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A fare basis code (often just referred to as a fare basis) is an alphabetic or alpha-numeric code used by airlines to identify a fare type and allow airline staff and travel agents to find the rules applicable to that fare. Although airlines now set their own fare basis codes, there are some patterns that have evolved over the years and may ...
The following codes are standard across all CRSs based on the original PARS system: - Name; 0 Segment (flight) information, including number of seats booked, status code (for example HK1 - confirmed for one passenger) and fare class; 1 Related PNR record ids. 2 PNR owner identification (airline, CRS user name and role)
The inventory of an airline is generally classified into service classes (e.g. economy, premium economy, business or first class) and any number of fare classes, to which different prices and booking conditions may apply. Fare classes are complicated and vary from airline to airline, often indicated by a one letter code.
In airline reservation systems, a record locator is an alphanumeric code used to identify and access a specific record on an airline’s reservation system. An airline’s reservation system automatically generates a unique record locator whenever a customer makes a reservation or booking, commonly known in the industry as an itinerary.
The standards for bar codes and magnetic stripes on boarding passes are published by the IATA. The bar code standard (Bar Coded Boarding Pass) defines the 2D bar code printed on paper boarding passes or sent to mobile phones for electronic boarding passes. The magnetic stripe standard (ATB2) expired in 2010.
An airline ticket is a document or electronic record, issued by an airline or a travel agency, that confirms that an individual is entitled to a seat on a flight on an aircraft. The airline ticket may be one of two types: a paper ticket , which comprises coupons or vouchers; and an electronic ticket (commonly referred to as an e-ticket ).
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 Cargo (LH/GEC) has been assigned 020 [4] as accounting code, and all the flight tickets issued by that airline start with ...
An agency debit memo (ADM) is a notice sent, normally by an airline, to a travel agent, requiring the recipient to pay a sum of money to the sender. A frequent reason for issue of an ADM is when an air travel ticket has been issued and its rules have not been fully complied with, such as when the fare rules require tickets to be issued within three days of creating the PNR or reservation, and ...