Travel Vocab Flashcards
ARCs role is to?
Collect payment from Travel Agents
What does ATB stand for?
Automated ticket and boarding pass
Circle trips are?
Journey with stopovers that return to the point of its departure
PNR stands for?
Passenger name record
What is a cabin?
Compartment of a plane
What is a connecting flight?
Passengers change aircraft but not necissarly airlines
What do most people refer a connecting flight as?
A second flight
What are co-terminals?
Airports that are close enough to be listed together
What does CBP Stand for?
Customs and boarder protection
What are customs?
CBP checking on imports and exports
When foreigns come to the US what do they have to pass?
Customs
Why does a direct flight stop at an intermediate point?
It stops to get new passengers
How are direct flights and connecting flights different?
Direct flights: Have 1 stop, flight number does not change.
Connecting flight: Passengers get of one airplane and go to another to arrive at their destination
Customs and immigration facilities are not in?
Domestic airports
What are E tickets?
Ticket less Tickets for an airline flight
What is an Interline agreement?
Agreement between two airlines that handles passengers to book multiple segemnets on the same itinerary
When a passenger flies interline, what happens to their luggage?
Moves from flight to flight with them
What is an Interline connection?
Passengers change bother aircraft and airlines
How is Interline connection and Connecting flights different?
Interline connection: Change bother aircraft and airlines
Connecting airlines: Only change aircraft not airlines
Traveling In the same country boarders would be called?
Domestic Travel
When an Interline agreement is accepted, What happens next?
Accepts tickets and transfers baggage
What does IATA stand for?
International air transport association
What is inventory control?
Seat inventory, fare increases when the day of travel is near
What is a Leg?
Portions between cities
