This task finds the lowest price and book information for the specific booked itinerary.
If booking codes are requested, this task finds the lowest price for requested booking codes.
See the Air Shop FAQ for questions regarding all air shopping transactions.
Transaction Name:
FareQuoteFlightSpecific_10
Can this task be performed in a sessionless environment?
Yes.
Are the request and response identical on both the Apollo and Galileo systems?
Yes.
List any industry-specific knowledge required to understand this task in terms of the specific business process.
<NewBICSegMapping> returns the booking codes. For the new fare quote to be valid, the user must book.
Explain any special limits or distinct restrictions to the input data that may not be readily apparent.
The itinerary has a maximum of eight segments; requesting more than eight segments returns an error.
If the task is used for booking codes request, be aware that most of the discounted booking classes have round trip requirement, and using different booking codes as a request for each of the leg of the round trip may cause “NO VALID FARE FOR INPUT CRITERIA” in the response message.
Request:
<FlightSpecificBestBuyMods> must be sent with <SegInfo>, which contains flight information, and <PassengerType>, which contains passenger information.
Other data in the request can include:
The response formats do not vary if Airline Private Fares are returned.
- Supply personal geography details in the request, which allow pricing of fares that have geographical restrictions, such as country residency or state employment. Fares that have geographical restrictions are not quoted unless matching personal geography information for the passenger is sent in the request.
Without appropriate personal geography information, a user may not receive a lower fare based on their request. If a lower fare is NOT returned, either higher fares or an error response are returned.
Enter an amount increase (IF) or decrease (DF) of more than six characters when necessary, e.g., 'IF20000'.
Supply Spanish residency modifiers in the request, which allows the pricing of Spanish resident fares:
- A Spanish resident fare can only be quoted if the appropriate Spanish resident PTC and Spanish resident modifier is given in the request.
- You must use the Spanish modifier in conjunction with the residency SSR from the booking file to provide required residency information.
Enter a PTC and a discount in the <PassengerType> in a single request.
Note: The use of proprietary Galileo International Passenger Information Codes (PIC) was discontinued in early 2005. PICs have been been replaced with ATPCo Passenger Type Codes (PTC).
Previously, PIC data was sent in the <PIC> child element within <PsgrMods> or <FqPicOnly>. While these elements are still available, it is now recommended to send PTCs using the <PTC> child element in <PassengerType>.
The <PassengerType> element also allows the <PricePTCOnly> (PIC Only) search to be requested for fares for a specific PTC only (similar to <FqPicOnly>).
Override any fare ticket codes or designators using the <TkDesignator> and <TkCode> elements.
Prerequisite tasks:
Before sending the request, the user should check flight availability. See the AirAvailability_# transaction; task Air Availability.
Expected response:
A successful response includes the <NewBICSegMapping> element, which details the classes for which the itinerary needs to be booked to qualify for the best price. If the itinerary is already booked in the cheapest class, <NewBICSegMapping> is not returned.
Error and warning responses:
The following error messages might display:
The following warning messages might display:
Follow-on requests:
The follow-on requests are as follows:
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<FlightSpecificBestBuyMods> |
Terminal Equivalents: |
Apollo: Not applicable |
Galileo: Not applicable |
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Ordering |
KLR |
Min/Max |
XML Tag |
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A |
GQFS |
1-1 |
<SegInfo> |
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A |
GQNP or GQPA |
1-4 |
<PsgrMods> |
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B |
GQQM |
0-1 |
<GenQuoteInfo> |
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B |
GQTE |
0-1 |
<TaxExemptMods> |
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B |
GQFP |
0-1 |
<GenFarePrefs> |
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B |
GQPC |
0-1 |
<PlatingAirVMods> |
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B |
GQSR |
0-8 |
<SegmentMods> |
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B |
GQSS |
0-8 |
<SegSelection> (Private Fares only) |
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B |
GQRC |
0-1 |
<BookingCode> |
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B |
GQWV |
0-1 |
<WaiverMods> |
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<FareInfo> |
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Ordering |
KLR |
Min/Max |
XML Tag |
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EROR |
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<ErrText> |
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GF0A |
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<GeneralConstraints> |
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GF0B |
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<BICConstraints> |
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GF0C |
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<DayTmConstraints> |
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GF0D |
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<ValidDates> |
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GF0E |
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<FlightConstraints> |
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GF0F |
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<InvalidDates> |
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GF0G |
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<LastTravelConstraints> |
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GFBC |
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<PrevBICSegMapping> |
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GFBK |
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<NextBICSegMapping> |
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GFCI |
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<CityIndInfo> |
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GFDR |
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<TkRestrictionInfo> |
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GFFC |
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<FareConstruction> |
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GFFO |
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<OverrideInfo> |
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GFFP |
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<FictitiousStartPt> |
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GFFS |
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<FilingStatus> |
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GFFU |
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<FollowUpEntries> |
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GFGQ |
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<GenQuoteDetails> |
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GFIS |
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<ItinSeg> |
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GFJT |
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<JrnyType> |
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GFMM |
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<InfoMsg> |
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GFOM |
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<Msg> |
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GFPF |
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<PsgrFacilityCharge> |
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GFPI |
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<PsgrTypes> |
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GFPU |
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<PlusUps> |
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GFRF |
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<RulesDisplayBySegment> |
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GFRH |
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<RespHeader> |
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GFRI |
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<RulesInfo> |
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GFRP |
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<RulesData> |
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GFRR |
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<RvsnRules> |
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GFJ5 |
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<AdvRsvnTktRules> |
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GFJ6 |
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<MinStayRules> |
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GFJ7 |
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<MaxStayRules> |
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GFJF |
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<SalesRestrictionRules> |
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GFJG |
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<PenaltyRules> |
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GFSR |
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<SegRelatedInfo> |
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GFSU |
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<Surcharge> |
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GFTD |
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<Tariff> |
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GFTS |
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<TaxBreakdown> |
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GFXE |
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<BBQIntuitiveSystemsData> |
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GFXG |
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<BBQGenQuoteInfo> |
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GFXI |
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<FlightItemCrossRef> |
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GFXJ |
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<BBQAvailJourneyItem> |
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GFXO |
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<BestBuyQuoteOriginDest> |
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GFXR |
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<BBQInfo> |
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GFZ6 |
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<SegMapping> |
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GRFB |
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<FareBasisCodeSummary> |
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GROM |
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<OutputMsg> |
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