Air Booking Modifiers

Air Canada rewards for business is supported, which allows the small and medium enterprise (SME) corporate reward ID number to be passed to ACH. This ID is used to recognize discounted and optional fares in Air v29.0 and later.

To use the corporate reward ID, specify the following attribute values in AccountCodes/AccountCode:

• @SupplierCode="AC"
• @Type="RFB"
• @Code is set to the corporate reward ID number
• @ProviderCode="ACH"

Fare types include:

• Public fares.

• Airline private fares published by ATPCO.

• Agency private fares published by individual GDSs. Agency private fares may or may not require an account code.

Note: The current release supports only default fare types in the response; however, the default fare type varies by provider.

Books a fare based on the following qualifiers:

• No Minimum Stay

• No Maximum Stay

• No Advance Purchase

• No Restricted Fares

These modifiers can be used alone or in combination.

Booking round trip, open jaw, double open jaw, circle trip, and ARNK (Arrival Unknown) itineraries.

One, or multiple, Forms of Payment can be added to an Air booking, depending upon the number of stored fares in the booking. Each can have a different Payment associated with it.

Adjust the total fare price in booking by a flat amount or a percent. The adjustment can be applied at both the PTC level and the per passenger level.

Include loyalty program memberships, also known as frequent flyer accounts, in an Air Booking.

Add a specific seat assignment, such as seat 14A or 2C or a generic seat assignment by type of seat, such as any, aisle, bulkhead, exit, window, and smoking, to an Air Booking.

A Special Service Request (SSR) is a message sent directly to suppliers to communicate traveler preferences, special services needed by a traveler, or a procedural requirement necessary for the carrier. SSRs are used for air segments only.

Other Service Information (OSI) requests are messages sent directly to the supplier to communicate traveler preferences or requirements. OSIs are used only for air segments, are informational only, and do not require the supplier to take action. One or more OSIs can be added to an Air Booking request.

Some carriers may be Guaranteed Payment Carriers and require payment at the time of booking. While ticketless carriers can use several ways to accept payment data, most Low Cost Carriers in ACH are ticketless carriers that require a guaranteed payment using the GUAR SSR.