Determine airline, city, and airport codes
H/ENCODE
H/DECODE
You will probably memorize codes you use regularly. Others you may need to encode or decode. You can use Travelport+ to encode and decode airlines, cities, and airports (including some cities that have more than one airport associated with them).
Encode: Convert a name to its assigned code and display additional information.
Decode: Convert assigned code to its name and display additional information.
Encode airlines
You may need to know the code of an airline that you do not book very often. Encoding an airline provides you with the airline code and its BSP/IATA number.
To encode an airline name, enter.AE followed by the airline name.
Example entry: .AE QANTAS
Example screen response:
Note: Spaces are optional, for example .AE BRITISHAIRWAYS will return the same response as .AE BRITISH AIRWAYS.
You may also use the following decoding entry for more detailed and robust information on an airline.
Example entry: C*AIRL/BA
Example screen response:
The response contains green links to additional information.
Similar titles list
If the airline name used in an encode format is misspelled or one that Travelport+ doesn’t recognize, a list appears with similar names.
Example entry: .AE QUANTAS
Decode airlines
You may see an airline code in Travelport+ that you don’t recognize. Decoding an airline provides you with the airline name and BSP code.
To decode an airline code, type .AD followed by the airline code.
Example entry: .AD AC
The following Air Canada information screens appear.
Encode cities and airports
You use city and airport codes to display availability in Travelport+. Like airline codes, you know the codes for cities and airports you use frequently. However, you may not remember city and airport codes you use infrequently. Travelport+ can help you encode the city or airport name for displaying availability.
To determine the three-letter code for a city or airport, enter. CE followed by the city or airport name.
Example entry: .CE ROME
The M indicates that Rome, Italy is a multi-airport city.
Similar city names list
If you misspell a city name used in an encode format or it matches more than one city name, a list of similar names appears.
Example entry: .CE ABERDAN
ABERDAN is spelled incorrectly. Therefore, you get the response NOT IN TABL
Decode cities and airports
You may see a city or airport code you don’t recognize or perhaps you need information about a city, such as the airport’s distance from the city’s downtown area. Decoding a city or airport provides you with the airport name and additional information.
To determine which city or airport is represented by the code YWG, enter .CD followed by the city code.
Example entry: .CD YWG
A screen with information for Winnipeg, Manitoba, appears. This includes the airport code, railway station code, and country name.
Locate nearest airport to a city
You can also find the closest airport to a city. You can use C*MAP/UNITED KINGDOM-AAAA for a list of cities in the United Kingdom that begin with the letter A and the airport closest to each of them.
Note: The system response indicates that the town of ABBERLEY is 38 miles from Birmingham airport and 65 miles from Bristol airport. Scroll down to view additional cities beginning with A.
Using this entry within the United States C*MAP/FLORIDA-BBBB returns these results.
Identify your pseudo city code
Travelport+ recognizes your agency by a pseudo city code. You may need to know what it is.
To find your pseudo city code enter: C*