Minimum information required to file a fare in a GDS
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The minimum information to supply will be something like this—
- A name for your fare, where the first letter is the prime booking class of the fare (you can just give it a one letter name if you wish). This is known as the "fare basis".
- The cabin into which the fare books [although this can be inferred from the booking code, actually you also need to know which booking code books where, and this varies by airline].
- The city pair on which the fare is filed (e.g., LON to AKL).
- The price of the fare (prior to taxes, fees and surcharges).
- Whether pricing units constructed under the fare must be round-trip or whether one-way units are allowed.
- A minimum set of fare rules, including a human-readable description of the fare under the Fare Applications category, but probably the other categories can be left empty. That said I have never seen a fare with an empty Combinations category.
- Either a maximum permitted mileage ("MPM") for the route constructed under the fare or a specified routing in the fare routing table.
- Whether the fare may be autopriced (that is, whether tickets can be issued using this fare by a computer), or whether a human must be involved to do the ticketing.
A good example of a short fare with minimal information is any "YY" fare. These are generic fares filed by IATA instead of by an airline, but every IATA-member airline is supposed to accept tickets using these fares printed on neutral ticket stock as valid for transportation. Therefore these fares effectively set a price ceiling on many routes. The original intention of YY fares is to relieve airlines of the burden of setting up fares between unusual cities, but since the process is all automated nowadays, such reasoning no longer applies. Indeed, many airlines (LH, BA at least) no longer accept YY fares as valid on their services, and many file higher prices than the YY fare (such as BA on London-Dubai). Anyway, here is a YY fare list on London-Nairobi. You can see most of the columns are blank, indicating no restriction applies.
Fare Basis Airline Booking Trip Type Fare Cabin Effective Expiration Min/Max Advanced
Class Date Date Stay Purchase Req
YIF YY Y One-Way 1708.00 (GBP) E
YIF YY Y Round-Trip 2440.00 (GBP) E
CIF YY C One-Way 3308.00 (GBP) B
CIF YY C Round-Trip 4726.00 (GBP) B
FIF YY F One-Way 5344.00 (GBP) F
FIF YY F Round-Trip 7634.00 (GBP) F
Picking the oneway CIF fare, the rules of this fare are as below. You can see that most of the categories have been left blank, but some have been filled out. In principle you could also leave the Discounts and Sales Restrictions categories blank.
Rule Category Rule Text
RULE APPLICATION AND OTHER CONDITIONS NOTE - THE FOLLOWING TEXT IS INFORMATIONAL AND NOT
VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING.
NORMAL FLEX FARES
APPLICATION
AREA
THESE FARES APPLY
BETWEEN EUROPE AND AFRICA.
CLASS OF SERVICE
THESE FARES APPLY FOR FIRST/BUSINESS/ECONOMY CLASS
SERVICE.
TYPES OF TRANSPORTATION
THIS RULE GOVERNS ONE-WAY AND ROUND-TRIP FARES.
FARES GOVERNED BY THIS RULE CAN BE USED TO CREATE
ONE-WAY/ROUND-TRIP/CIRCLE-TRIP/OPEN-JAW JOURNEYS.
OTHER CONDITIONS
PASSENGER EXPENSES -
PERMITTED.
INTERMEDIATE/BUSINESS CLASS-
WHENEVER TRAVEL ON THE SECTOR BETWEEN EUROPE AND
AFRICA IS IN INTERMEDIATE /BUSINESS CLASS. THE
THROUGH FARE SHALL NOT BE LOWER THAN THE
APPLICABLE THROUGH INTERMEDIATE/ BUSINESS CLASS
FARE.
ELIGIBILITY NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING.
UNACCOMPANIED INFANT - NOT ELIGIBLE.
DAY/TIME NO DAY/TIME TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS APPLY.
SEASONALITY NO SEASONAL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS APPLY.
FLIGHT APPLICATION NO FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS APPLY.
ADVANCE RESERVATIONS/TICKETING NO ADVANCE RESERVATIONS/TICKETING REQUIREMENTS APPLY.
MINIMUM STAY NO MINIMUM STAY REQUIREMENTS APPLY.
MAXIMUM STAY NO MAXIMUM STAY REQUIREMENTS APPLY.
STOPOVERS UNLIMITED FREE STOPOVERS PERMITTED ON THE PRICING
UNIT.
TRANSFERS UNLIMITED TRANSFERS PERMITTED. - SURFACE AT FARE BREAK
AND EMBEDDED SECTORS PERMITTED EXCEPT FOR PRICING UNITS
WITHIN/BETWEEN US AND CANADA - INCLUDING PR/USV1 -
SURFACE AT FARE BREAK IS NOT PERMITTED.
COMBINATIONS
FARES MAY BE COMBINED ON A HALF ROUND TRIP BASIS WITH
ANY FARE FOR ANY CARRIER IN ANY RULE AND TARIFF TO
FORM ROUND TRIPS/CIRCLE TRIPS.
END-ON-END
END-ON-END COMBINATIONS PERMITTED. VALIDATE ALL FARE
COMPONENTS. SIDE TRIPS PERMITTED WITH NO
RESTRICTIONS.
END-ON-END NOTE -
SIDE TRIP COMBINATIONS PERMITTED.
IN THE CASE OF SIDE TRIPS SUCH SIDE TRIPS ARE
ONLY PERMITTED FROM AND TO THE SAME ENROUTE
POINT OF A FARE COMPONENT.
OPEN JAWS
FARES MAY BE COMBINED ON A HALF ROUND TRIP BASIS
-TO FORM SINGLE OR DOUBLE OPEN JAWS
A MAXIMUM OF TWO INTERNATIONAL FARE COMPONENTS
PERMITTED. MILEAGE OF THE INTERNATIONAL OPEN SEGMENT
MUST BE EQUAL/LESS THAN MILEAGE OF THE SHORTEST
FLOWN FARE COMPONENT. THERE IS NO MILEAGE
RESTRICTION ON AN OPEN SEGMENT WITHIN ONE COUNTRY.
OPEN JAWS NOTE -
SCANDINAVIA SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS ONE COUNTRY.
PROVIDED -
COMBINATIONS ARE WITH ANY FARE FOR ANY CARRIER IN
ANY RULE IN ANY TARIFF.
BLACKOUT DATES NO BLACKOUT DATES APPLY.
SURCHARGES NO SURCHARGE REQUIREMENTS APPLY.
ACCOMPANIED TRAVEL ACCOMPANIED TRAVEL NOT REQUIRED.
TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS VALID FOR TRAVEL COMMENCING ON/AFTER 01MAY15.
SALES RESTRICTIONS NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING.
ADVERTISING AND SALES - NO RESTRICTIONS.
SALES -
SHALL INCLUDE THE ISSUANCE OF TICKETS AND
MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES ORDERS -MCO- / MULTIPLE
PURPOSE DOCUMENTS -MPDS- AND PREPAID TICKET
ADVICES -PTAS-.
ADVERTISING -
ANY LIMITATIONS ON ADVERTISING SHALL NOT
PRECLUDE THE QUOTING OF SUCH FARES IN COMPANY
TARIFFS AND SYSTEM TIMETABLES AND AIR GUIDES.
EXTENSION OF VALIDITY -
A CARRIER MAY WITHOUT ADDITIONAL COLLECTION OF
FARE EXTEND THE VALIDITY OF THE TICKET OF A
PASSENGER WHO IS PREVENTED FROM TRAVELLING
WITHIN THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF HIS TICKET.
PENALTIES NO PENALTIES APPLY.
HIP/MILEAGE EXCEPTIONS NO HIP OR MILEAGE EXCEPTIONS APPLY.
TICKET ENDORSEMENTS TICKET ENDORSEMENT NOT REQUIRED.
CHILDREN DISCOUNTS ORIGINATING EUROPE -
CNN/ACCOMPANIED CHILD PSGR 2-11 - CHARGE 100 PERCENT
OF THE FARE.
MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS BY ADULT PSGR
12 OR OLDER.
OR - UNN/UNACCOMPANIED CHILD PSGR 2-11 - CHARGE 100
PERCENT OF THE FARE.
OR - 1ST INF/INFANT WITHOUT A SEAT PSGR UNDER 2 -
CHARGE 10 PERCENT OF THE FARE.
TICKET DESIGNATOR - IN AND PERCENT
APPLIED.
MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS BY ADULT
PSGR 12 OR OLDER.
OR - INS/INFANT WITH A SEAT PSGR UNDER 2 - CHARGE 100
PERCENT OF THE FARE.
MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS BY ADULT
PSGR 12 OR OLDER.
NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING.
UNACCOMPANIED INFANT UNDER 2 YEARS -
TRAVEL NOT PERMITTED AT THIS FARE.
ORIGINATING AFRICA -
CNN/ACCOMPANIED CHILD PSGR 2-11 - CHARGE 75 PERCENT
OF THE FARE.
TICKET DESIGNATOR - CH AND PERCENT APPLIED.
MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS BY ADULT PSGR
12 OR OLDER.
OR - UNN/UNACCOMPANIED CHILD PSGR 2-11 - CHARGE 100
PERCENT OF THE FARE.
OR - 1ST INF/INFANT WITHOUT A SEAT PSGR UNDER 2 -
CHARGE 10 PERCENT OF THE FARE.
TICKET DESIGNATOR - IN AND PERCENT
APPLIED.
MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS BY ADULT
PSGR 12 OR OLDER.
OR - INS/INFANT WITH A SEAT PSGR UNDER 2 - CHARGE 75
PERCENT OF THE FARE.
TICKET DESIGNATOR - CH AND PERCENT
APPLIED.
MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS BY ADULT
PSGR 12 OR OLDER.
NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING.
UNACCOMPANIED INFANT UNDER 2 YEARS -
TRAVEL NOT PERMITTED AT THIS FARE.
TOUR CONDUCTOR DISCOUNTS NO DISCOUNTS FOR TOUR CONDUCTORS.
AGENT DISCOUNTS NO DISCOUNTS FOR SALE AGENTS.
ALL OTHER DISCOUNTS NO DISCOUNTS FOR OTHERS.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS NO PROVISIONS APPLY.
FARE BY RULE NOT APPLICABLE.
GROUPS NO GROUP PROVISIONS APPLY.
TOURS NO TOUR PROVISIONS APPLY.
VISIT ANOTHER COUNTRY NO VISIT ANOTHER COUNTRY PROVISIONS APPLY.
DEPOSITS NO DEPOSIT PROVISIONS APPLY.
VOLUNTARY CHANGES NO VOLUNTARY CHANGES DATA FOUND.
VOLUNTARY REFUNDS NO VOLUNTARY REFUNDS DATA FOUND.
NEGOTIATED FARES NOT APPLICABLE.
INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION NOT A CONSTRUCTED FARE
.
This probably represents something close to the minimal information you could supply in a rule. Finally as I say we should look at the fare routing table. Again for YY CIF on LON-NBO, you can see the only restriction is that the total route length (in each direction) between London and Nairobi should be a maximum of 5089 miles, and each flight should be constrained to be within the eastern hemisphere.
V FARE BASIS BK FARE TRAVEL-TICKET AP MINMAX RTG
1 . CIF O 5099.00 ---- - -/ - EH01
PASSENGER TYPE-ADT AUTO PRICE-YES
FROM-LON TO-NBO CXR-YY TVL-06NOV15 RULE-EUAF 023SITA/23
FARE BASIS-CIF NORMAL FARE DIS-N VENDOR-SITA
FARE TYPE-BU OW-BUSINESS CLASS UNRESTRICTED
TARIFF FAMILY-G DBE-C FARE QUALITY-N ROUTE CODE-40
GBP 3308.00 MPM E01MAY15 D-INFINITY FC-CIF FN-15
SYSTEM DATES - CREATED 30APR15/1130 EXPIRES INFINITY
PUBLISHED RTG LON-NBO/YY EF-01MAY15 DIS-INDEF
/WITHIN THE EASTERN HEMISPHERE/ MPM 5089
MILEAGE SYSTEM APPLIES BETWEEN ORIGIN AND DESTINATION
.
If you don't file a routing table, someone will construct a route going all over the world before eventually ending at the destination, and you'll have to compensate all the other airlines who offered carriage under your fare. So be sure you get that right.
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