Child & Infant Pricing
The Discount Categories (Categories 19-22) are used for creating a discounted fare within a single category. The creation occurs by either using a specific discounted fare amount or the information for calculating a discounted fare, as defined in a rule for a designated passenger type. All of the criteria are as follows:
- type of passenger and age
- fare on which to base the calculation
- amount or percent to be charged
- specifics of the resulting/calculated fare
- accompanying travel requirements
If the category is not present or there are no provisions applicable to the given fare, either in the footnote, fare rule or general rule, then a discount does not apply to the fare being validated.
Definitions
Base Fare : The fare from which a discount will be calculated in order to determine the created discounted fare.
Created Fare : The resulting fare that is determined after a discount is calculated from a base fare or a specified amount is applied.
Validated Fare : The published fare that is being processed against the Record 2 and 3 in order to determine if a discount is applicable.
Assumptions
In the absence of Category 19-22 (Record 2 for Category 19-22 does not exist or no Record 3 is applicable at the fare rule, footnote or general rule level), the system assumption for the Discount Categories is that there are no discounts for the validated fare.
Once Categories 19-22 are matched, the assumption is that the data is applied by fare component.
Base Fare
The Base Fare Fields are used to calculate a discounted fare (see excerpt from ATP Data Apps below).
These fields are used to calculate a discounted fare and are usually only used if the base fare is different from the fare being validated.
DATA APPLICATION FOR CATEGORIES 19-22 – DISCOUNTS
Page E.03.19.34
4.1.8 Base Fare (OW/RT-Byte 37, Type-Byte 38, Fare Class/Fare Type/Psgr Type-Bytes 39-46, RBDs-Bytes 47-49, Between City and City-Bytes 50-59)
These fields are used to calculate a discounted fare. Base fare fields specify the base fare class, fare family, fare type or passenger type to which the percentage in Bytes 30-36 should be applied. These fields are usually used if the base fare is different from the fare being validated; however, the base fare may be the same as the validated fare. The relationship among these fields is "AND", where all coded information must match the base fare. If none of these fields are present, then apply the discount to the fare being validated.
Add the Cat.19-22 Discounted PTC in the Fare By Rule Index
