlines ...
Airline reservations system. Airline reservation systems (ARS) are systems that allow an airline to sell their inventory (seats). It contains information on schedules and fares and contains a database of reservations (or passenger name records) and of tickets issued (if applicable). ARSs are part of passenger service systems (PSS), which are ...
IATA codes are abbreviations that the International Air Transport Association (IATA) publishes to facilitate air travel. They are typically 1, 2, 3, or 4 character combinations (referred to as unigrams, digrams, trigrams, or tetragrams, respectively) that uniquely identify locations, equipment, companies, and times to standardize international ...
Accounting number or prefix code. The airline accounting code, or prefix code, is a 3-digit number, referenced by IATA and unique among all the airlines, used to identify the airline in various accounting activities such as ticketing. For instance, Lufthansa (LH/DLH) has been assigned 020 as accounting code, and all the flight tickets issued by ...
Sabre (travel reservation system) Sabre Global Distribution System, owned by Sabre Corporation, [1] is a travel reservation system used by travel agents and companies to search, price, book, and ticket travel services provided by airlines, hotels, car rental companies, rail providers and tour operators. Originally developed by American Airlines ...
The issuing airline. A ticket number, including the airline's three-digit code [2] at the start of the number. The cities between which the ticket is valid for travel. Flight for which the ticket is valid (unless the ticket is "open") Baggage allowance. (Not always visible on a printout but recorded electronically for the airline) Fare.