Air Fare Quote

Name

Air Fare Quote

Code

AirFareQuo

Source

Entity AirFareQuo

XML Element

FareData/FareQuote

TicketingData/FareAmount

Description

The results of a GDS air travel fare quote activity. The information contained within this entity provides the basic input information of the fare quote request that resulted in the specific amounts quoted.

In the case of an automated fare quote, the total fare quote is equal to the sum of:

  • All tax amounts.
  • All fare component amounts.
  • All surcharge amounts
  • All plus-up amounts.

In the case of a manual fare quote, the details do not exist.

All amounts are in the currency as indicated in this entity.

Fields

Travel Order Event Identifier

Field Label

TravelOrderIdentifier

XML Element

No equivalent XML.

Attributes

4 N

Status

Mandatory

Description

A programmatically generated number that uniquely identifies the travel order event. Passed to this table from the TableOrderEvent table.

Event Type

Booking

Fare Quote

Ticketing

Allowable Values

Not applicable.

Air Fare Sequence Number

Field Label

AirFareSequenceNbr

XML Element

No equivalent XML.

Attributes

2 N

Status

Mandatory

Description

A programmatically generated number that is used with the travel order ID and event version number to uniquely identify the Air Fare Quote Entity.

Event Type

Fare Quote

Ticketing

Allowable Values

Not applicable.

Fare Amount Type

Field Label

FareAmountType

XML Element

/TicketingData/AmountType

Attributes

1 A/N

Status

Optional

Description

Identifies the pricing types.

Event Type

Ticketing

Allowable Values

R Net

A Actual Selling Fare

B Base Fare

N NUCs

E Equivalent Fare

G Gross Selling Fare

I Invoice

Fare Construction Code

Field Label

FareConstructionCode

XML Element

/FareData/AutomaticManualIndicator

/TicketingData/FareConstructionCode

Attributes

1 A/N

Status

Optional

Description

Indicates whether the airfare quote was obtained manually from the agent or automatically via the system.

Event Type

Fare Quote

Ticketing

Allowable Values

A Automatic

M Manual

Fare Total Amount

Field Label

FareTotalAmount

XML Element

/FareData/FareQuoteRecord/TotalFare

/TicketingData/TotalFareQuote

Attributes

11 N Variable

Status

Optional

Description

The total amount for all passengers. This total includes the sums of the atomic amounts such as fare component, taxes, plus-up, and surcharge.

Event Type

Fare Quote

Ticketing

Allowable Values

Not applicable.

Air Fare Quote

Field Label

NetFareIndicator

XML Element

FareData/FareQuote/TicketingData/FareAmount

NetFareInd

Attributes

1 A

Status

Optional

Description

Y/N Galileo only

Event Type

Fare Quote

Ticketing

Allowable Values

Not applicable.

Passenger Total Amount

Field Label

PassengerTotalAmount

XML Element

FareData/PassengerFareQuoteRecord/TotalFare

/TicketingData/TotalFareQuote

Attributes

11 N Variable

Status

Optional

Description

Total fare amount for one passenger. This total includes the sums of the atomic amounts such as fare component, taxes, plus-up, and surcharge.

Event Type

Fare Quote

Ticketing

Allowable Values

Not applicable.

Endorsement Text

Field Label

EndorsementText

XML Element

/TicketingData/Endorsement

Attributes

87 A/N Variable

Status

Optional

Description

Text from endorsement box.

Event Type

Ticketing

Allowable Values

Not applicable.

Currency Code

Field Label

CurrencyCode

XML Element

/FareData/CurrencyCode

/TicketingData/CurrencyCode

Attributes

3 A

Status

Optional

Description

A codification that identifies the currency in which the appropriate amounts are given.

Event Type

Fare Quote

Ticketing

Allowable Values

Not applicable.

Decimal Number

Field Label

DecimalNbr

XML Element

/FareData/DecimalPlaces

/TicketingData/NbrOfDecimals

Attributes

2 N

Status

Optional

Description

Identifies where the decimal (if applicable) is placed on the monetary value.

Event Type

Fare Quote

Ticketing

Allowable Values

0, 1, or 2

Journey Type

Field Label

JourneyType

XML Element

1 A

Attributes

/TicketingData/JourneyType

Status

Optional

Description

An industry-standard value that identifies the air travel journey type.

Event Type

Ticketing

Allowable Values

D Domestic

I International

Passenger Identification Code

Field Label

Pic

XML Element

/FareData/PassengerCode

Attributes

7 A/N

Status

Optional

Description

The Passenger Type Code (PTC), an industry-wide value that identifies the type of passenger. The code is used during fare construction to validate or invalidate fares based on its value.

This code was previously known as Passenger Identification Code (PIC), and is also sometimes referred to as the Passenger Description.

Event Type

Fare Quote

Allowable Values

Not applicable.

Number of Passengers in Fare Quote

Field Label

NbrPassengersInFareQuote

XML Element

No equivalent XML.

Attributes

6 A/N

Status

Optional

Description

The number of passengers contained in this Fare Quote.

Event Type

Fare Quote

Ticketing

Allowable Values

Not applicable.

Record Locator [Release 7.1]

Field Label

RecordLocator

XML Element

RecordLocator

Attributes

9 A/N

Status

Madatory

Description

The (Vendor) Record Locator is the Record Locator of the booking that exists on the vendor system.

Event Type

Fare Quote

Ticketing

Allowable Values

Not applicable.

Base Fare Currency Code [Release 9.4]

Field Label

BaseFareCurrencyCode

XML Element

BookingFareData/FareData/FareQuote/FareQuoteRecord/BaseFareCurrencyCode

TicketingData/FareAmount/BaseFareCurrencyCode

Attributes

3 A

Status

Optional

Description

A three-character alpha code that identifies the bare fare currency, ex. USD, GBP etc.

Event Type

Fare Quote

Ticketing

Allowable Values

Not applicable.

Base Fare Decimal Number [Release 9.4]

Field Label

BaseFareDecimalNbr

XML Element

BookingFareData/FareData/FareQuote/FareQuoteRecord/BaseFareDecimalPlaces

TicketingData/FareAmount/BaseFareDecimalNbr

Attributes

1 N

Status

Optional

Description

Identifies where the decimal (if applicable) is placed on the monetary value.

Event Type

Fare Quote

Ticketing

Allowable Values

0, 1, or 2
Base Fare Amount [Release 9.5]

Field Label

BaseFareAmount

XML Element

BookingFareData/FareData/FareQuote/FareQuoteRecord/BaseFareAmount

Attributes

11 N Variable

Status

Mandatory

Description

The monetary amount of the base fare.

Event Type

Fare Quote

Allowable Values

N/A
Total Tax Amount [Release 9.5]

Field Label

TotalTaxAmount

XML Element

BookingFareData/FareData/FareQuote/FareQuoteRecord/TotalTaxAmount

Attributes

11 N Variable

Status

Mandatory

Description

The total tax amount of the fare quote.

Event Type

Fare Quote

Allowable Values

N/A
Equivalent Fare Amount [Release 9.5]

Field Label

EquivalentFareAmount

XML Element

BookingFareData/FareData/FareQuote/FareQuoteRecord/EquivFareAmount

or

TicketingData/FareAmount/EquivFareAmount

Attributes

11 N Variable

Status

Optional

Description

The monetary amount of the equivalent fare.

Event Type

Fare Quote

Ticketing

Allowable Values

N/A
Equivalent Fare Currency Code [Release 9.5]

Field Label

EquivalentFareCurrencyCode

XML Element

TicketingData/FareAmount/EquivFareCurrencyCode

Attributes

3 A

Status

Optional

Description

A three-character alpha code that identifies the equivalent fare currency, ex. USD, GBP etc.

Event Type

Ticketing

Allowable Values

N/A
Bank Settlement Rate [Release 9.5]

Field Label

BankSettlementRate

XML Element

TicketingData/FareAmount/BankSettlementRate

Attributes

9 A/N

Status

Optional

Description

A decimal to convert between equivalent fare and base fare

(EQUIVALENT / BSR = BASE).

Event Type

Ticketing

Allowable Values

N/A
Tour Code [Release 10.1]

Field Label

TourCode

XML Element

/FareQuoteRecord/TourCode

Attributes

15 A/N

Status

Optional

Description

The tour code from a pricing/faring event or action will be populated. A Tour Code may be present for a pricing/faring event or action that uses either:

 A Net Remit scheme with Value Code and/or CAR (Commercial Agreement Reference) Code.

 A standard (non-net remit) fare that contains a Tour Code provided by an airline of travel vendor.

Event Type

Fare Quote

Allowable Values

N/A
IT BT Indicator [Release 10.1]

Field Label

ITBTIndicator

XML Element

/FareQuoteRecord/ITBTIndicator

Attributes

2 A/N

Status

Optional

Description

This indicator is set when a pricing/faring action or event occurs.

Note: If 'IT' or 'BT' values appear, it is not mandatory for the ‘Net Remit Indicator’ field to contain the value ‘NR'. In other words, ‘IT’ or ‘BT’ can be used for Net Remit or non-Net Remit transactions.

Event Type

Fare Quote

Allowable Values

IT Fare amounts overlaid with ‘IT’

BT Fare amounts overlaid with ‘BT’

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