Glossary for the airline industry
From A-Z, this glossary covers definitions and explanations for common airline industry terminology.
A record of what sold or was purchased in the marketplace (whether fare, ancillaries, or bundled offer) and for how much, where, and how. Also called product performance data.
Category 15. Used when the sale of the fares is restricted by various conditions. These conditions include reservation and/or ticketing dates, countries and/or currencies of sale, form of payment, method of ticketing, who may sell the fare, and where the sale can be made.
A set of fields in the Fare Manager Rules system for Combinations (Category 10) that provides access to and a summary of subcategory data.
Sales Data Exchange
Category 3. Defines the seasonal dates for a fare. It is assumed that the seasonal date applies from the origin portion of the fare (origin of the priceable unit), implying that the seasonal level in effect for the origin portion of the fare is used for all subsequent travel regardless of date, unless stated otherwise.
A numerical measure of the space between a point on one seat and that same point on the seat in front of or behind it. Sometimes called pitch.
The right to make a technical landing for refueling, etc. without boarding or disembarking revenue traffic.
The Secondary Passenger Type Code is used to indicate the PTCs that may be further discounted by the presence of Categories 19-22 in the actual Fare By Rule tariff.
A portion of travel of a fare component that is not determined as primary portion of travel.
In international fares, a portion of a journey covered by a single flight coupon. Also called segment.
In domestic US/CA fares, a portion of a journey covered by a single flight coupon. Also called sector.
The amount a passenger pays the agency (or consolidator) for the Negotiated Fare. Also called the Selling amount.
The person or organization who may update the Selling fare based on the Net fare and who makes the Negotiated Fare available for travel agents.
A continuous or related series. Mainly used in reference to the organization of data with categories in the FareManager Rules system.
ATPCO's suite of products that automates and centralizes the collection of ancillary fees for a wide range of secondary charges and services. The current suite of products includes Carrier-Imposed Fees, Ticketing Fees, Optional Services (including baggage allowance and charges), and Branded Fares.
A code identifying the service for which a fee will be assessed. This code consists of a generic service code and a more specific Sub Code to further define the service. Optional Services uses the following six service types: flight-related service, ticket-related services, fare-related services, baggage allowance, baggage charges, and merchandise.
The act of processing changes to an order, such as postponing a trip or requesting a refund after the offer has been purchased. It can be initiated by either the passenger (voluntary) or the airline (involuntary).
The process by which interline partners allocate revenue on a ticket where each carrier operated a portion of the journey. These portions are determined by flight coupon.
Natural (not by bots or scraping) consumer travel search requests and the offers that were presented to the consumer in response to those requests. This data type could potentially include the consumer interaction with the offers through the shopping funnel.
The city that appears second in a market city pair. Also called destination city.