US Airways Airline Vocabulary

Question 1

Choice Seat

Answer 1

Customers can buy ChoiceSeats on all US Airways and US Airways Express flights
(except on US Airways Shuttle). They are mostly window and aisle seats toward the
front of Coach and may include exit row seats. * They offer the same leg room as other
seats, but are closer to the front of the plane. Choice seat holders are among the first
to board (with Zone 2) and among the first to leave when you land.

Question 2

City Pair

Answer 2

These are the origin and destination cities between which your passenger is traveling, also known as Routing.

Question 3

Destination City

Answer 3

Usually the main destination from which the passenger will return home.

Question 4

Dividend Miles

Answer 4

Our frequent flyer program. Members receive benefits and free flights for traveling on US Airways.

Question 5

Hub City

Answer 5

A city in which all plane changes are made for those passengers traveling throughout
the US Airways system. Our hub cities are Phoenix, AZ Charlotte, NC and Philadelphia,
PA.

Question 6

Interline Agreement

Answer 6

This agreement allows for baggage handling and ticketing between US Airways and another airline.

Question 7

Operating Carrier

Answer 7

Actual carrier operating the flight; may be different from marketing carrier.

Question 8

Origin city

Answer 8

The first city on a customer’s itinerary.

Question 9

No Show

Answer 9

A customer with a specific flight reservation fails to appear fro the flight without giving prior notice of cancellation.

Question 10

What is Code Sharing?

What are two benefits of Code Sharing?

Answer 10

Code sharing is a marketing agreement in which carriers agree to allow service operated by one airline to be marketed as service for another.

1. The carrier marketing the service offers destinations otherwise not served.
2. The carrier operating the service receives additional revenues that it would not otherwise receive.