Trailfinders Commonly Used Terms

Question 1

IATA

Answer 1

International Air Transport Association

Question 2

ATOL

Answer 2

Air Travel Organisers Licence

Question 3

CAA

Answer 3

Civil Aviation Authority

Question 4

Gateway City

Answer 4

International point of entry to a country

Question 5

Hub City

Answer 5

A city in which an airline is based

Question 6

In/Out Feeder

Answer 6

Connecting flight into or out of a hub city

an airline that takes passengers fairly short distances to airports where they can catch long-distance flights

Question 7

Direct Flight

Answer 7

1 plane, 1 flight number.

not necessarily 1 stop

Question 8

Transit/Transfer

Answer 8

Change of planes enroute to a further destination

Question 9

Touchdown

Answer 9

Direct flights can touchdown to refuel (no change)

Question 10

Stopover

Answer 10

Stop for 24hrs+ enroute to a further destination

Question 11

Open Jaw

Answer 11

A return ticket that flies into one city and back from another

Question 12

Surface Sector

Answer 12

Overland travel between two points

Question 13

POT

Answer 13

Point of turnaround

furthest point on the itinerary

Question 14

Codeshare

Answer 14

Flight operated by different carrier to flight number given

eg: flight QF8414 operated by EK

Question 15

MCT

Answer 15

Minimum connection time

minimum transit time