IATA Fares And Ticketing Terms Flashcards
Add-On fare
A supplementary charge added to an international airfare from non-gateway cities to gateway cities.
Accountable document
Documents of the specified dollar value.
Advance purchase
A fare restriction of a determined number of days a ticket must be purchased before travel begins.
Agency Sales Transmittal
A weekly report sent by the agency to the Data Processing Centre with all BSP sales in a weekly period.
APEX
Advance Purchase Excursion Fare. A discounted, round-trip international fare. Cannot be purchased one-way for half the cost although can be split and combined with other split round-trip fares.
EMD
Electronic miscellaneous document.
City pair
2 city codes; origin and destination.
Approval code
Alphanumeric code provided by credit card companies, indicating approval for a given charge transaction.
AST
Agency sales transmittal
Banker’s Selling Rate
BSR
exchange rate used to convert currencies.
Booking code
Letters used to book the reservation in the airline computer reservations system.
Capacity controlled
Limited number of seats to be sold on a flight at a low fare.
CIP
Carrier Identification Plate
A plate from a BSP carrier authorizing an Angelou to ticket on its behalf.
CRN
Cash Refund Notice
BSP accounting form sent within the weekly sales transmittal for a refund of a ticket paid by cash.
Check digit
An additional number included with the form and serial number in the ticket number to verify the number. Used to prevent fraud in accountable documents.
CTM
Circle Trip Minimum
Minimum fare for each direction traveled on circle trips.
PNR
Passenger name record
Record locator number
Booking number, reservation number, confirmation number.
Co-Terminals
2 airports servicing the same metropolitan area.
Common rated
Describing 2 or more relatively adjacent destinations for which the fare from a specific point of origin is identical. Only as an add-on.
CRS
Computer reservation system. Also GDS.
Constructed fares
Combination of 2 or more published fares.
Continental zone
For tax purposes in the USA, this is Canada, the USA except Hawaii and the islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon.
COP
Country of payment
COC
Country of commencement.
CCRN
Credit card refund notice
BSP accounting form sent with the weekly sales transmittal for a refund of a ticket paid by credit card.
Departure tax
Tax that visitors pay when leaving a country.
Differential
Difference between a higher class of service and lower class when combined.
EMS
Excess mileage surcharge
Percentage charged when the ticketed point mileage exceeds the maximum permitted mileage.
EMA
Extra mileage allowance
Allowance made when the ticketed point mileage exceeds the maximum permitted mileage to avoid the EMS.
