Passenger Origin-Destination Simulator

A revenue management research group that permits a realistic simulation of the interaction between passenger choice and revenue management in competitive airline markets.

Farthest geographical fare break point on the pricing unit, measured from pricing unit origin; not applicable on a one-way pricing unit. Also called turnaround.

One or more consecutive sectors.

The act of providing details about a completed order so that the data can feed downline processes such as servicing and settlement.

See pricing unit. 
 

Airline department that determines fares. Also called rate desk.

A combination of fares that is considered a possibility for a desired charge for a passenger.

1. A one-way fare that is qualified in its own terms independent of any other fare component.

2. Combination of two or more fare components where one or more of the components is dependent upon all of the others to qualify for autopricing. Also called priceable unit.

See booking code.

1. A type of batch status indicating that data contained with the batch has not been distributed in the subscription process. See batch status.

2. Data with restrictions on who can view and sell it.

Private fares are fares with a limitation on distribution and use, as designated by the fare owner. These fares are held by ATPCO in private tariffs. See also negotiated fares.

A tariff requested by a carrier or other entity for their own private use. Any fare rule, rate, or footnote data put into a private tariff is sent to and viewed by only the owner and those designated by the owner.

FareManager Rules system identifiers that indicate which replacement fares to use and under what circumstances to use them when processing a customer's ticket reissue request.

Technical standards that document required processing by recipients of data in the format prescribed by related interface standards to achieve the intended outcome (generally a pricing or retailing result) regardless of the system processing the data.

Any item that can be offered to a customer (such as air and/or other types of transportation, transportation portions, any goods, and amenities, etc.). For example, a Product can be the actual transportation service (right to travel), a hard product (such as seats and meals), or a soft product (such as flexibility and priority boarding). Also called atomic product.

A defined data standard that enables an electronic exchange of the data on the products and services that a company has to offer.  The level of information that will be made available with the catalogue is dependent on who is requesting/receiving the catalogue for internal and third-party consumption, as listed in the Airline Catalogue, Supplier Catalogue, and Airline Profile.

To divide interline or online revenue according to industry multilateral or bilateral agreements.

1. Rule conditions that apply to a fare, such as a maximum stay of five days.

2. (Service Fees) Conditions that apply to a service, such as to whom a service applies and how much it costs.

Passenger service system.