ATPCO Checklist

PARTNERING FOR SUCCESS INTERLINE, CODE SHARE, AND ALLIANCES ATPCO Checklist

Partnering for Success ATPCO Checklist

ATPCO Checklist

This checklist is intended as a guide for the types of data you may need to code to achieve the intentions set forth in your interline and/or code share agreements.

1. Reservation Booking Designators (RBD) Reservation Booking Designators, also known as booking codes, are updated in Chart 1 or Chart 2. They are used to align with inventory controls. In an SPA (Special Prorate Agreement) agreement, many times RBDs may be specified that indicate the applicable RBD to use when booking other airlines’ flights. Concurrence granted use:  Chart 1 No concurrence granted use:  Chart 2

2. Fare by Rule Fares If you choose to file fare markets to new destinations from an agreement, one option is to use Fare by Rule. Consider which type of fares you are using:  Specified fares  Calculated fares

3. US/CA Fares If you choose to file fare markets to additional destinations as a US/CA carrier, use US/CA fares. If you are in a code share agreement:  Specify operating carriers in Flight Application (Category 4).

4. International Fares If you choose to file fare markets to new destinations from the agreement, one option is to use International fares.

5. Add-on Fares Add-on fares allow you to create new markets that link to existing International fares. Add-ons can be used to create new markets that either you or your partner operates.  Modify Fare Class Application to allow add-on fares to link to international fares.

6. Branded Fares If you use Branded Fares and you enter into an agreement for additional destinations, ensure your branded fares incorporate the additional fares.  Ensure your partners have granted concurrence in Optional Services for you to display their services.

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7. Routings  Ensure you and the other carrier are included in the route map for locations where each carrier may travel.  For a code share, you can specify different operating carriers in Flight Application (Category 4).

8. Rules – Flight Application  If flight application is coded with your carrier code, consider the other carrier you interline with on your fare.

9. Rules – Stopovers  Consider allowing the stopover to be on either your carrier or another carrier who can travel into or out of the stopover point.  Ensure that you allow the same number, or greater number, of transfers than stopovers.

10. Rules – Transfers  If transfers are coded as “online transfers,” consider allowing “interline transfers.”  If carrier codes and/or geographic locations are coded, consider whether to include other carriers and locations where transfers may occur.  Ensure that you allow the same number, or greater number, of transfers than stopovers.

11. Rules – Combinations  Code End-on-End (104) combinations if you permit your carrier fares to combine with another carrier fares that are shown separately on a single ticket.  Code Open Jaws (101), Circle Trips 2 (102), and/or Circle Trips 2+ (103) if you permit your fares to combine with other carrier fares to create round-trip, open-jaw, or circle trip itineraries.

12. Rules – Sales Restrictions  If your agreement is specific to a point of sale, indicate that information in Sales Restrictions (Category 15).  If ticket issuance is restricted to your airline ticket stock only, consider whether another carrier in your agreement should be allowed to issue a ticket selling your fares on their ticket stock.

13. Ticket Endorsements  If Ticket Endorsements need to be created based on the agreement, add the endorsement restriction to this category.

14. Carrier-Imposed Fees  If you interline, consider whether you allow other validating carriers to collect your fees.

15. Optional Services – Baggage Rules  The marketing carrier whose baggage data is selected should ensure their data supports the itinerary.