AIR FARES AND TICKETING -1 : AIR FARES AND TICKETING -1 1.Passenger Air Tariff [ PAT]
1.1 Background Information
1.2 Passenger Air Tariff Editions
1.3 Contents per Book
Air fares and ticketing-1 : Air fares and ticketing-1 Prerequisities
Identify , locate and name countries and cities.
Arrange itineraries with minimal if no backtracking.
Identify local currencies.
Decode the listed 3 – letter city codes and encode.
Decode the airline and company codes as well as encode these into the corresponding 2- character designators.
Use and interpret the listed terms, definitions and codes used in airline reservations.
1.Passenger Air Tariff (PAT) : 1.Passenger Air Tariff (PAT) Appreciate the importance of knowing which tariff book to refer to in order to give a quick and correct response to passenger queriesw
Use the Passenger Air Tariff Books.
Locate fares, rules and mileages in the right section of PAT set.
Slide 4 : Overview
Establishing the fare is the most serious element in every scale.It is essential to be fully familiar with this subject if you wish to satisfy your clients.Errors in fare calculationmay lead to the rejection of the ticket by other airlines and will not only cause inconvenience to the passenger but also exposes you to certain penalities for having violated governmental or IATA rules.
By familiarising yourself with the layout of the passenger Air Tariff you will be able to make the most efficient use of its volumes to the completethe folmula step by step.
For the distance learning purpose, a copy of the passenger Air Tariff – Training Extract [ edition 2] is provided with this module. Instead of separate PAT volumes, the PAT Training Extract is a single volume which provide a set of representative extracts from the five PAT books for use in the Work Book exercises and subsequent examinations.
Slide 5 : 1.1 Background Information
The Passenger Air Tariff(PAT) is the authoritative source of passenger fares and rules information to the travel industry in printed form. It offers a comprehensive coverage of both IATA and carrier specific farers and rules. This publication is produced by IATA and Sita ( societe International Telecommunications Aeronautique)
All information in the PAT is divided into the following three categories :- : All information in the PAT is divided into the following three categories :-
1.2 Passenger Air Tariff Editions:- : 1.2 Passenger Air Tariff Editions:- The PAT set includes the following books shown below:-
Maximum Permitted Mileages.
General Rules.
World wide Fares.
Worldwide Fare Rules.
Slide 8 : All books are published quarterly except for the Maximum Permitted Mileages book which is released in April of each year and the Fares books which are published eight times a year – February, March, May, June, August, September, November and December.
The monthly fares books must be used in conjunction with quarterly Rules books.
The PAT General Rules (GR) are now available online at PAT website: www.pat.aero.
1.3 Contents per Book : 1.3 Contents per Book 1.3.1 All PAT Books.
Certain sections such as the list of participating carriers, Editorial/ Stop Press and Contents sections are common toall of the PAT fares as well as Rules books. These sections are described below.(Refer to the PAT Training Extracts )