I am an aviation enthusiast. The airplane in sky fascinates me every single time.
There are some core processes of the Industry, which I think will be helpful to anyone who flies.
Airline Ticket is the very basic step before flying.
Each ticket has three key attributes: PNR, Fare Basis and Ticket Number.
PNR is a collection of six alpha-numeric characters which identify a ticket or group of tickets.
You can see this as a method to bundle passengers flying together.
Ticket Number is a unique numeric number assigned to each passenger within a PNR.
It is a collection of 13 numerals.
Ticket Number has the following structure:
First three numbers identify the Airline. For example all tickets issued by United Airlines start with "016", for British Airways it is "125", for American Airlines it is "001".
So next time you see a ticket number - you can easily know what Airline your ticket was issued by.
This is important because this decides who will control the mileage credit for your flights.
Your ticket can be booked by Delta Airlines but you actually fly onto an Air France plane.
Curious to know which Airline has which code - Visit the link below, find your airlines and see:
It is called "IATA Accounting Code".
http://www.theairdb.com/sub/Airlines.html
Fare Codes and Fare basis are revenue distribution / maximization method / process / classification.
Fare Codes are single character code which defines rules to treat the ticket when a change is requested. Fare basis define a specific classification of the ticket within a fare code.
Here is an article which sheds light on the subject.
http://boardingarea.com/blogs/
Deeply discounted tickets are not eligible for mileage earnings. Fare basis is what let's you know up-front, if your ticket will be eligible to earn miles.
There are some core processes of the Industry, which I think will be helpful to anyone who flies.
Airline Ticket is the very basic step before flying.
Each ticket has three key attributes: PNR, Fare Basis and Ticket Number.
PNR is a collection of six alpha-numeric characters which identify a ticket or group of tickets.
You can see this as a method to bundle passengers flying together.
Ticket Number is a unique numeric number assigned to each passenger within a PNR.
It is a collection of 13 numerals.
Ticket Number has the following structure:
First three numbers identify the Airline. For example all tickets issued by United Airlines start with "016", for British Airways it is "125", for American Airlines it is "001".
So next time you see a ticket number - you can easily know what Airline your ticket was issued by.
This is important because this decides who will control the mileage credit for your flights.
Your ticket can be booked by Delta Airlines but you actually fly onto an Air France plane.
Curious to know which Airline has which code - Visit the link below, find your airlines and see:
It is called "IATA Accounting Code".
http://www.theairdb.com/sub/Airlines.html
Fare Codes and Fare basis are revenue distribution / maximization method / process / classification.
Fare Codes are single character code which defines rules to treat the ticket when a change is requested. Fare basis define a specific classification of the ticket within a fare code.
Here is an article which sheds light on the subject.
http://boardingarea.com/blogs/
Deeply discounted tickets are not eligible for mileage earnings. Fare basis is what let's you know up-front, if your ticket will be eligible to earn miles.
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