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IATA (International Air Transport Association) IATA (International Air Transport Association) The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is an international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the International Civil Aviation Organization is also headquartered. IATA's mission is to represent, lead, and serve the airline industry. IATA represents some 230 airlines comprising 93% of scheduled international air traffic. The Director General and Chief Executive Officer is Giovanni Bisignani. Currently, IATA is present in over 150 countries covered through 101 offices around the globe. The IATA Head Office are located at 800 Place Victoria (Montreal Stock Exchange Tower) in Montreal since 1977 (having been located at Central Station (Montreal) since its founding) and the executive offices are at the Geneva Airport in Switzerland. Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 M T W T F S S Date 01JAN 01FEB 01MAR 01APR 01MAY 01JUN 01JUL 01AUG 01SEP 01OCT 01NOV 01DEC Time (AM) 0100 0200 0300 0400 0500 0600 0700 0800 0900 1000 1100 1200 (PM) 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 2100 2200 2300 0000 IATA Airlines Codes QR Qatar Airways MH MALYSIAN AIRLINES EK Emirates Airlines AC Air Canada PK Pakistan International Airlines CA Air China GF Gulf Air KU Kuwait Airways EY Etihad Airways KQ Kenya Airways BA British Airways SK Scandinavian Airlines UA United Airlines SA South African Airlines VS Virgin Atlantic LH Lufthansa Airlines CO Continental Air TG THAI AIRWAYS DL Delta Airlines IATA Airport Codes with City and Country. Airport Airport City Country City Country Code Code BKK Bangkok Thailand MEL Melbourne Australia BOM Mumbai India YTO Toronto Canada CAI Cairo Egypt LHR London Heathrow UK CAN Guangzhou China BJS Peking China CMH Columbus USA MAA Chennae India CPT Cape Town South Africa GVA Geneva Switzerland DAC Dhaka Bangladesh ICN Seoul Korea DAR Dares Salam Tanzania MUC Munich Germany DFW Dallas USA YVR Vancouver Canada DMM Dammam Saudi Arabia ARN Stockholm Sweden DOH Doha Qatar DAM Damascus Syria DXB Dubai UAE AMM Amman Jordan EWR New Jersey USA GRU Sao Paulo Brazil FCO Rome Italy MNL Manila Philippine IAD Washington DC USA YYC Calgary Canada IAH Houston USA YUL Montreal Canada IKA Tehran Iran MAN Manchester UK ISB Islamabad Pakistan ATH Athens Greece JED Jeddah Saudi Arabia DME Moscow Russia JFK New York USA YOW Ottawa Canada JNB Johannesburg South Africa ZRH Zurich Switzerland KHI Karachi Pakistan BEY Beirut Lebanon KRT Khartoum Sudan LGW London Gatwick UK KTM Katmandu Nepal TXL Berlin Germany KUL Kuala Lumpur Malaysia AUH Abu Dhabi UAE LHE Lahore Pakistan IST Istanbul Turkey LOS Lagos Nigeria BCN Barcelona Spain MLE Male Maldives KWI Kuwait Kuwait MXP Milan Italy KIX Osaka Japan NBO Nairobi Kenya FRA Frankfurt Germany PEW Peshawar Pakistan MAD Madrid Spain PVG Shanghai China DEL Delhi India RUH Riyadh Saudi Arabia CPH Copenhagen Denmark SEA Seattle USA HKG Hong Kong Hong Kong SFO San Francisco USA YEG Edmonton Canada SGN Ho chi minh City Vietnam SYD Sydney Australia SIN Singapore Singapore BAH Bahrain Bahrain TIP Tripoli Libya CMB Colombo Sri Lanka VIE Vienna Austria MCT Muscat Oman Cabins and Classes First Class : F Business Class : (Sub Classes) J / A / C / D Economy Class : (Sub Classes) Y/B/L/M/Q/K/H/V/W/X/N (Economy classes are different in different Carriers) Fares 7. Normal Fares 8. Special Fares 9. Normal Fares Normal Fares are those fares which are published by the respective Airlines through GDS (Global Distribution System). Usually these fares are used for online sector ticketing. For Example if a passenger traveling as PEW-DOH-LHR the basic normal fare will be displayed as below YHOWPK 83850 Y + S01JUL 31AUG+ - - - R DRTPK 148200 D + - - + - - 12M R BHOWPK 65650 B + S01JUL 31AUG+ - - - R YHRTPK 129000 Y + S01JUL 31AUG+ - - 12M R LHOWPK 57850 L + S01JUL 31AUG+ - - - R MHOWPK 51350 M + S01JUL 31AUG+ - - - R BHRTPK 101000 B + S01JUL 31AUG+ - - 12M R QHOWPK 44850 Q + S01JUL 31AUG+ - - - R LHRTPK 89000 L + S01JUL 31AUG+ - - 12M R KHOWPK 39650 K + S01JUL 31AUG+ - - - R MHRTPK 79000 M + S01JUL 31AUG+ - - 12M R QHRTPK 69000 Q + S01JUL 31AUG+ - - 12M R HHOWPK 33150 H + S01JUL 31AUG+ - - - R KHRTPK 61000 K + S01JUL 31AUG+ - - 12M R HHRTPK 51000 H + S01JUL 31AUG+ - - 12M R These fares are published fares without taxes. At the time of ticketing all applicable taxes has to be charged in addition. 10. Special Fares Special fares can be offered by the Airlines time by time due load factor. Some time different carriers may introduce a discounted fare for a specific routing and for a specific duration. Below are some examples and type of Special Fares. 11. Advance Purchase Fare These are most restrictive and discounted fares in which some time tickets are not changeable or non refundable. This type of fare is always restricted in the validity of sales and traveling. Most of time advance purchase should be done within 72 Hours of Departure. 12. Group Fares This type of fare is usually used for the groups traveling to specific destination. Minimum number of passenger in a group should not less than 10. Group fares can be offered by airline on querying about availability of seats and number of passengers. Somehow these fares are also non refundable but can be rebooked with a difference of published fare. Passenger Fare Discount For the passengers who are adult would be charged full published fare as normal but there is a discount for the child less than 12years and Infant less than 02years. These discounts are as under. Child (Should be less than 12Year)Discount 25% of the adult fare Infant (Should be less than 02Year) Discount 80% of the adult fare at the time of booking kindly keep in mind that infant hold NO SEAT, so don’t book separate seat for the infants. Availibility of Seats in Respective classes ** QATAR AIRWAYS - AN ** LHR HEATHROW.GB 4 SA 10JUL 0000 1 QR 347 CL JL DL IL Y9 B5 L1 /PEW DOH 0430 0605 E0/333 ML QL KL NL XL QR 011 FL PL AL OL CL JL DL /DOH LHR 3 0750 1315 E0/346 12:45 IL Y9 B5 L1 ML QL KL NL XL ** QATAR AIRWAYS - AN ** PEW PESHAWAR.PK 29 WE 04AUG 0000 1 QR 018 FL PL AL OL CL JL DL /LHR 3 DOH 0755 1640 E0/333 IL Y9 B9 L9 M9 Q9 K9 H9 NL XL QR 346 CL JL DL IL Y9 B9 L9 /DOH PEW 2120 0250+1E0/333 14:55 M9 Q9 K9 H9 NL XL Basic Fare 06JUL10**06JUL10/QR PEWLON/NSP;EH/TPM 3685/MPM 5043 LN FARE BASIS OW PKR RT B PEN DATES/DAYS AP MIN MAX R 01 FOWPK 201310 F + - - + - - - R 02 POWPK 167180 P + - - + - - - R 03 FRTPK 309700 F + - - + - - 12M R 04 AOWPK 143130 A + - - + - - - R 05 COWPK 143130 C + - - + - - - R 06 PRTPK 257200 P + - - + - - 12M R 07 JOWPK 115830 J + - - + - - - R 08 ARTPK 220200 A + - - + - - 12M R 09 CRTPK 220200 C + - - + - - 12M R 10 DOWPK 96330 D + - - + - - - R 11 JRTPK 178200 J + - - + - - 12M R 12 YHOWPK 83850 Y + S01JUL 31AUG+ - - - R 13 DRTPK 148200 D + - - + - - 12M R 14 BHOWPK 65650 B + S01JUL 31AUG+ - - - R 15 YHRTPK 129000 Y + S01JUL 31AUG+ - - 12M R 16 LHOWPK 57850 L + S01JUL 31AUG+ - - - R 17 MHOWPK 51350 M + S01JUL 31AUG+ - - - R 18 BHRTPK 101000 B + S01JUL 31AUG+ - - 12M R 19 QHOWPK 44850 Q + S01JUL 31AUG+ - - - R 20 LHRTPK 89000 L + S01JUL 31AUG+ - - 12M R 21 KHOWPK 39650 K + S01JUL 31AUG+ - - - R 22 MHRTPK 79000 M + S01JUL 31AUG+ - - 12M R 23 QHRTPK 69000 Q + S01JUL 31AUG+ - - 12M R 24 HHOWPK 33150 H + S01JUL 31AUG+ - - - R 25 KHRTPK 61000 K + S01JUL 31AUG+ - - 12M R 26 HHRTPK 51000 H + S01JUL 31AUG+ - - 12M R ** RULES DISPLAY ** TAX MAY APPLY 01 HHRTPK 51000 H + S01JUL 31AUG+ - - 12M R FCL: HHRTPK TRF: 4 RULE: QR26 BK: H PE.PENALTIES CANCELLATIONS BEFORE DEPARTURE CHARGE PKR 3000. AFTER DEPARTURE CANCELLATIONS PERMITTED. CANCELLATION PERMITTED BUT DEDUCT OW FARE PLUS PKR 1500 FOR SAME RBD CHARGE PKR 2000 FOR NO-SHOW. NO SHOW PERMITTED AT A CHARGE OF PKR 2000 PLUS DATE CHANGE FEE PLUS FARE DIFFERENCE WILL APPLY. -------------------------------------------------- CHANGES ANY TIME CHANGES PERMITTED. FIRST CHANGE FREE OF COST PLUS FARE DIFFERENCE. SUBSEQUENT CHANGES PERMITTED AT A CHARGE OF PKR 2000 PER CHANGE PLUS FARE DIFFERENCE. NAME CHANGE NOT PERMITTED. Transit and Stopover 1.Transit : Waiting time between two flights is called transit time and the area where a passenger has to wait is called transit area. Transit time should not be exceeded from 24 hours and passenger must not leave airport without valid and authorized document with a prior authority of immigration. In case of very long transit but within 24Hrs some airlines offers (STPC). In that case passenger can leave transit area even can leave airport without transit visa and will report again at Airport 03Hrs before departure of onward flight. Baggage would not be handed over to the passenger during transit. 2. Stopover : When a passenger want to stay between Origin and Destination for more than 24Hrs is called stopover. For example if a passenger is traveling like Peshawar- Doha-London and want to take a stay at Doha for a couple of days will take stopover at doha. In that case passenger has prove valid travel documents and visa for Qatar. Some airlines are usually offer stopover programs from their end as well on prior information and necessary requirements. Suppose you were flying from New York to Los Angeles, and you wanted to stop and visit your aunt in Indianapolis on the way. Such a visit would constitute a stopover in Indianapolis. Some fares allow free stopovers, others allow stopovers for an additional fee, and many fares do not allow stopovers at all.
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