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Amadeus Fares & Pricing User Guide

What's New In This Document? Type of Change

Area/Topic

New functionality

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Airline Ticketing Fees

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Zap add

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Past-date pricing - US and Canada now can use this feature for up to 12 months in the past.

Modified functionality

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Published by: Amadeus Educational Systems and Services e-mail: [email protected]

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Table of Contents

Before You Start ...................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1 Introduction to Amadeus Fares and Pricing ......................................... 3 Summary of the Fare Quote and Pricing Transactions ......................... 4 Amadeus Information Pages Subjects .................................................. 6 Chapter 2 Fare Displays ........................................................................................... 7 Fare Display in Euros ............................................................................ 7 International Fare Display...................................................................... 8 Scrolling and Changing Entries ........................................................... 12 Airline-specific Fare Display ................................................................ 13 US and Canadian Domestic Airline-specific Display ........................... 15 Multiple Airline Display ........................................................................ 17 Shopper Display .................................................................................. 18 Fare Display Options ........................................................................... 19 Combining Fare Display Options................................................................. 21

Fare Request Type Codes .................................................................. 22 Viewing a List of Request Types and Passenger Type Codes............ 23 Expanded Parameter Codes ....................................................................... 24

Chapter 3 Fare Notes .............................................................................................. 25 Chapter 4 Follow-up Transactions ........................................................................ 27 General Tax Information...................................................................... 27 Displaying a Fare Note ........................................................................ 29 Display Options ........................................................................................... 30 Requesting a Tax Breakdown After a Fare Display .................................... 31

ATPCO Automated Rules.................................................................... 32 Passenger Service Charges................................................................ 34 Routing Information ............................................................................. 35 Fare Components................................................................................ 37 US and Canadian Routings ......................................................................... 38

Booking Codes .................................................................................... 40 Booking Code Information for ATPCO Automated Rules ........................... 40 Booking Code Exceptions ........................................................................... 41 © 2009 Amadeus s.a.s. - All rights reserved

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Extra Mileage Surcharge ..................................................................... 43 Convert Currency ................................................................................ 44 Chapter 5 Fare Quote Tools ................................................................................... 47 Calculating the Mileage ....................................................................... 47 Mileage Calculation Options........................................................................ 48 Mileage Not Available.................................................................................. 49 The Mileage Surcharge Table ..................................................................... 50 Requesting a Mileage Calculation from a PNR ........................................... 50 Mileage Exceptions ..................................................................................... 52 Requesting Mileage for Global Routes........................................................ 53

Currency Conversion........................................................................... 54 Finding the Codes ....................................................................................... 54 IATA Rates of Exchange .............................................................................55 Converting Currencies................................................................................. 56 Converting at a Designated Exchange Rate ............................................... 58 Converting NUC Amounts ........................................................................... 60 Converting at a Past Date ........................................................................... 61

Bankers' Rates .................................................................................... 62 Excess Baggage Charges ................................................................... 63 Requesting Excess Baggage Charges........................................................ 63

Chapter 6 Informative Pricing ................................................................................ 65 Pricing Journey Type Limitations......................................................... 66 Pricing an Itinerary............................................................................... 67 Adding Options .................................................................................... 72 Tax and Surcharge Options......................................................................... 72 Stopovers, Transfers, and Surface Segments ............................................ 73 Airline Ticketing Fee Options ...................................................................... 76

Requesting Passenger Discounts ....................................................... 77 Requesting Multiple Discounts and Calculating Them................................ 77 Passenger Type Codes ............................................................................... 79 Cumulative Discounts.................................................................................. 80

Pricing an Itinerary Using a Mask........................................................ 81 Using Pricing Options with the Mask........................................................... 83

Chapter 7 Itinerary Pricing ..................................................................................... 85 Pricing a PNR ...................................................................................... 86 Pricing a Multi-Passenger PNR................................................................... 87 Pricing Unit Concept.................................................................................... 89 Pricing Options ............................................................................................ 89

Using Passenger Discounts for Pricing ............................................... 91 Discount Pricing by Name Field Information ............................................... 91 Discount Pricing by Codes .......................................................................... 91 Discount Pricing by Fare Discount Elements .............................................. 93

Pricing Override Options ..................................................................... 95 Past Date Pricing......................................................................................... 95 Pricing and Ticketing by Fare Basis ............................................................ 96 Zap Off......................................................................................................... 98 Zap Add ....................................................................................................... 98 Tax and Surcharge Options......................................................................... 99 ii

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Ticketing Carrier Override ........................................................................... 99

Fare Calculation Mode Indicators...................................................... 100 Examples of a Ticket Image, TST, and a Ticket........................................100

Chapter 8 Amadeus Best Pricer .......................................................................... 103 Amadeus Best Pricer with Automatic Rebooking .............................. 104 Amadeus Best Pricer with Manual Rebooking .................................. 106 Displaying The Lowest Available Fare ......................................................107 Displaying the Lowest Possible Fare ........................................................108

Using Passenger Discounts with Amadeus Best Pricer .................... 109 Entering Passenger Type Codes in the Amadeus Best Pricer Entry ........109

Using Fare Discount Elements with Amadeus Best Pricer................ 111 Cabin Option...................................................................................... 112 Pricing Options .................................................................................. 113 Chapter 9 Amadeus Value Pricer......................................................................... 115 Recommendation Display.................................................................. 117 Recommendation Display Follow-Up Entries ............................................118 Moving Between Displays .........................................................................118

Amadeus Value Pricer Without a PNR .............................................. 119 Entries........................................................................................................119

Amadeus Value Pricer with a PNR.................................................... 123 Name Element Conditions.........................................................................124 Flight Segment Conditions ........................................................................124 FD Element Conditions..............................................................................125 Entries........................................................................................................125

Amadeus Value Pricer Options ......................................................... 128 Segment Level and Itinerary Level Association ........................................129 Flight Options ............................................................................................130

Fare Options...................................................................................... 135 Passenger Type Code Options .................................................................135 Price To Beat Option .................................................................................136 Pricing Options ..........................................................................................136 Unifares Options........................................................................................136

Options Specific to PNR-based Searches......................................... 137 Alternate Date Options ..............................................................................137 Segment Selection Option.........................................................................137 Airport Code and Connecting Point Options .............................................138

Chapter 10 Market-specific Features .................................................................... 139 Booking Date Override ...................................................................... 139 Booking Class Override..................................................................... 140 Passenger Facility Charges............................................................... 140 Storing Historical Fare Records......................................................... 140 The FQL* List .................................................................................... 142 Alternative Date Validation ................................................................ 142

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Chapter 11 Amadeus Unifares ............................................................................... 143 Selling Unifares ................................................................................. 144 Pricing with Unifares..................................................................................145

Dynamic Discount.............................................................................. 146 Private Fares ..................................................................................... 147 Selling Private Fares .................................................................................147 Security......................................................................................................148

ATPCO Negotiated Fares.................................................................. 149 Security......................................................................................................149

Index ..................................................................................................... 151

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Before You Start

This user guide is intended for Amadeus Commercial Organizations (ACO) and system user airline staff attending Amadeus functionality training courses. We give you an introduction to each of the major features of the product or area concerned and tell you which entry to make to obtain detailed information in the Amadeus Online Help. The entry is indicated on the first line after the topic title (and where necessary in the text). For example: HE PRO If you are required to make two entries, one to access a help subject area and the second to display a specific page, we indicate the page after a comma as follows: HE PRO, GP PNE Note:

Spacing between the components of an entry is optional unless otherwise specified. It is used in this guide to improve clarity and readability.


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Chapter 1

Introduction to Amadeus Fares and Pricing

HE FAR, GP INT Amadeus Fares and Pricing is a computerized air travel pricing system. Its database stores millions of public and private fares for hundreds of different providers. The Fares and Pricing system can construct an unlimited number of fares through the dynamic add-on processing facility. There are five main features in Amadeus Fares and Pricing: •

Fare Displays

•

Informative Pricing

•

Itinerary Pricing

•

Amadeus Best Pricer

•

Amadeus Value Pricer

Amadeus receives fares data from different suppliers. For more information, see GG ASK FQT FDL.


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Summary of the Fare Quote and Pricing Transactions Amadeus Fares and Pricing entries are divided into two types of transactions: FQ

The Fare Quote transactions display information based on the data contained in an entry

FX

The Itinerary Pricing transactions price a specific itinerary

The following tables present the Fare Quote and Itinerary Pricing entries, and show whether a PNR is required, and whether each entry is a main entry or a follow-up entry. For the Itinerary Pricing, Amadeus Best Pricer and Amadeus Value Pricer entries, the table indicates whether the entry creates a TST or not. For more information about a specific entry, enter HE followed by the three-letter transaction code. For example: HE FQA Table: Fare Calculation Entries Entry

Requests

PNR

Main/Follow-Up

FQA

IATA rate of exchange

No

Main entry

FQB

Bankers’ rates

No

Main entry

FQC

Convert currencies

No

Main entry

FQM

Mileage calculations

No

Main entry

FQO

Mileage with published global routes

No

Main entry

FQX

Excess baggage charge calculations

No

Main entry

Table: Fare Display-Related Entries

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Entry

Requests

PNR

Main/Follow-Up

FQD

Fare display

No

Main entry

FQK

Tax breakdown

No

Follow-up entry

FQN

Fare note

No/Yes

Follow-up entry

FQR

Fare routing

No/Yes

Follow-up entry

FQS

Booking code information

No/Yes

Follow-up entry

FRC

Convert fare display amounts to another currency

No

Follow-up entry

FRM

Extra mileage surcharge band

No

Follow-up entry

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Table: Informative Pricing Entries Entry

Requests

PNR

Main/Follow-Up

FQH

Vertical fare calculation

No/Yes

Follow-up entry

FQP

Informative pricing

No/Yes

Main entry

FQQ

Fare components of a quoted fare (after FQP)

No/Yes

Follow-up entry

FQU

Calculate fare combinations (after FQP)

No/Yes

Follow-up entry

Table: Mixed Entries for Negotiated Fares, Passenger Facility Charges, and Fare and Passenger Type Codes Entry

Requests

PNR

Main/Follow-Up

FQE

Encode and decode corporate contracts (negotiated fares)

No

Main entry

FQL*

A list of all existing fare request type codes, and passenger type codes

No

Main entry

FQZ

Passenger facility charges information

No

Main entry

Table: Itinerary Pricing Entries Entry

Requests

PNR

TST Creation

FXP

Itinerary pricing

Yes

Yes

FXT

Selects and stores the fare with the PNR when multiple fares are offered (as a follow-up entry after FXP/FXX)

Yes

Yes

FXX

Itinerary pricing

Yes

No

Note:

You can use the follow-up entries FQN, FQQ, FQS, FQH, FQR.

You can specify up to six corporate codes or corporate names in any of the following pricing entries: FQP, FXA, FXL, FXB, FXR, FXC. For more information, enter: HE FAR, GP OPT


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Table: Amadeus Best Pricer Entries Entry

Requests

PNR

TST Creation

FXA

Amadeus Best Pricer, searches for lower applicable fares

Yes

No

FXU

Amadeus Best Pricer, follow-up entry after FXA, selects and stores the fare with the PNR

Yes

Yes

FXZ

Amadeus Best Pricer, follow-up entry after FXA, rebooks the itinerary

Yes

No

FXB

Amadeus Best Pricer

Yes

Yes

FXL

Amadeus Best Pricer, displays the lowest possible applicable fare, and advises of seat availability, but does not rebook the PNR

Yes

No

FXR

Amadeus Best Pricer, searches for and automatically rebooks the lowest fare

Yes

No

Note:

You can use the follow-up entries FQN, FQQ, FQS, FQH, FQR. Table: Amadeus Value Pricer Entries

Entry

Requests

PNR

TST Creation

FXC

Amadeus Value Pricer, searches for lowest available fares

No

No

FXS

Follow-up entry after FXC to select a recommendation

No

No

Note:

You can use the follow-up entries FXZ, FXU, but you cannot use FQ follow-up entries (FQN, FQQ, FQS, FQH).

Amadeus Information Pages Subjects You can find relevant information for Fare Quote in the Amadeus Information Pages. The following table describes the subjects you can request: Table: Fare Quote Information in Amadeus Information Pages Subject

Displays

GGFQTTAX

General tax information

GGFQTPFC

Passenger facility charges information

GGFQTDIS

General discount information

HE TAX

Summary of tax-related entries

Note:

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Fare Displays

HE FQD The fare display in Amadeus shows published fares based on the options contained in your entry. You can use options to specify airlines, dates, booking codes, and global routings, and to exclude default taxes. You can also request displays where the fares are sorted from lowest to highest, or highest to lowest, or according to whether the displays show one-way or round trip fares. Further sorting is made according to whether fare types and expanded parameters are used. You can change displays very easily when you begin your search for fares with a wide selection, then narrow the search.

Fare Display in Euros The euro is the single currency of the countries that form the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). For EMU countries all amounts (fares and rules) are displayed in euros after pricing transactions: e.g. Fare Display, Itinerary Pricing, Informative Pricing, Amadeus Value Pricer, Amadeus Best Pricer etc. To request a fare display between the city of your terminal location and New York, enter: FQD NYC The system assumes that the location of your terminal is the city of origin. You can request fares for a specific city pair by specifying both the city of origin and the city of arrival. For example, enter: FQD HELNYC The system responds with the following: •

Your owner airline fares if your terminal is configured as an airline terminal, followed by the common fares (YY), if these exist.

•

Common fares (YY), if these exist.

•

A list of airlines that have fares for this route if no common (YY) fares exist.

If nothing is specified, the system defaults to the current date and the currency of the origin city.


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International Fare Display The following is an example of an international fare display between Frankfurt and Madrid: FQD FRAMAD AB AF AZ BA DE IB JK JP KL LA LG LH LO LX MA NM OK OS OU SN /YY*AC AG AJ AK CB C6 DI DY D2 E6 FR GX G5 HE HJ HS ID IF IT IV JD LF LH LL LQ L9 NB NE QU Q7 Q9 RY R3 SH SP ST S9 TF TV T7 T9 UK UR UV U2 VB VK VY V6 WW XF X3 X5 YC Y2 ZD ZH ZJ ZN ZU 2L 3H 4U 5N 5Q 6B 6E 6G 6P 6Q 6S 7A 7W 7Y 8H 8U 9B 9F 9G 9X ROE 0.684581 UP TO 1.00 EUR 06DEC07**06DEC07/YY FRAMAD/NSP;EH/TPM LN FARE BASIS OW EUR RT B PEN 01 C 990 + 02 Y 990 + 03 C 1650 + 04 Y 1650 + >

TAX MAY APPLY OB FEES INCLUDED SURCHG MAY APPLY-CK RULE

884/MPM 1060 DATES/DAYS AP MIN MAX - - - - PAGE 1/ 1

R M M M M

The airlines listed before common fare code (/YY*) participate in these fares. Those airlines listed after the common fare code do not participate in YY fares. The display also contains a tax message on the second and third line. The fare display includes airline ticketing fees, also called OB fees, if they apply. The following line contains the rate of exchange and the rounding information: ROE 0.684581 UP TO 1.00 EUR

These rates of exchange are for fares filed in a national currency. The next line contains the following information which is based on your terminal defaults: •

The current date

•

Common fares as no airline was specified (YY)

•

Normal and special fares (NSP)

•

Fares based on a specific global routing indicator (EH)

•

Ticketed point miles (884)

•

Maximum permitted miles (1060)

06DEC07**06DEC07/YY FRAMAD/NSP;EH/TPM

Notes:

884/MPM

1060

The display shows fares sorted highest to lowest. Most countries in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean use the Shopper Display by default. See Shopper Display on page 18.

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Here is a portion of the international fare display: LN 01 02 03 04

FARE BASIS C Y C Y

OW EUR 990 990

RT

B PEN + + 1650 + 1650 + -

DATES/DAYS -

AP MIN MAX R - - M - - M - - M - - M

The following table explains the column headers you can find in the display: Table: Column Headers in the International Fare Display Header

Contains

LN

Line number

FARE BASIS

Fare basis The fare basis code can give you information about the type of fare, type of passenger, class of travel, minimum and maximum stay, reservation restrictions, seasonality, and days of travel. A special character before the fare basis indicates the following: *

An asterisk indicates a future effective date. The fare can only be priced for travel on or after the effective date.

-

A dash indicates same day effective date.

)

A closed bracket after the fare basis indicates that the fare is valid in one direction only.

/

Constructed fare.

+

A plus sign indicates that geographic sales conditions exist.

OW

One-way fare

EUR

Currency code

RT

Round trip amount

B

Booking class (Reservation Booking Designator) Note:

PEN

A plus sign (+) indicates that more than one booking class applies. Use FQS to obtain more information.

Penalty information. This can be: NRF

Non-refundable

P50

50% penalty

50

Units of local currency (fixed amount)

-

A minus sign indicates no penalty applies

+

A plus sign indicates more restrictions apply

Note:


To see more penalty information, use FQN to check the fare note/rule. For fares in markets that are not automated, this is always a plus sign (+).

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Header

Contains

DATES/DAYS

The display contains up to two lines of date /days restrictions. +/@

The presence of either + or @ indicates that more restrictions apply. To see more date restrictions, use FQN check the fare note/rule.

)

A closed bracket indicates that seasonality applies to outbound travel.

(

An open bracket indicates that seasonality applies to inbound travel.

The restriction types are:

AP

MIN

MAX

R

S

Seasonality

L

Ticket only on this date

A

Ticket on or after this date

B

Ticket on or before this date

E

Travel effective on or after this date

O

Originate travel on or before this date

F

Final travel must commence by this date

C

Complete all travel by this date

X

Fare cancelled on this date

M

Modified fare

T

Ticket/travel future effective date

Advance purchase requirements +

A plus sign indicates that more requirements apply. To see any more advance purchase requirements use FQN to check the fare note/rule.

-

A minus sign indicates none apply.

Minimum stay restrictions +

A plus sign indicates that more restrictions apply. To see any more minimum stay restrictions, use FQN to check the fare note/rule.

-


SU

Indicates the Sunday rule.

Maximum stay restrictions +

A plus sign indicates that more restrictions apply. To see any more maximum stay restrictions, use FQN to check the fare note/rule.

-


Routing information The indicators can be: M

MPM fare

R

Routing fare

If you see a + sign in the routing column, use FQR to see further information related to routing.

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Here is a fare display for Frankfurt to Barcelona: FQD FRABCN AB AF AZ IB JK KL LG LH LX TAX MAY APPLY SK SR 2G /YY*CB FR HE MP ZH OB FEES INCLUDED 2G 9B ROE 1.117814 UP TO 1.00 EUR 12DEC0x**12DEC0x/YY FRABCN/NSP;EH/TPM 679/MPM 814 LN FARE BASIS OW EUR RT B PEN DATES/DAYS AP MIN MAX R 01 Y 564 + + - - M 02 Y 1060 + + - - M 03 YBB 986 + 90 + + - M 04 YLPX3M 499 + + S01NOV 13DEC +SU+ 3M M > PAGE 1/ 1 >

The following table explains the fare on line 4 in the fare display: Table: Explanation of Line 4 in the Fare Quote Display Component

Identifies

04

Fare line number

YLPX3M

Fare basis code

499.00

The round-trip amount

+

For booking code information, check FQS

+

Penalty may apply, check the fare note/rule text FQN

S01NOV 13DEC

Seasonality for outbound travel from November 01 through December 13

+

Advance purchase requirements apply, check the fare note/rule text

SU+

SU

Minimum stay is the Sunday rule.

+

More minimum stay requirements may apply, check the fare note/rule text.

3M

Maximum stay is 3 months

M

This is a mileage fare


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Scrolling and Changing Entries The following table contains the scrolling and changing entries you can use when working with the fare displays: Table: Scrolling Entries Entry

Explanation

M

Moves Down to the next screen of information.

MU

Moves Up to the next screen of information.

MB

Moves Bottom to the last screen of information.

MT

Moves Top to the first screen of information.

MP

Moves Previous to the FQD previously displayed.

MD-MLSXSL

Searches for MLSXSL.

MD-

Moves to the next occurrence of the search text in previous entry.

MD10

Moves down ten lines.

MU10

Moves up ten lines.

MPFQD

Moves to Previous FQD display after displaying other information.

FCAN FCAD FCAE FCAA

Changes from a fare display to an availability display. The availability is based on the information contained in the fare display.

ACFQ

Changes from an availability display to a fare display.

ACFQ1

Changes from an availability display to a fare display for line 1 in the availability display.

ACFQ1/2

Changes from an availability display to a fare display for connection 2 of line 1 in the availability display.

FQDN

Changes fare display to NUCs.

FQDR

Displays fares for the city pair in the opposite direction.

FQDC

Changes any other option. Add the elements you want to change to this entry. For example, to change a one-way fare display to a round-trip fare display, enter: FQDC/IR

Note:

You can also change to a schedule display.

You can change as many elements as you like, provided that you keep the format of FQDC first, and /R (if any) last.

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FQDC/D01SEP

Changes the date.

FC1AA

Changes from an Amadeus fare display to a Direct Access fare display.

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Airline-specific Fare Display HE AIR, GP DI2 If you request fares for a specific airline, the display shows YY fares after the airline’s fares, assuming that the airline participates in YY fares for that market. For example: FQDMADMUC/ALH System Response: FQD MADMUC/ALH AF AZ DE DI FU IB JK KL LX OS SK SN SR 2G /YY*CB FR HE MP ZH 2G 9B ROE 1.117814 UP TO 1.00 EUR 13DEC0x**13DEC0x/LH MADMUC/NSP;EH/TPM ** YOUTH DISCOUNT APPLICABLE ON LN FARE BASIS OW EUR RT B PEN 01 COW 718 C 02 CRT 1353 C 03 YBB4 1248 Y P10 04 BPX6MES 637 B NRF 05 MLCD6M1 415 M NRF 06 MLAP1M09 415 M NRF 07 HLAP14D2 335 H NRF 08 QLZZO 136 Q + 09 QLZZT 272 Q + 13DEC0x**13DEC0x/YY MADMUC/NSP;EH/TPM 10 Y 718 Y 11 Y 1353 Y > >

Note:

TAX MAY APPLY OB FEES INCLUDED

931/MPM 1117 LH SPECIAL FARE ** DATES/DAYS AP MIN MAX R - - M - - M + + - R + +SU+ 6M R S16OCT 20DEC+ +SU+ 6M R S16OCT 20DEC 7+SU+ 1M R S16OCT 20DEC+14+SU+ 14 R S16OCT 20DEC+ + - R S16OCT 20DEC+ +SU+ 6M R 931/MPM 1117 + + PAGE

1/ 2

M M

If the validating carrier has defined airline ticketing fees that are to be charged to the passenger, these will apply.

In the display above, the first nine lines of fares are Lufthansa specific, and lines 10 and 11 are YY fares.


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To only display fares for the airline you specify with no YY fares, add a dash (-) in your option. For example: FQDMADMUC/A-LH System Response: FQD MADMUC/A-LH AF AZ DE DI FU IB JK KL LX OS SK SN SR 2G /YY*CB FR HE MP ZH 2G 9B ROE 1.117814 UP TO 1.00 EUR 13DEC0x**13DEC0x/LH MADMUC/NSP;EH/TPM ** YOUTH DISCOUNT APPLICABLE ON LN FARE BASIS OW EUR RT B PEN 01 COW 718 C 02 CRT 1353 C 03 YBB4 1248 Y P10 04 BPX6MES 637 B NRF 05 MLCD6M1 415 M NRF 06 MLAP1M09 415 M NRF 07 HLAP14D2 335 H NRF 08 QLZZO 136 Q + 09 QLZZT 272 Q + > >

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TAX MAY APPLY OB FEES INCLUDED

931/MPM 1117 LH SPECIAL FARE ** DATES/DAYS AP MIN MAX R - - M - - M + + - R + +SU+ 6M R S16OCT 20DEC+ +SU+ 6M R S16OCT 20DEC 7+SU+ 1M R S16OCT 20DEC+14+SU+ 14 R S16OCT 20DEC+ + - R S16OCT 20DEC+ +SU+ 6M R PAGE 1/ 1

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US and Canadian Domestic Airline-specific Display HE AIR, GP DI2 No YY fares exist for domestic markets (that is within the boundaries of a single country, like the US, Canada, France, Germany etc.). Because of this you must include at least one airline code when you request fare displays for a domestic market. See the following example of a fare display, showing fares from Houston to Chicago. FQDHOUCHI/ACO System Response: FQDHOUCHI/ACO AA CP DL FL WN

HP

NW

TW

UA

08JUL0x**08JUL0x/CO HOUCHI/NSP LN FARE BASIS USD PEN 01 F 1187.16 02 Y 811.93 03 A8 760.55 04 Y8 622.94 05 H8 544.95 06 KE7IP 624.77R NRF 07 KL 274.31 08 BLMDW 228.44 09 KE14IP 433.95R NRF 10 BSE14IP 398.17R NRF >

US

-

XF MAY APPLY OB FEES INCLUDED SURCHG MAY APPLY-CK RULE DATES -

DAYS AP MIN MAX RTG 6 6 6 6 6 7+ + 6 6 + 6 14+ + 30 6 + +14+ + 30 6

The US and Canadian domestic airline-specific display sorts the fares from highest to lowest, with the routing numbers displayed at the right hand side of the screen. A US and Canadian display does not include the global indicator, or the MPM (Maximum Permitted Mileage), or TPM (Ticketed Point Mileage). The fares are based on routings. There are two things to notice in this display: 1. The system appends the letter R after all fares that are round trip. 2. Since all US and Canadian domestic fares are routings, it contains the RTG column. By default, all routings used in a US and Canadian fare display are displayed at the very bottom of the display. For example: 6

NON STOP

Note:

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If your terminal is situated in the US, your system default would be a low to high fare display. See the following example of the same fare display, but requested from a US terminal. It is slightly different: FQDHOUMSY/ACO DL HP NW TW

UA

US

WN

TAX INCLUSION ESTIMATED OB FEES INCLUDED XF MAY APPLY US/ZP TAX INCLUDED

08JUL0x**13JUN0x/CO HOUMSY/NLX LN FARE BASIS USD PEN DATES 01 QR141SIP 78.00R NRF E28JUL F06DEC 02 QR71IP 98.00R NRF 03 Q14COIP 67.00 NRF 04 VE71WIP 168.00R NRF 05 VW 87.00 06 VE71XIP 176.00R NRF 07 VL 97.00 08 VOP21SIP 224.00R NRF F30SEP >

DAYS AP MIN MAX RTG 14@ 1 6 7@ 1 6 14@ 6 @ 7@ 1 6 @ 6 @ 7@ 1 6 6 23 21@ @ 30 6

This type of display uses the at sign (@) instead of a plus sign (+) to indicate that more information exists. You can override this default, and display fares from lowest to highest by adding the options /IX to your entry. When fares exist to a specific airport, the system appends a message to advise you that you can display these fares as well. For example: FQD MIANYC/AUA ALSO SEE MIAEWR AA CO DL FL NW

US

XF MAY APPLY ZP EXCLUDED OB FEES INCLUDED SURCHG MAY APPLY-CK RULE

13DEC0x**13DEC0x/UA MIANYC/NSP LN FARE BASIS USD PEN DATES 01 F 1495.81 02 FUA 1338.60 03 FUA3FS 1337.67 04 FUA2FS 1115.35 05 Y 999.07 06 YUA 836.28 07 BUA 743.26 08 MTGUA 743.26 09 BA3 696.74 10 MTSTR 679.07 11 BVUSA 561.00 - F31MAR 12 ME10N1N 1104.19R NRF F31MAR 13 BCHVUSA 507.00 - F31MAR 14 ME21N1N 724.65R NRF F31MAR 15 ME14NQ 666.98R NRF > >

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Multiple Airline Display If you request fares for more than one airline for international markets, the display includes the global routing, the MPM, and the TPM. For example: FQDNCENYC/AAF,DL System Response: FQDNCENYC/AAF,DL ALSO SEE NCEEWR MORE FARES AVAIL IN USD AA AC AZ A1 BA CO CP IB IJ IW KL LH LY MX NW PK SK SN SQ SR TP TW UA US VS /YY*AA AC AF AZ BA CO DL HE JM KL LH LO MP NW NZ OS RG RV SN SR TW UA US VS ZH 2G 9B ROE 1.117814 UP TO 1.00 EUR 13DEC0x**13DEC0x/NCENYC/NSP;AT/TPM LN FARE BASIS OW EUR RT PEN 01 VLXZZ 355 NRF 02 LLXAPT4 365 NRF 03 VLXAPT4 365 NRF 04 LLWAPT4 394 NRF 05 LLXZZT3 408 NRF 06 TLXAPT3 415 NRF 07 LLXAPT3 415 NRF 08 VLWZZ 415 NRF 09 VLWAPT4 425 NRF > >

XF MAY APPLY 3.48XA/6.74XY EXCLUDED OTHER TAX MAY APPLY OB FEES INCLUDED SURCHG MAY APPLY-CK RULE

3987/MPM 4784 DATES DAYS AP MIN S13DEC X67+ + 7+ S13DEC X67+14+SU+ S13DEC X67+14+SU+ S13DEC 67+14+SU+ S16DEC X67+ + S13DEC X67+ 7+SU+ S13DEC X67+ 7+SU+ S13DEC 67+ + 7+ S13DEC 67+14+SU+ PAGE

MAX AL 12M AF 1M DL 1M AF 1M DL 12M DL 2M AF 2M DL 12M AF 1M AF 1/ 3

R M M M M M M M M M

When requesting a fare display for more than one airline, the system automatically sorts the fares from low to high. If you request a display for more than one airline for US Domestic and Canada fares, the display does not include the global indicator, the MPM, or the TPM. For example: FQD DFWSFO/AAA,CO,UA AS DL F9 HP NJ NW

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13DEC0x**13DEC0x/DFWSFO/NSP LN FARE BASIS OW USD RT 01 NEO14STN 194.42 02 NEP14STN 222.33 03 QGE14AIP 241.86 04 QGE14CIP 241.86 05 W14LCMPN 241.86 06 W14LCOMN 241.86 07 NES14ADN 241.86 08 NES14CMN 241.86 09 VO14CSNR 249.30 10 VO14ASNR 249.30 11 SL14COMN 249.30 12 SL14S62N 249.30 13 LL14CMPN 249.30 14 LL14E62N 249.30 15 SL14CMPN 249.30 >


XF MAY APPLY ZP EXCLUDED OB FEES INCLUDED SURCHG MAY APPLY-CK RULE PEN NRF NRF NRF NRF NRF NRF NRF NRF NRF NRF NRF NRF NRF NRF NRF

DATES F01JUN F01JUN S S S S S S S -

DAYS AP MIN MAX AL R 1234+14+SU+ - AA R 567+14+SU+ - AA R +14+ + 30 CO R +14+ + 30 CO R +14+ + 30 UA R +14+ + 30 UA R +14+ + 30 AA R +14+ + 30 AA R +14+ + 90 CO R +14+ + 90 CO R +14+ + 90 UA R +14+ + 90 UA R +14+ + 90 AA R +14+ + 90 AA R +14+ + 90 UA R PAGE 1/ 6

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Shopper Display If the passenger is looking for the lowest fare for a round trip, you can use the shopper display by adding the option /S after the FQD entry. The shopper fare display sorts the fares from lowest to highest. Note:

Countries in North America, Central America and the Caribbean use the Shopper display by default and do not need to add the /S to the FQD entry.

To request a shopper display, enter: FQDOSLNYC/S System Response: FQDOSLNYC/S ALSO SEE OSLEWR TRFNYC TRFEWR MORE FARES AVAIL IN USD YY* AA AC AF AZ BA DL FF HE KL LH MP NW OS RV SK SN SR ROE 7.42840 UP TO 5.00 NOK 20AUG0x**20AUG0x/OSLNYC/NSP;AT/TPM LN FARE BASIS OW NOK RT PEN 01 HLZZEU 2200 4400 NRF 02 HJZZEU 2300 4600 NRF 03 HHAN3 4700 NRF 04 HKZZEU 2450 4900 NRF 05 QHXSAPU 5500 NRF 06 MHXAPW 5550 NRF 07 VHZ1 2835 5670 08 VHZNOW 2850 5700 09 QHZZOW 2850 NRF 10 HHAB 5700 NRF > >

XF MAY APPLY 47XY/16XA EXCLUDED OTHER TAX MAY APPLY OB FEES INCLUDED SURCHG MAY APPLY-CK RULE 3671/MPM 4405 DATES DAYS AP MIN MAX AL R - - 12M AF M - - 12M AF M S15SEP - SU+ 3M+US M - - 12M AF M S31AUG X67+ 7 7+ 3M+CP M S31AUG 1234+ 7 7+ +US M S + - 12M+AA M S + - TW R + - BA R S14SEP 7 7+ 1M AF M PAGE 1/ +

This display includes an airline column that lists all airlines that participate in Amadeus. When a large number of fares exist for a city pair, the system does not show the total number of screens until you have scrolled down to the end of the fare display. The system only shows the current page number and the plus (+) sign.

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Fare Display Options You can add options to customize your FQD entry. See the following table for examples: Table: Examples of Fare Display Options Entry

Explanation

FQD PARVIE/AAF

Specific airline fares, followed by YY fares, if the airline participates in the YY fares

FQD PARVIE/A-AF

Specific airline fares only (no YY fares)

FQD FRANYC/ALH,AF,SK

Multiple airline display (maximum three), and fares are displayed from low to high

FQD MIAANC/A*J

Joint fares Joint fares are US domestic fares between a city pair covering multiple segments that are operated by several airlines that agree on a common tariff.

FQD PARNYC/AAF/D1SEP

Specific future date It is optional to include the D when you are requesting a date starting with a number.

FQD PARNYC/AAF/DSEP

Three month period, starting from 1 September.

FQD PARNYC/AAF/D01JAN0x

Past-date fares You must include the year. You can request fares for up to 12 months in the past, except for US/Canada and trans-border fares, which are supported for up to three months in the past.

FQD PARNYC/AAF/D12AUG*

Exact outbound travel date

FQD PARNYC/AAF/D01AUG*15AUG

Exact outbound and inbound travel dates

FQD PARNYC/AAF/D*15AUG

Exact outbound and inbound travel date, using current date as the outbound travel date Although the system attempts to display only fares that qualify for the correct advance purchase - taking into account minimum and maximum stay and blackout periods, rules and tax conditions may exist that can only be fully processed by a pricing entry.

FQD PARNYC/AAF/D01AUG**15AUG

A range of travel start dates

FQD PARNYC/AAF/D**15AUG

From today to a future date

FQD PARNYC/AAF/D15JUL**7D

From a future date to seven days ahead You can specify a range of travel commencement dates for a period of up to a year.

FQD NYCLAS/AHP/CYN

Requests specific booking codes You can only include one booking code up to two letters.

FQD NYCLON/ACO/KF

Displays first-class fares

FQD NYCLON/ACO/KC

Displays business-class fares


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Entry

Explanation

FQD NYCLON/ACO/KY

Displays economy-class fares

FQD FRAHEL/S

Shopper display

FQD MADLON/AIB/IX

Fare display showing fares from low to high

FQD PARHOU/ACO/IDD

All dates

FQD STONYC/ASK/IO

One-way fares only

FQD STONYC/ASK/IR

Round-trip fares only

FQD STONYC/ASK/IH

Half round-trip amount in NUC

FQD LONLAX/ABA/R,-PXA-YZ-YC

Using fare request type codes You can include a maximum of three request types.

FQD STORIO/ALH/R,*NPE-NAP-RF

Expanded parameter codes You can include up to three expanded parameter codes.

FQD MIASEA/ACO/R,NUC

Fares in NUCs

FQD BKKSIN/ASQ/R,FS-NZD

Requests fares in a specific currency Only valid if fares are filed in another currency.

FQDC/R,FS-USD

Changes the currency of the fare display Only valid if fares are filed in another currency.

FQD FRAMIA/ALH/R,FSMXN,10JAN0x

Requests past-date fares in a different currency than the one set in your agent profile. To display the currency section of your agent profile, enter: JGD/C.

FQD NYCYYZ/R,FC-CAD

Requests fares in CAD The FC-entry is available for US and Canada domestic and trans-border fares only.

FQD MIANYC/R,WT

Without default taxes This is valid in certain markets only.

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FQD MUCNCE/ALH/R,AT

Adds all taxes

FQD PARFRA/D15DEC0x/AAF/ R,01AUG0x

Different travel and ticketing dates

FQD LONTYO/AJL/VTS

Indicates a global routing

FQD SYDSYD/AQF/VRW

Round the world fares. See GP RTW for more information.

FQD SYDSYD/AQF

Circle trip fares, round the world

FQD/R,FA-OBT01

Adds an airline ticketing fee with a T01 subcode.

FQD/R,FX-OBT01-OBT02

Exempts airline ticketing fees with subcodes T01 and T02.

FQD NYCLAX/R,U

Amadeus Unifares without a corporate code

FQD NYCSFO/R,U123456 FQD NYCSFO/R,U*IBM

Amadeus Unifares for a corporate contract

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Entry

Explanation

FQD LONPAR/R,UP

Amadeus Unifares without a corporate code and public fares

Combining Fare Display Options You can combine one or more fare display options in a single entry. Each option must be separated by a slash. For example: FQDJKTBKK/AQF/R,FS-USD,-GT You can enter the options in any order, provided that you follow these three basic points: •

FQD must be first.

•

The city pair comes immediately after FQD.

•

The following examples are all equivalent: FQDNCENYC/CS/R,AT/AAF FQDNCENYC/AAF/R,AT/CS FQDNCENYC/AAF/CS/R,AT


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Fare Request Type Codes HE FAR, GP REQ You can include fare request type codes in your FQD entry, to narrow down your search for specific fares. Assume that you are only interested in youth discount, PEX and APEX fares for the city pair Paris to Munich. For example: FQD PARMUC/A-LH/R,-ZZ-PXA System Response: FQD PARMUC/A-LH/R,-ZZ-PXA AF AZ DE KL LG LX RG SK SN TAX MAY APPLY SR 2G /YY*BC CB FR HE MP ZH OB FEES INCLUDED 2G 9B ROE 1.117814 UP TO 1.00 EUR 13DEC0x**13DEC0x/LH PARMUC/ZZ/PXA;EH/TPM 428/MPM 513 LN FARE BASIS OW EUR RT B PEN DATES/DAYS AP MIN MAX R 01 BPX3MF 552 B NRF + +SU+ 3M M 02 MSXDE2 367 M NRF + +SU+ 1M M 03 HAPF 276 H NRF + 7+SU+ 1M M 04 QAPF 235 Q NRF +14+SU+ 1M M 05 QAPFPROM 217 Q NRF B15JAN O15JAN+14+SU+ 1M M C15JAN 06 VWSX 199 V NRF + +SU+ 1M M 07 VWSXPROM 181 V NRF B15JAN O15JAN+ +SU+ 1M M C15JAN 08 VZZF1 85 170 + + + - M > PAGE 1/ 1 >

To see a complete list of the fare request type codes, see HE FAR, GP REQ.

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Viewing a List of Request Types and Passenger Type Codes HE FQL When a FQD entry results in no available fares, because a route is not served by a specified airline or no fares exist for the request type, the system displays a list of request types and passenger type codes applicable to the city pair and airlines you have requested. The system automatically enters the FQL. For example: FQDNYCLAX/AAA/R,-AB NO FARE ON THIS MARKET/CXR CO DL F9 HP LC NJ NK PA SY TW TZ UA US YX FQL

NW

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NYCLAX AA FARE/PASSENGER TYPE LIST **DESCRIPTION** **FARE DISPLAY** CH CHILD CH COUPON DISCOUNT PSGR PR CX CHILD CX GOVERNMENT TRAVEL YG MILITARY CHILD MC MILITARY CONFIRMED PSGR YM MILITARY DEPENDENT MD PRIMARY COMPANION YC VISIT ANOTHER COUNTRY ADULT VA VISIT ANOTHER COUNTRY CHILD VC >

**PRICING** CH MSBC CH GVT MNN MIL MDP CN VAC VNN PAGE 1/ 1

The following table describes the headings in the display: Table: Explanation of Headers in the FQL Display Heading

Description

**DESCRIPTION**

Description of the passenger types for fares that exist between the city pairs.

**FARE DISPLAY**

The request type codes to use with the FQD entry to display fares or specific types of passengers. For example: FQDNYCLAX/AAA/R,-YG

**PRICING**

The passenger type codes to use with pricing entries so that the system automatically prices the type of fare you want. For example: FXP/RVAC


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Expanded Parameter Codes HE FAR, GP OPT You can use expanded parameter codes for markets that use automated fare notes/rules. Expanded parameters allow you to request fares according to the restrictions associated with the fare. You can request fares with no penalty information (NPE), or fares that are non-refundable (NRF), or fares with no advance purchase requirement (NAP), and so on. For example: FQD PARNYC/ACO/R,*NAP You can combine up to five expanded parameter codes in your entry, but only those codes that are related to different types of restriction, and that are not in conflict with each other. Separate each code with an dash. For example: FQD STORIO/ALH/R,*NPE-NAP-RF The following table lists all expanded parameter codes you can use: Table: Expanded Parameter Codes Code

Request Type

EU

Economy Unrestricted

NAP

No Advance Purchase Information

NDA

No Day or Time Information

NMX

No Maximum Stay Information

NMN

No Minimum Stay Information

NPE

No Penalty Information

PE

Penalty Information

NR

No Restriction

NMM

No Minimum and No Maximum Fare

NRF

Non-Refundable Fares

RF

Refundable Fares

You can also add a specific currency amount or a percentage to the penalty value code, for those fares that carry a penalty condition lower than or equivalent to the amount referenced in the entry. For example: FQDLONNYC/ABA/R,*PE100A -orFQDNYCPAR/AAF/R,*PE25P

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Fare Notes

HE FQN Fare notes contain the conditions and regulations applicable to a specific fare. Fare notes are also referred to as fare rules. Fare notes/rules have a maximum of nine versions, each with a specific effective and discontinue date. When you request fare notes/rules by line number, the system displays the note/rule based on the dates in the fare display. If you require a note/rule for a past date, you must request a fare display for the past date, and then request the note/rule for the fare based on the line number. Airline ticketing fees, also called OB fees, are included in the fare displayed. Depending on your market, if the fare note/rule exceeds nine pages in length, the system either displays an index with the applicable paragraphs for you to select from, or a message saying ‘MAX DATA EXCEEDED, RQST BY INDIVIDUAL RULE CODE’.


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Follow-up Transactions

Here we explain the different follow-up transactions you can perform, related to the fare quote entries, for example, taxes, routings, and booking codes.

General Tax Information HE TAX You can check the tax information for a country by entering FQNTAX/xx (xx = country code). To view the tax information for Finland, enter: FQNTAX/FI System Response: FQNTAX/FI FI FINLAND FINLAND TAX INFORMATION ** TAXES COLLECTABLE ON TICKET ** 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

PASSENGER FEE - INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER FEE - DOMESTIC PASSENGER FEE - TRANSFER VALUE ADDED TAX SECURTIY CHARGE

CODE AMOUNT FI QU ZX / WL YF DQ

** TAXES NOT COLLECTABLE ON TICKET ** NONE -----------------------------------------------------------1. PASSENGER FEE INTERNATIONAL TAX CODE ON TICKET: INTERNAL TAX TYPE : A FEE OF EUR

* FI * ( DP )

9.18 WILL BE LEVIED ON TICKET FOR EACH PAGE

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You can also request tax information by the full country name, or by a city located in that country. For example: FQNTAX/FINLAND

-or-

FQNTAX/HEL

To find out which country applies a particular tax, enter the tax code in the entry. For example: FQNTAX/QR System Response: FQNTAX/QR DOMESTIC HEAD TAX * PLEASE REFER TO FQNTAX/AU/QR ** OTHER TAXES APPLY FOR THIS COUNTRY PAGE

1/ 1

>

For detailed information about a specific tax in a country, include both the country code and tax code in the entry. Enter, for example: FQNTAX/US/XA System Response: FQNTAX/US/XA US UNITED STATES 4. US ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE (APHIS) USER FEE TAX CODE ON TICKET: * XA *

INTERNAL TAX CODE (CO)

USD 5.00 MUST BE COLLECTED FOR ALL PASSENGERS ARRIVING INTO THE USA/PUERTO RICO FROM A POINT OUTSIDE THE USA. INCLUDING INCIDENTAL OR TECH STOPS IN THE USA. 01 OCTOBER 2005 - INDEF : USD 5.00 * EXEMPTION FOR ORIGIN IN CANADA IS DISCONTINUED FOR TICKETS ISSUED ON/AFTER 01JAN 200x. ** TECH STOPS NOT CONSIDERED FOR CX EXEMPTIONS: - PASSENGERS ORIGINATING FROM PUERTO RICO TO THE CONTINENTAL USA/AK/HI ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE FEE. - TRANSIT PASSENGERS NOT INSPECTED BY APHIS. - PAX ON COMMERCIAL A/C USED EXCLUSIVELY IN GOVT SERVICE PAGE 1/ 2 >

In these help pages you can find detailed information on all taxes that apply for a country, how they apply, the conditions, the amounts, and what the tax codes are.

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Displaying a Fare Note Here we use the following fare quote display to illustrate how to request fare notes and rules: FQD MADNYC/DAUG/A-IB AA AF AT AZ BA CO DL KL LH XF MAY APPLY LY NW SK SN SQ SR TP TW UA OB FEES INCLUDED US UX VS /YY*AA AC AF AZ BA 3.48XA/6.74XY EXCLUDED CO DL HE HP JM KL LH LO MP OTHER TAX MAY APPLY NW NZ OS RG RV SN SR TW UA SURCHG MAY APPLY-CK RULE US VS ZH 2G 9B ROE 1.117814 UP TO 1.00 EUR 01AUG0x**31OCT0x/IB MADNYC/NSP;AT/TPM 3588/MPM 4305 LN FARE BASIS OW EUR RT B PEN DATES/DAYS AP MIN MAX R 01 F1 2670 5340 F + + - M 02 ARTES 4097 A + + - M 03 J4 1651 3302 J + + - M 04 DRTES 2683 D + + - M 05 Y1 845 1690 Y + + - M 06 BHEE 1142 B - S19JUN 30SEP+ +SU 12M+M > PAGE 1/ 3 >

To display the fare note/rule for the fare on line 4, enter: FQN04

-or-

FQN4

System Response (ATPCO Automated Rules): FQN4 ** RULES DISPLAY

**

XF MAY APPLY OB FEES INCLUDED 3.48XA/6.74XY EXCLUDED OTHER TAX MAY APPLY SURCHG MAY APPLY-CK RULE 01AUG0x**31OCT0x/IB MADNYC/NSP;AT/TPM 3588/MPM 4305 LN FARE BASIS OW EUR RT B PEN DATES/DAYS AP MIN MAX R 04 DRTES 2683 D + + - M FCL: DRTES TRF: 1 RULE: 8005 BK: D PTC: ADT-ADULT FTC: BR -BUSINESS CLASS RESTRICTED RU.RULE APPLICATION BUSINESS RESTRICTED FARE FROM SPAIN TO THE U.S.A. APPLICATION AREA THESE FARES APPLY FROM SPAIN AND CANARY ISLANDS TO THE UNITED STATES. CLASS OF SERVICE THESE FARES APPLY FOR BUSINESS CLASS SERVICE. TYPES OF TRANSPORTATION FARES GOVERNED BY THIS RULE CAN BE USED TO CREATE ROUND-TRIP/SINGLE OPEN-JAW JOURNEYS. PAGE 1/ 6 >

The complete fare lines, with tax messages, is repeated at the top of the note/rule for informational purposes. Depending on how the note/rule has been filed, the system can include information from the database.


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Table: Fare Rule-related Entries Enter

To Request a Fare Rule

FCL:

Fare class/basis

TRF:

Tariff number

RULE:

Rule number

BK:

Booking class

PTC:

Passenger type code

FTC:

Fare type code

OPTION LIST

Index of available categories

Display Options The following table lists different options you can use to display fare notes/rules: Table: Fare Note/Rule Options Entry

Explanation

FQN 6

Displays the note/rule for the fare on line 6 in a fare display

FQN 6*LI FQN 6//LI

Displays a list of all applicable categories or paragraphs for a fare note/rule

FQN 6*LIST FQN 6//LIST

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FQNcx/0002

Displays an airline’s informational note/rule

FQN180N

Displays a fare rule by note/rule number

FQN180N/1DEC0x

Displays a past date fare note/rule, by note/rule number

FQN 6//1,2,11-14 FQN 6*1,2,11-14

Displays a note/rule by a range of paragraph numbers

FQN 11*AP FQN 11//AP

Displays a fare note/rule by category name

FQN 11*AP,SR,MM FQN 11//AP,SR,MM

Displays a fare note/rule by a range of category names

FQN8*RT

Displays routing information, transfers, and flight application categories of a fare note/rule

FQN8*RT,AP,PE

Displays routing information, transfers, and flight application, and additional categories of a fare note/rule by a range of category names

FQN4*RG

Displays the routing information of a fare

FQN4*RG,AP,CO

Displays routing information, and a fare note/rule by a range of category names

FQN 11*ADVANCE, MINMAX, SALES

Displays a fare note/rule by key words

FQN 04-1

Displays a fare note/rule by line number, and specifying a component

FQN/R,FA-OBFCA*100

Adds an airline ticketing fee with an FCA sub-code applied on an amount of 100 in the currency of the point of sale.

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Explanation

FQN/R,FX-OBT01OBFCA

Exempts airline ticketing fees with sub-codes T01 and FCA.

WRA/F WRS/F

Prints the complete displayed fare note/note (WRA), or section (WRS)

You can also display a fare note/rule as a follow-up entry after the following pricing entries: •

FQP (Informative Pricing)

•

FXP/FXX (Itinerary Pricing)

•

FXB/FXA (Amadeus Best Pricer)

Requesting a Tax Breakdown After a Fare Display If you have requested a fare display that includes taxes (/R,AT), you can use the FQK option to break down the fare amount. The FQK entry is a follow-up transaction of FQD. We will use the following fare display to demonstrate this entry: FQDJNBMOW/A-LH/R,-PXA-ZZ,AT AF AZ BA IB KL KQ OS SA SN ZA/RI TAX INCLUDED SR /YY*HE MP 2G ROE 5.07590 UP TO 10.00 ZAR 09JUL0x**09JUL0x/LH JNBMOW/PXA/ZZ;EH/TPM 5682/MPM 6818 LN FARE BASIS OW ZAR RT B PEN DATES/DAYS AP MIN MAX R 01 BHPX6M3 9223.00 B - S23JUN 12JUL+ + 6M M 02 LHSX9M 5283.00 L NRF S23JUN 12JUL+ + 3 9M M 03 LHSX6M 4983.00 L NRF S23JUN 12JUL+ + 5 6M M 04 GHSX4M 4683.00 G NRF S23JUN 12JUL+ + 7+ 4M M 05 GHSX2M 4383.00 G NRF S23JUN 12JUL+ +10+ 2M R 06 GHZZ1 3933.00 G NRF S23JUN 12JUL+ +14+ 12M M >

To display the tax breakdown for the fare on line 5, enter: FQK5 System Response: FQK5 ** RULES DISPLAY ** ZA/RI TAX INCLUDED 09JUL0x**09JUL0x/LH JNBMOW/PXA/ZZ;EH/TPM 5682/MPM 6818 LN FARE BASIS OW ZAR RT B PEN DATES/DAYS AP MIN MAX R 05 GHSX2M 4383.00 G NRF S23JUN 12JUL+ +10+ 2M R FARE BREAKDOWN/BASIS GHSX2M BASE TAX TOTAL ZAR RT 4250.00 133.00 4383.00

The FQK display does not show taxes individually, but a breakdown of the total fare amount, with the base fare and the total tax amount.


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ATPCO Automated Rules Fare notes/rules filed in the ATPCO automated rules format are organized by categories. The following table shows all of the available categories: Table: Fare Note/Rule Categories

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Category

Keyword

AC

Accompanying travel

ACCO

AO

Add-ons

ADDO

AP

Advance purchase

ADVA

AD

Agent discount

AGEN

BO

Black out dates

BLAC

CD

Children discounts

CHIL

CT

Circle trip combinability

CIRC

CO

Combinability

COMB

DA

Day time application

DAY

DE

Deposit

DEPO

EL

Eligibility

ELIG

EE

End on end combinability

ENDO

FL

Flight application

FLIG

GP

Groups

GROU

HI

Higher intermediate fare

HIGH

MX

Maximum stay

MAXI

MN

Minimum stay

MINI

OJ

Open jaw combinability

OPEN

OD

Other discounts

OTHE

PE

Penalties

PENA

RU

Rule application

RULE

SR

Sales restriction

SALE

SE

Seasonality

SEAS

SO

Stopovers

STOP

SU

Surcharges

SURC

TE

Ticket endorsement

TICK

TC

Tour conductor discounts

COND

TO

Tours

TOUR

TF

Transfers

TRAN

TR

Travel restrictions

TRAV

VI

Visit another country

VISI

LI

List all restrictions

LI -or- LIST

SR

Sales restriction

SALE

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Keyword

SE

Seasonality

SEAS

SO

Stopovers

STOP

SU

Surcharges

SURC

TE

Ticket endorsement

TICK

TC

Tour conductor discounts

COND

TO

Tours

TOUR

TF

Transfers

TRAN

TR

Travel restrictions

TRAV

VI

Visit another country

VISI

LI

List all restrictions

LI -or- LIST


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Passenger Service Charges You can request applicable passenger service charges by country. For example: FQNPSC/IE System Response: FQNPSC/IE PSC IE IRISH PASSENGER SERVICE CHARGE TAX CODE ON TICKET: * UP * INTERNAL TAX CODE ( AS ) PURPOSE OF THE TAX: PAYMENT FOR AIRPORT SERVICES PSC LEVIED ON DEPARTING PASSENGERS AMOUNTS: FROM FROM FROM FROM FROM FROM FROM

CORK (ORK) DUBLIN (DUB) SHANNON (SNN)TO LHR SHANNON (SNN) GALWAY (GWY) SLIGO (SXL) KERRY COUNTY (KIR)

EUR 12.90 EUR 11.50 EUR 9.42 EUR 12.12 EUR 7.61 EUR 7.61 EUR 7.61 PAGE

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Routing Information HE FQR To the right in a fare display, you can find a column with the letter R, indicating the fare is governed by a routing. This column can contain two letters: •

M Mileage Fare

•

R Routing Fare

We will use the following fare display to demonstrate this entry: FQD HELCHI/D01NOV/A-AY AA AF AI AT AZ BA CO CP DL XF MAY APPLY EI EK FI GH IB KL KU LH LO OB FEES INCLUDED LY LZ MH MP MS NW OA OK OS 3.48XA/6.74XY EXCLUDED PA PK RJ RO SK SN SQ SR SU OTHER TAX MAY APPLY SV TK TW UA US WO /YY*AA AC SURCHG MAY APPLY-CK RULE AF AY AZ BA DL HE HP JM KL LH LO MP NW NZ OS RG RV SN SR TW UA US ZH 2G 9B ROE 1.117814 UP TO 1.00 EUR 01NOV0x**01NOV0x/AY HELCHI/NSP;AT/TPM ...../MPM 5422 *** ONEWORLD VISIT NORTH AMERICA PASS - SEE FQN AY/0302 *** LN FARE BASIS OW EUR RT B PEN DATES/DAYS AP MIN MAX R 01 JOW 2961 J + - - M 02 JRT 4230 J + - - 12M+M 03 JAYFUP 2115 4230 J - - R 04 JPH1Y 4229 J - - 12M+R 05 Y 1768 3536 Y + - - M 06 D2 2834 D + - 3M+R 07 JPD1Y 2115 J - - 12M+R 08 BE1Y 1725 B + - 4+ 12M+R > PAGE 1/ 2 >

With mileage fares you are limited by a specific amount of mileage. A routing fare is a published fare, from an origin to a destination city. It indicates exactly which intermediate points are valid for travel.


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To check the routing for the fare on line 8, enter: FQR 8 System Response: FQR8 AA AF AI AT AZ BA CO CP DL XF MAY APPLY EI EK FI GH IB KL KU LH LO OB FEES INCLUDED LY LZ MH MP MS NW OA OK OS 3.48XA/6.74XY EXCLUDED PA PK RJ RO SK SN SQ SR SU OTHER TAX MAY APPLY SV TK TW UA US WO /YY*AA AC SURCHG MAY APPLY-CK RULE AF AY AZ BA DL HE HP JM KL LH LO MP NW NZ OS RG RV SN SR TW UA US ZH 2G 9B ROE 1.117814 UP TO 1.00 EUR 01NOV0x**01NOV0x/AY HELCHI/NSP;AT/TPM ...../MPM 5422 *** ONEWORLD VISIT NORTH AMERICA PASS - SEE FQN AY/0302 *** LN FARE BASIS OW EUR RT B PEN DATES/DAYS AP MIN MAX R 08 BE1Y 1725 B + - 4+ 12M+R ADDON SPECIFIED AY0300 ADDON EFF27NOV0x 1 * HEL-NYC-UA/TZ/DL/AA/AY-CHI 2 * HEL-FRA/PAR-AY-CHI 3 * HEL-STO-CHI > PAGE 1/ 1 >

The fare and tax information from the fare display is repeated: Table: Explanation of the Additional Routing Information. Item

Explanation

ADDON

Used if the fare is an add-on fare at origin

SPECIFIED AY0300

The routing number of the specified fare

ADDON

Used if the fare is an add-on fare at destination

EFF27NOV0x

Effective date

1 * HEL-NYC-UA/TZ/DL/AA/AY-CHI

Routing information

2 * HEL-FRA/PAR-AY-CHI 3 * HEL-STO-CHI

A dash (-) in a routing string means ‘and/or’ and a slash (/) means ‘or’. If no airline is included in the routing string, travel must be with the airline that owns the fare. Travel via the cities listed is not mandatory, unless otherwise stated.

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Fare Components If you are requesting a fare note/rule after a pricing response for a fare that has been made up of several fare components, the system displays a list of components for you to select from. Here we use the following pricing response to illustrate the FQN entry: FXP/R,STO 01 WOHLFERDT/MMS -----------------------------------------------------------AL FLGT BK T DATE TIME FARE BASIS NVB NVA BG STO XCPH SK 1419 M M 01SEP 0835 YPX2M 01SEP01SEP 20 NCE SK 0795 M M 01SEP 1045 YPX2M 01SEP01SEP 20 XCPH SK 0796 M M 10SEP 1415 YPX2M 10SEP10SEP 20 STO SK 0420 M M 10SEP 1725 YPX2M 10SEP10SEP 20 SEK

8880

01SEP0xSTO SK X/CPH SK NCE M579.58SK X/CPH SK STO M579.58NUC1159.16END ROE7.66063 XT SEK 2FR SEK 27FR

SEK 60QX SEK 85YA SEK 20xT SEK 9054 ENDOS CHANGE OF RES/REFUND RESTRICTED PAYMT NONREF/PEX >

To request the fare note/rule, enter: FQN 01 System Response: FQN01 1 - PTC 1 ADT >FQN 1-1 ADT STONCE YY >FQN 1-2 ADT NCESTO YY


YPX2M YPX2M

PU 1 S PU 1 S

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The system displays a list of fare components. To view the fare note/rule for the component STONCE, enter: FQN 1-1 System Response: FQN1-1 1 - PTC 1 ADT RULES DISPLAY FARE COMPONENT 1 ADT STONCE YY YPX2M PU 1 S FCL: YPX2M TRF:2021 RULE: ZP00 BK: M PTC: ADT-ADULT FTC: XPX-INSTANT PURCHASE EXCURSION OPTION LIST RU.RULE APPLICATION MN.MIN STAY MX.MAX STAY SE.SEASONS AP.ADVANCE RES/TKT FL.FLT APPLICATION CD.CHILD DISCOUNTS AD.AGTS DISCOUNTS OD.OTHER DISCOUNTS SO.STOPOVERS TF.TRANSFERS/RTGS EL.ELIGIBILITY TE.TKT ENDORSEMENT PE.PENALTIES CO.COMBINABILITY ****** SELECT CATEGORIES ******

It is also possible to display a fare category or paragraph for both components at the same time. To check the maximum stay restriction, enter: FQN1*MX System Response: FQN1*MX 1 - PTC 1 ADT RULES DISPLAY FARE COMPONENT 1 ADT STONCE YY YPX2M PU 1 S FCL: YPX2M TRF:2021 RULE: ZP00 BK: M PTC: ADT-ADULT FTC: XPX-INSTANT PURCHASE EXCURSION MX.MAX STAY SEE FARE DISPLAY. VALUE APPLIES FOR RETURN TRAVEL FROM LAST POINT OF STOPOVER AFTER DEPARTURE FROM ORIGIN. NOTE A- 3 MONTHS EXCEPTIONS 1- FROM ALGERIA- ONE MONTH 2- FROM ARMENIA- AZERBAIJAN TO AUSTRIA- 35 DAYS 3- FROM FINLAND- 6 MONTHS FROM SCANDINAVIA WITHIN SCANDINAVIA- 2 MONTHS EXCEPTIONS TO FINLAND- 3 MONTHS TO PORTUGAL SPAIN- 6 MONTHS FROM TURKEY TO AUSTRIA- ONE MONTH

The system automatically merges both fare components paragraphs into one display. However, you can only display merged fare component paragraphs or categories by specifying the ATPCO automated rules category names. You can display only one paragraph or category at a time.

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US and Canadian Routings US and Canadian fare displays include the routing information at the bottom of the fare display. For example: FQDLANBTR/ACO/R,-PXA DL HP NW US

XF MAY APPLY OB FEES INCLUDED

09JUL0x**09JUL0x/CO LANBTR/PXA LN FARE BASIS USD PEN DATES 01 KE7IP 624.77R NRF 02 BE14IP 433.94R NRF 03 BSE14IP 398.17R NRF 04 BE21IP 314.68R NRF 05 VE0JIP 302.75R NRF 06 VSE21IP 288.99R NRF 07 VE7JIP 266.06R NRF 08 VPK21SIP 255.05R NRF F30SEP 09 QE14JIP 218.35R NRF 10 QOP21SIP 188.99R NRF F30SEP 11 Q14C62IP 163.30R NRF F30SEP 6 > >

DAYS AP MIN MAX RTG 7+ + 6 14+ + 30 6 + +14+ + 30 6 21+ + 30 6 + + 30 6 + +21+ + 30 6 7+ + 30 6 X23 21+ + 30 6 14+ + 30 6 23 21+ + 30 6 14+ SU 30 6

ATL CHI CLE CMH DFW HOU LFT MKC MSY PAGE

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The routing column to the right has the header RTG, instead of R. The column indicates a specified routing, as a number. To check the details of the routing, you use the FQR entry, and add a fare line number. For example: FQR 11 System Response: FQR11 DL HP

NW

US

XF MAY APPLY OB FEES INCLUDED

09JUL0x**09JUL0x/CO LANBTR/PXA LN FARE BASIS USD PEN DATES DAYS AP MIN MAX RTG 11 Q14C62IP 163.30R NRF F30SEP 14+ SU 30 6 1 * LAN-CLE-CHI/CMH/DFW/MSY/ATL/MKC-HOU-BTR-LFT-BTR 2 * LAN-CLE-CHI/CMH/DFW/MSY/ATL/MKC-HOU-BTR >


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Booking Codes HE FQS You can request booking code requirements for a specific fare from a fare display, or after a pricing entry. This can be useful when you are unable to price successfully, and receive the following system response: *NO FARES/RBD/CARRIER/PASSENGER TYPE *ATTN VERIFY BOOKING CLASS SEE FQS

Booking Code Information for ATPCO Automated Rules We will use the following fare display to demonstrate this entry: FQDAMSNYC/AKL MORE FARES AVAIL IN USD AA AC AF AI AT AZ BA BG CO DL FI IB LH LO LX LY NW OS PK SK SN SQ SR SV TK TP UA US VS /YY*AA AC AF AK AZ CO C6 C9 DJ DL D2 FR F9 GX G3 HP IV JD JJ JM KL LH LL LO LX NW NZ OS OV RG RV RY R3 SK SN SP SR TV TW TX UA UK US U2 VB VK VS WS WW XF X5 YC ZH 2D 3J 6Q 7A 9B 9G ROE 0.811804 UP TO 1.00 EUR 10MAY0x**10MAY0x/KL AMSNYC/NSP;AT/TPM LN FARE BASIS OW EUR RT B PEN 01 J 3033 6066 J 02 JR 3946 J 03 CPR 3712 C 04 S 1642 3284 + 05 SR 2983 S 06 SEENL12M 2294 S >

XF MAY APPLY OB FEES INCLUDED US/2.56XA/5.79XY EXCLUDED OTHER TAX MAY APPLY SURCHG MAY APPLY-CK RULE

3639/MPM 4366 DATES/DAYS AP MIN MAX R + - - M + - - M + - - M + - - M + - - M + - - 12M+M PAGE 1/ 3

To display the booking code information for the fare on line 10, enter: FQS 10 System Response: FQS6 **

RULES DISPLAY

**

10MAY0x**10MAY0x/KL AMSNYC/NSP;AT/TPM LN FARE BASIS OW EUR RT B PEN 06 SEENL12M 2294 S -

XF MAY APPLY OB FEES INCLUDED US/2.56XA/5.79XY EXCLUDED OTHER TAX MAY APPLY SURCHG MAY APPLY-CK RULE 3639/MPM 4366 DATES/DAYS AP MIN MAX R + - - 12M+M

PRIME BOOKING CODE WHEN NO EXCEPTIONS APPLY S

The booking class for this fare is S.

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The automated rules format booking code display contains additional information, such as tax and fare information, repeated from the fare display, and exceptions, where applicable (US and Canada only).

Booking Code Exceptions You can check the booking code exceptions applicable to YY fares for an airline by entering FQS/Axx (xx = airline code). For example: FQS/AKL System Response: FQS/AKL DEFAULT EXCEPTIONS VIA KL L VIA KL

L

VIA KL

L

VIA KL

Q

VIA KL VIA KL

M B

VIA KL

K

VIA KL

K

VIA KL VIA KL

M C/Y

VIA KL

Y

>

REQUIRED

EU FARE TYPE WITHIN EUROPE FOR PTC ZZ REQUIRED EU FARE TYPE BETWEEN EUROPE-IL FOR PTC ZZ REQUIRED EU FARE TYPE BETWEEN EUROPE-KZ FOR PTC ZZ REQUIRED EU FARE TYPE BETWEEN EUROPE-US FOR PTC ZZ REQUIRED EU FARE TYPE FOR PTC ZZ REQUIRED EU FARE TYPE WITHIN EUROPE FOR PTC SC;; REQUIRED EU FARE TYPE WITHIN IL FOR PTC SC;; REQUIRED EU FARE TYPE WITHIN KZ FOR PTC SC;; REQUIRED EU FARE TYPE FOR PTC SC;; PERMITTED EU FARE TYPE WITHIN EUROPE FOR PTC IN REQUIRED EU FARE TYPE WITHIN IL FOR PAGE 1/ 9

You can also check booking code exceptions for carrier-specific fares. To request a LH fare display between Frankfurt and Los Angeles for Apex fares only, enter: FQD AA CP LO OS

FRALAX/A-LH/R,-APX AC AF AI AT AY DL EI EK FI GH LT LY LZ MH MS PK RJ RO SK SN

AZ IB NW SQ

BA KL OA SR

CO KU OK SU

XF MAY APPLY OB FEES INCLUDED 3.48XA/6.74XY EXCLUDED OTHER TAX MAY APPLY

SV TK TW UA US WO /YY*AA AC AF AZ BA CO DL HE HP JM KL LH LO LT MP NW NZ OS RG RV SK SN SR TW UA US VS ZH 2G 9B ROE 1.117814 UP TO 1.00 EUR 13DEC0x**13DEC0x/LH FRALAX/APX;AT/TPM 5786/MPM 6943 *** FOR STAR ALLIANCE RTW* SEE FQD XYZXYZ EG:FRAFRA *** LN FARE BASIS OW EUR RT B PEN DATES/DAYS AP MIN MAX R 01 HKAP3MUS 763 H NRF S07DEC 23DEC 7+SU+ 3M R 02 QKSAVE 656 Q NRF S07DEC 23DEC 14+SU+ 21 R > PAGE 1/ 1 >


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To check whether LH allows AF, or any other carrier that have fares filed for the same city pair, to be part of the itinerary of the fare on line 2, and what booking class you should use on AF, enter: FQS 2/AAF System Response: FQS2/AAF **

RULES DISPLAY

**

XF MAY APPLY OB FEES INCLUDED 3.48XA/6.74XY EXCLUDED OTHER TAX MAY APPLY 13DEC0x**13DEC0x/LH FRALAX/APX;AT/TPM 5786/MPM 6943 LN FARE BASIS OW EUR RT B PEN DATES/DAYS AP MIN MAX R 02 QKSAVE 656 Q NRF S07DEC 23DEC 14+SU+ 21 R PRIME BOOKING CODE WHEN NO EXCEPTIONS APPLY Q EXCEPTIONS VIA LH

Q

DEFAULT EXCEPTIONS VIA AF Q VIA AF Q VIA AF T > >

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REQUIRED REQUIRED REQUIRED

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Extra Mileage Surcharge HE FRM The FRM transaction is a follow-up entry to FQD. It allows you to display the extra mileage surcharge bands for a fare on the fare display. Here is an example (partial system display): FQDJFKTYO/S ALSO SEE EWRTYO LGATYO YY* AA AC AM AZ BA BR CO CP CX DL FF HA HE JL KE LH MP NH NW OZ QF RG RV SQ UA US 2G 9B ROE 1.000000 NEAREST 1.00 USD 05APR0x**05APR0x/JFKTYO/NSP;PA/TPM LN FARE BASIS OW USD RT PEN 01 MKXAP 1300 + 02 MKXAP 1300 + 03 MKWAP 1400 + 04 MKWAP 1400 +

XF MAY APPLY OB FEES INCLUDED 3.00XA/6XY EXCLUDED OTHER TAX MAY APPLY SURCHG MAY APPLY-CK RULE 6737/MPM 8084 DATES DAYS AP MIN MAX AL R S01JUL 1234+ 7+ 6+ 6M TG R S01JUL 1234+ 7+ 6+ 6M TG R S01JUL 567+ 7+ 6+ 6M TG R S01JUL 567+ 7+ 6+ 6M TG R

FRM1 System Response: FRM1 05APR0x**05APR0x/JFKTYO/NSP;PA/TPM 6737/MPM 8084 LN FARE BASIS OW USD RT PEN DATES DAYS AP MIN MAX AL R 01 MKXAP 1300 + S01JUL 1234+ 7+ 6+ 6M TG R ***FARE AMOUNTS SUBJECT TO FARE CONSTRUCTION CHECKS *** GI M 5M 10M 15M 20M 25M MPM PA 8084 8488 8892 9296 9700 10105

USD > >

BASE 650

5PCT 683

10PCT 715

15PCT 748

20PCT 25PCT 780 813 PAGE 1/ 1

The top part of the display repeats the FQD fare line. The middle part of the display gives the mileage from origin to destination, followed by the mileage for each surcharge band. The lower part of the display gives the base fare from origin to destination, followed by the amount when a mileage surcharge is applied.


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Convert Currency HE FRC The FRC transaction is a follow-up entry to FQD. It converts the fare amounts in the fare display to the default currency of your terminal, or to another currency you specify. Here is an example (partial system display): FQD NYCSFO/AUA ALSO SEE EWRSFO AA AS B6 CO DH HP NK NW TZ US

DL VX

FL WN

F9 YX

07DEC0x**07DEC0x/UA NYCSFO/NSP LN FARE BASIS USD PEN 01 F 2475.35 02 FPS 2343.26 03 C 1975.81 04 CUA 1914.42 05 FUA 1914.42 06 Y 1836.28 07 HUAUP4D 1541.40 08 ZUAX 1239.07 09 YUA 1238.14 10 BUA 1020.47 11 BA3 973.95 12 ZUA7NX 960.00 NRF 13 HUAUPJ 778.60 14 HUAUPL 778.60 15 MBIZX 746.05 >

XF MAY APPLY OB FEES INCLUDED ZP EXCLUDED SURCHG MAY APPLY-CK RULE

HA

-

DATES -

+ + +

+

+ +

DAYS AP MIN MAX RTG 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 + 35 35 35 3+ 35 7+ 35 35 35 35 PAGE 1/ 3

To display the fare on line 1 in the default currency of the terminal (EUR), enter: FRC1 System Response: FRC1 ** RULES DISPLAY

**

XF MAY APPLY OB FEES INCLUDED ZP EXCLUDED SURCHG MAY APPLY-CK RULE

07DEC0x**07DEC0x/UA NYCSFO/NSP LN FARE BASIS USD PEN DATES DAYS AP MIN MAX RTG 01 F 2475.35 35 FARE BREAKDOWN/BASIS F BASE TAX TOTAL EUR OW 1680.00 0.00 1680.00 RT 3360.00 0.00 3360.00 **** EQUIVALENT FARE SUBJECT TO FARE CONSTRUCTION CHECKS *** BSR CONVERSION OF USD TO EUR BSR USED 1 USD = 0.678679 EUR EFF 05DEC0x ROUNDING OF FARES UP TO 1.00 EUR ROUNDING OF OTHER CHARGES TO NEAREST 0.01 EUR >

PAGE

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The system repeats the fare line from the fare display. This is followed by the converted amount and the rates of conversion.

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You can also convert the fare amount to a currency that you specify in your entry: Table: Fare Conversion Examples Entry

Description

FRC 7/GBP

Converts the fare on line 7 to GBP

FRC 7/*GB

Converts the fare on line 7 to the currency of country GB

FRC 7/*LON

Converts the fare on line 7 to the currency of city LON


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Fare Quote Tools

Here we explain the calculation entries you can perform, such as mileage calculations, currency conversions, and excess baggage charges.

Calculating the Mileage HE FQM IATA has established a maximum permitted mileage between any two cities in the world. Mileage fares can allow a passenger to do a small deviation from a straight line in an itinerary, at no extra cost, or a greater deviation at a cost based on the maximum permitted mileage fare amount, no more than 25% over the MPM. The Amadeus mileage transaction allows you to calculate the mileage for up to 29 city or airport codes. It compares the ticketed point with the maximum permitted mileage for an itinerary. You have the option to add a date, a route code, and surface sector indicators. To request a mileage display from Paris to Singapore, via the following points: Stockholm, London, Delhi and Mumbai, enter: FQM PAR STO LON DEL BOM SIN System Response: FQM CTY PAR STO LON DEL BOM SIN > >

PAR

2 2 2 3 3 3

STO

LON

DEL

DC

TPM

CUM

MPM

EH EH EH EH EH

960 890 4169 708 2437

960 1850 6019 6727 9164

1152 264 5376 5436 8322


BOM

SIN

DC LVL

EH EH EH EH EH

0M EXC 15M 25M 15M

192 0 163 68 406

>LWL

25M

0 1440 1520 330 106 6720 204 6795 10 10402 PAGE

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Table: Explanation of Mileage Display Code

Explanation

CTY

City code and tariff conference area.

DC

Direction code for TPM.

TPM

Ticketed point miles between each city pair. For example: PAR/STO 960

CUM

The cumulative total of the TPMs from the origin. For example: PAR/STO/LON 960 + 890 = 1850

MPM

Maximum permitted miles from the origin to each city. For example: PAR/DEL 5376

DC

Direction code for MPM.

LVL

Level, indicates the mileage surcharge (M) applicable when the fare is broken at that city. The levels can be 5M, 10M, 15M, 20M, and 25M. Note:

When EXC appears, the mileage surcharge is greater than 25%.

Higher level mileage, indicates the number of miles available before reaching the next higher surcharge level. For example: PAR/DEL 163 extra miles before the mileage surcharge is raised to 20M

>LWL

Lower level mileage, indicates the number of miles over the previous surcharge level. For example: PAR/DEL 106 miles over the mileage of 15M

25M

Indicates the total number of miles the TPM can be increased before the mileage exceeds the 25% surcharge level. It is equal to the MPM plus a 25% surcharge. For example: PAR/STO MPM 1152 + 25% (288) = 1440

XTRA

Extra, indicates the number of extra miles allowed. This amount is subtracted from the cumulative TPM figure. The XTRA column can also display a minus figure. In this case, the MPM figure is reduced and an * is placed next to the MPM figure. Note:

This applies to domestic segments only.

Mileage Calculation Options The following table contains examples of mileage calculation entries. Table: Examples of Mileage Calculation Entries Entry

Calculates The Mileage

FQMZRHLONFRA/VEHSYD

Between Zurich and Sydney, via London and Frankfurt with a routing (/V) via the eastern hemisphere (EH)

FQMZRHLONFRA/VEHSYD/01SEP08

Between Zurich and Sydney, via London and Frankfurt with a routing (/V) via the eastern hemisphere (EH) for a specific date (01SEP08) You can display mileage calculations up to three months in the past.

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Entry

Calculates The Mileage

FQMLONFRA—MUCROM

Between London and Rome with a surface segment (--) between Frankfurt and Munich

FQMLONFRA—MUCROM/15AUG08

Between London and Rome with a surface segment (--) between Frankfurt and Munich on a specific date (15AUG08)

FQMLON NYC**MSP CHI

Between London and Chicago via New York, excluding the mileage via Minneapolis

FQMLONLAXSYDBOMPARLON

Of round-trip, round-the-world (RTW) or circle-trip itineraries by displaying the ticketed point miles (TPM) and the cumulative total of the TPMs (CUM)

TPM and MPM information is provided to Amadeus by IATA.

Mileage Not Available When mileage is not applicable, the system responds with question marks. A missing mileage might be the case when there is no direct air service between a city pair. You can add the TPM by over-typing ALL of the question marks in the display with a number greater than 1, and pressing ENTER. For example: FQM

FRA

BRU /VEH SYD

>FQW TPM MPM FRA BRU 190 228 SYD ????? 12957 >

By deleting, or over-typing ALL of the question marks, and pressing ENTER, you override the no mileage indication. System Response: FQM

FRA

BRU

SYD

CTY FRA BRU SYD >

TPM

CUM

MPM

LVL

190 0

190 228 190 12957

0M 0M

38 2767


>LWL

25M

XTRA

0 285 0 16196

0 0

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The Mileage Surcharge Table You can display a mileage surcharge table for a city pair when you want to find out at what mileage a fare is surcharged. For example, between London and Los Angeles, enter: FQM*LON LAX System Response: FQM*LONLAX

MPM >

GI AT

M 6530

5M 6856

10M 7182

15M 7509

20M 7836

25M 8162

Table: Examples Entries to Display the Mileage Surcharge Table Entry

Displays

FQM*/9126

The surcharge band, based on a specific mileage

FQM*JPY25000

A surcharge band, based on a specific amount and currency

FQM*/9126*JPY25000

The surcharge band, based on a specific mileage, currency, and amount

FQM*HKG/VEHLON*HKD2700

The surcharge band for a city pair and a global indicator, based on a specific currency and amount

Requesting a Mileage Calculation from a PNR HE FRM The FRM transaction allows you to display a mileage calculation from an active PNR. Here is an example: RP/NCE1A0900/NCE1A0900 1.BURLINGTON/HARRIET MRS 2 BA 073 J 10JUN 1 LHRAUH 3 GF 288 C 11JUN 2 AUHKUL 4 MH 072 C 12JUN 3 KULHKG 5 CX 901 J 13JUN 4 HKGMNL 6 PR 209 C 14JUN 5 MNLSYD 7 AP LON 44 20 73731075-B 8 TK TL01JUN/NCE1A0900 >

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19DEC0x/1356Z

0825 4

0955 1100 0915 0910 C2 1950

2000 2205 1255 1110 0945+1

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To request the mileage calculation for all segments, enter: FRM System Response: FQM CTY LON AUH KUL HKG MNL SYD > >

LON DC 2 2 3 3 3 3

EH EH EH EH EH

AUH TPM

KUL CUM

HKG MPM

3409 3409 4297 3472 6881 8336 1573 8454 8179 712 9166 9033 3883 13049 13248

MNL

SYD

DC LVL

>LWL

25M

EH EH EH EH EH

888 1455 134 318 199

0 0 275 133 0

5371 10420 10223 11291 16560 PAGE

0M 0M 5M 5M 0M

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The system calculates the mileage for the whole itinerary. You can also display the mileage calculation for specific segments: Table: Mileage Calculation Display Examples Entry

Description

FRM/S3

Displays the mileage calculation for a specific segment

FRM/S3-5

Displays the mileage calculation for a range of consecutive segments

FRM/S2,4,6

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Mileage Exceptions You can display a list of exceptions to mileage processing that is applied when pricing. This list includes information such as IATA mileage allowances, deductions, and IATA specified routings. To display the list of entries, enter: FQNMILE System Response: FQNMILE MILE INDEX INDEX FOR MILEAGE EXCEPTIONS PROCESSED BY AMADEUS FARES A. GENERAL APPLICATION 1. STOPOVER AND CARRIER RESTRICTIONS ARE CHECKED IN PRICING TRANSACTIONS. 2. SYMBOL KEY (/) MEANS -OR(-) MEANS -AND/OR- OR -ANDB. TPM DEDUCTIONS (IATA RESO 017C) 1. TPM DEDUCTIONS FOR AREAS, CITY PAIRS, ROUTES AND RESTRICTIONS. TPM DEDUCTIONS ONLY APPLY WHEN THE FARE COMPONENT INCLUDES INTERMEDIATE TICKETED POINTS SHOWN IN THE APPLICABLE ROUTING; PROVIDED ADDITIONAL INTERMEDIATE TICKETED POINTS MAY BE ADDED TO THE ROUTING. ONLY ONE TPM DEDUCTION PER FARE COMPONENT IS PERMITTED. PAGE 1/ 6 >

From this display you can choose to display specific mileage exception notes. For example: FQNMILE/YY1 System Response: FQNMILE/YY1 MILE YY1 WITHIN AREA 1 IATA RESO 017C BETWEEN

AND

VIA

EMA

BUE/MVD

CANADA/ MEXICO/ USA

SAO AND/ OR RIO

510 (NOTE 1/2)

CCS

BUE/MVD

POINTS IN S.AMERICA

400

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Requesting Mileage for Global Routes HE FQO You can request the published ticketed point mileage (TPM) versus the maximum point mileage (MPM), between specific city pairs, for all global routes. To display the published mileage table for London and Seoul, enter: FQO LON SEL System Response: FQO VIA VIA VIA >

LONSEL/10JUL0x AP MPM 11637 EH MPM 8940 TS MPM 8352

TPM TPM TPM

5663

To display the mileage for a specific date, add the date to the entry: FQO LON SEL/24SEP


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Currency Conversion The Amadeus currency conversion transactions allow you to check exchange rates and calculate amounts in different currencies. The system converts amounts based on the rates of exchange for the current date, unless you specify another date. You can request rates for a past date, for up to 12 months in the past. The rates are as follows: •

BSR (Bankers selling rate - the default conversion rate)

•

BBR (Bankers buying rate)

•

ICH (IATA clearing house rate)

You can use the currency conversion transaction when you are calculating fares manually, where you need to find the exchange rates between different currencies and Neutral Units of Construction (NUCs). A NUC is a fictitious currency, established by IATA as a fare calculating tool.

Finding the Codes HE DC You need to know the currency or country codes when you are converting currencies. To find the currency and country code for Switzerland, enter: DC SWITZERLAND System Response: DC SWITZERLAND CH SWITZERLAND/C EUROPE CHF >

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IATA Rates of Exchange HE FQA The IATA rates of exchange transaction FQA allows you to request rates of exchange between NUCs and a designated currency. You can make a comparison using either the currency code, the country code, or a city code. The following is the minimum entry to request IATA exchange rates at your terminal location: Table: Example FQA Entries Entry

Displays

FQA GERMANY

IATA Rate of Exchange for a country

FQA*DE FQA GBP

IATA Rate of Exchange for a currency

FQA EUR

IATA Rate of Exchange for the euro

FQA*FRA

IATA Rate of Exchange for a city or airport code

You can check the IATA rates of exchange for a foreign country, for a past date of up to 12 months. For example: FQA THAILAND/01JUL0X System Response: FQATHAILAND/01JUL0x EFF 0xJUL01 *** DISC 30SEP0x 1 NUC 45.261284 THB ROUNDING UP TO NUC - NEUTRAL UNIT OF CONSTRUCTION THB - THAI BAHT > >


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Converting Currencies HE FQC To convert a another currency for example Swedish krona into the currency of your terminal location for example, Euros, enter: FQC 100 SEK System Response: FQC100SEK BSR CONVERSION OF SEK TO EUR EUR 11.00 - ROUNDED AS FARES EUR 10.75 - ROUNDED AS OTHER CHARGES EUR 10.75 - AMOUNT TRUNCATED BSR USED 1 SEK = 0.10751 EUR EFF 02JAN0x ROUNDING OF FARES UP TO 1.00 EUR ROUNDING OF OTHER CHARGES TO NEAREST 0.01 EUR SEK - SWEDISH KRONA EUR - EURO > >

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The system uses the default conversion rate BSR, unless you indicate another rate. When you are converting into the currency of your terminal, you do not have to include your own currency code. You can check the exchange rates for a specific currency, without mentioning an amount. Use the currency code, the country code, or a city code. For example: FQCSEK

-or-

FQC*SE

-or-

FQC*STO

System Response: FQC*STO BSR CONVERSION OF SEK TO EUR BSR USED 1 SEK = 0.10751 EUR EFF 02JAN0x BBR NOT AVAILABLE ICH CONVERSION OF SEK TO EUR ICH USED 1 SEK = 0.105799 EUR EFF 04JAN0x ROUNDING OF FARES UP TO 1.00 EUR ROUNDING OF OTHER CHARGES TO NEAREST 0.01 EUR SEK - SWEDISH KRONA EUR - EURO > >

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All three conversion rates are displayed if available. You can use either currency codes, city codes, or country codes at all times when you are using the FQC transaction. Remember to include an asterisk in front of a city or country code.

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To convert an amount from your currency into another currency, enter: FQC 100/USD System Response: FQC100/USD BSR CONVERSION OF EUR TO USD USD 89.00 - ROUNDED AS FARES USD 89.15 - ROUNDED AS OTHER CHARGES USD 89.15 - AMOUNT TRUNCATED BSR USED 1 EUR = 0.89150 USD EFF 01JAN0x ROUNDING OF FARES TO NEAREST 1.00 USD ROUNDING OF OTHER CHARGES TO NEAREST 0.01 USD EUR - EURO USD - US DOLLAR > >

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You can also convert an amount between two currencies. If you wish to see the equivalent of 500 U.S. dollars in Turkish lira, enter: FQC 500 USD/TRL System Response: FQC500USD/TRL BSR CONVERSION OF USD TO TRL TRL 718000000 - ROUNDED AS FARES TRL 718000000 - ROUNDED AS OTHER CHARGES TRL 717375000 - AMOUNT TRUNCATED BSR USED 1 USD = 1434750.000 TRL EFF 15DEC0x ROUNDING OF FARES UP TO 1000000 TRL ROUNDING OF OTHER CHARGES UP TO 1000000 TRL USD - US DOLLAR TRL - TURKISH LIRA > >


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Converting at a Designated Exchange Rate You can convert an amount by using a designated BSR, which can be quite helpful at times of ticket reissue and manual calculations. To convert an amount from Australian dollars into Hong Kong dollars, using a designated BSR, enter: FQC100AUD/HKD 4.72 System Response: FQC100AUD/HKD 4.72 CONVERSION OF AUD TO HKD HKD 470 - ROUNDED AS FARES HKD 472 - ROUNDED AS OTHER CHARGES HKD 472 - AMOUNT TRUNCATED INPUT USED 1 AUD = 4.72 HKD ROUNDING OF FARES TO NEAREST 10 HKD ROUNDING OF OTHER CHARGES TO NEAREST 1 HKD AUD - AUSTRALIAN DLR HKD - HONGKONG DOLLAR >

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You can request currency conversion at any of the three conversion rates you would like, by indicating the different codes: Table: Currency Conversion Codes Examples: Code

Rate

Code

Rate

S

BSR (default rate)

C

ICH

B

BBR

A

All three rates

To convert an amount from Irish pounds into Norwegian krone, at the current ICH, enter: FQC 100IEP/NOK/C System Response: FQC ICH NOK NOK NOK ICH

100IEP/NOK/C CONVERSION OF IEP TO NOK 1035 - ROUNDED AS FARES 1031 - ROUNDED AS OTHER CHARGES 1030 - AMOUNT TRUNCATED USED 1 IEP = 10.308536 NOK EFF 03APR0x

ROUNDING OF FARES UP TO 5 NOK ROUNDING OF OTHER CHARGES UP TO 1 NOK IEP - IRISH PUNT NOK - NORWEGIAN KRONE EUR - EURO >

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To convert an amount from US dollars into Japanese yen, using the city code of Tokyo, enter: FQC 200USD/*TYO/A System Response: FQC200USD/*TYO/A BSR CONVERSION OF USD TO JPY JPY 25400 - ROUNDED AS FARES JPY 25360 - ROUNDED AS OTHER CHARGES JPY 25360 - AMOUNT TRUNCATED BSR USED 1 USD = 126.80000 JPY EFF 12DEC0x DISC 18DEC0x BBR JPY JPY JPY BBR

CONVERSION OF USD TO JPY 25000 - ROUNDED AS FARES 24960 - ROUNDED AS OTHER CHARGES 24960 - AMOUNT TRUNCATED USED 1 USD = 124.80000 JPY EFF 12DEC0x DISC 18DEC0x

ICH JPY JPY JPY ICH

CONVERSION OF USD TO JPY 24500 - ROUNDED AS FARES 24490 - ROUNDED AS OTHER CHARGES 24487 - AMOUNT TRUNCATED USED 1 USD = 122.43990 JPY EFF 01DEC0x

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Converting NUC Amounts You can convert NUC amounts, just like any ‘real’ currency. The only difference in the display is that the system states whether the currency is rounded up (TYP*U), rounded down (TYP*D), or rounded to the nearest whole number (TYP*N). To convert an amount from NUC into a currency, for example Singapore dollars, enter: FQC 37.87NUC/SGD System Response: FQC37.87NUC/SGD CONVERSION OF NUC TO SGD SGD 67 - ROUNDED AS FARES SGD 66 - AMOUNT TRUNCATED ROE USED 1 NUC = 1.748022 SGD EFF 01OCT0x ROUNDING OF FARES UP TO 1 SGD NUC - NEUTRAL UNIT OF CONSTRUCTION SGD - SINGAPORE DLR > >

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To convert the other way around, from a currency, for example Thai baht, into NUC, enter: FQC 1000THB/NUC System Response: FQC1000THB/NUC CONVERSION OF THB TO NUC NUC 22.55 - AMOUNT TRUNCATED ROE USED 1 NUC = 44.334400 THB EFF 01OCT0x

THB - THAI BAHT NUC - NEUTRAL UNIT OF CONSTRUCTION > >

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Converting at a Past Date You can request currency conversion at a past date of up to 12 months for any of the conversion transactions, FQA or FQC. Add the date to the end of your entry, preceded by a slash. Use the format: date, month, year. To request the exchange rate between British pounds and NUCs, for February 200x, enter: FQA*LON/01FEB0x System Response: FQA*LON/01FEB0x EFF 01JAN0x *** DISC 01APR0x 1 NUC 0.684975 GBP ROUNDING TO THE NEAREST NUC - NEUTRAL UNIT OF CONSTRUCTION GBP - POUND STERLING > >

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To find a past rate of exchange between two currencies, neither of which is the currency of your location, enter: FQC INR/SGD/21MAY0x System Response: FQCINR/SGD/21MAY0x BSR CONVERSION OF INR TO SGD BSR USED 1 INR = 0.04050 SGD EFF 16MAY0x DISC 22MAY0x BBR CONVERSION OF INR TO SGD BBR USED 1 INR = 0.03750 SGD EFF 16MAY0x DISC 22MAY0x ICH CONVERSION OF INR TO SGD ICH USED 1 INR = 0.038610 SGD EFF 01MAY0x DISC 31MAY0x ROUNDING OF FARES UP TO 1 SGD ROUNDING OF OTHER CHARGES UP TO 1 SGD INR - INDIAN RUPEE SGD - SINGAPORE DLR > >


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Bankers' Rates HE FQB The FQB transaction displays a list of bankers' rates for a given currency. You can display the following: •

BSR (Current bankers' selling rates - default display)

•

BBR (Bankers' buying rate)

•

BSR (past) or BBR from the previous year

To display the current Bankers’ selling rates for USD, enter: FQBUSD System Response: FQBUSD LIST OF 1 AED = 1 AFA = 1 ALL = 1 ANG = 1 AOA = 1 ARS = 1 AUD = 1 AWG = 1 BBD = 1 BDT = 1 BHD = 1 BIF = 1 BMD = 1 BND = 1 BOB = 1 BRL = 1 BSD = 1 BTN = 1 BWP = >

BSR FOR 0.27225 0.00021 0.00680 0.56179 0.05133 1.00150 0.47856 0.55865 0.50251 0.01848 2.65251 0.00131 1.01010 0.55463 0.15408 0.46157 1.01010 0.02143 0.18515

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Entry

Description

FQB*NO

BSR for a country, indicating the country code

FQB NORWAY

BSR for a country

FQB*OSL

BSR for a country, indicating a city code

FQB NOK/14SEP0x

BSR for a past date

FQB KRW/B

BBR for a currency

FQB KRW/B/14SEP0x

BBR for a past date

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Excess Baggage Charges When a passenger wants to check in more baggage than allowed, the airline can charge the passenger for the excess amount between two cities. The system calculates the charges based on rates per kilo for the current date. Normally, the overweight charges have been based on one percent of an airlines one-way business class fare. This may differ, and it is up to the airline to decide. You can request excess baggage charge rates for a specific airline, for a specific date, or rates defined by IATA, based on YY fares. Two baggage policies exist, the weight concept and the piece concept. Airlines that apply the piece concept set a maximum limit of weight, size, and number of pieces that a passenger can check in free of charge. You can find the airline’s baggage policy and limits in the Amadeus Information Pages GGAIRxx (where xx is the airline code). Note:

The excess baggage charges transaction does not apply to markets using the piece concept.

Requesting Excess Baggage Charges HE FQX The basic transaction code for requesting excess baggage charges rates is FQX. To request excess baggage charge rates for 10.5 kilos, between Zurich and Singapore, at the current rate, enter: FQX ZRHSIN/10.5 System Response: FQX ZRHSIN/22JUL0x/10.5/YY/CHF RATE /RC/KILOS/ TOTAL / 95.41/AP/ 10.5/ 1002/ 51.40/EH/ 10.5/ 540/ 90.45/TS/ 10.5/ 950/ >

The system displays three different options, corresponding to the applicable global routes for ZRH-SIN. Since no specific airline is indicated, the system defaults to YY rates. The excess baggage charge amount is displayed in the currency of the point of origin. You can request specific airline rates by including a two-letter airline code at the end of your entry. For example: FQX ZRHSIN/10.5/LX You can also request excess baggage charge rates for a specific date. Enter the date straight after the city pair, preceded by a slash. Use the format date, month, year. For example: FQX ZRHSIN/28MAR0x/10.5/LX


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HE FQP The Informative Pricing transaction FQP is a fare calculation tool, which allows you to estimate the fare for an itinerary. This is especially useful at times when you need to find the price for an itinerary, but you are not yet ready to make a reservation. You must use airport codes, rather than city codes, so that the system can calculate the appropriate taxes. You can add options to your entry, and the more specific you are, the easier it is for the system to target a specific fare. If you prefer, you can create a mask, and let the system guide you through the different options. You can calculate discount fares, including cumulative discounts. The following conditions apply: •

You can use FQP for all fares except group fares and air passes.

•

FQP is applicable for past-date fares. For more information see Past Date Pricing on page 95.

If you do not enter any specific options to your entry, the system makes the following assumptions: •

An adult passenger type.

•

The current date for the first segment, and an open date for all the other segments.

•

An open booking class. The system displays the lowest possible price for each class.

•

YY fares for travel agencies, and carrier specific fares for airlines.

•

Stopovers at all cities.

Note:

For Air France users, and its hosted airlines, Amadeus prices itineraries based on common (YY) fares. You must specify an airline for markets where no YY fares exist.


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Pricing Journey Type Limitations HE FQP and HE RTW The following table shows the limitations that apply to round, circle and one-way trips. Table: Informative Pricing Journey Type Limitations

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Journey Type

Limits

A round or circle trip can contain a maximum of:

16 flight segments, or 14 flight segments and 2 surface segments, or 15 flight segments and 1 surface element, and with a maximum of 15 fare break points.

A one-way trip can contain a maximum of:

15 flight segments, or 13 flight segments and 2 surface segments, or 14 flight segments and 1 surface element, and with a maximum of 14 fare break points.

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Pricing an Itinerary HE FQP You can perform informative pricing on an itinerary by entering the transaction code FQP, followed by a city pair, or several city pairs. To request informative pricing for the itinerary Charles de Gaulle Paris, Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Sydney Airport, enter: FQPCDGKULSYD System Response: FQPCDGKULSYD * FARE BASIS * 01 F * 02 F * 03 C * 04 Y * 05 C * 06 Y * *1,3-4* *1,3-4* >

DISC

* * * * * * *

PTC 1 1 1 1 1 1

* FARE * 8143.30 * 7298.30 * 5434.30 * 4596.30 * 4409.30 * 3762.30

* MSG *T *RBSR *Y *RB *Y *RB SR*Y *RBSR *Y *RB *Y *RB *Y

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The system returns a list of fares: Table: Explanation of Informative Pricing Display Heading

Explanation

FARE BASIS

The fare basis code column

DISC

Discount code column

PTC

Passenger type column Note:

In this example, 1 refers to an adult fare. When you request a discount, 1 is the first discount requested and the adult fare is not displayed.

FARE

Fare column

MSG

Message column The message column can contain the following codes (or a combination of them):


RB

Reservation booking designator

RE

Reservation Conditions

RO

Booking Designator Override

SR

Sales Restrictions

FL

Flight Number Restrictions

FQ

Frequency

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Explanation

T

Tax indicator column This column indicates if tax is included. The codes you can see are: Y

Tax included

N

Tax not included

E

Exempt of tax

To view the fare components of the fare on line 5, enter: FQQ 5 System Response: FQQ5 05 C

*

* 1

*

4409.30

*RB

*Y

-----------------------------------------------------------AL FLGT BK T DATE TIME FARE BASIS NVB NVA BG PAR KUL YY C C 10MAY C 30 SYD YY C C C 30 EUR

4359.00

10MAY0xPAR YY KUL YY SYD M5369.52NUC 5369.52END ROE0.811804 XT EUR 8.20FR EUR 9.80MY EUR 2.05QK EUR 11.17WY

EUR 11.48QX EUR 7.60FR EUR 31.22XT EUR 4409.30 EUR 10.00 AIRLINE FEES EUR 44109.30 TOTAL AIRLINE FEES INCLUDED >

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You can also display information pertaining to a fare calculation, such as applied IATA checks, global indicators, the controlling carrier, and mileage information in a vertical format after a pricing entry: FQH 5 System Response: FQH5

FCP AL BK TPM MPM PAR KUL YY C SYD YY C 10573 12994 FARE BASIS:C TOTAL FARE CALCULATION: ROE: 0.811804 TAX: QXAP 11.48 FRTI 8.20 QKAD 2.05 TOTAL:

EMA

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NVA

30 30 5369.52

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5369.52 4359.00

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Table: Explanation of Fare Calculation Display Column Header

Explanation

FCP

Fare Construction Point

AL

Airline

BK

Booking Code

TPM

Ticketed Point Miles

MPM

Maximum Permitted Miles

EMA

Extra Mileage Allowance

EMS

Extra Mileage Surcharge

R

Routing/Mileage Application R = Routing M = Mileage

GI

Global Indicator

CC

Controlling Carrier

NVB

Not Valid Before Date

NVA

Not Valid After Date

BG

Baggage Allowance

To view the fare note associated to the fare, enter: FQN 5 System Response: FQN5 5 - PTC 1 ADT RULES DISPLAY FARE COMPONENT 1 ADT PARSYD YY C PU 1 N FCL: C TRF:2004 RULE: Z010 BK: C PTC: ADT-ADULT FTC: BU -BUSINESS UNRESTRICTED RU.RULE APPLICATION NORMAL FARES BETWEEN EUROPE AND SOUTH WEST PACIFIC / FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE N999 VIA EH APPLICATION CLASS OF SERVICE FARES APPLY FOR FIRST/BUSINESS/ECONOMY CLASS OF SERVICE. TYPES OF JOURNEY MAY BE USED TO CREATE OW/ RT/ CT/ OJ JOURNEYS. NOTE VIA EH WHENEVER ALL SECTORS BETWEEN THE LAST / POINT OF DEPARTURE IN EUROPE AND THE FIRST POINT/ OF ARRIVAL IN SOUTH WEST PACIFIC OR VICE VERSA ARE FLOWN IN INTERMEDIATE CLASS AND OTHER / SECTORS ARE IN THE SAME OR LOWER CLASS THE / PAGE 1/ 5 >


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Here is an example of the response you receive if the fare note has more than one component: FQN5 5 - PTC 1 ADT >FQN 5-1 >FQN 5-2

PARKUL YY KULPAR YY

YPX3M YPX3M

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In this case, to display the fare note for the first fare component, enter: FQN5-1 You can also display the booking code information. For example: FQS 5 System Response: FQS5 5 - PTC 1 ADT FARE COMPONENT

1

ADT PARSYD YY

C

PU 1 N

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And you can also display the mileage information, as follows: FQR 5 System Response: FQR5 ADDON SPECIFIED MPM ADDON MILEAGE APPLIES FROM ORIGIN TO DESTINATION >

Note:

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Adding Options You can make your search for fares more narrow and precise by including options in your entry. Place options that relate to a segment between the city codes, and options that relate to the whole itinerary at the end of the entry. See the following entry, which includes several city pairs: FQP LHR BOM SYD NRT FRA LON You can customize your request by adding options. You can request specific airlines, travelling at specific dates, at specific rates, in a specific class, with surface gaps, at a specific discount and so on. The following example requests an itinerary starting in London Heathrow, September 14, with BA in F class, via the EH global route, to Singapore. The trip continues October 18, with SQ in Y class, via the EH global route to London Heathrow. The requested price is for a child, and the point of sale is Paris, but point of ticketing is Madrid: FQPLHR/D14SEP/ABA/CF/VEHSIN/D18OCT /ASQ/CY/VEHLHR/RCH,PAR.MAD System Response: FQPLHR/D14SEP/ABA/CF/VEHSIN/D18OCT/ASQ/CY/VEHLHR/RCH,PAR.MAD * FARE BASIS * DISC 01 F1RTCH+C * CH 02 F1RTCH+Y2 * CH *1* > >

* PTC * 1 * 1

* FARE * 6775.24 * 4600.24

* MSG *SR * PAGE

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There are two important points to remember when adding options: •

If you use the airline code option, the system uses that airline for all segments, until you add a new airline code.

•

When you use the booking code option, the system uses that booking code for all segments, until you add a different one. If you do not include a booking code option in the first city pair, it cannot be included in any subsequent city pairs.

For more information, see HE FQP.

Tax and Surcharge Options HE FQP, GP IN2 You can add, withhold and exempt taxes and surcharges using the tax options to manipulate taxes in a fare calculation. Before using tax options, check tax information for a country with the FQNTAX entry. for example: FQNTAX/FR The above FQN entry tells you which taxes apply. For each tax it tells you: •

Tax code shown on the ticket

•

Internal tax type code


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The tax code shown on the ticket is usually the country code (except for US), but there are exceptions. for example, Canadian goods and services tax: •

Tax code on ticket: XG

•

Internal tax type: MU

Here is an example of the entry to add all taxes by country code: FQPBOG/ACOMIA-EWR-MIA-BOG/R,AC-US The following table shows more options that you can use. For more information about the tax and surcharge options you can use at the end of the entry, see HE FQP, GP IN2. Table: Tax and Surcharge Options Request

Option

Withholds specified taxes

/R,WT-XY-YC-XF

Withholds all surcharges

/R,WQ

Exempst all taxes

/R,ET

Exempts a specific tax

/R,ET-FRSE

Adds a tax and specify a percentage

/R,AT-NZEM12.5P

Adds a tax and specify an amount

/R,AT-FRSE18A

Adds several taxes, and specify their amounts

/R,AT-US49.50A-XF12.00AXA1.45A-XY6.00A

Stopovers, Transfers, and Surface Segments The system considers all cities you enter in an informative pricing transaction as stopover points, unless you actually specify a stopover point. Then all preceding cities will become transfer, or ‘no stopover’ points. The stopover indicator is a dash (-) and you include it after the stopover city. For example: FQP PAR LON MOW FRA NCE PAR System Response: FQP PARLONMOWFRANCEPAR * FARE BASIS * DISC * PTC * FARE * MSG *T 01 F * * 1 * 3205.01 *RB *Y 02 Y * * 1 * 2111.01 *RB *Y *1-2* *ATTN CHANGE TO NO STOPOVER MAY VARY FARE > PAGE 1/ 1 >

The system informs you that you can request other fare types by indicating a stopover point.

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*RB

*Y

The system immediately offers you lower fares. To look at the fare components of the fare on line 4, enter: FQQ 4 System Response: FQQ4 04 YPX3M

*

* 1

*

1229.14

-----------------------------------------------------------AL FLGT BK T DATE TIME FARE BASIS NVB NVA BG PAR XLON YY Y Y 17DEC YPX3M 17MAR 20 MOW YY Y Y YPX3M 17MAR 20 XFRA YY Y Y YPX3M 23DEC17MAR 20 XNCE YY Y Y YPX3M 23DEC17MAR 20 PAR YY Y Y YPX3M 23DEC17MAR 20 EUR

1169.00

17DEC0xPAR YY X/LON YY MOW M475.03YY X/FRA YY X/NCE YY PAR20M570.03NUC1045.06END ROE 1.117814 XT EUR 4.72FR EUR 32.34RI EUR 9.20RA

EUR 6.86QX EUR 7.02FR EUR 46.26XT EUR 1229.14 EUR 10.00 AIRLINE FEES EUR 1239.14 TOTAL AIRLINE FEES INCLUDED TICKETS ARE NON REFUNDABLE AFTER DEPARTURE > >

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You have the option to indicate a surface sector between a city pair. Enter it as two dashes next to each other (- -). To indicate a surface segment between Moscow and Frankfurt in the following itinerary, Paris, London, Moscow, Frankfurt, Nice, Paris, enter: FQP PAR LON MOW -- FRA NCE PAR System Response: FQP PARLONMOW--FRANCEPAR * FARE BASIS * DISC * PTC * FARE * MSG *T 01 F * * 1 * 3188.84 *RB *Y 02 Y * * 1 * 2094.84 *RB *Y *1-2* *ATTN CHANGE TO NO STOPOVER MAY VARY FARE > PAGE 1/ 1 >

To check the fare components of the fare on line 02, enter: FQQ 2 System Response: FQQ2 02 Y

*

* 1

*

2094.84

*RB

*Y

-----------------------------------------------------------AL FLGT BK T DATE TIME FARE BASIS NVB NVA BG PAR LON YY Y Y 17DEC Y 20 MOW YY Y Y Y 20 FRA S U R F A C E NCE YY Y Y Y 20 PAR YY Y Y Y 20 EUR

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17DEC0xPAR YY LON YY MOW M786.80//FRA YY NCE YY PAR20M NCEMOW982.27NUC1769.07END ROE1.117814 XT EUR 4.72FR EUR 64.41GB EUR 16.17RI EUR 12.95RA EUR 4.71DE

EUR 6.86QX EUR 7.02FR EUR 102.96XT EUR 2094.84 EUR 10.00 AIRLINE FEES EUR 2104.84 TOTAL AIRLINE FEES INCLUDED ATTN* CHANGE TO NO STOPOVER MAY VARY FARE > >

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The system indicates the surface segment. You may indicate both a surface segment and a stopover point at the same time. To do this, enter three consecutive dashes (- - -). For example, with the previous itinerary, designating Moscow as the point of stopover, and including a surface gap between Moscow and Frankfurt, enter: FQP PAR LON MOW --- FRA NCE PAR If you experiment with the transfer and surface sector indicators, you can compare the different results the system can produce.

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Table: Results Examples Entry

Description

FQP PAR LON MOW – FRA NCE – PAR

Stopovers in both Moscow and Nice. The other cities are transfer points

FQP LIS MAD CDG OSL–

Transfers at all cities before Oslo

FQP REK LHR - - FRA CPH REK

Surface segment between London and Frankfurt

The term transfer refers to a connection. Amadeus assumes different time ranges for transfer points, depending on the market. See the following: •

Up to four hours in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, for wholly domestic itineraries.

•

Up to twelve hours in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands when parts of an itinerary is international. For example: international to international or international to domestic.

•

The same day in Australia and New Zealand for wholly domestic itineraries.

•

Up to 24 hours everywhere else.

Airline Ticketing Fee Options HE FARE, GP OBF You can manually add airline ticketing fees, also called OB fees or exclude the ones that are automatically priced. The following table shows the options that you can use. Table: Airline Ticketing Fees Options Request

Option

Adds all automated airline ticketing fees

/R,FA

Adds a specific airline ticketing fee

/R,FA-OBT01

Exempts all automated airline ticketing fees

/R,FX

Exempts a specific tax airline ticketing fee

/R,FX-OBFCA

Excludes an airline ticketing fee from an exemption

/R,FX,FA-OBFCA


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Requesting Passenger Discounts HE IAD You can request specific discounts with informative pricing by including the indicator /R at the very end of your entry. To request youth fares between Miami and Frankfurt, enter: FQP MIAFRA/M/RZZ System Response: FQPMIAFRA/M/RZZ * FARE BASIS * DISC * PTC 01 FRT * * 1 02 CRT * * 1 03 Y * * 1 04 MJXZZOWE * * 1 *4*RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY/CHECK FQN *1-3**DISCOUNT(S) NOT APPLICABLE *3* *3* *4*AGE MIN12 MAX24 *4* ID. REQUIRED > >

* FARE * 11997.89 * 8524.89 * 4534.89 * 1481.89

* MSG *RB *RB *RBSR *RBSR

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For a complete table of the various discount codes, see HE IAD.

Requesting Multiple Discounts and Calculating Them HE FQP You can request up to six different discounts in one entry. To request youth, child, infant, senior citizen, seaman, and agent discounts for the itinerary Stockholm, London, Stockholm, enter: FQP ARNLHR/M/RZZ*CH*IN*CD*SC*AD50 System Response: FQP ARNLHR/M/RZZ*CH*IN*CD*SC*AD50 * FARE BASIS * DISC * PTC * FARE * MSG *T 01 Y * * 1 * 1142.11 *RB *Y 02 YCH * CH * 2 * 779.11 *RB *Y 03 * * 4 * 1142.11 *RB *Y 04 * * 5 * 1142.11 *RB *Y 05 * AD50 * 6 * 592.11 *RB *Y 06 YIN * IN * 3 * 111.00 *RB *N 07 YPX2M * * 1 * 863.02 *RBSR *Y 08 YPX2MCH * CH * 2 * 590.02 *RBSR *Y 09 * * 4 * 863.02 *RBSR *Y 10 * * 5 * 863.02 *RBSR *Y 11 YPX2MIN * IN * 3 * 83.00 *RBSR *N *7-11*RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY/CHECK FQN *1-6* *7-11* *DISCOUNT(S) NOT APPLICABLE > PAGE 1/ 1 >

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The discount codes are numbered chronologically as you enter them. The fares listed indicate the type of discount by using these numbers in the PTC column. If any of the requested discounts do not apply, the system response contains information indicating which discount or discounts do not apply. For example, to calculate the total amount for fares on lines 5, 7, 8, and 11 (with discount) using double slashes (//) to distinguish the different fare lines, enter: FQU5//7//8//11 System Response: FQU5//7//8//11

01 02 03 04

PASSENGER AD50 ADT CH IN

PTC AD50 ADT CH IN

NP 1 1 1 1

FARE 550.00 829.00 556.00 83.00

TOTALS

4

2018.00

TAX/FEE 42.11 34.02 34.02 0.00

PER PSGR 592.11 863.02 590.02 83.00

110.15

2128.15

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You can have several passengers travelling on the same discount, for example, two adults, three children, four travel agents and two infants. Use the option /X to indicate that you want to multiply a fare. For example: FQU1/X2//2/X3//5/X4//6/X2 System Response: FQU1/X2//2/X3//5/X4//6/X2

01 02 03 04

PASSENGER ADT CH AD50 IN

> >


PTC ADT CH AD50 IN

NP 2 3 4 2

FARE 1100.00 737.00 550.00 111.00

TOTALS

11

6833.00

TAX/FEE 42.11 42.11 42.11 0.00 378.99

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Passenger Type Codes HE PTC Some fares in areas that use automated rules are not displayed unless you add the appropriate passenger type code (PTC). Place the PTC after the /R option. For example, to request military fares, enter: FQP EWR/ACOMIA/RMIL System Response: FQP EWR/ACOMIA/RMIL * FARE BASIS * DISC * PTC 01 A8 * * 1 02 Y8 * * 1 03 HM * * 1 04 BDNX * * 1 *4*RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY/CHECK FQN *1-2,4**DISCOUNT(S) NOT APPLICABLE *1-4*ARPT RESTR FARE EWR SEG 1 *1-2* *3* ID. REQUIRED >

* FARE * 824.75 * 674.75 * 424.75 * 311.75

* MSG *RBSR *RBSR *RBSR *RB

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The system also provides you with fares in addition to your requirement. Only the last fare on line 3 is applicable to military discounts. If you want, you can choose to process only the PTC you require. Add the indicator *PTC to the end of your entry. For example: FQP EWR/ACOMIA/RMIL,*PTC System Response: FQP EWR/ACOMIA/RMIL,*PTC * FARE BASIS * DISC * PTC 01 HM * * 1 *1*ARPT RESTR FARE EWR SEG 1 *1* ID. REQUIRED > >

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Cumulative Discounts HE FQP A passenger can qualify for several discounts at the same time. This is referred to as cumulative discounts. You enter the discount codes separated with a dash. To calculate a fare for a passenger between Frankfurt and Chicago, travelling on UA, who is entitled to both a military and a child discount, enter: FQPFRA/AUAORD/RMIL-CH System Response: FQPFRA/AUAORD/RMIL-CH * FARE BASIS * DISC * PTC 01 FCH * CH * 1 02 CCH * CH * 1 03 YCH * CH * 1 04 MLMCH * CH * 1 *4*RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY/CHECK FQN *4*MILIT/DEPNT FARE *4* ID. REQUIRED > >

* FARE * 3714.39 * 2119.39 * 1821.39 * 219.39

* MSG *RB *RB *RB *RBSR

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Although you requested a child discount against the military passenger type code, the system automatically displays all the child discounts applicable. The child discount against the military fare is shown on line 4 of the display. You can also request both passenger types in the same entry. For example to request the military fare for the adult and a military child discount for the child, enter: FQPFRA/AUAORD/RMIL-CH*MIL System Response: FQPFRA/AUAORD/RMIL-CH*MIL * FARE BASIS * DISC * PTC 01 FCH * CH * 1 02 F * * 2 03 CCH * CH * 1 04 C * * 2 05 YCH * CH * 1 06 Y * * 2 07 MLMCH * CH * 1 08 MLM * * 2 *7-8*RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY/CHECK FQN *2,4,6**DISCOUNT(S) NOT APPLICABLE *7-8*MILIT/DEPNT FARE *7-8* ID. REQUIRED > >


* FARE * 3714.39 * 4937.39 * 2119.39 * 2811.39 * 1821.39 * 2414.39 * 219.39 * 393.39

* MSG *RB *RB *RB *RB *RB *RB *RBSR *RBSR

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Pricing an Itinerary Using a Mask HE FQP Depending on your location and the type of terminal that you have, you can use a mask. The purpose of a mask is to help you describe an itinerary, and enter the required information correctly. You can choose to display only the mask (/S), or both the mask and a list of fares (/P). To request a mask for the itinerary London - Singapore - London , enter: FQP LHRSINLHR/S System Response: FQP/R,LON U.YY . U.YY . >

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The dots are column separators. Do not delete them.

To see a list of applicable fares together with the mask, include a /P at the end of your entry. For example: FQP LHRSINLHR/P System Response: FQP U.YY . . U.YY . . * FARE BASIS 01 F 02 C 03 Y 04 YEE6M 05 YJPX3M *5*RES NEEDED > >

.21MAR.LHR. . .SIN. * DISC * * * * * * * * * * * ON SEG 1,2

. . . . PTC 1 1 1 1 1

.SIN.0.S .LHR.0.S * FARE * 7115.00 * 4410.00 * 2988.00 * 1411.00 * 1036.00

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The following display is an example of how you can enter information in a mask. You will also find an explanation of all available columns. If you are indicating a flight number, type an S over the U and follow with the airline’s two-letter code. When you have filled in your options, move the cursor to the end of the mask and press ENTER. At a later stage, when you would like to change an option, or add additional options to the mask, you can, depending on your terminal. You have to type an F over the F in the FQP transaction code at the beginning of the mask before you press ENTER. You use the arrow keys to move around in the mask. Make sure you switch off the insert key. FQP/ S.SQ . S.BA . 1)(2) >

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Explanation

1

Segment identification, which can be one of the following:

2

U

Unknown segment

S

Flight segment

A

Standby

L

Waitlist

W

Waitlist

O

Open segment

R

Request

Airline code You may enter YY to request common fares.

3

Flight number

4

Booking code (RBD) This may be one or two characters.

5

Date The current date is displayed and you can overtype the travel dates for each segment.

6

Departure city

7

Flight departure time

8

Arrival change date indicator, which can be of the following: +

Plus two days

>

Plus one day

-

Minus two days

<

Minus one day

9

Arrival time

10

Arrival city

11

Number of stops the flight makes

12

Transfer or stopover indicator, which can be one of the following:

13


S

Stopover

X

Connection

U

Undefined

Column for options

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Using Pricing Options with the Mask You can enter pricing options when you use the mask for informative pricing. Include the pricing option codes at the top line of the mask, after the FQP/. See the following example: FQP/RMIL S.SQ . 321.Y .17MAY.LHR.2215.>.1815.SIN.0.S S.BA . 012.S .30MAY.SIN.2315.>.0555.LHR.0.S. >

Below are some additional examples of adding pricing options: •

FQP/R,*NRF-PE

•

FQP/R,LON.LON

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HE FXX and HE FXP The itinerary pricing transactions allow you to price a PNR. Depending on which transaction you use, you can choose to store, or not to store the pricing response in a TST. The itinerary pricing transactions are as follows: •

FXP

Prices an itinerary, and stores the response in a TST.

•

FXX

Prices an itinerary, without storing the response.

The following conditions apply: •

When only one fare is applicable for an itinerary, the system displays a ticket image, and stores a TST if you are using FXP.

•

When several fares apply, the system displays a list of fares to choose from.

•

When there is only one passenger, the system displays a ticket image.

•

When there are several passengers, the system displays a list of passenger and fare details.

•

A fare proposed by the system is valid until you do an end of transaction (ET, ER).

•

The link with the Amadeus Fares and Pricing server has a limit of three minutes. If you are inactive for longer than three minutes, you will be disconnected. Re-enter a pricing entry.

•

For selected markets, when the amount of fares offered are equal, carrier specific fares take precedence over YY fares.

•

The system prices an itinerary in the currency of the country of origin, and automatically converts it into the currency of your terminal location when needed.

•

When you choose to store a TST, remember that the validity of the TST varies, depending on your location. The TST validity is decided by each market individually, and may be minutes, hours, or days.

•

If airline ticketing fees apply, these are automatically inlcuded.

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Pricing a PNR HE FXX and HE FXP Here we use the following PNR to illustrate how to price a PNR: --- RLR --RP/NCE1A0900/NCE1A0900 1.STAR/TREK MR 2 AF 065 K 01SEP 7 LAXCDG HK1 3 AF 068 K 16SEP 1 CDGLAX HK1 4 AP LAX 1 310 419 2121-B 5 AP PAR 33 6 4545 36843-H 6 TK OK14JAN/NCE1A0900 >

BE/SU

14JAN0x/1705Z

ZSHWF7

1435 B 1535 1115+1 *1A/E* 1220 2C 1320 1605 *1A/E*

The place of our terminal location is in France, which means that the system will convert the price from US dollars into euros, if nothing else is specified. To price the itinerary, and create a TST, enter: FXP System Response: FXP * 01 02 03 > >

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* * * *

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Because several fares apply, the system displays a list of fares for you to choose from. To select the fare, on line 3, enter: FXT 03 System Response: FXT3 01 STAR/TREK*

-----------------------------------------------------------AL FLGT BK T DATE TIME FARE BASIS NVB NVA BG LAX PAR AF 0065 K K 01SEP 1535 KHWAPUS 01SEP01SEP PC LAX AF 0068 K K 16SEP 1320 KHXAPUS 16SEP16SEP PC USD 1267.00 01SEP02LAX AF PAR648.50AF LAX618.50NUC EUR 1423.00 1267.00END ROE1.000000 EUR 8.99QX XT EUR 3.58FR EUR 5.61YC EUR 14.82US EUR EUR 6.66FR 14.82US EUR 3.48XA EUR 6.73XY EUR 3.36XF EUR 52.40XT LAX3.00 EUR 1491.05 EUR 10.00 AIRLINE FEES EUR 1501.05 TOTAL AIRLINE FEES INCLUDED RATE USED 1USD=1.12246EUR TICKETS ARE NON REFUNDABLE AFTER DEPARTURE ENDOS NON-END/NON-TRANS/AF ONLY PAYMT NONREF/SAPEX > PAGE 2/ 2 >

If you are pricing several passengers at the same time, with the same fare, you have to passenger-select with the FXT entry. For example, if you have five passengers in a PNR, and you are choosing the fare on line 3, enter: FXT03/P1-5

Pricing a Multi-Passenger PNR HE FXX and HE FXP Here we use the following PNR to illustrate how to price for multiple passengers: RP/NCE1A0900/NCE1A0900 AA/SU 16MAR05/1428Z ZBV4IU 1.ARMSTRONG/LOUIS MR 2.HOLIDAY/BILLIE MRS 3.MILLER/GLEN MR 4.WASHINGTON/DINAH MRS 5 LH 401 F 01DEC 4 JFKFRA HK4 1520 1 1605 0530+1 *1A/E* 6 LH 400 F 10DEC 6 FRAJFK HK4 0930 1 1000 1245 *1A/E* 7 AP NYC 1 212 840 6852-B,SECRETARY MRS. KELLY 8 AP FRA 49 69 696 2347-B, MR. WULF 9 TK OK17NOV/NCE1A0900 >

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To price the itinerary and create a TST at the same time, enter: FXP The system response is the same (except for the entry on the first line). System Response: FXX

01 02 03 04

PASSENGER ARMSTRONG/LOUIS* HOLIDAY/BILLI* MILLER/GLEN * WASHINGTON/DINAH*

PTC ADT ADT ADT ADT TOTALS

NP 1 1 1 1

FARE 6600.00 6600.00 6600.00 6600.00 4

26400.00

>

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PER PSGR 6700.44 6700.44 6700.44 6700.44

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There was only one price applicable at this time, but because there are several passengers in the PNR, the system displays a list of passenger and fare details, as well as calculating the total amount for all passengers. To view a ticket image for the passenger on line 04 of the above display, enter: FQQ4 System Response: FQQ4 04 WASHINGTON/DINA

-----------------------------------------------------------AL FLGT BK T DATE TIME FARE BASIS NVB NVA BG NYC FRA LH 0401 F F 01DEC 1605 FR 01DEC PC NYC LH 0400 F F 10DEC 1000 FR 01DEC PC USD 8827.00 01DEC05NYC LH FRA4413.50LH NYC4413.50NUC EUR 6600.00 8827.00END ROE1.000000 EUR 3.74YC XT EUR 10.54US EUR 3.70XA EUR 5.23XY EUR EUR 10.54US 1.87AY EUR 37.38YQ EUR 17.99RA EUR 7.21DE EUR 86.16XT EUR 2.24XF JFK3.00 EUR 6700.44 EUR 10.00 AIRLINE FEES EUR 6710.44 TOTAL AIRLINE FEES INCLUDED RATE USED 1USD=0.74763EUR > PAGE 3/ 3

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Pricing Unit Concept HE PUC The pricing unit concept is a method of breaking a journey into standalone pricing units. A pricing unit is defined as a journey or part of a journey that is priced separately and is therefore capable of being ticketed separately. Amadeus combines the pricing units within an itinerary, if such a combination is allowed in the routing and if it results in a lower fare than a through fare. The system processes the Advance Purchase category (AP) of all international special fares, per pricing unit. If the special fare is part of the automated rules product, the minimum (MN) and maximum (MX) stay conditions and seasonality (SE) categories are processed as well. Note:

The pricing unit concept applies to all normal and special fares. However, the pricing unit concept does not apply to ASEAN extension fares. ASEAN extension fares are special 'add on' fares for visits to Asian countries. These must be issued in combination with an international fare originating inside Traffic Conference 3 (TC3). And the whole trip must remain within TC3.

You can view the pricing units applied by entering the FQN or FQS follow-up transaction after pricing. For example: FQN1 1 - PSGR P1 ADT >FQN 1-1 ADT LONNYC BA >FQN 1-2 ADT NYCLAX AA >FQN 1-3 ADT LAXNYC AA

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In the example above, pricing unit 1 is a one-way fare London to New York. Pricing unit 2 is a return New York to Los Angeles.

Pricing Options HE FXP, HE FXX You can add options to further define your pricing requirements. The options apply equally to FXP and FXX. The following table shows some examples of the pricing options. Table: Examples of Pricing Options Entry

Explanation

FXX/A-JRT

Prices the whole itinerary with one fare basis code. The pricing overrides the exceptions table .

FXP/INF

Prices all infant passengers

FXP/PAX

Prices all non-infant passengers

FXP/P2,4,6

Prices an itinerary for a selection of passengers

FXP/RMIL,*PTC

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Entry

Explanation

FXP/R,*NPE

Prices using expanded parameters (no penalties)

FXP/R,*NPE,*RF,*NPA

Prices using multiple expanded parameters

FXP/S2LHCFRALHR

Prices an open segment in C class on LH from FRA to LHR, after segment 2

FXP/S2,LHCFRALHR

Prices only segment 2, and an open segment in C class for FRA LHR Note:

You can request a maximum of four open segments per transaction.

FXP/R,FA-OBFCA*100

Adds an airline ticketing fee with an FCA sub-code applied on an amount of 100 in the currency of the point of sale.

FXP/R,FX-OBT01-OBFCA


The following table shows examples of how to combine pricing options. Table: Examples of Combining Pricing Options Entry

Explanation

FXP/P1-2/S2-4/S8X/S9

Prices passengers 1 and 2, segments 2 through 4, and segments 8 and 9. Indicates a transfer for segment 8.

FXP/P1,2/S5X/R,LON.FRA

Prices all segments for passengers 1 and 2, indicates segment 5 as a transfer. The point of sale is London and point of ticketing is Frankfurt

For information about how to use the pricing options, see HE FAR, GP OPT.

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Using Passenger Discounts for Pricing HE PTC You can request discount fares by using discount codes or passenger type codes. You can include a PTC in the name field of a PNR, or in a fare discount element. The discount codes can be included in the pricing entry. See the Amadeus Online Help for the full list of passenger type codes.

Discount Pricing by Name Field Information You can include passenger type codes in the name field of the PNR; however, only three-character codes are accepted. The following PNR shows passengers eligible for a child discount, infant, youth discount, and senior citizen discount: RP/NCE1A0900/NCE1A0900 BE/SU 17DEC0x/1538Z YH66MW 1.ARMSTRONG/LOUIS (CHD) 2.HOLIDAY/BILLIE MRS(INF/SUE/21MAR07) 3.MILLER/GLEN (YTH) 4.WASHINGTON/DINAH MRS (YCD) 5 LH 401 C 01DEC 7 JFKFRA HK4 1530 1 1615 0530+1 *1A/E* 6 LH 400 C 10DEC 2 FRAJFK HK4 1015 1 1045 1320 *1A/E* 7 AP NYC 1 212 840 6852-B, SECRETARY MRS. GREEN 8 AP FRA 49 69 696 2347-B, MR. WULF 9 TK OK17DEC/NCE1A0900 10 SSR CHLD LH HK1/P1 11 SSR INFT LH HK1 HOLIDAY/SUE 21MAR07/S5/P2 12 SSR INFT LH HK1 HOLIDAY/SUE 21MAR07/S6/P2 >

When you are pricing the PNR, the system immediately picks up the codes from the name fields, and applies them as discounts. See the following pricing response: FXX

01 02 03 04 05

PASSENGER ARMSTRONG/LOUIS HOLIDAY/SUE HOLIDAY/BILLI* MILLER/GLEN WASHINGTON/DINAH*

PTC CH IN ADT ADT CD TOTALS

> >

NP 1 1 1 1 1

FARE 4376.00 654.00 6532.00 6532.00 5878.00 5

23972.00

TAX/FEE 87.00 62.53 87.00 87.00 87.00

PER PSGR 4463.00 716.53 6619.00 6619.00 5965.00

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The system could not match the youth discount for passenger 4, and the system defaults to the normal adult (ADT) passenger type code instead.


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Discount Pricing by Codes You can request discount pricing by including a passenger discount code at the end of your pricing entry after the /R option. To request a discount for a child, enter: FXX/P1/RCH You can also request discount pricing for several passengers, separating the different codes by an asterisk. To request discounts for a child, a senior citizen and a military, enter: FXP/RCH*CD*MM System Response: FXP/RID90*CH*CD*MM * FARE BASIS * DISC 01 CR * ID90 02 * CH 03 * CD 04 * MM > >

* * * * *

PTC

* FARE * 740.00 * 4463.00 * 5965.00 * 6619.00

1 2 3 4

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The system displays a list of fares, and fare details, for you to choose from. You need to inform the system which passenger you want to match with which discount. For example: FXT01/P1//02/P2//03/P3//04/P4 System Response: FXT01/P1//02/P2//03/P3//04/P4

01 02 03 04

PASSENGER P1 P2 P3 P4

PTC ID90 CH CD MM TOTALS

> >

NP 1 1 1 1

FARE 653.00 4376.00 5878.00 6532.00 4

17439.00

TAX/FEE 87.00 87.00 87.00 87.00

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The system matches your request with the passengers, and displays a list of fare details, as well as the total amounts.

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Discount Pricing by Fare Discount Elements HE FD You can specify fare discount codes in PNR fare elements (FD). See the Amadeus Online Help for the full list of discount codes. The system automatically takes the codes into account when you make a pricing entry. You can store up to three discount codes per passenger and per segment, in either a single FD element, or in multiple FD elements. You can segmentassociate an FD element even if no TST is created. Here we use the following PNR to illustrate the FD entry: RP/NCE1A0900/ 1.GREEN/PEPPER MR 2.THYME/HERB MR 3 LT 911 T 05JUN 3 MCODUS HK2 1400 1530 0615+1 332 SEE RTSVC 4 LT 910 T 12JUN 3 DUSMCO HK2 0830 B 1000 1345 332 SEE RTSVC 5 AP ORL 1 407 862 7442-B, MR.GREEN 6 AP DUS 49 211 34 56 790-B, HOTEL LINDNER 7 TK OK17DEC/NCE1A0900 >

0 M 0 M

These passengers are entitled to different discounts, which you can store as fare discount elements in the PNR. For Mr Green, who is a youth, enter: FDZZ/P1 For Mr. Thyme, who is a senior citizen, enter: FDCD/P2 System Response: RP/NCE1A0900/ 1.GREEN/PEPPER MR 2.THYME/HERB MR 3 LT 911 T 05JUN 3 MCODUS HK2 1400 1530 0615+1 332 SEE RTSVC 4 LT 910 T 12JUN 3 DUSMCO HK2 0830 B 1000 1345 332 SEE RTSVC 5 AP ORL 1 407 862 7442-B, MR.GREEN 6 AP DUS 49 211 34 56 790-B, HOTEL LINDNER 7 TK OK17DEC/NCE1A0900 8 FD PAX ZZ/P1 9 FD PAX CD/P2 >


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To price the itinerary, enter any of the basic pricing transactions. For example: FXP System Response: FXP

PASSENGER 01 GREEN/PEPPE* 02 THYME/HERB*

PTC ZZ CD

NP 1 1

TOTALS

FARE 978.00 978.00 2

1956.00

1-2 100.00 USD PENALTY APPLIES > >

TAX/FEE 61.84 61.84

PER PSGR 1039.84 1039.84

123.68

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The system applies the correct discounts.

Using the FD Element to Specify an Age Some fares require that an age is specified in the FD element to ensure that the passenger is entitled to a specific discount. Here we use the following PNR to illustrate this: -------------------------------------------------------------1.LAVENDER/ER(CHD/03DEC03) 2.SMITH/JOHNMR 3.SMITH/MARY MRS(INF/PHIL/02MAR07) 4 IT6125 M 15APR 6 ORYMRS SS3 0655 W 0710 0820 320 0 5 IT6326 M 18APR 2 MRSORY SS3 0745 2 0800 0915 320 0 6 SSR YY CHLD/P1 7 SSR YY INFT/P3 8 FD CH/02MAR07/P1 --------------------------------------------------------------

To state that the infant Phil is an infant, use the FD entry and include a passenger association after the date of birth, as follows: FDIN/02MAR07/P3 Note:

The date of birth of INF/CHD must always be included.

System Response: --------------------------------------------------------------1.LAVENDER/ER(CHD/03DEC03) 2.SMITH/JOHNMR 3.SMITH/MARY MRS(INF/PHIL/02MAR07) 4 IT6125 M 15APR 6 ORYMRS SS3 0655 W 0710 0820 320 0 5 IT6326 M 18APR 2 MRSORY SS3 0745 2 0800 0915 320 0 6 SSR YY 1CHLD/P1 7 SSR YY 1INFT/P1 8 FD INF IN/02MAR07/P3 9 FD CH/03DEC03/P1 ---------------------------------------------------------------

The system recognizes that 'IN' is an infant discount code, and automatically adds an INF identifier to the FD element. You can also manually add the INF or PAX identifier to any PNR fare element. Optionally, you can specify the age, using a birth date as follows: FDI02MAR07 For more information, see HE FD. 92

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Pricing Override Options HE OVERRIDE Pricing override functions are permitted in all Amadeus markets. However, some airlines may restrict their use. If you are using pricing override functions, the TST in your PNR may be considered manual. It is your responsibility to obtain authorization from the airline owning the fare for the ticket you are modifying. Table: Pricing Override Options Entry

Explanation

FXP/R,12JUN0x

Past date pricing

FXP/L-LPX3M TTP/L2,4-Y6/L5-YAP

Pricing and ticketing by fare basis

FXP/L-GHWGV/RGRP TTP/LGHWGV/RGRP

Pricing and ticketing by fare basis for group fares

TTP/ZO-50A FXX/ZO-75P*AD75

Zap off an amount of 50 units, or a percentage of 75%, and add a ticket designator AD75

FXX/R,ET TTP/R,ET-FRSE FXP/R,AT-FRSE18A FXX/R,AT-NZEM12.5P FXP/R,WT-XY-YC-XF

Tax options

TTP/V*NZ

Ticketing carrier override Note:

This functionality is controlled by the OVC field in the office profile.

Past Date Pricing HE FQP The past date pricing option allows you to price a fare for up to twelve months in the past. The system uses the fare and the rules of the date you include in your entry. Routing and currency conversion information is taken from the current date. The fail code V is printed on the ticket, unless you price a past date on the day that the fares change (for example, in markets with several daily fare loads). Here is an example entry: FXP/R,12AUG08 You may print a ticket and reprice an itinerary by using the past date pricing option. For example: TTP/R,12AUG08 When you combine the print entry TTP with the /R option, the existing TST is deleted and repriced with a fare of the date you include in the entry. However, the ticket will show the current date as the issue date. Note:

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Pricing and Ticketing by Fare Basis You can force pricing or ticketing by fare basis code, provided that the fare rule is filed in coded format. You may want to do this if, for example, the pricing request displays the lowest fare, but you know that there is a more expensive, less restrictive fare available. There are two options available for pricing by fare basis code: Table: Pricing by Fare Basis Options Option

Description

/A

All fare rules and booking codes are validated and the TST is guaranteed.

/L

Overrides (ignores) certain fare rules, and the TST is flagged as manual. See HE FAR, GP OP2 for details of this option.

Note:

/A and /L cannot be combined in the same pricing entry. However, /A can be used with /LI and /LO, which are not pricing entries.

When you use the /A option to force pricing by fare basis code, you can price an itinerary even if it contains segments for airlines that do not allow pricing overrides. To price the whole itinerary with one fare basis code, enter for example: FXX/A-JRT FXX

Pricing or ticketing entry

/A

Slash, A (pricing by fare basis indicator)

-JRT

Dash, fare basis code

To price using different fare basis codes, enter for example: FXX/A2-JRT/A3-J3A FXX

Pricing or ticketing entry

/A


2

Segment number

-JRT


/A


3

Segment number

-J3A


This results in a break in the fare at the off point of segment 2 and the off point of segment 3. The system validates the following items when you use pricing or ticketing by fare basis: stopovers, surcharges, child discount, other discounts, passenger types, and routings. The following table contains some examples, and explanations. For further examples, see HE FAR, GP OP2.

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Table: Examples of Pricing and Ticketing by Fare Basis Entry

Explanation

FXP/L-YAP TTP/L-YAP

Prices or tickets all segments in a PNR with the fare basis code YAP

FXP/L-YAP*6OCT5NOV TTP/L-YAP*6OCT5NOV

Prices or tickets all segments in a PNR, with the fare basis code YAP, and adds not valid before and not valid after dates

FXX/S2-4/L-YAP TTP/S2-S4/L-YAP

Prices or tickets separate segments in a PNR

FXP/L2,4-YZZ/L5-YAP3M

Prices segments 2 and 4 with fare basis YZZ, and segment 5 with fare basis YAP3M

FXX/L2-Y6/L3-Y6/L5-YAP

Prices a whole itinerary with different fare basis codes, without assuming a through fare, breaking the fare at all specified points

FXP/S2-4/L2,3-YAP1M/L4-LZZ

Prices parts of an itinerary, applying different fare basis codes, and assumes a through fare Note:

FXX/L-GHWGV/RGRP TTP/L-GHWGV/RGRP


When you choose parts of an itinerary to be priced by fare basis, you must segment select (S2,4) as well as refer to the different segment numbers after the identifier L.

Prices or tickets by fare basis for group fares Note:

Currently you may only use this option for fares filed in Automated Rules format. The system does not validate conditions of the group fare rules, and TSTs created with this option are considered manual.

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Zap Off Use the zap off option to manually apply a discount to an itinerary or a segment. The discount is applied in the currency of your terminal. The system appends the ticket designator DISC to the fare basis code, unless you specify something else. Different fail codes are printed on the ticket, depending on how you use the option. You may specify a percentage by adding the indicator P, or an amount by adding the indicator A. A percentage discount is always applied to the base fare. The zap off option defaults to either the base fare, or the total fare. Your default option is controlled by the fare quote profile. If you wish to override the default set for you, see the following example of the entries: FXP/ZO-B75P

Zap off 75% from the base fare (not valid in USA)

TTP/ZO-T20A

Zap off an amount (20 units) of the total fare. T (meaning total) applies only with A (amount) and not with P (percentage).

Pricing will fail if one or more of the following conditions exists: •

The segments being priced are not on the same carrier and user wants to zap off an amount.

•

When discounting an amount of the total fare, there is more than one fare component and more than one taxation applies.

The following message is displayed: 'UNABLE TO DISCOUNT/INTERLINE OR MULTI-TAX'

See HE ZAPOFF for more information.

Zap Add The zap add option allows you to add a percentage or amount to the base fare when pricing. The pricing indicator on the TST is I and the FCMI is 0, but the fare calculation line includes 'PLUS' followed by the amount that has been added to indicate that zap add has been used. Any taxes based on a percentage are calculated on the base fare plus the added amount, except for USLO tax (US Domestic), which is calculated on the base fare only, and is not applied to the added amount. The following restrictions apply: •

The targeted fares must be Private Fares (Category 15) available to your agency.

•

Your agency must have a commercial agreement with the airline to allow the zap add function on the airline's fares.

•

The function must be activated for your office ID - this is done automatically with the zap off option. To request access to this function, contact your local Amadeus commercial organization.

To use the zap add option, enter, for example: FXX/R,U*ZAPADD/ZO-50A

Zap add an amount of 50

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Ticketing Carrier Override The ticketing carrier override option is controlled by the OVC field in your office profile. If this field is set to YES, you can override the validating airline and print a ticket on an airline, whether it is participating in the itinerary or not. The fail code R is printed on the ticket. For example: TTP/V*NZ You are responsible for verifying whether a ticketing agreement exists between the airlines in the PNR and the airline you are validating. The system does not verify such information when you use this option. To find out whether a ticketing agreement exists, enter TGAD-XX/YY (XX = airline in the PNR, YY = the second airline). For example, to check the ticketing agreement between Air France and British Airways, enter: TGAD-AF/BA System Response: --AIRLINES HAVING AGREEMENT WITH: AF BA T P E > T

Ticketing

P

Prepaid

E

Electronic ticketing

You can also check the ticketing agreement as follows: •

Contact the airline directly

•

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Fare Calculation Mode Indicators HE FCMI, HE FAILCODE

The system generates a fail code, or fare calculation mode indicator, when you price or print a ticket with special conditions. These codes are printed on the ticket, displayed in the ticket image, and stored in the TST. The code can be either a letter or a number, to indicate how the itinerary was priced. See HE FCMI for a list of the TST indicators and the entries to create them. The fail codes are divided into two groups. They are either created by the fare quote system when you price an itinerary, or by the ticket server when you print a ticket. Sometimes you may find that you get one code when you price the itinerary, and another when you print the ticket. Fail codes created by the ticket server always take precedence.

Examples of a Ticket Image, TST, and a Ticket The following is an example of a ticket image, generated by the system after a pricing entry: FXX/ZO-500A 01 FOSTER/ANDRE* -----------------------------------------------------------AL FLGT BK T DATE TIME FARE BASIS NVB NVA BG NCE NYC DL 0083 Y Y 16JUN 1230 YWB/DISC PC NCE DL 0082 Y Y 21JUN 2020 YWB/DISC PC EUR

3158.00

16JUN02NCE DL NYC Q8.00 1628.17DL NCE Q 8.00 1628.17LESS447.19NUC2825.15END ROE EUR 7.17QX 1.117814 EUR 6.66FR XT EUR 3.75FR EUR 5.61YC EUR 14.37US EUR EUR 51.68XT 14.37US EUR 3.48XA EUR 6.74XY EUR 3.36XF EUR 3223.51 JFK3.00 EUR 10.00 AIRLINE FEES EUR 3233.51 TOTAL AIRLINE FEES INCLUDED AMOUNT DISCOUNT OVERRIDE APPLIED TO BASE FARE *B* EUR 500.00 MANUAL DISC APPLIED/VERIFY RULES WITH CARRIER > PAGE 2/ 2 >

The fail code B is displayed together with information on how the PNR was priced. A TST, or transitional stored ticket, is a record containing all the ticketing information attached to a PNR. The system automatically stores information requested from the fare server in the TST.

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The following is an example of a TST, where you can see the indicator at the top of the panel: TST00001 NCE1A0900 BE/18DEC M B OD NCENCE SI TFXP/ZO-500A 1.FOSTER/ANDREW MR 1 NCE DL 083 Y 16JUN 1230 OK YWB DISC PC 2 O JFK DL 082 Y 21JUN 2020 OK YWB DISC PC NCE FARE F EUR 3158.00 TAX X EUR 7.17QXAE X EUR 6.66FRSE X EUR 3.75FRTI TAX X EUR 5.61YCAE X EUR 14.37USAP X EUR 14.37USAS TAX X EUR 3.48XACO X EUR 6.74XYCR X EUR 3.36XF GRAND TOTAL EUR 3223.51 NCE DL NYC Q8.00 1628.17DL NCE Q8.00 1628.17LESS447.19NUC2825.1 5END ROE1.117814 XF JFK3 >

The TST indicator is M for manual pricing. Note:

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HE BEST PRICER or HE FXA or HE FXB Amadeus Best Pricer enables you to price a PNR with the lowest available fare for a booked itinerary. It checks for lower fares and availability in lower booking classes, or for lower fares in the same booking class as already booked. The system suggests only fares that are applicable to the itinerary and the passenger type. It also checks the rule conditions. Amadeus Best Pricer can automatically rebook an itinerary in a lower booking class, by using the highest access. Alternatively, the system can inform you of lower fares without rebooking, to enable you to check if the suggested fare is suitable for the passenger, without changing the PNR. You can also choose to store, or not to store the pricing response in a TST. In certain markets, Amadeus Best Pricer checks for lower fares across all cabins of the aircraft, and gives preference to the highest cabin when the same fare applies. In other markets, Amadeus Best Pricer checks for lower fares in the same cabin as the already booked segment. You can use airline ticketing fee entries, are also known as OB fees, with Amadeus Best Pricer. Airline ticketing fees are included in the price. Table: Amadeus Best Pricer Entries Entry

Explanation

FXB

Rebooks to the lowest fare, and create a TST

FXR

Rebooks to the lowest fare but do not create a TST

FXA

Displays a list of lower fares

FXU

Selects a fare after FXA, rebook, and create a TST

FXZ

Selects a fare after FXA, rebook, but do not create a TST

FXL

Displays lowest possible fare Note:

The system also informs you about seat availability.

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Amadeus Best Pricer with Automatic Rebooking HE FXB You can use the Amadeus Best Pricer entries FXB and FXR to rebook an itinerary in a lower class. FXB creates a TST, FXR does not. The following PNR illustrates the Amadeus Best Pricer function: --- RLR --RP/NCE1A0900/NCE1A0900 BE/SU 18DEC0x/1003Z YJTSE7 1.ADLER/GRACE MRS 2.MCFARLAND/JACK MR 3.TRUHMAN/WILL MR 4.WALKER/KAREN MRS 5 BA 456 C 10MAY 5 LHRMAD HK4 0710 1 0755 1120 *1A/E* 6 BA 455 C 17MAY 5 MADLHR HK4 0755 1 0840 1000 *1A/E* 7 AP LON 44 20 73731075-B, SECRETARY MRS. BAXTER 8 AP MAD 34 91 8023970-B, MR.LOPEZ 9 TK OK18DEC/NCE1A0900 >

To find the lowest applicable fare for this itinerary, and store TSTs, enter: FXB System Response: FXB ITINERARY REBOOKED PASSENGER 01 ADLER/GRACE* 02 MCFARLAND/JACK* 03 TRUHMAN/WILL* 04 WALKER/KAREN*

PTC ADT ADT ADT ADT

NP 1 1 1 1

TOTALS

FARE 179.00 179.00 179.00 179.00 4

716.00

TAX/FEE 35.34 35.34 35.34 35.34

PER PSGR 214.34 214.34 214.34 214.34

141.36

857.36

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The system informs you that the itinerary is rebooked. Since the PNR contains several passengers, the system displays a list of passenger and fare details. You can view any of the fare details when there is only one TST, by entering: TQT To view the details for a TST when multiple TSTs exist, enter: TQT/T3 All passengers in this example have exactly the same fare, and therefore the same TST. If instead you use the entry FXR to rebook, the response with a list of passenger and fare details will be the same, but no TSTs are created. You can still view the fare details by using the entry FQQ, followed by a number for a passenger. When you retrieve the PNR, you can see that the itinerary has been rebooked.

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See the following example: --- RLR --RP/NCE1A0900/NCE1A0900 BE/SU 18DEC0x/1003Z YJTSE7 1.ADLER/GRACE MRS 2.MCFARLAND/JACK MR 3.TRUHMAN/WILL MR 4.WALKER/KAREN MRS 5 BA 456 N 10MAY 5 LHRMAD HK4 0755 1120 E NAME CHANGE RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY IN M CABIN SEE RTSVC 6 BA 455 N 17MAY 5 MADLHR HK4 0840 1000 E NAME CHANGE RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY IN M CABIN SEE RTSVC 7 AP LON 44 20 73731075-B, SECRETARY MRS. BAXTER 8 AP MAD 34 91 8023970-B, MR.LOPEZ 9 TK OK18DEC/NCE1A0900 10 FE PAX NON ENDORSEABLE/S5-6/P1-4 >

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Amadeus Best Pricer with Manual Rebooking HE FXA You can use the Amadeus Best Pricer entry FXA to display a list of lower applicable fares. As a follow-up you can choose to do a manual rebooking with the entries FXU which stores a TST, or FXZ which does not store a TST. Here is the same PNR again: --- RLR --RP/NCE1A0900/NCE1A0900 BE/SU 18DEC0x/1003Z YJTSE7 1.ADLER/GRACE MRS 2.MCFARLAND/JACK MR 3.TRUHMAN/WILL MR 4.WALKER/KAREN MRS 5 BA 456 C 10MAY 5 LHRMAD HK4 0710 1 0755 1120 *1A/E* 6 BA 455 C 17MAY 5 MADLHR HK4 0755 1 0840 1000 *1A/E* 7 AP LON 44 20 73731075-B, SECRETARY MRS. BAXTER 8 AP MAD 34 91 8023970-B, MR.LOPEZ 9 TK OK18DEC/NCE1A0900 >

To request a list of lower fares, enter: FXA System Response: FXA * FARE BASIS 01 C1WR 02 C2BA 03 YSR 04 NEUROFF+B* 05 NEUROFF+H* 06 NEUROFF+K* 07 NEUROFF+M* 08 VLWABEU+N* 09 NEUROFF *2* > >

* * * * * * * * * *

DISC

* * * * * * * * * *

PSGR P1-4 P1-4 P1-4 P1-4 P1-4 P1-4 P1-4 P1-4 P1-4

* FARE * 956.39 * 887.39 * 850.34 * 375.34 * 327.34 * 295.34 * 262.34 * 238.34 * 214.34

* MSG * *SR * * * * * * * PAGE

*T *Y *Y *Y *Y *Y *Y *Y *Y *Y 1/ 1

As a follow-up entry, you can request:

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FQN Fare rule information

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FQS Booking code information

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FQQ Fare details

•

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PTC ADT ADT ADT ADT

NP 1 1 1 1

TOTALS

FARE 203.00 203.00 203.00 203.00 4

812.00


TAX/FEE 35.34 35.34 35.34 35.34

PER PSGR 238.34 238.34 238.34 238.34

141.36

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To view the ticket image for passenger 4, enter FQQ4.

Displaying The Lowest Available Fare With a PNR open you can search for lower fares that match the flights and dates of the current itinerary. To display the lowest possible fares, enter: FXA/LO To display a list of lowest available fares, enter: FXA/LI To display only the lowest available fare, enter: FXA/LA Note:

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Displaying the Lowest Possible Fare HE FXL You can use the entry FXL to display the lowest possible fare for an itinerary. The system will also advise you about seat availability. There is no follow-up entry to rebook the itinerary with FXL. Use either the FXB or the FXR entry. Here is the same PNR as before. To display the lowest possible fare, enter: FXL System Response: FXL LOWEST PRICE IS AVAILABLE PASSENGER PTC 01 ADLER/GRACE* ADT 02 MCFARLAND/JACK* ADT 03 TRUHMAN/WILL* ADT 04 WALKER/KAREN* ADT

NP 1 1 1 1

TOTALS

FARE 179.00 179.00 179.00 179.00


4

716.00

TAX/FEE 35.34 35.34 35.34 35.34

PER PSGR 214.34 214.34 214.34 214.34

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You can view the fare details for any of the passengers by using the FQQ entry, for example, FQQ3. If there is only one passenger in the PNR, the system displays a ticket image. If the lowest fare is not available, the system will still display passenger and fare details of the lowest fare, but include the following message at the top of the display: LOWEST SOLD OUT // TRY WAITLIST >

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Using Passenger Discounts with Amadeus Best Pricer You may combine multiple passenger types with Amadeus Best Pricer, provided that the lowest fare per passenger is in the same class for all passengers, and that the fare rule conditions allow pricing. If different booking classes apply, the system displays the following message: SPLIT PNR – DIFFERENT BOOKING CODES REQUIRED FOR LOWEST FARES >

If the flight availability for a passenger type is less than the total number of passengers in a PNR, the system does not display the split PNR message. Instead it rebooks all passengers in a higher available class.

Entering Passenger Type Codes in the Amadeus Best Pricer Entry If the passenger type codes are not included in the name fields of the PNR, you can include them in the Amadeus Best Pricer entry. However, you must select all passengers in the PNR, even though you only want to apply a specific discount for specific passengers. The following PNR illustrates this entry: RP/NCE1A0900/NCE1A0900 BE/SU 18DEC0x/1017Z YJU2PI 1.FORET/JEAN MR 2.MARCONI/ANITA MISS 3.MARCONI/LUCA MR 4 AF1204 Y 20APR 6 CDGFCO HK3 0630 2D 0715 0920 *1A/E* 5 AF2305 Y 24APR 3 FCOCDG HK3 0615 B 0700 0905 *1A/E* 6 AP PAR 33 1 45 39 64 17-B, MR. MARCONI 7 AP ROM 39 06 48 90 57 40-H MR.BUSCARRONE 8 TK OK18DEC/NCE1A0900 >

To apply a child discount for passenger 2, and indicate passengers 1 and 3 as normal adults, enter: FXB/P1,3/PAX//P2/RCH System Response: FXB/P1,3/PAX//P2/RCH ITINERARY REBOOKED PASSENGER 01 FORET/JEAN* 02 MARCONI/LUCA* 03 MARCONI/ANITA*

PTC ADT ADT CH TOTALS

NP 1 1 1

FARE 340.00 340.00 255.00 3

935.00

TAX/FEE 18.83 18.83 16.01

PER PSGR 358.83 358.83 271.01

53.67

988.67

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When an infant is present in the PNR, the system automatically bases the fare on the regular passenger fare. If, however, you receive the system warning message 'SPLIT PNR', select all non-infant passengers using the /PAX entry. for example: FXB/P1,2/PAX//P3/RCH Then price the infant separately using the FXP/INF entry.

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Using Fare Discount Elements with Amadeus Best Pricer Instead of entering passenger type codes in the name field of the PNR, or including them in the pricing entry, you can store them in a fare discount element. Here we use the following PNR to illustrate this: RP/NCE1A0900/NCE1A0900 MW/SU 30MAY06/1051Z KSOJIV 1.BOLAND/JAMES MR 2.BOLAND/MARIJN MS 3.TIMMERMANNS/MIEKE MRS (INF/FEMKE/02FEB06) 4 AF1148 C 18AUG 5 CDGBCN HK3 0715 2F 0745 0930 *1A/E* 5 AF1349 C 25AUG 5 BCNCDG HK3 1205 A 1235 1430 *1A/E* 6 TK OK05JUN/NCE1A0990 7 SSR INFT AF HK1 TIMMERMANNS/FEMKE 02FEB06/S4/P3 8 SSR INFT AF HK1 TIMMERMANNS/FEMKE 02FEB06/S5/P3 >

To specify that passenger 2 is a child, enter: FDCH/03JAN07/P2 The system updates the PNR, and adds the following elements: 9 SSR YY 1CHLD/P2 10 FD CH/03JAN07/P2

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Cabin Option When searching for low fares, you can include the cabin option /K, which searches for fare options in the specified cabins. This option can be used at itinerary level with any of the Amadeus Best Pricer transactions. To search for fares in Business Class, for example, enter: FXA/KC Table: Cabin Identification Codes Code

Cabin

F

First

C

Club (Business)

M

Economy but not Economy/Coach Premium

W

Economy/Coach Premium

Y

Economy (Y = W + M)

Each cabin is defined by the airline, so the classes could vary. You can also specify more than one cabin in your entry. For example, to search for the lowest fare in First or Club only, enter: FXA/KFC For more information, see HE BEST PRICER.

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Explanation

FXB/S4S

Stopover indication at segment 4

FXB/S4,6S

Stopover indication at segments 4 and 6

FXB/S4X

Transfer indication at segment 4

FXB/S4,6X

Transfer indication at segments 4 and 6

FXB/B4

Fare break point at segment 4

FXB/BT-4

Turnaround point at segment 4

FXB/PO

Global routing (via the North Pole)

FXB/S4PO

Requests Amadeus Best Pricer of specific segment, via a global routing

FXB/RMIL

Specifies a passenger type code (Military)

FXB/R,*NPE

Specifies expanded parameters (request fares with no penalty information)

FXB/R,ET

Exempts taxes

FXB/R,FA-OBFCA*100

Adds an airline ticketing fee with an FCA subcode applied on an amount of 100 in the currency of the point of sale.

FXB/R,FX-OBT01-OBFCA


FXB/R,NYC

Overrides point of sale

FXB/R,NYC.STO

Overrides point of sale and ticketing

FXB/P1/RYTH//P2/RCH/P3-4/PAX

Multiple passenger types

RT IE9998,FXB

Retrieves and prices a PNR Combined Options:

FXB/S2-4/S8X,PO/S9 FXB/S5X/R,LON.FRA

Prices segments 2 through 4, 8 and 9, and indicates a transfer at segment 8 as well as indicating a global routing. Indicates a transfer at segment 5, and overrides the point of sale and ticketing.

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Amadeus Value Pricer

HE VALUE PRICER or HE FXC Amadeus Value Pricer searches for available low fare itinerary recommendations. You can use Value Pricer entries with or without an active PNR. The system returns from 4 to 20 recommendations, which you can choose from to either create a new booking, or rebook an existing one. Value Pricer processes multi-passenger types, and guarantees your seat at booking time. Note:

The number of recommendations to be displayed is indicated in the office profile. the VPN field (Value Pricer number) can contain any number from 4 to 20. Amadeus Service Fee Manager is fully integrated with Amadeus Value Pricer. The Value Pricer recommendations include the ticketing fees by default.

Value Pricer can be used by a variety of travel agencies, such as corporate, leisure travel, and multi-national agencies. However, distribution of Value Pricer will be restricted as a charge will apply. Value Pricer supports domestic and international sectors, interline routings, and one-way, return, circle, and open-jaw trips. Value Pricer is based on Amadeus neutral availability. The following options can be used to customize your search request: •

Time

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Airline

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Connecting point

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Flight category

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Cabin

Value Pricer supports published fares, negotiated fares, ATPCO private fares, and interline pricing. generally, all Amadeus Best Pricer and standard pricing restrictions apply to Value Pricer. Additionally, there are other restrictions that apply only to Value Pricer.


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Your request can contain the following fare options: •

Up to six different passenger types, which are processed simultaneously

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Taxes

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Ticketing date

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Override selling/ticketing city

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Expanded parameters

The minimum elements you need to perform a Amadeus Value Pricer transaction are: •

Number of passengers (if more than one)

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Origin

•

Destination

•

Date

You can enter these elements manually, or, if a PNR is present, the system automatically retrieves them from the PNR. The only mandatory element in your entry is the destination. By default, if you only specify the destination, the system searches for low fares for one adult passenger on flights departing today from the city associated to your office profile. For example, if you enter: FXC PAR and your office is located in London, the system searches by default for low fares for one adult passenger from London to Paris using today’s date and time. Using the elements you enter, or from the PNR, the system finds up to nine lowfare itineraries, and displays them in a recommendation display.

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Recommendation Display A recommendation display contains from 4 to 20 recommendations of fares and itineraries proposed by the system (see the note). For example, you want to search for low fares for an adult passenger flying from Paris to New York on February 10, and returning ten days later. The entry is: FXCPAR/D10FEBNYC/D20FEBPAR System Response: FXCPAR/D10FEBNYC/D20FEBPAR --------------------------RECOMMENDATION 1 (EUR 464.33)-----PTC CUR TAX FARE BASIS 1 ADT 1 EUR 464.33 66.33 LLWAPT4+ TOTAL 1 EUR 464.33 66.33 1: DL8270 L 10FEB CDG2C JFK 1 2 DL 118 L 20FEB JFK 3 CDG2C ** TO (RE)BOOK USE FXZ **

1855 1940

2055 0850+1

0.777 0.M11

08:00 07:10

1 TICKETS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE --------------------------RECOMMENDATION 2 (EUR 464.33)-----PTC CUR TAX FARE BASIS 1 ADT 1 EUR 464.33 66.33 QLWSP4W+ TOTAL 1 EUR 464.33 66.33 1: CO 81 Q 10FEB CDG2C EWR B 2: CO 80 Q 20FEB EWR C CDG2C ** TO (RE)BOOK USE FXZ ** )>

1020 1710

1230 E0/777 0620+1 E0/777

08:10 07:10

The fare information displayed includes the following: •

Total fare information

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Passenger type

•

Tax total

•

Fare basis

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Last ticketing date

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Penalty and warning messages

The itinerary information displayed includes the following: •

Flight number

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Operating carrier (if different to the marketing carrier)

•

Marketing carrier

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Booking class

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Departure date

•

Last seat indicator

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Departure and arrival airports

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Airport terminals

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Departure and arrival times

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Number of intermediate stops

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Access level

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Aircraft type

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Flight duration

If you search for low fares without a PNR, the recommendation display shows the fares in ascending order for all passengers, followed by the corresponding itineraries. If you search for low fares with a PNR, the first recommendation shows the lowest fare available for the current PNR, that is, the price to beat. The other recommendations show lower fares in ascending order, or equal fares, for all passengers, followed by the corresponding itineraries.

Recommendation Display Follow-Up Entries You can use follow-up entries to select a recommendation, view fare and flight details, create a new booking, or rebook an existing one. For more information, see HE VALUE PRICER.

Moving Between Displays The following table describes the entries you can use to move from one display to another, or within a display: Table: Scrolling Entries

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Entry

Displays

MP FXC

Main recommendation display

MP FXS

Previously selected recommendation

MP FQN

Previous fare notes

MP FQQ

Previous ticket image

MP FQS

Previous booking code information

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Amadeus Value Pricer Without a PNR If you search for low fares without a PNR, the system displays between 4 and 20 low-fare itineraries based on the information in your entry. From the display that appears, you can select one of the recommendations, view the fare and/or flight details, create the PNR, and optionally store the fare. The following conditions and restrictions apply: You can request a maximum of: •

Six requested segments, including two surface sectors

•

Four different cities. For example: FXC LAX /D1MAR MIA /D10MAR NYC /D15MAR PAR /D17MAR NYC /D1APR MIA /D7APR LAX Note:

The system may display, for example, a connecting flight from MIA to LAX via SFO. If so, the journey from MIA to LAX is still regarded as one requested segment.

•

Nine passengers

•

Six passenger types

•

Two requested segments (excluding surface sectors) on the same date. You must specify the arrival time and a time window for the first segment, and a departure time and time window for the second segment

The following important conditions also apply: •

If you request more than one segment, the dates must be in chronological order.

•

No past date or time is allowed.

•

You cannot search for low fares in Temporary Ticketing (TY) mode.

Entries Here we describe the entries you use to: •

Search for low fares

•

Select a recommendation

•

View the flight details

•

View the fare details

•

Book a recommendation

•

Combining entries

•

Moving between displays


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Searching For Low Fares The following table describes the FXC entries that you can use. You can also add the options that are explained in this section: Table: Examples of Amadeus Value Pricer Low-Fare Search Entries Enter

To Find Low Fares for

FXC MIA

An outbound flight for one adult passenger from xxx to Miami on today’s date, where xxx is the city associated to your office profile

FXC PAR / D10MAY LYS

An outbound flight for one adult passenger from Paris to Lyon on May 10

FXC 2 MIA / D10MAY LAX / D20MAY MIA

An outbound flight for two adult passengers on May 10 from Miami to Los Angeles, and a return flight on May 20

FXC NCE / D01MAY JKT – DPS / D20MAY NCE

An outbound flight on May 1 from Nice to Jakarta One surface sector between Jakarta and Denpasar A return flight on May 20 from Denpasar to Nice

FXC PAR / D01MAR SAN – LAX / D15MAR NYC / D25MAR PAR

First segment on March 1 from Paris to San Diego One surface sector between San Diego and Los Angeles Second segment on March 15 from Los Angeles to New York Third segment on March 25 from New York to Paris

FXC NCE / D01MAR / ALH JKT – DPS / D20MAR NCE / R YTH

An outbound flight on March 1 from Nice to Jakarta on Lufthansa flights A return flight on March 20 from Denpasar to Nice Youth passenger type

FXC NYC / D18MAR HOU+

An outbound flight on March 18 from New York to Houston. Note:

Note:

When the city and airport codes are the same (HOU is Houston city and Hobby airport) HOU+ means Houston city for US users, and Hobby airport for nonUS users.

You cannot use the stopover option (-) or the stopover and surface option (---). If you specify two requested segments using the following entry, the system assumes that there is a stopover in New York: FXCMIA/D10APRNYC/D12APRBOS

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Selecting a Recommendation To select a recommendation from the recommendation display, enter: FXSn where n is the line number.

Viewing the Flight Details Once you have selected a recommendation, you can use the entries shown in the following table to display the flight details: Table: Entries to Display Flight Details Enter

To View Flight Details for

DO 1

All flights of the first segment

DO 1 / 2

Only the second flight of the first segment

DO 2 – 5

All flights of the second to the fifth segment

DO 2 , 5

Only the flights of the second and fifth segments

Viewing the Fare Details Once you have selected a recommendation, you can use the entries shown in the following table to view the fare details: Table: Entries to Display Fare Details Enter

To View

FQNn

The notes for the fare on a specific line number

FQQn

The ticket image for the fare on a specific line number

FQSn

The booking code for the fare on a specific line number

FQHn

The vertical fare calculation for the fare on a specific line number

Booking a Recommendation Use the entries shown in the following table to book a recommendation directly from the recommendation display: Table: Entries to Book Directly From a Recommendations Display Enter

To

FXUn

Books a specific recommendation number (n) and store the TST

FXZn

Books a specific recommendation number (n) without storing the TST


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After selecting a recommendation, you can book it using one of entries shown in the following table: Table: Entries to Book a Selected Recommendation Enter

To

FXU

Books the selected recommendation, and store the TST

FXZ

Books the selected recommendation, without storing the TST

Combining Entries You can combine entries to view the fare notes, ticket image, or booking code for a particular recommendation: Table: Combining Entries to View Fare Notes, Ticket Image or Booking Code Enter

To

FXSnFQNx

Views the notes for the fare on a specific line number (x) for a specific recommendation (n)

FXSnFQQx

Views the ticket image for the fare on a specific line number (x) for a specific recommendation (n)

FXSnFQSx

Views the booking code for the fare on a specific line number (x) for a specific recommendation (n)

Moving Between Displays To move from one display to another, or within a display, use the following entries: Table: Entries for Moving Between Displays

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Enter

To View

MPFXC

The recommendation display

MPFXS

The previously selected recommendation

MPFQN

The previous fare note

MPFQQ

The previous ticket image

MPFQS

The previous booking code information

M

The next screen

MU

The previous screen

MT

The first screen

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Amadeus Value Pricer with a PNR If you perform a low fare search from a displayed PNR, the system displays up to four low-fare itineraries based on the information stored in the PNR. You can customize your search by adding flight or fare options to the FXC entry. The following PNR illustrates this entry: RP/NCE1A0900/ 1.WORTHINGTON/ELLIS MR 2 AF2670 Y 15MAY 3 CDGLHR HK1 SEE RTSVC 3 AP PAR 33 1 66795321-H >

0645 2F 0730 0750

733 E 0 B

To request the low fare search, enter: FXC System Response: FXC --------------------------RECOMMENDATION 1 (EUR 356.52)-----** BEST AVAILABLE FARE FOR CURRENT PNR ** PTC CUR TAX FARE BASIS 1 ADT 1 EUR 356.52 13.52 COW1 TOTAL 1 EUR 356.52 13.52 1 AF2670 C 15MAY /CDG2F LHR 2 ** TO (RE)BOOK USE FXZ OR FXU **

0730

0750

E0/733

01:20

--------------------------RECOMMENDATION 2 (EUR 204.52)-----PTC CUR TAX FARE BASIS 1 ADT 1 EUR 204.52 13.52 KOP TOTAL 1 EUR 204.52 13.52 1 BD 184 K 15MAY /CDG 1 LHR 1 ** TO (RE)BOOK USE FXZ OR FXU **

2155

2200

0/735

01:05

1 TICKETS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE AFTER DEPARTURE --------------------------RECOMMENDATION 3 (EUR 204.52)-----)>

The first recommendation shows the lowest fare available for the current PNR, that is, the price to beat. The other recommendations show lower fares in ascending order, or equal fares, for all passengers, followed by the corresponding itineraries. The following conditions apply: •

•

You can only use FXU if: -

You have entered names in the PNR before making an FXC entry

-

The recommendation is homogeneous

The system determines the number of passengers and itinerary data (origin and destination cities) from the flight segments. Therefore do not specify these in your entry.


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If the PNR contains FD elements, do not specify the passenger type code in your entry.

•

You cannot search for low fares in Temporary Ticketing (TY) mode.

Conditions also apply to the following parts of the PNR: name elements, flight segments, and FD elements.

Name Element Conditions With name elements, the Amadeus Value Pricer transaction fails if: •

The number of passengers in the PNR, excluding infants, exceeds nine.

•

The PNR contains a group name.

•

You attempt to passenger-associate. For example, if a PNR contains an adult, infant, and child passenger, you cannot enter FXC/P1 or FXC/P2.

Flight Segment Conditions With flight segments, the Amadeus Value Pricer transaction fails if: •

The PNR is non-homogeneous.

•

The selected flight segments in your Amadeus Value Pricer entry contain: -

Open, passive, or ghost segments

-

Segments booked using special action codes, for example UM (Unaccompanied Minor)

-

More than six requested segments, including two surface sectors

-

More than four different cities

For example, the itinerary below contains two requested segments (Miami to Denpasar, and Denpasar to Miami) and two different cities (Miami and Denpasar). All other city and airport codes are connecting points. RP/NCE1A0900/NCE1A0900 1.JONES/R MR 2 BA 208 L 10MAY 3 MIALHR 3 BA7312 M 11MAY 4 LHRBKK 4 TG 431 B 12MAY 5 BKKDPS 5 GA 970 Y 30MAY 7 DPSLGW 5 BA2295 L 31MAY 3 LGWMIA 6 AP OK 7 TK OK17JAN/NCE1A0900 >

Note:

WG/SU HK1 HK1 HK1 SS1 HK1

17JAN0x/1515Z

4 1 N

1930 1310 0840 1910 1010

0910+1 0650+1 1345 0710+1 1435

YNCO6K *1A/E* *1A/ *1A/ *1A/E*

Segment association is allowed. Informational, ARNK, and auxiliary segments are ignored if they are selected with booked flight segments.

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FD Element Conditions The Amadeus Value Pricer transaction fails if the PNR contains segmentassociated fare discount (FD) elements.

Entries Here we explain the entries you use to carry out the following actions: •

Searching for Low Fares

•

Selecting a Recommendation

•

Viewing the Flight Details

•

Viewing the Fare Details

•

Booking a Recommendation

•

Combining Entries

•

Moving Between Displays

Searching for Low Fares To search for low fares for the active PNR, enter: FXC Note:

You can add options to the FXC entry.

Selecting a Recommendation To select a recommendation from the recommendation display, enter: FXSn where n is the line number.

Viewing the Flight Details Once you have selected a recommendation, you can use the entries shown in the following table to display the flight details: Table: Entries for Displaying Flight Details for a Selected Recommendation Enter

To View Flight Details for

DO 1

All flights of the first segment

DO 1 / 2

Only the second flight of the first segment

DO 2 – 5

All flights of the second to the fifth segment

DO 2 , 5

Only the flights of the second and fifth segments


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Viewing the Fare Details Once you have selected a recommendation, you can use the entries shown in the following table to view the fare details: Table: Entries for Displaying the Fare Details of a Selected Recommendation Enter

To View

FQNn

The notes for the fare on a specific line number (n)

FQQn

The ticket image for the fare on a specific line number (n)

FQSn

The booking code for the fare on a specific line number (n)

FQHn

The vertical fare calculation for the fare on a specific line number (n)

Use the entries shown in the following table to book a recommendation directly from the recommendation display: Table: Entries to Book Directly From a Recommendations Display Enter

To

FXUn

Books a specific recommendation number (n) and store the TST

FXZn

Books a specific recommendation number (n) without storing the TST

After selecting a recommendation, you can book it using one of entries shown in the following table: Table: Entries to Book a Selected Recommendation Enter

To

FXU

Books the selected recommendation, and store the TST

FXZ

Books the selected recommendation, without storing the TST

Combining Entries You can combine entries to view the fare notes, ticket image, or booking code for a particular recommendation: Table: Combining Entries to View Fare Notes, Ticket Image, or Booking Code for a Recommendation

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Enter

To

FXSnFQNx

Views the notes for the fare on a specific line number (x) for a specific recommendation (n)

FXSnFQQx

Views the ticket image for the fare on a specific line number (x) for a specific recommendation (n)

FXSnFQSx

Views the booking code for the fare on a specific line number (x) for a specific recommendation (n)

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Moving Between Displays To move from one display to another, or within a display, use the entries shown in the following table: Table: Scrolling Entries Enter

To View

MPFXC

The recommendation display

MPFXS

The previously selected recommendation

MPFQN

The previous fare note

MPFQQ

The previous ticket image

MPFQS

The previous booking code information

MD

The next screen

MU

The previous screen

MT

The first screen


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Amadeus Value Pricer Options HE FAR, GP VA2 You can specify options in your Amadeus Value Pricer entry, such as specific airlines or passenger-type codes. These options apply to both PNR- and nonPNR based searches. If the system finds a fare that meets your requirements, it will select that fare even if a cheaper fare exists. Here are some examples of options that you can include in your Amadeus Value Pricer entry: •

Include and/or exclude one of more specific airlines.

•

Specify a cabin.

•

Include and/or exclude specific connecting points.

•

Request non-stop, direct, connecting, or change-of-gauge flights (or a combination).

•

Specify either a departure or an arrival time.

•

Specify an hour range. This option is used in conjunction with the departure and arrival time entry.

•

Specify Passenger Type Codes (PTCs).

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Specify the price to beat.

•

Use pricing options in the FXC entry. You can include more than one pricing option, provided that you specify them in the same /R entry. For example: FXC/R, LON.LON, *PTC

•

Use the following expanded parameters: -

NPE

No penalty information

-

RF

Refundable fares

-

NAP

No advance purchase information

-

NR

No restrictions

•

Override the departure dates of the segments in the PNR.

•

Select segments in the PNR.

For more information, see HE FAR, GP VA2.

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Segment Level and Itinerary Level Association The table below specifies which options can be associated at either segment level or itinerary level, or both: Table: Option Association at Segment and Itinerary Level Option

Segment Level

Itinerary Level

Airline

Yes

Yes

Flight Category

Yes

Yes

Time

Yes

No

Time Window

Yes

No

Connecting Point

Yes

No

Cabin

No

Yes

Pricing Options

No

Yes

Passenger Type Codes

No

Yes

Price to Beat

No

Yes

Segment Level Only If an option can only be associated at the segment level, it must always be preceded by a slash (/). For example, to search for low return fares from Miami to Paris on specific dates, enter: FXC MIA /D10FEB PAR /D15FEB MIA

Segment and Itinerary Level Some options can be associated at both the segment and itinerary levels. If you specify the option at the itinerary level, it must always be preceded by a double slash (//). For example, to request Continental Airlines flights for both the outbound and inbound flights, enter: FXC MIA /D10FEB PAR /D15FEB MIA //ACO If you perform a PNR-based search, enter: FXC //ACO

Itinerary Level Only If an option can only be associated at the itinerary level, it can either be preceded by a slash (/) or a double slash (//). For example, to request a youth fare on Continental Airlines flights, enter: FXC MIA /D10FEB PAR /D15FEB MIA /RYTH /ACO

-or-

//RYTH /ACO

If you perform a PNR-based search, enter: FXC /RYTH /ACO Note:

-or-

FXC //RYTH /ACO

If you specify the airline option before the pricing option, you must use a double slash. For example: FXC MIA /D10FEB PAR /D15FEB MIA //ACO /RYTH


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Flight Options See Segment Level and Itinerary Level Association on page 129 to see which options can be associated at either segment level or itinerary level, or both.

Airline Options You can include and/or exclude up to three airlines: •

To include an airline, enter: Axx

•

To exclude an airline, enter: A-xx

Note:

xx equals the two-character airline code.

If you perform a PNR-based search, the formats of the airline options are the same. For example: FXC //AAF FXC //ATW,CO,YY/A-AA The examples in the table below apply to searching for low fares without a PNR: Table: Examples of Amadeus Value Pricer Low-Fare Search Without a PNR Enter

To Request

FXC NCE / D10DEC /AAF MIA

Air France flights only

FXC NCE / D10DEC /AAF,BA MIA

Air France and British Airways flights only

FXC JFK / D23FEB /ATW,YY MIA

Trans World Airlines combined with any other airline for the connections

FXC JFK / D10FEB /ATW,YY /A-AA MIA

Trans World Airlines combined with any other airline, except American Airlines, for the connections

FXC JFK / D25JUN /ATW,CO,YY /A-AA MIA

Trans World Airlines or Continental Airlines combined with any other airline, except American Airlines, for the connections

FXC JFK / D10FEB MIA /D15FEB LAX //ATW,CO,AA

Trans World Airlines, Continental Airlines, and American Airlines flights, or any combination of these three airlines, for all requested segments

FXC JFK / D10FEB MIA /D15FEB LAX //A-TW,US

Any airline except Trans World Airlines and US Airways for all requested segments

FXC JFK / D10FEB /AUA MIA - - TPA /D15FEB /ANW LAX

United Airlines flights for the first requested segment, Northwest Airlines flights for the second requested segment

Cabin Options When searching for low fares, you can include the cabin option //K, which searches for fare options in the specified cabins. For example, to search for fares in Business Class, enter: Without a PNR: FXC MIA /D10JUN PAR //KC

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With a PNR: FXC //KC The following table shows the possible cabin identification codes: Table: Cabin Identification Codes Code

Cabin

F

First

C

Club (Business)

M

Economy but not Economy/Coach Premium

W

Economy/Coach Premium

Y

Economy (Y = W + M)

For more information, see HE FAR, GP VA2. Here are some for examples of entries used to search for low fares without a PNR: Table: Low Fare Search Without a PNR Enter:

To Request:

FXC MIA /D10DEC PAR //KC (or /KC)

Business cabin for all segments

FXC FRA /D23JUL BKK //KY

Economy cabin for all segments

FXC LAX /D15MAR WAS /D18MAR YMQ //KF

First cabin for all segments

FXC NCE /D23JUL NYC //KC,+

At least one business cabin segment


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Connecting Point Options You can include or exclude up to two connecting points: •

To include a connecting point, enter Xabc, where abc is the city or airport code

•

To exclude a connecting point, enter X-abc Table: Low Fare Searches Specifying Connecting Point Without a PNR. Enter:

To:

FXC JFK / D10DEC /XDFW LAX

Includes only Dallas as your connecting point

FXC NCE / D10DEC /XPAR,JFK MIA

Includes only Paris and JFK airport in that order

FXC LON / D10DEC /X-FRA BKK

Excludes Frankfurt from direct, change-ofgauge, and connecting flights

FXC NCE / D10DEC /XORY /X-LON MIA

Includes all connections through Orly airport Excludes London from three-segment connections and change-of-gauge flights

FXC FRA / D13MAR /X-LON,PAR MIA

Excludes flights and connections that go through London or Paris airports, or both

FXC NCE / D20NOV /XPAR /X-CDG JFK

Includes all flights going through Paris, except Charles de Gaulle airport

For a list of the PNR-based search options, see Airport Code and Connecting Point Options on page 138.

Flight Category Options To request non-stop, direct, or connecting flights, or a combination of these categories, enter: FX where X is the flight category. If you perform a PNR-based search, the format of the flight category option is the same. For example: FXC /FC -or-

//FC

Table: Low Fare Searches Using Flight Category Options Without a PNR

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Enter:

To Request:

FXC LON /D10DEC BKK

Any type of flight from London to Bangkok

FXC NCE /D10DEC /FD MIA

Only direct flights from Nice to Miami

FXC NCE /D10DEC MIA -- NYC /D20DEC NCE //FN

Non-stop flights for all the requested segments

FXC BKK /D10DEC /FC DPS

Connecting flights from Bangkok to Denpasar

FXC PAR /D10DEC SIN //FN,D

Non-stop and direct flights from Paris to Singapore

FXC FRA /D10DEC JKT /D13DEC DPS //FD,N

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FXC JFK /D15MAR /FN LAX /D20MAR /FD,N MEX - - CUN /D30MAR /FC JFK

Non-stop flights only from JFK airport to Los Angeles Non-stop and direct flights from Los Angeles to Mexico City Connections only from Cancun to JFK airport

FXC BKK /D10DEC DPS //FD,C,N

Non-stop, direct, and connecting flights from Bangkok to Denpasar

Departure and Arrival Time Options To specify a departure time of 5 p.m., for example, enter: TD1700 -or-

TD5P

To specify an arrival time of 9 a.m., for example, enter: TA0900 -or- TA9A Note:

You can combine these options with the time window option. If you do not enter the time window options, the system uses the default time window set for your office.

Table: Low Fare Searches Using Departure and Arrival Time Options Without a PNR Enter:

To Specify:

FXC NCE /D10DEC /TA1000 MIA

Arrival by 10 a.m. at Miami on Dec. 10

FXC FRA /D13JUN /TD10A BKK

Departure from 10 a.m. from Frankfurt

FXC MUC /D1JUN /TD10A FRA - - DUS /D5JUN /TA2P BKK

Departure from 10 a.m. from Munich, and arrival by 2 p.m. in Bangkok

FXC NRT /D25JUN /TD2000 BKK

Departure from 8 p.m. from Narita

If you perform a PNR-based search, you can only specify the departure time. The format is the same as searching without a PNR, except that you must specify the PNR flight segments to which the departure time applies. For example: FXC /S2 /TD1000 /S3 /TD1800

Time Window Option A default time window can be set for your office. To request an update to the default value, please contact your local help desk. When a default value is set at office level, you do not need to enter the time window option, unless you want to override the default setting or ignore the time window. To specify a time window, and override the value set for your office (if any), enter: Wn where n is the number of hours before and after the departure or arrival time. You must combine this entry with the departure and arrival time options. For example, if you enter /TA0800 /W2, the system searches for flights that arrive two hours before and two hours after 8 a.m. © 2009 Amadeus s.a.s. - All rights reserved

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Note:

The hour range must be within the same day. For example, if the departure time is 0600, you cannot request more than a six-hour range. Table: Low Fare Search Using the Time Window Option Without a PNR

Enter:

To Specify:

FXC NCE /D10DEC /TD1000 /W2 MIA

Departure between 8 a.m. and 12 a.m. from Nice

FXC NRT /D23JAN /TA4P /W3 AKL

Arrival between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. in Auckland

FXC CDG /D16MAY /TD0900/WN LHR

Departure around 0900, ignore default time window.

If you perform a PNR-based search, the format of the hour range option is the same. For example: FXC /S2 /TD1000 /W4 /S3 /TA1800 /W2

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Fare Options See Segment Level and Itinerary Level Association on page 129 to see which options can be associated at either segment level or itinerary level, or both. The options below apply to searching for low fares with or without a PNR, unless specified otherwise.

Passenger Type Code Options If you only need to specify one passenger type code, for example a youth passenger, enter: FXC NYC/D11APRLON/RYTH If you need to specify more than one passenger type code, for example two adult passengers and one youth and one infant passenger, you must add either a /PAX (non-infant) or /INF (infant) qualifier. For example: FXC 3 NYC/D2MARLON/PAX/2/RADT/1/RYTH/INF/1 Note:

The number of passengers in your entry (three in the example above) corresponds to the number of passengers that occupy a seat.

The following table shows examples of the use of passenger type codes when searching for low fares without a PNR: Table: Examples of the Use of Passenger Type Codes Without a PNR Enter:

To Search for Low Fares for:

FXC NYC /D11APR LON /RYTH

One youth passenger

FXC SFO /D3OCT CHI /D15OCT NYC /RCH

One child passenger

FXC 4 MIA /D12FEB NCE /PAX /2 /RCH

Two adult passengers and two children

FXC 2 JFK /D21SEP LON /PAX/1/RADT/1/RYTH/INF /1

One adult and one youth passenger One infant passenger

When searching for low fares with a PNR, use the entries shown in the following table: Table: Examples of the Use of Passenger Type Codes With a PNR Enter:

To Search for Low Fares for:

FXC /RYTH

Youth passengers

FXC /PAX

All non-infant passengers

FXC /P1-2,4 /PAX /RFAM //INF //P3 /RC05

Three family passengers (passengers 1, 2, and 4 of the PNR) All infant passengers in the PNR One five-year old child passenger (passenger 3 of the PNR)


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Price To Beat Option To request the price to beat, use the following entry: Table: Entry to Request the Price to Beat Enter:

Where:

/PB 700

The price to beat is 700EUR if the city of sale is in France.

Pricing Options To request the pricing options, use the entries shown in the following table: Table: Examples of the Use of Pricing Options Enter:

To:

/R,LON

Overrides the selling city

/R,.PAR

Overrides the ticketing city

/R,FC-

Converts fares into the specified currency, for example, /R,FCUSD

/R,*PTC

Prices only the PTC requested

/R,*NPE

Excludes fares with penalty information

/R,*NR

Excludes fares with restrictions

/R,*NAP

Excludes fares with advance purchase information

/R,WQ

Withholds “Q” surcharges

/R,WT

Withholds all taxes

/R,WT-

Withholds specific taxes, for example /R, WT-FR-SE

/R,ET

Exempts all taxes

/R,ET-

Exempts specific taxes, for example /R, ET-FR-SE

/R,AT-

Adds taxes

Unifares Options You can combine Unifares with published and private fares as follows. For more information, see HE FAR, GP VA2.

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Options Specific to PNR-based Searches The following options only apply to searching for low fares with a PNR.

Alternate Date Options To request an earlier date, enter: FXC /D-3 where D-3 is the number of days before all the requested segments dates in the current PNR. To request a future date, enter: FXC /D3 where D3 is the number of days after all the requested segments dates in the current PNR. For example, if the current departure date is March 14 and the return date is March 25, the system looks for flights departing on March 17 and returning on March 28.

Segment Selection Option To search for low fares for selected flight segments in the PNR, enter: FXC /S2,3 You can combine this entry with other options. For example, if you have a PNR open and you enter the following: FXC /S2 /AAF /TA1800 /S3 /ACO /RYCD The system searches for senior citizen fares for: •

Air France flights arriving at 6 p.m. for segment 2

•

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Airport Code and Connecting Point Options You can use the following entries to include the origin and destination airport codes, and connecting points from the PNR: FXC //X

To use the city code as the connecting point

FXC //XA

To use the airport code as the connecting point

FXC //O

To use the origin and destination airport codes (by default the city codes are used)

For example, for a PNR containing a flight from Nice to JFK airport via Charles de Gaulle airport, the system searches for low fares for the following itineraries: FXC//X

Nice to New York via Paris

FXC//XA

Nice to New York via Charles de Gaulle airport

FXC//O

Nice to JFK airport

FXC

Nice to New York

You can also combine these entries as follows: FXC //O /X

To use the city code as the connecting point, and keep the origin and destination airport codes

FXC //O /XA

To use the airport code as the connecting point, and keep the origin and destination airport codes

Using our example itinerary, the system searches for low fares for the following itineraries:

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Nice to JFK airport via Paris

FXC//O/XA

Nice to JFK airport via Charles de Gaulle airport

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Market-specific Features

HE FAR, GP OP2 All markets using Amadeus are independent from each other, and may have specific needs. Amadeus tries to meet these requirements, and sometimes develops specific functions. Here we give introductory information to some of these functions indicating where to find more information in the Amadeus Online Help.

Booking Date Override HE FAR, GP OP2 The booking date override option applies to fares using automated rules. The purpose is to ignore instant purchase requirements for ticketing, for example to ignore the date limit, after the reservation is made, by which ticketing must take place. However, the system does validate advance reservation and ticketing requirements prior to departure. The failcode V is printed on the ticket. Enter for example: FXX/R,DO-OBD FXX

Basic pricing entry

/R,DO

Slash, R, comma and date override indicator

-OBD

Dash and override booking date designator

If you do not enter a specific date, the system uses the fare from the current date by default.


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Booking Class Override HE FAR, GP OP2 When a PNR cannot be priced because there is no fare that matches the required booking class, this option instructs the system to ignore the fare requirements and price the PNR with the existing booking classes. To use this entry, you must first have tried to price the PNR using FXX or FXP and received the message 'NO FARES/RBD/ CARRIER/PASSENGER TYPE'. The system will then display a list of alternative fares with different booking codes. To override the booking class enter FXV, followed by the line number of the selected fare from the list. For example, enter: FXV2

Passenger Facility Charges HE FAR, GP PFC A Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) is a fee collected from a passenger for using an airport in the United States and its territories. These fees apply to departing passengers only. There is a mandatory collection policy for tickets issued within the US. The same applies for wholly US domestic itineraries, wherever the ticket is issued.

Storing Historical Fare Records HE FAR, GP HFR Historical fare records (HFR) enable you to keep track of the fares you have quoted to a customer. They are for informational purpose only, and you cannot delete them from your PNR. You can store these records after a pricing entry. To create a historical fare record after pricing. Enter: FR If you want to add free-format text with the historical fare record, use the following format for example: FR/PASSENGER ADVISED OF RESTRICTIONS You can enter up to 60 characters of free-flow text. You can also add free-format text only to the fare record, without storing any fare data from the pricing response. Use the same format as described above, but add a hyphen (-) directly after the slash in your entry. For example: FR/-PSGR WILL ONLY FLY ON CO After you have entered a historical fare record, an indicating HFR flag appears in the PNR header line when you redisplay the PNR.

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The FQL* List HE FAR, GP FQL When an FQD entry results in no available fares (a route not served by a specified airline or no fares for request type), the system displays a list of request types and passenger type codes applicable to the city pair and airlines you requested. To display a list of all existing fare request type codes and passenger type codes, enter: FQL*

Alternative Date Validation HE FAR, GP OP2 Agents in the US may use the alternative date validation (ADV) entry for ticketing. The purpose is to override the issue date that is printed on the ticket. The system checks that the date you enter conforms to existing restrictions. The fail code V is printed on the ticket, unless the entry is performed on the current day. Before you can make the ADV entry you must ensure that the BDT and FDT fields in your office profile are set to a value. The BDT field controls the backdating of tickets whilst the FDT field controls future date ticketing. The BDT field can be set to no more than 90 days in the past, whereas the FDT field can be set no more than 3 days in the future. Both the BDT and FDT field must be set by your help desk. To enter an ADV for a past date, enter, for example: TTP/OD19AUG05 TTP

Ticket print transaction code

/OD

Ticketing option

19AUG05

Past date

The system checks the date entered and compares it to the date in the TST. If the BDT value is greater or equal to the calculated difference, then backdating is allowed. Similarly, to enter an ADV for a future date, enter, for example: TTP/OD20JUN06 TTP

Ticket print transaction code

/OD

Ticketing option

19AUG05

Future date

Again the system checks the date entered and compares it to the date in the TST. If the FDT value is greater or equal to the calculated difference, then future date ticketing is allowed.


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Amadeus Unifares

HE UNIFARES Amadeus Unifares is a name that Amadeus uses for all its negotiated fare products, whether they be distribution system products or ATPCO products. For example, Amadeus Unifares is made up of: -

Amadeus Negotiated Fares

•

Amadeus Dynamic Discounted Fares

•

Private Fares/Category 15

•

ATPCO Category 35

To display Unifares for a city pair, add the option R/U to the fare quote transaction. For example, enter: FQD NYCLAX/R,U System Response: -------------------------------------------------------------FQDNYCLAX/R,U ALSO SEE EWRLAX XF MAY APPLY ZP EXCLUDED SURCHG MAY APPLY-CK RULE 18SEP00**18SEP00/NYCLAX/NSP LN FARE BASIS OW USD RT PEN DATES DAYS AP MIN MAX ALFR 1 HKX50J 544.37 1088.74 - - CONR 2 KKE14H 805.96 1611.92 + - - UANR 3 BUA 973.68 1947.36 - - AAUR 4 Y6 1027.77 2055.54 - - HPUR --------------------------------------------------------------

This is the regular FQD fare display, except that the F column appears between the airline and the routing column indicating that it is a Unifare. You can also view a merged display of both published fares and Unifares by using the /R,UP entry. For example: FQD NYCLAX/R,UP Note:

To request an integrated Unifares and Public Fares pricing or fare display, without needing to add the option /R,UP to the entry, you can submit a request to Amadeus at office level to make the merged display the default for fares and pricing displays.

For a list of codes for the various types of Unifares, see HE UNI. For a description of the FQD display, see HE FQD. © 2009 Amadeus s.a.s. - All rights reserved

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Selling Unifares You can use the same options and entries as you normally do for Amadeus Fares and Pricing. Table: Examples of Unifare Entries

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Entry

Explanation

FQE

Decodes or encodes corporate contracts. Enter HE FQE for more information.

FQD LONPAR/R,UP

Displays Unifares and public fares for a city pair.

FQD FRALON/R,U

Displays Unifares for a city pair.

FQD LONPAR/DOCT/R,U

Displays all Unifares for a city pair, for a specific month.

FQD MADLON/AIB/R,U

Displays all Unifares for a city pair, for a specific airline.

FQD LONVIE/ALH/R,RU-H135

If you are a selling fare updater you can display Cat 35 net fares filed by a specific airline.

FQD NCEJFK/R,U002598 FQD MADLON/R,U*IBM

Displays Unifares with a corporate code or a corporate name for a city pair. You can include up to 6 codes in your entry, separated with dashes (-).

FQD MADLON/R,U000212,P

Displays Unifares with a corporate code and public fares for a city pair.

FQP PARFRA-/M/RZZ,U

Informative pricing, requesting Unifares for a youth.

FQP NCE/ABALON-NCE/R,U

Informative pricing, requesting Unifares for a specific airline.

FQPFRA/D10MAY/ALHSTO/M/R,UP

Informative pricing using Unifares and public fares.

FQN 3

Displays the fare rule on line 3 in a fare display.

FXP/R,UP

Itinerary pricing (with TST creation) using Unifares without a corporate code and public fares.

FXX/R,UP

Itinerary pricing (without TST creation) using Unifares without a corporate code and public fares.

FXB/R,UP

Amadeus Best Pricer (with TST creation) using Unifares without a corporate code and public fares.

FXR/R,UP

Amadeus Best Pricer (without TST creation) using Unifares without a corporate code and public fares.

FXL/R,UP

Displays lowest possible Unifare without a corporate code or lowest possible public fare, and advises of seat availability.

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Explanation

FXC/R,UP

Amadeus Value Pricer with active PNR using Unifares without a corporate code and public fares.

FXC/R,U002337,P

Amadeus Value Pricer with active PNR for Unifares with a specific corporate code and public fares.

FXCROM/D15OCTCHI/D21OCTROM/R,UP

Amadeus Value Pricer without PNR using Unifares without a corporate code and public fares.

Pricing with Unifares HE UNI As with displaying Unifares, you add the option /R,U to your entry to price a PNR with a Unifare. For example: FXP/R,U For more information, see the Amadeus Online Help.


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Dynamic Discount HE DYNAMIC Amadeus Dynamic Discounted Fares helps you to price your competitive fare contracts more efficiently for fares that are derived by applying a discount to an existing published fare. These fares have been integrated into the Amadeus Fares and Pricing system so that you can continue to work in the familiar Amadeus environment. Using the Amadeus Fares and Pricing options, you can display, automatically price, and ticket these special fares. In most cases, the rule conditions that apply to the public fare applies to the discounted fare, but some conditions can vary. The Dynamic Discounted Fares database contains the exceptions and allows for a waiver paragraph to be added to the rule for displaying in the fare notes. To display Dynamic Discounted Fares, use the same entries as for displaying Unifares. The system response is the regular FQD fare display, except that the F column appears between the airline and the routing column. The letter U in this column indicates a Dynamic Discounted Fare. For example: --------------------------------------------------------------FQDNYCLAX/R,U ALSO SEE EWRLAX XF MAY APPLY ZP EXCLUDED SURCHG MAY APPLY-CK RULE 18SEP0x**18SEP0x/NYCLAX/NSP LN FARE BASIS OW USD RT PEN DATES DAYS AP MIN MAX ALFR 1 H 544.37 1088.74 - - COUR 2 FN 805.96 1611.92 + - - UAUR 3 BUA 973.68 1947.36 - - AAUR 4 Y6 1027.77 2055.54 - - HPUR ---------------------------------------------------------------

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Private Fares HE PRIVATE Private fares are fares filed in ATPCO by airlines with a security set in the category 15. Only authorized offices will be able to quote fares, price itineraries and issue tickets. •

To display old or non-standard private fares, use the /-PF request.

•

To display new or standard private fares, use the Unifares /R,U request.

To display private fares for a city pair, include the option /R,-PF at the end of your entry. For example, enter: FQDNYCLAX/R,-PF System Response: --------------------------------------------------------------FQDNYCLAX/R,-PF ALSO SEE EWRLAX XF MAY APPLY SURCHG MAY APPLY-CK RULE 28AUG0x**28AUG0x/NYCLAX/PF LN FARE BASIS OW USD RT PEN DATES DAYS AP MIN MAX AL R 01 QCSEVCA 98.18 196.36 + - 60+YA R 02 QSEVCA 122.73 245.46 + - 60+YA R 03 TDOMCRUCH 105.68 211.36 0 F14JAN 67+ - - YA R 04 TDOMCRUCH 105.68 211.36 0 F14JAN X67+ - - YA R ---------------------------------------------------------------

If you do not specify an airline in your entry, the system responds with a shopper display. All carriers that have filed private fares for your office, and for the city pair in your request, will be displayed. Fares are sorted from low to high, and the fare request type code PF is displayed at the top of the display, to indicate private fares.

Selling Private Fares You can use the same options and entries as you normally do for Amadeus Fares and Pricing. For example, see the following table: Table: Examples of Private Fares Entries Entry

Explanation

FQDNYCLAX/R,-PF

Displays private fares for a specific city pair

FQDNYCMIA/R,-EXP

Displays fares for both excursion and private fares

FQDNYCMIA/R,-NLP

Displays fares for both normal and private fares

FQDNYCMIA/R,-NXP

Displays fares for normal, excursion and private fares

FQDNYCMIA/ACO/R,-PF

Displays private fares for a specific airline

FQN3

Displays the fare rule for a private fare

FQPNYC/ACO/D15DECMAD/RPFA

Informative pricing request for private fares


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Entry

Explanation

FQQ3

Displays the ticket image

FXX/RPFA

Itinerary pricing without TST creation for a private fare

FXX/RP09

Itinerary pricing without TST creation for a private fare with a child discount (age 9 years)

FXP/P1/RPFA/P3/RP09

Itinerary pricing with TST creation for a private fare for both an adult and a child

FXX/RPFA,*PTC

Itinerary pricing without TST creation for private fares that are applicable to the passenger type code PF only

FXB/RPFA

Itinerary pricing with TST creation for a private fare using Amadeus Best Pricer

For information about how to apply IT/BT ticketing processing to Cat 15 Private Fares, see HE UNIFARES.

Security Security for Private Fares is controlled either by the IATA/ARC number of the encoded rule. The complete IATA/ARC number must include 7 digits. In addition, the IATA/ARC number must be included in the NPT field of the Amadeus Office Profile. This IATA/ARC number is the same one that the Private Fares were filed with ATPCO.

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ATPCO Negotiated Fares HE UNIFARES ATPCO Negotiated Fares (Category 35) are distributed through ATPCO. Using the Amadeus Fares and Pricing options, you can display, automatically price, and ticket itineraries using fares that are only available to certain authorized users in the U.S. ATPCO Negotiated Fares are loaded and transmitted to Amadeus together with the public fare data and with the same frequency. An agent that has both Amadeus Negotiated Fares and ATPCO Negotiated Fares can display both types of fares in an integrated fare display using the /R,U option. The integrated fares display shows the letter A for ATPCO Negotiated Fares and the letter N for Amadeus Negotiated Fares in the fare-type column. For example: FQD NCEAMS/R,U MORE FARES AVAIL IN USD TAX MAY APPLY ROE 1.123522 UP TO 1.00 EUR 08JAN0x**08JAN0x/NCEAMS/NSP;EH/TPM 608/MPM 729 LN FARE BASIS OW EUR RT PEN DATES DAYS AP MIN MAX ALFR 01 VFLYFR 190 + B02FEBC21MAR+ - SU+ 1M+LXNR 02 BLITFR 201 + +SU+ 1M+LXNR 03 KLITFR 244 + +SU+ 1M+LXNR 04 HLITFR 288 + +SU+ 1M+LXNR 05 MAMSNL 616 - + - 1M KLAM 06 YAMSNL 616 - + - - KLAM 07 DAMSNL 718 - + - 3M KLAM 08 DAMSNL 758 - + - 3M KLAM > PAGE 1/ 1 >

Security Security for the ATPCO Negotiated Fares is added in the fare rule and establishes who can view, update, sell or redistribute the fare after the data has been released to Amadeus by ATPCO. The security element for Amadeus is either based on a specific Amadeus office identification or a ‘wildcard’ consisting of the elements in an Amadeus office identification. This information is recorded in a specific security table attached to ATPCO Negotiated Fares.


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B

Airline specific fare display requesting, 13 Amadeus Best Pricer automatic rebooking, 102 conditions & restrictions, 101 displaying the lowest applicable fare, 106 entering passenger type codes, 107 explantion, 101 manual rebooking, 104 options, 111 passenger discounts, 107 transactions, 101 using fare discount elements, 109 viewing the fare details, 102 Amadeus Information Pages fare quote subjects, 6 Amadeus Unifares, 141 Amadeus Value Pricer explanation, 114 flight options, 128 airline, 128 minimum entry, 114 options, 126 itinerary level association, 127 segment level association, 127 recommendation display, 115 with a PNR, 121 combining entries, 124 FD element conditions, 123 flight segment conditions, 122 name element conditions, 122 viewing the fare details, 124 viewing the flight details, 123 with Unifares, 134 without a PNR, 117 booking a recommendation, 119, 120, 124 combining entries, 120 moving between displays, 120, 125 searching for low fares, 118 viewing the fare details, 119 viewing the flight details, 119 ATPCO automated fare rules categories, 32 ATPCO negotiated fares security, 147 ATPCO Negotiated Fares requesting fares, 147

Banker's rates, 62 Booking class override, 138 Booking codes ATPCO automated rules information, 40 exceptions, 41 Booking date override, 137


C Calculating multiple passenger discounts informative pricing request, 76 Canadian domestic fare display requesting, 15 Canadian routing information, 39 Categories ATPCO automated fare rules, 32 Codes expanded, 24 fare type, 22 Converting currencies, 56 designates exchange rate, 58 NUC amounts, 60 past date, 61 Corporate Codes in pricing entry, 5 Corporate Names in pricing entry, 5 Cumulative discounts informative pricing, 79 Currency conversion available rates, 54 converting currencies, 56 designated exchange rate, 58 finding the codes, 54 IATA rates of exchange, 55 NUC amounts, 60 past date, 61

D Discount pricing by codes, 90 by fare discout elements, 91 by name field information, 89 Displaying lowest available fare Amadeus Best Pricer, 106 Domestic fare displays, 15 149


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Entries recommendation, 116 Excess baggage charges requesting, 63 Expanded parameter codes requesting, 24 Extra mileage surcharge, 43

Follow-up transactions booking codes, 40 explanation, 27 general tax information, 27 passenger service charges, 34 routing information, 35 FQL* list explanation, 139 requesting, 139

F

G

E

Fare calculation mode indicators itinerary pricing, 98 Fare calculation vertical display, 68 Fare components displaying by category, 38 displaying by number, 38 Fare displays airline specific display, 13 Canadian domestic, 15 convert currency amount, 44 domestic, 15 expanded parameter codes, 24 explanation, 7 fare request type codes, 22 international display, 8 multiple airline display, 17 options, 19 requesting, 7 shopper display, 18 US domestic, 15 viewing passenger type codes, 23 viewing request type codes, 23 Fare notes ATPCO automated fare rules, 32 displaying, 29 explanation, 25 fare components, 37 options, 30 types, 25 Fare quote Amadeus Best Pricer, 101 fare displays, 7 fare notes, 25 fare rules, 25 follow-up transactions, 27 FQL*list, 139 informative pricing, 65 itinerary pricing, 83 passenger facility charges, 138 storing historical fare records, 138 Fare quote tools calculation mileage, 47 currency conversion, 54 excess baggage charges, 63 Fare quote transactions, 4 Fare request type codes requesting, 22 Fare rules ATPCO automated fare rules, 32 explanation, 25 fare components, 37 options, 30 requesting, 29 types, 25 Fares data, 3 150

General tax information requesting, 27

H Historical fare records explanation, 138

I IATA rates of exchange requesting, 55 Informative pricing adding options, 71 calculating multiple discounts, 76 cumulative discounts, 79 explanation, 65 journey limits, 66 passenger type codes, 78 pricing an itinerary, 67 requesting passenger discounts, 76 stopovers, 72 surface segments, 72 transfers, 72 using a mask, 80 International fare display requesting, 8 Itinerary pricing adding options, 87 booking class override, 138 discount pricing by codes, 90 discount pricing by fare discount elements, 91 discount pricing by name field, 89 explanation, 83 fare calculation mode indicators, 98 past date pricing, 93 pricing a multiple passenger PNR, 85, 86 pricing a PNR, 84 pricing by fare basis, 94 pricing override options, 93 selecting a fare, 85 surcharge options, 97 tax options, 97 ticket image example, 98 ticketing carrier override, 97 viewing a ticket image, 86 zap add, 96 zap off, 96

M Market-specific features, 137 Mileage calculation global routings, 53 mileage not available, 49 options, 48 Edition 3.0

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options, 49 requesting, 47 requesting from a PNR, 50 surcharge table, 50 Mileage exceptions, 52 Moving between fields Amadeus Value Pricer with a PNR, 125 without a PNR, 120 recommendation display, 116 Multiple airline fare display requesting, 17

O Options Amadeus Best Pricer pricing, 111 Amadeus Value Pricer, 126 calculating mileage, 49 fare displays, 19 fare notes, 30 fare rules, 30 itinerary pricing, 87 pricing an itinerary using informative pricing, 71 surcharge for itinerary pricing, 97 tax for itinerary pricing, 97 Overriding booking class, 138 booking date, 137 pricing options, 93 ticketing carrier, 97

P Passenger discounts Amadeus Best Pricer, 107 informative pricing request, 76 Passenger facility charges explanation, 138 Passenger service charges requesting, 34 Passenger type codes viewing, 23 Past date pricing itinerary pricing, 93 Pricing a PNR using itinerary pricing, 84 selecting a fare, 85 using itinerary pricing pricing a multiple passenger PNR, 85 using itinerary pricing pricing a multiple passenger PNR, 86 using itinerary pricing viewing a ticket image, 86 using itinerary pricing adding options, 87 using itinerary pricing discount pricing by name field, 89 using itinerary pricing discount pricing by codes, 90 using itinerary pricing discount pricing by fare discount elements, 91 using itinerary pricing pricing override options, 93 using itinerary pricing © 2009 Amadeus s.a.s. - All rights reserved

past date pricing, 93 using itinerary pricing pricing by fare basis, 94 using itinerary pricing zap off, 96 using itinerary pricing zap add, 96 using itinerary pricing tax options, 97 using itinerary pricing surcharge options, 97 using itinerary pricing ticketing carrier override, 97 using itinerary pricing fare calculation mode indicators, 98 using itinerary pricing ticket image example, 98 using itinerary pricing booking date override, 137 using itinerary pricing booking class override, 138 Pricing an itinerary using informative pricing adding options, 71 calculating multiple discounts, 76 using informative pricing, 67 viewing the fare components, 68 using informative pricing stopovers, 72 using informative pricing transfers, 72 using informative pricing surface segments, 72 using informative pricing requesting passenger discounts, 76 using informative pricing passenger type codes, 78 using informative pricing cumulative discounts, 79 using informative pricing using a mask, 80 Pricing override options itinerary pricing, 93 Pricing transactions, 4 Private fares requesting fares, 145 security, 146

R Recommendation display explanation, 115 follow-up entries, 116 moving between fields, 116 Request type codes viewing, 23 Routing information Canadian displays, 39 requesting, 35 US displays, 39

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FXP, 84 FXT, 85 FXX, 85, 86 FXZ, 105 TQT, 102

requesting, 18

T Tax information breakdown after pricing entry, 31 requesting, 27 Transaction codes DC, 54 FQA, 55 FQB, 62 FQC, 56 FQD, 7 FQH, 68 FQK, 31 FQL, 23 FQL*, 139 FQM, 47 FQN, 29 FQNMILE, 52 FQO, 53 FQP, 67 FQQ, 68, 86 FQR, 36 FQU, 77 FQX, 63 FRC, 44 FRM, 43, 50 FXA, 104 FXB, 102, 107 FXC, 114 FXL, 106

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U Unifares pricing, 143 requesting fares, 141 US domestic fare display requesting, 15 US routing information, 39

V Vertical fare calculation, 68 Viewing fare components from a pricing request, 68 fare details, 102 passenger type codes, 23 request type codes, 23 ticket image, 86

Z Zap add, 96 Zap off, 96

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