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Glossary for the airline industry

From A-Z, this glossary covers definitions and explanations for common airline industry terminology.

waitlist

List established when there are no more readily available spaces; names awaiting seat availability.

waivers

Any weakening or elimination of rules conditions as part of a private fare sale.

Web Fares

Airlines have agreements with third-party vendors to gather publicly available airline itinerary prices from various web sources including airline.com, OTAs, etc. These web fares are travel site– and travel date–specific and contain the information that is shown to the consumer. (ATPCO data is market (fares) and tariff (rules) based and covers the life of the fare (all travel dates)).

Web Fares

Airlines have agreements with third-party vendors to gather publicly available airline itinerary prices from various web sources including airline.com, OTAs, etc. These web fares are travel site– and travel date–specific and contain the information that is shown to the consumer. (ATPCO data is market (fares) and tariff (rules) based and covers the life of the fare (all travel dates)).