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<strong>Air</strong> Fares and Ticketing – Fares and Rules reference guide – Levels 1 and 2<br />

1 Abbreviations and Definitions<br />

do not require ticket reissuance.<br />

EXCEPTION: via DL/NW: A change made in<br />

the reservation (via DL) to a different date.<br />

– Reconfirmation<br />

A requirement that passengers, under certain<br />

given circumstances, advise a carrier of their<br />

intention to use the space reserved.<br />

– Refund<br />

The repayment to the purchaser of all or a<br />

portion of a fare rate or charge for unused<br />

carriage or service.<br />

– Reissue<br />

An alteration to a ticket that cannot be done<br />

through revalidation and requires issuance of a<br />

new ticket.<br />

EXCEPTION: via AA/AS: Any change to a<br />

validated ticket requiring a replacement ticket<br />

be issued, including but not limited to the<br />

following: upgrade/ downgrade/ additional<br />

coupons/ increase in fare.<br />

– Related charges<br />

Charges such as cancellation penalties,<br />

nonrefundable amounts, rebooking and<br />

rerouting charges, stopover charges, weekend<br />

surcharges etc., and excess baggage<br />

charges.<br />

EXCEPTION: via DL Those charges to be<br />

shown in the fare construction box of the ticket,<br />

cancellation penalties, nonrefundable<br />

amounts, rebooking and rerouting charges and<br />

excess baggage charges.<br />

– Reroute<br />

To issue a new ticket covering transportation to<br />

the same destination, but via a different routing<br />

than that designated on the ticket, or to honour<br />

the ticket held by the passenger . for<br />

transportation to the same destination but via a<br />

different routing.<br />

EXCEPTIONS:<br />

1 via AA/AR/CO/DL/JL/KE/LR/RG: A change<br />

of routing, fare, carriers, class of service, flight<br />

or date from that originally provided for on the<br />

ticket. (Except via KE) Not applicable to open<br />

tickets.<br />

2 via NW: A change of routing, fare basis or<br />

amount, or carrier from that originally provided<br />

for on the ticket. Changes to flights and/or<br />

dates only do not constitute reroute.<br />

– Rerouting<br />

Change of routing or other changes which<br />

require ticket reissuance.<br />

– Reservations<br />

Equivalent to the term ‘booking’. The allotment<br />

in advance of seating or sleeping<br />

accommodation for a passenger or of space or<br />

weight capacity for baggage or goods.<br />

– Reservations Booking Designator<br />

The code used in reservation messages to<br />

denote the compartment in which reservations<br />

are made.<br />

– Resident<br />

A person legally living in a country of which he/<br />

she is/is not a citizen (via AS/CO/MX/US)<br />

provided that a more restricted definition may<br />

form part of a local agreement.<br />

– Return Journey<br />

See Round Trip.<br />

– Return Subjourney<br />

For tickets issued on or after 1 June 2000:<br />

Part of a journey wherein travel is from a point/<br />

country and return thereto and for which the<br />

fare is assessed as a single pricing unit using<br />

half round trip fares – round trip, circle trip,<br />

normal fare open jaw; also applicable to<br />

special fare open jaw returning to the same or<br />

another country.<br />

– Revalidation<br />

The authorised stamping or writing upon the<br />

Passenger Ticket evidencing that it has been<br />

officially altered by the carrier (via NW) to<br />

change flights and/or dates only. There can be<br />

no change to origin, destination, stopover<br />

points or fare (via NW) transfer points or<br />

amount.<br />

EXCEPTION: via AA/AS: Any change in<br />

reservations of flights which can be made with<br />

a revalidation sticker.<br />

– Round trip<br />

See definition in Rule 2.5.<br />

EXCEPTIONS:<br />

1 via 6Y/KE/MH/VW/VX: Equivalent to return<br />

journey:<br />

– Travel from one point to another and return<br />

by the same air route used outbound whether<br />

or not the fares outbound and inbound, be the<br />

same, or<br />

– Travel from one point to another and return by<br />

an air route different from that used outbound,<br />

for which the same normal, through, one way<br />

fare is established.<br />

2 via AA/AS/DL: A journey from a point or<br />

origin to another point and return to the point of<br />

origin, comprising two fare components only,<br />

for which the applicable normal fare for each<br />

component is the same as the routing travelled.<br />

Notes-.<br />

– via AA: This does not apply to round-the<br />

world journeys.<br />

– via DL: If the fares to be used differ through<br />

class of service/ seasonality/ midweek/<br />

weekend/ carrier variations, the outbound fare<br />

shall be used also for the inbound fare<br />

component for the purpose of determining if<br />

the journey is a round trip.<br />

– via NW: A journey comprised of not more<br />

than two fare sectors from one point and return<br />

to the same point. When determining if a RT<br />

journey exists, the applicable normal fare<br />

(including mileage surcharges and higher<br />

intermediate fares) both outbound and<br />

inbound must be equal, regardless of actual<br />

construction.<br />

– via TW: Journey entirely by air from one point<br />

of origin to another point and return to the point<br />

of origin, comprising two fare components only,<br />

for which the applicable normal half round trip<br />

fare for each component, measured from the<br />

point of origin, is the same for the routing<br />

travelled; provided that this definition will not<br />

apply to journeys for which the same all year<br />

though one way fare is established, between<br />

two points, in either direction around the World.<br />

If the fares to be used differ through class of<br />

service/seasonality/midweek- weekend/carrier<br />

variations, the outbound fare shall be used also<br />

for the inbound fare component for the purpose<br />

of determining if the journey is a round. trip.<br />

– via all other carriers: Travel from one point to<br />

another and return by any air route for which<br />

the same normal all year through one-way fare<br />

of the same class applies from the point of<br />

origin.<br />

Notes: – This definition does not apply to<br />

journeys for which the same all year through<br />

one-way tare is established between two<br />

points, in either direction around the world.<br />

– via JL: If the fares to be used differ through<br />

class of service/ seasonality/ midweek/<br />

weekend/ carrier variations, the outbound fare<br />

shall be used also for the inbound fare<br />

component for the purpose of determining if<br />

the journey is a round trip.<br />

– Round-the-world<br />

Travel from the point of origin and return thereto<br />

which involves only one crossing of the Atlantic<br />

Ocean. and only one crossing of the Pacific<br />

Ocean See Rule 2.8.<br />

– Route, Direct<br />

See Direct Route.<br />

– Route, Indirect<br />

See Indirect Route.<br />

– Route, Through<br />

the total route from point of departure to point<br />

of destination.<br />

– Routing<br />

The carrier and/or the cities and/or class of<br />

service and/or type of aircraft (jet or propeller)<br />

via which transportation is provided between<br />

two points.<br />

EXCEPTION: via NW: The carrier(s) and cities<br />

by and between which transportation is<br />

provided.<br />

– School Year<br />

via AS: Means a period of 12 consecutive<br />

months less whatever interruptions for<br />

vacations are normally granted by the<br />

education establishment at which the student<br />

is enrolled; provided that where the official<br />

scholastic year is less than 12 months,<br />

‘SCHOOL YEAW shall mean not less than a 6<br />

month period less whatever interruptions for<br />

vacations are normally granted at the<br />

educational establishment at which the student<br />

is enrolled.<br />

– Sector<br />

A portion of the journey comprised of legs or<br />

segments, usually used in reference to fare<br />

construction.<br />

EXCEPTION: via AS/BA/CO/DL/US: Portion of<br />

the journey covered by a single flight coupon.<br />

– Segment<br />

A portion of the journey between boarding and<br />

disembarkation points that may be comprised<br />

of a leg or group of legs.<br />

EXCEPTION: When a passenger transfers from<br />

one flight to another flight bearing the same<br />

number (change of gauge), the two flights<br />

combined shall be considered as one<br />

segment. (via NW) When there’s a change in<br />

flight number but no change of planes, the two<br />

flight numbers shall be considered one<br />

segment.<br />

– Self-reliant Passenger<br />

1 via AA/BW/JM/TW: A passenger who is<br />

independent, self-sufficient, capable of caring<br />

for all physical needs during flight or during an<br />

emergency evacuation or decompression; and<br />

who requires no special or unusual on-board<br />

attention beyond that afforded to the general<br />

public, other than assistance in boarding<br />

and/or deplaning the aircraft.<br />

2 via AS: A person who is independent, self<br />

sufficient and capable of caring for all Physical<br />

needs during flight, and who requires no<br />

special or unusual on board attention beyond<br />

that afforded to the general public, except that<br />

assistance in boarding and enplaning may be<br />

required.<br />

– Shortest Operated Mileage (Soms)<br />

The shortest distance, using non-stop sector<br />

mileages between any pair of points published<br />

in the IATA Mileage Manual.<br />

– Side trip<br />

A journey from and/or to an en-route point of a<br />

fare component.<br />

EXCEPTIONS:<br />

1 via AA/AS/NW: A round trip, circle trip, one<br />

way or open jaw journey to and or from an<br />

enroute point of a fare component. (Except as<br />

NW) When a fare for a side trip is charged<br />

separately, apply the provisions of fares for<br />

round trips, circle trips, one way and open jaw<br />

trips.<br />

2 via DU/JL: A journey (via DL, travel) not<br />

necessarily performed entirely by air from and/<br />

or to an en route point of a fare component.<br />

3 via RG/TR: Travel from and to the same<br />

intermediate point between fare construction<br />

points for which a separate fare is assessed.<br />

– Side trip combination<br />

The combination of a fare which could be<br />

ticketed separately from and/or to an en-route<br />

point of a fare component.<br />

– Single Open Jaw (SOJ)<br />

See-Rule 2.9<br />

– Special Drawing Right (Sdr)<br />

A rate of currency exchange set by the<br />

International Monetary Fund.<br />

– Special fare<br />

Any fare other than a normal fare.<br />

– Specified Fare<br />

via BA: A fare that is not constructed by use of<br />

an add-on.<br />

– Standard Class<br />

via AA/CO/DL/TW/US: Service on flights listed<br />

in carrier’s Official General Schedule as<br />

standard flights.<br />

– Standby Passengers<br />

Passengers who will board a flight subject to<br />

space availability at departure time and only<br />

after all passengers having reservations for<br />

such flight and all passengers without<br />

reservations but paying fares other than adult<br />

standby fares have boarded the flight.<br />

– Stopover<br />

When a passenger arrives at an intermediate<br />

point and is not scheduled to depart within 24<br />

hours of arrival. Please also see Rule 2.1.9.<br />

EXCEPTION: For travel wholly within Central<br />

America or for travel wholly between Central<br />

America and Panama: when a passenger<br />

arrives at an intermediate point and is not<br />

scheduled to depart within 6 hours of arrival.<br />

– Sunday Rule<br />

Return travel from the last fare construction<br />

point outside the country of unit origin must not<br />

be commenced before 0001 hours on the<br />

Sunday after the date of arrival at the first fare<br />

construction point outside the country of unit<br />

origin.<br />

– Surface Sector<br />

A sector between two intermediate points of a<br />

fare component where travel is via other than<br />

air transportation. In the case of a mileage fare<br />

the ticketed point mileage between the origin<br />

50 08/05

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