Training



Advanced Passenger Fares and Ticketing


Survive the currency crisis! Minimise airline revenue losses arising from big currency swings by learning how to apply the currency conversion procedures used in pricing and re-pricing tickets.


How You Will Benefit

  • Master the various steps and checks in normal fare construction of a single pricing unit as well as for two or more consecutive or contiguous pricing units
  • Learn about the latest currency conversion procedures
  • Find out how to use the latest special mileage provisions
  • Calculate fares for journeys with surface sectors including circle trips with unreasonable connections
  • Apply the new normal fare open jaw definition
  • Differentiate between the limitations on indirect travel versus Category 8 (Stopovers)/ Category 9 (Transfers)
  • Assess the impact of limitations on indirect travel on fare construction and imbedded surface sectors
  • Apply the latest exchange/reissue and netting procedures
  • Determine if endorsements are still necessary in an electronic ticketing environment 
  • Cope with the transition from paper MCOs/MPDs to EMDs and vMPDs
  • Practise with different types of voluntary rerouting and refund cases
  • Learn when to re-price using historical versus current fares and exchange

Designed for

  • Experienced ticketing and reservations agents
  • Line managers and sales supervisors
  • Rate/help desk specialists and interline billing officers
  • Fares and ticketing instructors, system developers and tariff analysts
  • Prorate agents, revenue controllers and GDS analysts

Course Content

  • Latest definitions of trip types
  • Special mileage provisions
  • Journeys with surface sectors
  • New  normal fare open jaw (NOJ) pricing units
  • New European one country rule
  • Circle trips with unreasonable connections
  • Limitations on indirect travel
  • New TPM checks for surface sectors
  • Placement of Q surcharges
  • Difference between fare construction and imbedded surface sectors
  • Industry and carrier add-ons
  • Mixed class travel and first/business class exceptions
  • Endorsement  and coupon control
  • Voluntary rerouting: exchange and reissues
  • Acceptance and issuance of MCOs and MPDs
  • Currency restrictions
  • Voluntary and involuntary refunds
  • Accompanying airline e-ticketing procedures


Course availability

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July 05 - July 16, 2010
Beijing, ChinaClass No : 19232
Prerequisite(s)
  • Participants must have previously completed a course covering the core elements of the Mileage System Principle, Standard Condition 100/101, the Higher Intermediate Point check and the Backhaul check.
Diplomas
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