Airlines I
Terms
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- AC
- Air Canada
- US
- US Airways
- DL
- Delta Airlines
- 7F
- First Air
- AA
- American Airlines
- UA
- United Airlines
- NW
- Northwest Airlines
- CO
- Continental Airlines
- JV
- Bearskin Airlines
- AS
- Alaska Airlines
- HA
- Hawaiin Airlines
- WS
- Westjet
- 5T
- Canadian North
- PD
- Porter Airlines
- YDF
- DEER LAKE
- YJT
- STEPHENVILLE
- YQX
- GANDER
- YYR
- GOOSE BAY
- YYT
- ST JOHN'S
- YHZ
- HALIFAX
- YQI
- YARMOUTH
- YQY
- SYDNEY
- YCH
- CHATHAM
- YFC
- FREDERICTON
- YQM
- MONCTON
- YSJ
- SAINT JOHN
- YYG
- CHARLOTTETOWN
- YBC
- BAIE COMMEAU
- YBG
- BAGOTVILLE
- YKL
- SCHEFFERVILLE
- YMQ
- MONTREAL CITY
- YUL
- PIERRE ELLIOTT TRUDEAU
- YMX
- MIRABEL AIRPORT
- YQB
- QUEBEC CITY
- YUY
- ROUYN-NORANDA
- YVO
- VAL D'OR
- YZV
- SEPT ILES
- YAM
- SAULT STE MARIE
- YHM
- HAMILTON
- YOO
- OSHAWA
- YOW
- OTTAWA MCDONALD CARTIER INTL
- YGK
- KINGSTON
- YPQ
- PETERBOROUGH
- YQG
- WINDSOR
- YQT
- THUNDERBAY
- YSB
- SUDBURY
- YTO
- TORONTO CITY
- YYZ
- PEARSON INTL
- YTZ
- CITY CENTRE AIRPORT
- YTS
- TIMMINS
- YXU
- LONDON
- YYB
- NOTH BAY
- YZR
- SARNIA
- YBR
- BRANDON
- YTH
- THOMPSON
- YWG
- WINNIPEG
- YYQ
- CHURCHILL
- YQR
- REGINA
- YXE
- SASKATOON
- YEA
- EDMONTON CITY
- YEG
- EDMONTON INTL
- YMM
- FORT McMURRAY
- YQL
- LETHBRIDGE
- YXH
- MEDICINE HAT
- YYC
- CALGARY
- YCD
- NANAIMO
- YKA
- KAMLOOPS
- YLW
- KELOWNA
- YPR
- PRINCE RUPERT
- YQQ
- COMOX
- YVR
- VANCOUVER
- YXJ
- FORT ST JOHN
- YXS
- PRINCE GEORGE
- YYF
- PENTICTON
- YYJ
- VICTORIA
- YDA
- DAWSON CITY
- YXY
- WHITEHORSE
- YEV
- INUVIK
- YZF
- YELLOWKNIFE
- YFB
- IQALUIT
- YRB
- RESOLUTE BAY
- A
- ALPHA
- B
- BRAVO
- C
- CHARLIE
- D
- DELTA
- E
- ECHO
- F
- FOXTROT
- G
- GULF
- I
- INDIA
- J
- JULIET
- K
- KILO
- L
- LIMA
- P
- PAPA
- Q
- QUEBEC
- R
- ROMEO
- S
- SIERRA
- T
- TANGO
- U
- UNIFORM
- V
- VICTOR
- W
- WHISKEY
- X
- XRAY
- Y
- YANKEE
- Z
- ZULU
- ANC
- ANCHORAGE
- FAI
- FAIRBANKS
- PHX
- PHOENIX
- TUS
- TUCSON
- LAX
- LOS ANGELES CITY LAX INTL AIRPORT
- SAN
- SAN DIEGO
- SFO
- SAN FRANCISCO CITY SFO INTL AIRPORT
- SJC
- SAN JOSE
- DEN
- DENVER INTL
- BDL
- HARTFORD
- WAS
- WASHINGTON CITY
- IAD
- DULLES INTL
- DCA
- RONALD REGAN NATIONAL
- BWI
- BALTIMORE WASHINGTON INTL AIRPORT
- DAB
- DAYTONA BEACH
- FLL
- FORT LAUDERDALE INTL
- FMY
- FORT MYERS
- JAX
- JACKSONVILLE
- MIA
- MIAMI INTL
- ORL
- ORLANDO CITY
- MCO
- ORLANDO INTL
- PBI
- WEST PALM BEACH
- PIE
- ST PETERSBURG INTL
- TPA
- TAMPA INTL
- ATL
- ATLANTA
- HNL
- HONOLULU, OAHU
- ITO
- HILO, HAWAII
- KOA
- KONA, HAWAII
- LIH
- LIHUE, KAUAI
- MKK
- HOOLEHUA, MOLOKAI
- OGG
- KAHULUI, MAUI
- CHI
- CHICAGO CITY
- ORD
- CHICAGO O'HARE INTL
- MDW
- MIDWAY AIRPORT
- MSY
- NEW ORLEANS
- BOS
- LOGAN INTL
- DTT
- DETROIT CITY
- DTW
- WAYNE COUNTY AIRPORT
- MSP
- MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL
- MKC
- KANSAS CITY
- STL
- ST LOUIS
- LAS
- LAS VEGAS
- RNO
- RENO
- AIY
- ATLANTIC CITY
- ABQ
- ALBUQUERQUE
- BUF
- BUFFALO
- NYC
- NEW YORK CITY
- JFK
- JOHN F KENNEDY INTL
- EWR
- NEWARK INTL
- LGA
- LAGUARDIA AIRPORT
- SYR
- SYRACUSE
- RDU
- RALEIGH/DURHAM
- CLE
- CLEVELAND
- TUL
- TULSA
- PDX
- PORTLAND
- PHL
- PHILADELPHIA
- PIT
- PITTSBURG
- MYR
- MYRTLE BEACH
- BNA
- NASHVILLE
- MEM
- MEMPHIS
- DFW
- DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTL AIRPORT
- ELP
- EL PASO
- HOU
- HOUSTON CITY
- IAH
- GEORGE BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL
- SAT
- SAN ANTONIO
- SLC
- SALT LAKE CITY
- GEG
- SPOKANE
- SEA
- SEATTLE/TACOMA INTL
- MKE
- MILWAUKEE
- AA HUBS
- MIA/ORD/DFW/STL
- DL HUBS
- JFK/ATL/CVG/SLC
- UA HUBS
- LAX/IAD/SFO/ORD/DEN
- US HUBS
- PHL/PHX/PIT/LAS/CLT
- NW HUBS
- MSP/MEM/DTW
- CO HUBS
- IAH/CLE/EWR
- WS HUBS
- YYC/YTO/YWG
- AC HUBS
- YVR/YTO/YMQ
- JV HUBS
- YSB/YQT
- 5T HUBS
- YZF/YFB
- 7F HUBS
- YZF/YFB
- ATA
- AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
- AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (ATA)
- TRADE ASSOC. OF US & CAD SCHEDUKE AIR CARRIERS. ENABLES TRAVEL AGENCY TO ISSUE AIR TICKETS FOR TRAVEL IN US AND BTW CAD & US
- ATAC
- AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF CANADA
- AIR TRASPORT ASSOCIATION OF CANADA (ATAC)
- TRADE ASSOC. OF US & CAD SCHEDULED CARRIERS. ENCOURAGES USE OF COMMERCIAL AIR SERVICE IN CAD, LIASON BTW GOV AUTHORITIES & AIRLINES, DISTRIBUTES INFO TO AIRLINES & PUBLIC. ENABLES TRAVEL AGENCY TO ISSUE TICKET FOR TRAVEL IN CAD
- CTA
- CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION AGENCY
- CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION AGENCY (CTA)
- ADMINISTERS POLICIES TO ACHIEVE EFFICIENT & ACCCESIBLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM THROUGH EDUCATION, CONSULTATION, REGULATION. HANDLES CONSUMER ISSUES & COMPLAINTS & RESPONSIBLE FOR LICENSING SYSTEM FOR AIR CARRIERS (DOM & INTL) & PERMIT SYSTEM FOR INTL CHARTERS. NEGOTIATION & IMPLEMENTATION OF BILATERAL AIR AGREEMENTS.
- IATA
- INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION
- INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION (IATA)
- MEMBERS ARE INTL & DOM SCHEDULED AIRLINES. EXISTS TO STANDARDIZE RULES, REGULATIONS & INTERLINE PROCEDURES FOR TRAVEL INDUSTRY
- ICAO
- INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION
- INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION (ICAO)
- MEMBERS OF UNITED NATIONS. DEVELOPS PRINCIPALS & TECHNIQUES OF INTERNATIONAL AIR NAVIGATION & PLANNING % DEVELOPMENT OF INTL AIR TRANSPORT
- TRANSPORT CANADA
- FED GOV DEPT OVERSEES DOM AIRWAY FACILITIES & RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL SAFETY MATTERS
- WARSAW CONVENTION
- MANDATES CARRIERS TO ISSUE PASSENGER TICKETS, BAGGAGE CHECKS, & LIMITS CARRIER'S LIABILITY TO PASSENGERS FOR DEATH OR INJURY & DESTRUCTION, LOSS OR DAMAGE TO BAGGAGE GOODS.
- NAVIGATION CANADA
- PROVIDE AIR NAVIGATION SERVICES EFFICIENTLY & SAFELY
- MINIMUM CONNECTING TIMES - 3 D'S
- DENSITY, DISTANCE, DELAYS
- APEX
- ADVANCE PURCHASE EXCURSION FARE. USUALLY THE CHEAPEST AND MOST RESTRICTIVE.
- AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT FEE (AIF)
- LEVIED BY CAD AIRPORTS FOR USE OF AIRPORT FACILITIES. SOMETIMES TICKETABLE AND USED TO UPGRADE FACILITIES.
- ARNK
- ARRIVAL UNKNOWN - SURFACE SEGMENT, TRAVEL BY MEANS OTHER THAN AIR
- BAGGAGE, PIECE CONCEPT
- FREE CHEKED BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE BASED ON # OF PIECES CARRIED, EACH MUST BE WITHIN MAX SPECIFIED DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT NOT INCL CARRY ON
- BAGGAGE, WEIGHT CONCEPT
- FRESS CHECKED BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE BASED ON TOTAL WEIGHT OF ALL LUGGAGE INCL CARRY ON
- BILATERAL AIR AGREEMENT
- AGREEMENT BTW CAD & US ON TYPE OF AIRCRAFTS USED, INTERMEDIATE STOPS EN ROUTE & SIRCRAFT SAFETY PROCEDURES
- BILLING AND SETTLEMENT PLAN (BSP)
- SYSTEM FOR ADMINISTRATION OF AIR TRANSPORTATION TRANSACTIONS WHICH SIMPLIFIES TICKETING, REPORTING & REMITTANCE PROCEDURES ON BEHALF OF BSP AIRLINES
- BOOKING CODE
- ONE LETTER CODE ASSIGNED TO SPEC. FARE TYPE USED TO INDICATE CABIN & PRICE BEING RESERVED
- BULKHEAD
- DIVIDING WALL IN AIRCRAFT. HAS EXTRA LEG ROOM, BUT NO STORAGE SPACE UNDER SEAT. USUALLY RESERVED FOR THE DISABLED FAMILIES WITH SMALL CHILDREN
- BUMPING
- WHEN A PASSENGER IS DENIED BOARDING ON FLIGHT WITH A CONFIRMED RESERVATION. A BREACH OF CARRIERS CONTRACT WITH PASSENGER & CAN RENDER CARRIER LIABLE FOR DAMAGES TO PASSENGER.
- CHARTER AIRLINE
- CARRIER THAT OPERATES FLIGHTS THAT TAKE PLACE OUTSIDE NORMAL SCHEDULES ON LIMITED OR SEASONAL SCHEDULE.
- CIRCLE TRIP
- TRIP WITH MORE THAN ONE STOPOVER PT. OR WITH DIFFERENT ROUTING, CARRIERS, OR CLASSES OF SERVICE ON THE OUTBOUND & INBOUND.
- CITY PAIR
- ORIGIN AND DESTINATION CITIES
- COMMON RATED
- TWO DESTINATIONS WHICH EACH HAVE COMMON (IDENTICAL) FARE FROM THE SAME PT OF ORIGIN
- CONFIRMED RESERVED SPACE
- CONFIRMATION OF RESERVATION ON SPECIFIC FLIGHT FOR SPECIFIC DATE AT A SPECIFIC TIME
- EXTRA SECTION
- EXTRA FLIGHT ARRANGED TO ACCOMODATE OVERFLOW OF TRAFFIC OF A FULLY BOOKED SCHEDULED FLIGHT.
- CONNECTION
- INVOLUNTARY CHANGE OF AIRCRAFT THAT TAKES PLACE WITHIN 4 HOURS OR ON FIRST AVAILABLE FLIGHT IN CLASS OF SERVICE REQUIRED
- FARE BASIS CODE
- USED TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC FARE. MAY CONTAIN SEVERAL #'S & LETTERS
- FARE BREAK POINT
- POINT(S) IN ITINERARY BTW WHICH SECTOR FARES ARE CHARGED
- DIFFRENTIAL FARE
- THROUGH FARE APPLIED TO CONNECTING FLIGHTS WHICH ARE BOOKED IN TWO DIFFERENT CLASSES OF SERVICE
- DISCOUNT FARE
- DISCOUNTED FROM NORMAL FARES, HAVE RESTRICTIONS SUCH AS AGE
- GROUP FARE
- REDUCED FARE OFFERED TO GROUP WHO FLY UNDER STIPULATED CONDITIONS SUCH AS MIN # OF PEOPLE. ACCOMODATED ON REGULAR SCHEDULED FLIGHT.
- JOINT FARE
- PUBLISHED TRHOUGH FARE FOR TRAVEL ON INTERLINE CONNECTING FLIGHTS THAT HAS BEEN AGREED TO BY CARRIERS INVOLVED USING SPECIFIC CONNECTING POINTS.
- NORMAL FARE
- FARE WITH FEW OR NO RESTRICTIONS (F,C/J,Y) AND ARE VALID ONE YEAR FROM DATE OF DEPARTURE FROM ORIGIN OR DATE OF ISSUANCE.
- PUBLISHED FARE
- FARE LISTED IN A CARRIERS TARIFF OR COMP SYSTEM
- THROUGH FARE
- FARE ASSESED FOR TRAVEL ON ONLINE CONNECTING FLIGHTS
- FINAL DESTINATION
- LAST CITY IN ITINERARY AS SHOWN ON TICKET
- GATEWAY
- LAST DOMESTIC CITY AT WHICH PLANE BOARDS TRAFFIC FOR AN INTL CITY, OR FIRST CITY AT WHICH PLANE LANDS AFTER AN INTL JOURNEY. CLEARANCE & CUSTOMS DONE AT FIRST PT OF ENTRY (GATEWAY) INTO A COUNTRY
- GENERAL PROVISIONS
- BASIC RULES WHICH APPLY TO ALL FARE TYPES
- INBOUND
- SEGMENTS OF ITINERARY AFTER PT OF TURNAROUND
- INTERMEDIATE POINT
- STOP ON DIRECT FLIGHT WHERE A PASSENGER DOES NOT GET OFF THE AIRCRAFT OR CHANGE PLANES. also enroute stop
- LONG HAUL
- LONG DISTANCE FLIGHT EX YOW-YVR
- MINIMUM CONNECTING TIME
- LEAST AMT OF TIME REQUIRED FOR A PASSENGER TO CHANGE PLANES AT A SPECIFIC AIRPORT
- OPEN JAW
- TRIP OF ROUND OR CIRCLE TRIP NATURE THAT CONTAINS A SURFACE SEGMENT
- OPEN JAW AT POINT OF ORIGIN
- CITY OF ORIGIN & FINAL DESTINATION CITY IS NOT THE SAME
- OPEN JAW AT POINT OF TURNAROUND
- ARRIVAL CITY AT POINT OF TURNAROUND & DEPARTURE CITY FROM POINT OF TURNAROUND IS NOT THE SAME
- DOUBLE OPEN JAW
- NON AIR TRAVEL OCCURS BOTH AT POINT OF ORIGIN AND POINT OF TURNAROUND
- SINGLE OPEN JAW
- NON AIR TRAVEL OCCURS AT EITHER POINT OF ORIGIN OR AT POINT OF TURNAROUND
- OPEN SEGMENT
- SEGMENT ON ITINERARY THAT HAS BEEN PAID FOR BUT NO RESERVATION HAS BEEN MADE. SEGMENT WILL SPECIFY THE CITY PAIR, CARRIER AND CLASS OF SERVICE BUT NO DATE.RESERVATION MAY BE MADE SUBJECT TO SPACE BEING AVAILABLE.
- OVERBOOKING
- ACCEPTANCE OF RESERVATIONS BY CARRIER FOR MORE SEATS THAN AVAILABLE, USED TO COMPENSATE FOR NO SHOWS.
- POINT OF TURNAROUND
- THE FURTHEST POINT IN AN ITINERARY FROM THE CITY OF ORIGIN
- RECONFIRMATION
- REQUIREMENT THAT PASSENGERS ADVISE THE CARRIER OF THEIR INTENTION TO USE THE ONWARD-GOING SPACE RESERVED. FAILURE TO RECONFIRM COULD RESULT IN THE CANCELLATION OF THE PASSENGER RESERVATIONS BY THE CARRIER.
- PUBLISHED ROUTING
- THE SPECIFIC CITIES THAT CAN BE USED AS CONNECTING POINTS BTW POINT OF ORIGIN AND THE DESTINATIONS
- SECTOR FARE
- SINGLE FARE COMPONENT BTW FARE BREAK POINTS. TOTAL FARE MAY CONSIST OF MULTIPLE FARE COMPONENTS AND ONE FARE COMPONENT MAY COVER MORE THAN ONE FLIGHT SEGMENT (EG CONNECTING FLIGHTS)
- SEGMENT FLIGHT
- EACH FLIGHT IN AN ITINERARY
- SHORT HAUL
- SHORT DURATION FLIGHT (EG YOW-YTO)
- STOPOVER
- VOLUNTARY INTERRUPTION IN AN ITINERARY WHICH IS LONGER THAN 4 HOURS
- SURCHARGE
- EXTRA CHARGES APPLICABLE TO A PUBLISHED FARE. CARRIERS USE SURCHARGES TO PASS COSTS ON TO USERS
- TARIFF
- SCHEDULE OF RATES AND CHARGES
- TRANSBORDER
- TRAVEL BETWEEN CANADA & UNITED STATES
- UNACOMPANIED MINOR
- PASSENGER WHO HAS REACHED THEIR 8TH BDAY BUT NOT THEIR 12TH & WHO IS NOT ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT FARE PAYING PASSENGER. ONLY ALLOWED ON CODE SHARING OR CONNECTING FLIGHTS.
- SEAT PITCH
- FRONT TO REAR SPACING OF SEAT ROWS WHICH DETERMINES LEG ROOM & UPPER LEVEL SPACE
- DOOR ROWS
- EXTRA LEG ROOM. HIGH TRAFFIC AREA, BAD MOVIE ANGLE, NEAT GALLEY AND WASHROOMS
- EXIT ROWS
- USUALLY HAVE EXTRA PITCH, MAY BE ASKED TO ASSIST IN EMERGENCY. NO FAMILIES WITH SMALL CHILDREN, ELDERLY OR DISABLED PASSENGERS.
- FAA
- FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION