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Glossary for the airline industry

From A-Z, this glossary covers definitions and explanations for common airline industry terminology.

ticketed point

Point shown in the "good for passage" section of the passenger's ticket. Can be a connection, stopover, or fare breakpoint.

ticketed point mileage

The number of miles between pairs of cities as published in the Ticketed Point Mileage Manual.

ticketing

The issuance of an accountable document, which serves as a record of the product purchased by the customer, and gives a record to all airlines involved in the itinerary of the services paid for and expected to be delivered.

ticketing airline

A ZED/MIBA member that issues reduced-rate tickets to its eligible persons according to the ZED/MIBA agreement for transportation over the routes of another party (or parties) to the ZED/MIBA agreement. See also transporting airline.

ticketing amount

The amount on the passenger coupon in the Base Fare Box.

ticketing code

A code used to replace the fare class code on the ticket when it is issued and possibly on the fare display.

Ticketing Fees

ATPCO product that provides a standard process to instruct pricing systems on how to collect ticketing and credit card service fees on a carrier's behalf when they are the ticketing or validating carrier. This product supports both public and private distribution needs and provides options to define fees by passenger type, journey, fare basis, and date.

TMC

Travel management company.

TPM

Ticketed point mileage.

transaction

A fare record. A set of data defined in a fares batch that determines the components of a fare.

transaction file

Records in a batch that have not been updated.

transborder

Transportation between the 50 US states, including the District of Columbia and Canada.

transfer

A change of service from the service of one carrier to the service of the same carrier (online) or to the service of another carrier(interline). This includes stopovers and connections. See also interline transfer.

transport product

Commercial atomic product between two stations that can be operated by aircraft as well as by other transport vehicles such as trains, buses, etc.   

transporting airline

A ZED/MIBA member that transports eligible persons of the other party (or parties) according to the ZED/MIBA agreement. More specifically, this is the airline whose carrier code appears on the flights to be priced and ticketed using ZED/MIBA fares. In the case of S/A/Fs and (if bilaterally permitted) code shares, this may be different from the operating airline. See also ticketing airline.

travel segment indicator

Codes that define a specific portion of travel. They may be used alone or in combination with geographic locales to specify the application of a provision. These codes are listed in Data Application Appendix H.

trip

A portion of an itinerary between two consecutive fare break points (used in domestic tariffs). Also called fare component.

true currency

Any currency found in Appendix D that is not Universal Mileage Currency code XXX.

TSI

Travel segment indicator.

TTBS

Ticket Tax Box Service. See Tax Summary.