North Amerian Airline Codes And Airline Terminology

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Air Canada

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AC

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Air Creebec

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YN

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Air Labrador

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WJ

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Air North

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4N

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Air Tran

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FL

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Air Transat

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TS

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Alaska/Horizon

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AS

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Aloha Airlines

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AQ

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America West

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HP

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American Airlines

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AA

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American Trans Air

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TZ

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Bearskin Airlines

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JV

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Canadian North

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5T

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Canjet

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C6

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Central Mountain Air

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9M

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Continental

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CO

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Delta Airlines

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DL

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First Air

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7F

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Frontier Airlines

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F9

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Hawaiian Airlines

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HA

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Harmony Airways

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HQ

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Jet Blue Airways

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B6

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Northwest Airlines

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NW

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Northwestern Air Lease

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J3

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Pacific Coastal

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8P

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Skyservice

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5G

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Southwest Airlines

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WN

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Spirit Airlines

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NK

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Sun Country Airlines

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SY

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United Airlines

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UA

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US Airways

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US

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USA 3000

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U5

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Westjet

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WS

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Airline Code

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The two letter alpha/alphanumeric code assigned to each airline.

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Airport Code

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The three letter alpha code assigned to each airport.

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Baggage Allowance

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The amount of baggage permitted a traveler by an airline without an additional charge.

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Booking Code

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The alpha characters used to denote a specific fare type when making a reservation.

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Business Class

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The airline class of service between first and economy/coach class.

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Charter Carrier

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An aircraft reserved exclusively for use by an organization or by a wholesaler who sells individual space to the public.

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City Code

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The three letter alpha code assigned to each city.

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Class of Service

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The actual compartment of the aircraft in which a reserved seat is located.

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Code-Sharing

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The practice of two airlines sharing a two-letter code in a GDS and on tickets.

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Conjunction Ticket

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Two or more ticket booklets issued in consecutive numerical order when an extensive itinerary does not fit on a single ticket.

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Connection

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Transferring from one flight to another at an intermediate point between origin and destination.

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Direct Flight

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A flight from origin to destination with one or more intermediate stops at which the passenger does not have to change planes.

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Economy Class

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An airline's class of service in which passengers pay the lowest fare and recieve the fewest amenities and least service.

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Elapsed Flying Time

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The actual time a flight is in the air, between a flight's takeoff and touch down.

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Fare Basis

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Every fare is identified by an alphanumeric code called the fare basis.

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First Class

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The class of service that costs the most and provides the most luxurious way to travel.

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Gateway

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The passenger's first point of arrival and last point of departure in a country or area.

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Hub and Spoke

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The airline practice of establishing bases at certain cities and feeding flights into the base from secondary cities.

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Interline

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Trave from origin to destination using more than one airline.

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Leg

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The segment of a flight between two consecutive points.

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Minimum Connecting Time

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The minimum amount of time required at an airport to change from one plane to another.

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Non-Stop Flight

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A flight from origin to destination with no intermediate stops.

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Online

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Travel from origin to destination using one airline.

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Open Segment

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A segment that is booked without a flight number, for the purpose of adding the appropriate number of coupons and fare to a ticket.

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Routing

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Refers to the connection cities allowed between origin and destination.

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Scheduled Carrier

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An airline that operates airplanes over fixed routes and according to a timetable.

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Seat Pitch

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The distance between rows of airplane seats.

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Segment

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Each flight of a passenger's itenerary.

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Stopover

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A deliberate interruption in a passenger's flight itinerary.
Domestic > 4 hours
International > 24 hours

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ARNK

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Arrival Not Known

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BSP

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Billing and Settlement Plan

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FOP

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Form of Payment

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GDS

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Global Distribution System

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IATA

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International Air Transport Association

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OPTAT

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Off Premise Transitional Automated Ticket

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PNR

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Passenger Name Record

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PTA

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Prepaid Ticket Advice

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TFC

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Taxes, Fees, and Charges

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O

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Stopover

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X

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Connection

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AVP

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Agent's Validator Plate

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CIP

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Carrier Identification Plate

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CT

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Circle Trip

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FAA

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Federal Aviation Administration

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ICAO

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International Civil Aviation Organization

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OJ

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Open Jaw

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OW

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One Way

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PAX

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Passenger(s)

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RT

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Round Trip