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<strong>Air</strong> Fares and Ticketing – Fares and Rules reference guide – Levels 1 and 2<br />
1 Abbreviations and<br />
Definitions<br />
Contents<br />
1.1 Abbreviations<br />
1.1.1 Fare type<br />
1.1.2 Months and days<br />
1.1.3 Global indicators<br />
1.1.4 Geographical codes<br />
1.1.5 Miscellaneous abbreviations<br />
1.1.6 Signs<br />
1.1.7 Symbols<br />
1.1.8 Time<br />
1.2 Definitions<br />
1.2.1 Terms<br />
1.2.2 Areas<br />
1.1 Abbreviations<br />
1.1.1 Fare type<br />
(as used on the fare pages)<br />
1.1.1.1 Fare basis<br />
See Rule 13.2.2.16<br />
1.1.1.2 General application of<br />
seasonal codes<br />
See Rule 13.2.2.16<br />
1.1.2 Months and days<br />
JAN January<br />
FEB February<br />
MAR March<br />
APR April<br />
MAY May<br />
JUN June<br />
JUL July<br />
AUG August<br />
SEP September<br />
OCT October<br />
NOV November<br />
DEC December<br />
Mon Monday<br />
Tue Tuesday<br />
Wed Wednesday<br />
Thu Thursday<br />
Fri Friday<br />
Sat Saturday<br />
Sun Sunday<br />
1.1.3 Global Indicators<br />
(As used in routing column on the fare pages,<br />
TPM pages and in the MPM-Manual)<br />
AP via Atlantic and Pacific (via Area 1)<br />
AT via the Atlantic<br />
EH via routings entirely within the Eastern<br />
Hemisphere (within Areas 2 and 3)<br />
FE between Russia(Europe), Ukraine and<br />
Area 3 (direct),<br />
PA via Pacific<br />
PN via Pacific and via North America<br />
SA between Argentina, Brazil, Chile,<br />
Paraguay, Uruguay and South East Asia<br />
via Atlantic<br />
SP via South Polar Route<br />
TS – MPMs via Siberia (over Moscow):<br />
a) between Europe and Area 3<br />
(excluding the South Asian<br />
Subcontinent)<br />
b) between the Middle East, Africa and<br />
Japan, Korea<br />
– TPMs via Siberia (over Moscow) and<br />
non-stop routings Europe – Japan,<br />
Korea, Taiwan<br />
WH within the Western Hemisphere (within<br />
Area 1)<br />
1.1.4 Geographical codes<br />
(as used in the Rules and Notes Parts)<br />
EB eastbound<br />
NB northbound<br />
SB southbound<br />
WB westbound<br />
1.1.5 Miscellaneous abbreviations<br />
ADC Additional collection<br />
ADT Adult<br />
ATA <strong>Air</strong> Transport Association of America<br />
ATB Automated ticket and boarding pass<br />
ATC <strong>Air</strong> travel card<br />
AWS <strong>Air</strong> waybill<br />
BBR Bankers’ buying rate<br />
BHC One way backhaul check<br />
BSP Billing and settlement plan<br />
BSR Bankers’ selling rate<br />
CCP Currency of country of payment<br />
CF Constructed fare<br />
COC Country of commencement of<br />
international travel/transportation<br />
COM Country of origin minimum check<br />
COP Country of payment check<br />
CPM Common point minimum check<br />
CT Circle trip<br />
CTM Circle trip minimum check<br />
DFUC Direct fare undercut check (precedence<br />
of the published thoroughfare)<br />
DMC Directional minimum check<br />
DoT US Department of Transportation<br />
EFP Equivalent fare paid<br />
EMA Extra mileage allowance<br />
EMS Excess mileage surcharge<br />
FBP Fare break point<br />
FYROM Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia<br />
GIT Group IT fare<br />
HI High NUC in backhaul check<br />
HIP Higher intermediate fare check<br />
IIT Individual IT fare<br />
ISI International sale indicator<br />
ISO International standards organization<br />
IT Inclusive tour<br />
LCF Local currency fare<br />
LO Low NUC in backhaul check<br />
LSF Local selling fare<br />
MCO Miscellaneous charges order<br />
MPD Multiple purpose document<br />
MPM Maximum permitted mileage<br />
MTP Minimum tour price<br />
NOJ Normal fare open jaw<br />
NTA(A) Canadian National Transportation Agency<br />
(AIR)<br />
NUC Neutral unit of construction<br />
OJ Open jaw<br />
OOJ Origin Open Jaw<br />
OPTAT Off premise transitional automated ticket<br />
OSC One way subjourney check<br />
OW One way<br />
PFC Passenger facility charge<br />
PNR Passenger name record<br />
PTA Prepaid ticket advice<br />
PU Pricing unit<br />
PUC Pricing unit concept<br />
RBD Reservations/booking designator<br />
ROE NUC – conversion rate<br />
RSC Return Subjourney check<br />
RT Round trip<br />
RTW Round-the-world<br />
RWM Round the world minimum check<br />
SASC South Asian Subcontinent Sub-area<br />
SAR Special Administrative Region of China<br />
SEA South East Asia Sub-area<br />
SITI The sale and ticket issuance are both in<br />
the country of commencement of<br />
transportation.<br />
SITI will also apply to tickets:<br />
– sold and issued in Scandinavia for<br />
travel originating in Scandinavia<br />
– sold and issued in the area comprised<br />
of Canada and USA for travel<br />
originating in Canada or USA<br />
SITO The sale is made in the country of<br />
commencement of transportation and<br />
the ticket issuance is outside the country<br />
of commencement of transportation.<br />
SITO will also apply to tickets:<br />
– sold in Scandinavia but issued<br />
outside Scandinavia for travel<br />
originating in Scandinavia<br />
– sold in Canada or USA but issued<br />
outside Canada or USA for travel<br />
originating in Canada or USA<br />
SOJ Single open jaw<br />
SOTI The sale is made outside the country of<br />
commencement of transportation and<br />
the ticket issuance is in the country of<br />
commencement of transportation. SOTI<br />
will also apply to tickets:<br />
– sold outside Scandinavia but issued<br />
in Scandinavia for travel originating in<br />
– Scandinavia<br />
sold outside Canada or USA but<br />
issued in Canada or USA for travel<br />
originating in Canada or USA<br />
SOTO The sale and ticket issuance are both<br />
outside the country of commencement<br />
of transportation.<br />
SU/MO Return travel restriction used in<br />
connection with certain special fares<br />
wholly within Europe.<br />
SWP South West Pacific<br />
TAT Transitional automated ticket<br />
TFC(s) Taxes, fees and charges<br />
TOJ Turnaround Open Jaw<br />
TPM Ticketed point mileage<br />
UATP Universal air travel plan<br />
1.1.6 Signs<br />
If used between cities / area: an oblique (/) means<br />
‘or’; a dash (-) means ‘from ... to ...’or ‘between’<br />
and... .<br />
1.1.7 Symbols<br />
cl class (as Y-cl, F-cl, but only in Tables)<br />
kg kilogram (in priority to lb/pound)<br />
cm centimetre (in priority to inches)<br />
ft feet or foot<br />
lb pound(s)<br />
%<br />
per cent<br />
1.1.8 Time<br />
h definition for local hour time e.g. 07:20 h<br />
07 20 hours local time<br />
hours definition for<br />
duration of time, e.g. 24 hours<br />
1.2 Definitions<br />
1.2.1 Terms<br />
– Accompanied<br />
When used for children and infant fares this<br />
shall mean the child/infant must be<br />
accompanied by an adult paying an applicable<br />
adult fare or travelling at industry free or<br />
reduced fare tickets.<br />
– Add-on<br />
An amount used only to construct an<br />
unspecified through fare or a mileage distance<br />
used to construct an unspecified maximum<br />
permitted mileage.<br />
– Adult<br />
A person who has reached his/her 12th<br />
birthday (18th birthday via CO) as of the date<br />
of commencement of travel.<br />
– Advance Purchase Period<br />
via 6Y/TR/VW/VX The minimum period before<br />
departure (including the day of departure) by<br />
which reservations, full payment and ticketing<br />
must be completed.<br />
– Agent<br />
An entity appointed by the carrier to make<br />
sales on its behalf.<br />
– <strong>Air</strong>line, Issuing<br />
See Carrier, Issuing<br />
– Allowance, Free Baggage<br />
The baggage which may be carried without<br />
payment of a charge in addition to the fare.<br />
– Applicable fare<br />
The normal or special fare to be applied by<br />
taking <strong>into</strong> account all conditions relating to the<br />
passenger and his/her travel.<br />
– Assembly point<br />
A point in the itinerary where the entire<br />
qualifying group assembles and commences<br />
transportation as a group.<br />
– Baggage<br />
The equivalent to the term luggage’, means<br />
such articles, effects and other personal<br />
property of a passenger as are necessary or<br />
appropriate for wear, use, comfort or<br />
convenience in connection with his trip. Unless<br />
otherwise specified, it includes both checked<br />
and unchecked baggage of the passenger.<br />
– Baggage Check<br />
Those portions of the ticket which provide for<br />
the carriage of Passenger’s checked baggage<br />
and which are issued by carrier as a receipt for<br />
the passenger’s checked baggage.<br />
– Baggage, Checked<br />
The equivalent to ‘registered luggage’, means<br />
baggage of which the carrier takes sole<br />
custody and for which carrier has issued a<br />
baggage check.<br />
– Baggage, Excess<br />
That part of baggage which is in excess of the<br />
baggage which may be carried free of charge.<br />
– Baggage Tag<br />
A document issued by the carrier solely for<br />
identification of checked baggage, the<br />
baggage (strap) tag portion of which is<br />
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