Module 7: Fare Quoting an Itinerary - Travelport

Module 7: Fare Quoting an Itinerary

Travelport 360 Fares provides quick and accurate pricing for air segments, and fares are updated several times a day to ensure accurate fare quotes. The system is designed to quote a fare for a maximum of 16 segments and a maximum of 8 fare components. Fares for a maximum of 99 passengers may be quoted in one entry for a maximum of 4 passenger types.

Module Objectives

Upon completion of this module, you will be able to: Identify Galileo pricing assumptions Identify pricing options Display fare rules Fare quote an itinerary using pricing modifiers

Galileo Pricing Assumptions

The Galileo system makes several assumptions when you price an international itinerary:

All passengers in the booking require fare quotes All passengers are adults unless an infant or a specific passenger type code

has been used when the name field was added All segments are to be quoted Ticketing to take place on the same date as the fare is quoted or within the

guarantee limits Sale and ticketing to take place in the country of the terminal location A stopover is assumed where connections are 24 hours or more for

international travel and 4 hours or more if the journey is within North America Passengers are not exempt from any ticketable taxes

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Fare Quote as Booked

H/FQ Ask Answer ID 8598

After you sell the flights, you must fare quote the itinerary. The function identifier to price an itinerary is: FQ This quotes the lowest fare in the class booked. Example itinerary:

Example Entry: FQ Example screen response:

The system quotes the lowest applicable fare for the booked itinerary. The fare quote is automatically filed in the Booking File provided there are names present.

The fare, taxes and total are displayed individually.

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Module 7: Fare Quoting an Itinerary Additional fees, e.g. credit card may apply:

The carrier may offer additional services such as seats or bags:

The cost and baggage allowance for each segment is displayed. In this example for travel between Amsterdam and Madrid there is no free baggage allowance. However, the passenger can pay 30 euro for the first bag and 70 euro for the second bag.

To access the rules on the fare quote click on Display Rules:

Note: Any regions who do not use Automatic Plating carrier logic will receive the response "UNABLE TO FILE - NEED PLATING CARRIER" in the last line of the fare quote. It is necessary to add /CXX at the end (where XX is the plating carrier). For example, enter FQCBA or FQBBCBA.

The following table lists the most frequently used pricing options.

This option: FQ

FQBB FQBB++-AB

FQBB++-PREME FQBB++-FIRST

Prices itinerary at:

Lowest fare for the class of service sold per passenger in the Booking File. For example, if you sell segments in Y class, the Galileo system quotes the lowest available Y fare.

Best Buy available per passenger in the Booking File.

Fare quote the lowest fare in the cabin booked for the corresponding class of service, e.g. out in business class and returning in economy class.

Lowest applicable fare in Premium economy class

Lowest fare available in First class

FQBB++-BUSNS Lowest applicable in Business class

Filed Fares

H/ FF

The fare quote is only visible in its fare quote format immediately after the fare quote entry. When you display the booking after you have fare quoted it, a Filed Fare button is displayed.

Example Booking File:

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To view the Filed Fare enter *FF1 or click the *FF button. Example entry: *FF1 Example screen response:

Note: The fare quote will remain in the itinerary until it is cancelled. The following table lists the key components of the FQ response.

Component FQS1-2 AP 15 July* LAST DATE TO PURCHASE TICKET: 22JUL13

G 15 JUL

Description

Fare quote segments 1-2

Agent alert and date of fare quote

Latest date to purchase ticket for this fare Guarantee until midnight on 15th Jul. Computer generated price and date of fare quote.

AMS KL MAN 155.14HSRNL KL AMHSRNL 155.14 NUC 310.28END

Fare326.00 euro TAX Fare Basis code Baggage and Not valid before and Not valid after NONENDO/NON REF T P1S1-2/ET/CKL

Linear fare construction and segment fee END = end of fare construction

Base fare, taxes, and total fare ZP ? USA flight segment tax XF ? Passenger Facility Charge (USA airport tax)

Endorsement box specifications

Ticketing line

Note: If FQ is entered three times there will be three identical filled fares in the Booking File. However, the system will not let you end transaction as it will see that duplicate filed fares exist.

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To view all filed fares in a booking, enter *FF or click the FF button in the PNR Viewer window. Example screen response:

In this example, the Status on FQ1 displays "I" for Invalid. This fare was for the original class of service and was guaranteed. When the class was rebooked and the new fare quoted it invalidated FQ1 and quoted the new lower fare with a "G" Guarantee status.

To cancel the filed fare if it is no longer required, enter FX1

Example entry: FX1

Example screen response:

Note: You must cancel any duplicate fares before you end transaction. Other filed fare entries:

Format Display all filed fares Display in detailed Linear format Ticketed

Cancelled

Restore fare for re-ticketing Amended

Action

*FF *FF1 or *FF1P2

Filed fare field will automatically be updated when a ticket is issued FX1 Cancel filed fare 1 FX1.3.5 Cancel filed fare 1, 3 and 5 FX1P2.4 Cancel filed fare 1 passenger 2 and 4 FXALL Cancel all filed fares FF1@R FF1BG40K Note: The free baggage allowance may be amended without altering the guarantee status of the fare. Other areas of the fare may be amended using manual fare build entries

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