This document provides information on various aviation-related topics including: - Geographic regions divided into IATA traffic conference areas - Definitions of revenue and non-revenue passengers - Explanations of fares, baggage allowances, excess baggage charges, and types of journeys such as one-way, return, circle trips and open jaws - Descriptions of checked and unchecked baggage - Notes on fare types including adult, child, and infant fares as well as normal, special and constructed fares

1. THE WORLD

2. •NORTH AMERICA
•SOUTH AMERICA
•CANADA
IATA Traffic Conference
AREA 01

3. IATA Traffic Conference
AREA 02
•AFRICA
•EUROPE
•MIDDEL EAST

4. IATA Traffic Conference
AREA 03
•ASIA
•AUSTRALIA
•NEW ZEALAND

5. WHO is a PASSENGER
REVENUE passengers are those who pay a
fare for travel.
NON REVENUE passengers are Airline staff
on duty or leave or other passengers
traveling free.
A passenger is person carried or to be carried in an Aircraft
with the consent of the carrier. Members of the crew are not
classified as passengers.
PASSENGER
REVENUE NON REVENUE

6. WHAT is a FARE
A FARE is an amount charged for AIR TRANSPORTATION of
passengers and his FREE Baggage allowance. A carrier
publishes Fares between two points. Although Fares for most
anticipated journeys are provided for, there may be some
journeys for which fares are not readily available in the fare
sheets. In such cases the fare can be constructed governed by
the factors of Rules, MPM’s and Routings.
NORMAL
FARES
SPECIAL
FARES
CONSTRUCTED
FARES
FARE
TYPES
NORMAL FARES are those full fares established for F, J and Y
SPECIAL FARES are the fares other than normal fares established to promote growth of traffic on a particular
route
CONSTRUCTED FARES are those which ar not available in the fare sheets and such fares are constructed in
accordance with IATA rules.

7. FREE BAGGAGE
ALLOWANCE
“Baggage “ which may be carried without payment
of a charge in addition to the fare. The allowance
in weight varies for the class of service paid for. “F”
40 kg, “J” 30 kg and “Y” 20 kg.
For travel To / From / Via USA and Canada piece
concept applies. For rest of the world its weight
concept.
CHECKED
BAGGAGE
UN CHECKED
BAGGAGE
EXCESS
BAGGAGE
BAGGAGE
ALLOWANCE
Cont……..

8. Checked baggage is the baggage the custody of which is taken
over by the carrier at the boarding point upto where it is to be
repossessed by the passenger. The details of baggage are
entered on the “Passenger Ticket and Baggage Check” and an
identification Tag is issued for each baggage when taken over.
Following items are not accepted as checked baggage:
1. Fragile and Perishable articles.
2. Money
3. Jewellery and Silverware
4. Negotiable Papers like securities or other valuables
5. Samples etc.
CHECKED BAGGAGE

9. UNCHECKED BAGGAGE
Unchecked baggage means baggage of which
the passenger retains custody. This baggage
is also weighed and is taken into account
against free baggage allowance admissible
to the passenger.
Cont………
In addition to free baggage allowance a passenger may carry
without additional charges the following personal articles:-
•Lady’s Handbag / Purse / Collapsible Wheel Chair / Golf
Set / Diving Set.
•Overcoat/Blanket/Walking stick /Umbrella /Binoculars
•Reasonable amount of reading material
•Infants Food for consumption in flight etc.

10. •Excess Baggage is that part of the baggage which is in excess
of the free baggage allowance. The charge per kilo will be 1%
of the normal direct adult First class fare.
•Weight of Pets is not included in the free baggage allowance
of passenger, excess baggage rates will apply
ACCOMPANIED UN ACCOMPANIED
•Accompanied excess baggage is the baggage which
carried in the same flight in which passenger is travelling.
•Un accompanied is the type of baggage which is sent as a
Cargo load in a separate flight.
EXCESS BAGGAGE

11. TYPES OF JOURNEYS
TRANS
PACIFIC
TRANS
ATLANTIC
TRANSPACIFIC JOURNEY :- It’s the type of journey when we
over fly the Pacific Ocean.
Example :- ATQ – SIN – LAX / SFO / YVR etc.
TRANSATLANTIC JOURNEY :- It the type of journey when
we over fly the Atlantic Ocean
Example :- ATQ – SIN – FRA - JFK

12. TYPES OF JOURNEYS
JOURNEYS
OW
With One fare
Component
OW
WithMorethanOne
Fare Component
ONEWAY
JOURNEY
OJO
JOURNEY
OJR
JOURNEY
OPENJAW
JOURNEY
ONEWAY
JOURNEY
RT
JOURNEY
CIRCLETRIP
JOURNEY
ROUND THE
WORLD JOURNEY
CIRCLE
TRIPJOURNEY
RETURN
JOURNEY

13. JOURNEYS
BASICALLY journey can be of four types:-
ONE WAY JOURNEY :- One way trip is considered to be any
journey which for fare calculation purpose is not a complete round
or circle trip entirely by air.
RETURN JOURNEY:- Travel from one point to another and
return to the same point of origin entirely by air is know as return
journey. A return journey could either be a round or circle trip.
ROUND TRIP :- Round trip is return journey where in…..
a) The fare Outbound and Inbound are the same.
And/or b) The routing Outbound and Inbound are the same.
And/or c) The Fares as well as the routing Outbound and Inbound
are the same.
Cont…….

14. JOURNEYS Cont……..
CIRCLE TRIP:- Circle Trip means travel other than Round Trip,
from one point and Return to the same point by a continuous
circuitous air route. In a circle trip both Routings and Fares
Outbound and Inbound are different.
OPEN JAW TRIPS:- An Open Jaw trip consists of travel which
either is essentially of a round trip nature with the exception
that either…..
a) The Outward point of Departure and the Inward point of Arrival
are not the same
SIN ATQ
BOM

15. JOURNEYS Cont……..
b) The Outward point of arrival and the Inward point of Departure
are not the same.
SFO
ATQ
LAX
c) Both Outward and Inward point of Arrival and Departure are not
the same.
SFO ATQ
LAX DEL

16. JOURNEYS Cont……..
OJO :- When the Fare for an OPEN JAW journey is constructed
using OW fares, the journey is called an “OJO”
OW fares are used for OJ journeys when the return is not to the
country of origin.
ATQ
SFO
SIN
Or The return is not from a point in the country of turnaround.
SFO
ATQ
YVR

17. JOURNEYS Cont……..
OJR :- When the fare for an OPEN JAW journey is constructed
by using ½ RT fares. The journey is called an “ OJR “
½ RT fares are used for OJ journeys when the return is either back
to the country of origin or from a point in the country of
turnaround.
ATQ
SFO
DEL
SFO
ATQ
LAX

18. FARE NOTE
ADULT FARE means the fare for a person who has attained his
twelfth birthday.
CHILD FARE means a fare for a person who has attained his
second but not his twelfth birthday
INFANT FARE mean fare for a person who has not attained his
second birthday.
CONSTRUCTED FARE mean a fare other than a specified fare,
established in accordance with IATA traffic conference resolution.
JOINT FARE means a fare which applies for carriage over the lines
of two or more carriers and which is published as a single amount.
LOCAL FARE means an online fare which applies for carriage over
the lines of a single carrier.

19. FARE NOTE Cont …..
NORMAL FARE means the highest fare established for a first
intermediate or economy/tourist class of service.
SPECIAL FARE means a fare other than a normal fare.
FARE THROUGH means the total fare from point of departure
to the point of destination.
COMBINATION FARE means a fare worked which is obtained
by combining two or more fares.
PRORATE FARE means a fare worked out as joint fare, rate or
charge between the carriers concerned on an agreed basis.
MISCELLANNEOUS CHARGES ORDER (MCO) means a
document issued by a carrier or its agents requesting issue of an
appropriate passenger ticket and baggage check or provision of
services to a person named in such document.

20. FARE NOTE Cont …..
PREPAID TICKET ADVICE (PTA) means the
notification by telex or mail that a person in one city has
requested issuance of prepaid transportation as described in the
authority, to a person in another city.
RATE OF EXCHANGE (ROE) is established by the
IATA clearing house. ROE’s are based on the prevailing exchange
rates and will change every three months on specific dates i.e. 01
January, 01 April, 01 July and 01 October. ROE’s will be used to
convert local currencies to NUC’s. ROE’s will be used to convert
NUC’s to local currencies.

21. Other Maters of Note
REROUTING with respect to a passenger means a change of Route,
Fare, Carrier, Type of Aircraft, Class of service, Flight or Validity from
that originally provided in the appropriate transportation document.
REVALIDATION means that authorized stamping or writing upon the
passenger ticket, evidence that it has been officially altered by the
carrier.
A STOPOVER point is an intermediate ticketed point at which a
passenger makes a deliberate halt on his journey agreed to in
advance with the carrier. Should there be no connecting flights within
24 hours of a passenger’s arrival at a connecting point, such connecting
point/s will be considered as a stopover point/s.
TRANSFER point means a ticketed point on which a passenger’s
routing which involves either a change of carrier, and/or a change of
flight and/or a Change of Class, within 24 hours of passenger’s
arrival into such point.