Air Availability

Selling Flights from Air Availability

The process for selling flights from Air Availability may vary depending on the type of carrier: Network Carriers and Direct Payment Carriers.

Note: For aggregated search responses, both types of carriers may be returned in the same response.

  • Network (GDS) Carriers

Network carriers are traditional carriers that connect via the Apollo (1V) and Travelport+ (1G) systems. Network Carriers typically require paid seats and ancillary services to be added after the PNR/Booking File is end transacted.

See the Quick Steps below or see Selling Flights from Air Availability: Network Carriers for more detailed instructions.

  1. Create minimum Customer Information. Be sure to include loyalty memberships, which may affect fares and ancillary service prices.
  2. Search for Air Availability.
  3. If available, view seat maps.
  4. Sell flights for unbranded or branded fares. Note that prices for branded fares are estimated only until they are priced in the following step.
  5. Price flights (Fare Quote).
  6. End Transact (ET or ER) to create a PNR/Booking File.
  7. If applicable, view seat map to select free or paid seats or to request airline-assigned seats.
  8. If applicable, select ancillary services, such as paid baggage, meals, or lounge access. Some branded fares include ancillary services in the base price, but may allow additional ancillary services to be purchased separately.
  9. If you selected paid seats and/or additional ancillary services, price flights (Fare Quote) again to include any paid seats and ancillary services in the total price.
  10. End Transact (ET or ER) to update the PNR/Booking File.
  • Direct Payment Carriers

Direct Payment Carriers, which use an API connection, are transacted through the Travelport Aggregated Shopping (TAS) system, which can display Pricing Options for both Direct Payment Carriers and traditional Network (GDS) Carriers in the same response.

Air Availability and Pricing with Direct Payment Carriers have several requirements that are different from availability and pricing with Network (GDS) Carriers:

  • Direct Payment Carriers typically require paid seats and other ancillary services to be added before the PNR/Booking File is end transacted.
  • Direct Payment Carriers have different requirements for Customer Information than Network Carriers. Some carriers may also have specific requirements, such as the traveler's citizenship or specific payment information.

See the Quick Steps below or see Selling Flights from Air Availability: Direct Payment Carriers for more detailed instructions.

The following steps show the minimum tasks required to search for search for and sell flights from Air Availability.

  1. Search for Air Availability.
  2. If available, view seat maps.
  3. Create Customer Information for Direct Payment Carriers. At minimum, you must create passenger names.

Note: Direct Payment Carriers have different requirements for Customer Information than Network Carriers. Some carriers may also have specific requirements, such as the traveler's citizenship or specific payment information.

Be sure to include loyalty memberships, which may affect fares and ancillary service prices.

  1. Sell flights for unbranded or branded fares. Prices for branded fares are estimated only until they are priced in the following step.

Note: A blue pound/hash sign # and a ZK segment status indicate a Direct Payment Carrier.

  1. Price flights (Fare Quote). After pricing, the pound/hash sign changes to green #, which you can click to finalized Customer Information.
  2. If applicable, view seat maps to select free or paid seats or to request airline-assigned seats.
  3. If applicable, select ancillary services, such as paid baggage, meals, or lounge access. Some branded fares include ancillary services in the base price, but may allow additional ancillary services to be purchased separately.
  4. If you selected paid seats and/or additional ancillary services, price flights (Fare Quote) again to include any paid seats and ancillary services in the total price.
  5. End Transact (ET or ER) the PNR/Booking File.