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travel terms glossary

NB: currently incomplete

A \| B \| C \| D \| E \| F \| G \| H \| I \| J \| K \| L \| M \| N \| O \| P \| Q \| R \| S \| T \| U \| V \| W \| XYZ

A	ADD ONS	EXTRA FLIGHTS AT EXTRA COSTS
	ADVANCE PURCHASE	YOU MUST BUY THIS TICKET A CERTAIN NUMBER OF DAYS IN ADVANCE
	AF	AFRICA - FLIGHT GOES VIA AFRICA
	AMENDMENT	CHANGES TO YOUR BOOKING
	AP	ATLANTIC PACIFIC - FLIGHT GOES VIA ATLANTIC PACIFIC I.E. VIA USA TO EUROPE E.G. SYDNEY/ LOS ANGELES/LONDON
	APEX	ADVANCE PURCHASE EXCURSION TICKET. RESERVATION MUST BE MADE IN ADVANCE OF FLIGHT

B	BACKTRACKING	YOU CANNOT GO BACK FROM WHENCE YOU CAME

C	CANCELLATION	PENALTIES INVOLVED IF YOU CANCEL YOUR TICKET
	CARRIER	REFERS TO THE NAME OF THE AIRLINE YOU ARE TRAVELLING ON
	CHANGES	PENALTIES INVOLVED IF YOU CHANGE YOUR TICKET
	CHILD	PERSON 2-11 YEARS INCLUSIVE INTERNATIONAL AND 3-14 YEARS INCLUSIVE DOMESTIC
	CLASS	LETTER USED TO BOOK YOUR FLIGHT RESERVATION
	CODESHARE	A FLIGHT OPERATED BY ANOTHER AIRLINE
	COMBINATIONS	PERMITTED ADD ON FARES ALLOWED TO BE USED WITH THE FARE YOU ARE ON
	COMMON RATED	CITIES THAT SHARE THE SAME FARE LEVEL. FLIGHT CAN GO TO ANY OF THE SPECIFIED CITIES FOR THAT PRICE
	CONDITIONS	RULES PERTAINING TO THIS AIRFARE
	CONNECTION	CHANGING FROM ONE FLIGHT TO ANOTHER FLIGHT
	COUPONS	PART OF AN AIRLINE TICKET; YOU HAVE A FLIGHT COUPON FOR EACH FLIGHT YOU TAKE

D	DESTINATION	THE FINAL STOPPING PLACE BEFORE TURNING AROUND AND COMING HOME

E	EH	EASTERN HEMISPHERE-VIA ASIA E.G. SYDNEY/BANGKOK/LONDON
	ETA	ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL
	ETD	ESTIMATED TIME OF DEPARTURE
	EX AUSTRALIA	FLIGHTS LEAVING FROM AUSTRALIA
	E-TICKETS	SEE E-TICKETS EXPLAINED

F	FAREBASIS	THE NAME/CODE OF THE FARETYPE YOU ARE TRAVELLING ON
	FARES	THE COST OF THE AIRFARE
	FOC	FREE OF CHARGE-NO COST

G	GSA	GENERAL SALES AGENT-AN AGENT APPOINTED TO REPRESENT A TOUR OPERATOR/AIRLINE IN A CITY WHERE THERE IS NO OFFICE

H	HUBS	THE MAIN CITIES THAT AIRLINES FLY IN AND OUT OF

I	INFANT	CHILD UP TO 23 MONTHS AT TIME OF FLIGHT DEPARTURE FOR INTERNATIONAL AND 35 MONTHS FOR DOMESTIC
	INTERLINE TRANSFER	TRANSFER FROM ONE AIRLINE TO A DIFFERENT AIRLINE

L	LONGHAUL	AN OVERSEAS FLIGHT OF SOME DISTANCE I.E. SYDNEY LONDON

M	MILEAGE	THE AMOUNT OF MILES PERMITTED TO BE FLOWN ON AN AIRFARE
	MINIMUM STAY/	THE SHORTEST AND LONGEST TIMES YOU CAN STAY AT
	MAXIMUM STAY	YOUR DESTINATION
	MPM	MAXIMUM PERMITTED MILEAGE-THE MAXIMUM DISTANCE YOU CAN FLY IN AIR MILES

N	NOMINATED CARRIER	THE AIRLINE YOU CAN FLY
	NOTES	GENERAL INFORMATION AND OTHER RULES ABOUT THE FARE

O	ONLINE TRANSFER	CHANGING FLIGHTS FROM ONE AIRLINE TO THE SAME AIRLINE
	OPEN JAW	FLY INTO ONE CITY AND OUT OF ANOTHER CITY AT NO PENALTY
	OPEN-DATED	NO RETURN DATE SET
	ORIGIN	POINT YOU START FROM
	OUTBOUND	FLIGHT FROM AUSTRALIA OR POINT OF ORIGIN
	OW	ONE WAY JOURNEY

P	PA	FLIGHT GOES VIA SOUTHERN PACIFIC TO SOUTH AMERICA E.G. SYDNEY/AUCKLAND/PAPEETE/SANTIAGO
	PAX	PASSENGER
	PN	FLIGHT GOES VIA NORTH AMERICA TO SOUTH AMERICA E.G. SYDNEY/LOS ANGELES/BUENOS AIRES
	PNR	PASSENGER NAME REFERENCE - USED FOR COMPUTER RESERVATIONS
	PUBLISHED FARE	TICKET PRICE SET BY AIRLINE

R	REISSUE	CHANGES REQUIRING A NEW TICKET TO BE ISSUED
	REROUTING	CHANGES TO FLIGHT ROUTING
	RT FARES	RETURN JOURNEY FARES

S	SEASON	DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE YEAR FOR TRAVEL HAVE DIFFERENT FARES
	SECTOR	ONE FLIGHT-ONE PORTION OF THE JOURNEY
	SIDETRIP	RETURN TRIP FROM A CITY ON YOUR JOURNEY E.G. SYDNEY/BANGKOK/PHUKET/BANGKOK/LONDON. BANGKOK/PHUKET IS THE SIDE TRIP
	STOPOVER	WHEN YOU LEAVE THE AIRPORT FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS
	STPC	AIRLINE PAYS FOR YOUR ACCOMMODATION AT A STOPOVER POINT
	SUGGESTED ROUTE	MOST LOGICAL ROUTE TO FIT IN WITH THE AIRFARE YOU ARE ON
	SURCHARGES	EXTRA COSTS INVOLVED
	SURFACE SECTOR	YOU MAKE YOUR OWN WAY BETWEEN TWO POINTS

T	TAX	AIRPORT DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL TAXES
	TICKET ISSUE	THE AGENCY WHO ISSUED THE AIRLINE TICKET
	TRAFFIC RIGHTS	CITIES AIRLINES ARE ALLOWED TO FLY BETWEEN
	TRIPLE STARS	*** MEANS READ THE RULES
	TS	TRANS SIBERIAN-FLIGHT THAT GOES VIA JAPAN OR KOREA E.G. SYDNEY/TOKYO/LONDON
	TURNAROUND POINT	THE FURTHEST POINT ON YOUR RETURN JOURNEY

U	UFN	UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
	UPDATE	THE LATEST CHANGES TO A FARE
	UPGRADE	CHANGING FROM ONE LOWER CLASS OF TRAVEL TO A HIGHER ONE
	US PASS	AIRPASS WITHIN THE USA

V	V.V.	VICE VERSA
	VALIDITY	HOW LONG A TICKET IS VALID E.G. THE MINIMUM & MAXIMUM TIMES YOU CAN BE AWAY FOR
	VIA	CITIES YOU PASS THROUGH ON YOUR JOURNEY

W	WAITLIST	THE FLIGHT IS FULL YOU ARE WAITING FOR A CANCELLATION TO BE CONFIRMED
	YEE1Y	A ONE YEAR EXCURSION FARE

RECENT ADDITIONS:

Online Stop - An Online stop is a stopover to your final destination which is in a continuous direction to your main route. Good carriers for online stops are Air New Zealand who have a variety of Pacific Island stops to choose from and also Emirates who offer some more off the beaten track online stops in Asia such as Male, Colombo & Karachi.

Open Jaw - A surface sector at your final point of turnaround - or furthest point from where you started, e.g., London - Singapore - Perth surface to Sydney - Los Angeles - LondonPublished fares - Are non-discounted tickets and are based on exchange rates so may fluctuate until final payment. It is worth noting that some RTW tickets are in fact published fares. This means that they will be the same price wherever you buy them from as your travel agent can not change the fare. You can often tell if your ticket is a published fare as it will be booked in either Y, J or F class but this is not a totally water tight guide. Your travel agent should warn you.

RTW - Round The World ticket. Most RTW's route via Australia or New Zealand and consist of on-line stops en-route. It is possible to purchase tickets that do not go via OZ/NZ but these do tend to be a little more expensive.

Surface sector - Is when you travel independently between two flight points en-route to your final destination, e.g., London - Bangkok surface to Singapore - Sydney - Los Angeles - London

Touchdowns - can occur on direct flights! This means that your plane will land but will only land for re-fuel or to let passengers on and off. You will NOT have to change planes and it should not affect you at all.

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