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    Distribution

    TermDefinitionSource
    Enhanced DistributionRefers to the messages and standard relating to Resolution 787. Commonly referred to as ‘NDC’Resolution 787
    Simplified DistributionRefers to the messages and standard relating to Resolution 797. Commonly referred to as ‘ONE Order’Resolution 797

    Parties

    TermDefinitionSource
    AirlineAn enterprise operating aircrafts for commercial purposes which (i) performs scheduled or non-scheduled air transport Services, or both, which are available to the public for carriage of passengers, mail and/or cargo and (ii) is certified for such purposes by the civil aviation authority of the state in which it is establishedAIDM Glossary
    Travel AgencyA private retailer or public Service individual that provides travel and tourism related Services to the public on behalf of suppliers such as activities, Airlines, car rentals, cruise lines, hotels, railways, travel insurance, and package toursAIDM Glossary
    AggregatorAn entity who distributes a Seller’s shopping request to multiple Airlines and aggregates subsequent responsesAIDM Glossary
    AirlineWithin the context of Enhanced and Simplified Distribution (ESD); the Airline's role will be to respond to requests for Offers and to manage Orders. This Order Management role extends to include processing payments, issuing accountable documents or Orders, and where it comes to Order servicing, they will also be responsible for handling this from re-shopping for an Offer, through to applying any changes to the Order, processing further payments or refunds, and modifying accountable documents. To make the necessary distinction between the different roles Airlines can play in interline transactions the Airline role can be further subdivided
    The Offer Responsible Airline (ORA)The Offer Responsible Airline (ORA) is a role played by an Airline in an interline scenario whereby the Airline requests products from other Airlines (POA) to supplement its Offer back to the Seller
    The Participating Offer Airline (POA)The Participating Offer Airline (POA) is an Airline that receives a request from an ORA to supply products to the Seller within the ORA’s Offer
    AggregatorAn Aggregator proxies requests for Offers from Sellers to Airlines (or ORAs) and consolidates the Airline responses and transmits them back to the Seller. The Aggregator cannot alter the Offers it receives from the Airlines but may, as a secondary role, pass Order Management messages between Seller and Airline
    SellerAn organisation that interacts within supply chain to deliver Offers and Orders to the Customer, such as a Travel Agent
    CustomerA person or organisation that is purchasing products or Services from the downstream parties
    Delivery Provider (DP)The entity responsible for delivery of a good or Service
    LCCLow-cost carrier

    Offer

    A proposal to sell a specific set of products or Services under specific conditions, for a certain price.

    Service

    The individual instance of a specific flight or Service Definition as it has been offered to (and eventually Ordered and consumed by) a specific Customer in the context of a specific Offer and/or Order.

    A Service has the following possible delivery status:

    Business StateDescription
    READY TO PROCEEDOM is in a position to allow a DP to prepare the Service. Customer is entitled to receive the Service. This is typically a trigger for ORA to begin accounting process
    READY TO DELIVERProvider is in a position to start delivery of the Service
    IN PROGRESSThe DP is in the process of delivering the Service. There is a universal concept that the “In progress” status may block any further financial transactions; e.g. refund
    DELIVEREDService has been successfully delivered
    FAILED TO DELIVERService could not be delivered due to Airline´s or provider limitations
    SUSPENDEDDelivery of the Service is suspended as a result of an Airline decision. Can only revert back to the previous status. Exception is that Suspended may go to Removed. This status may be used in case of fraud detection
    REMOVEDService was deleted
    NOT CLAIMEDThe Service has not been claimed by the Passenger for reasons as a result of Passenger action or inaction. e.g. Passenger no-show, etc
    EXPIREDService is no longer available for delivery. Service purchased with an associated time limit for consumption and Service was never claimed. Service having been at least Confirmed is no longer available as the Customer did not claim the Service within a specific time period, as dictated by the Airline
    UNABLE TO DELIVERIt is not possible for the DP to deliver a Service. This could be for reasons of availability, legal or regulatory constraint

    The following state transitions are possible during the lifecycle of a Service:

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    Order

    A uniquely identified record of the agreement of one party with another to receive products and Services under specified terms and conditions. Order supports the sale of a flexible range of Airline products and Services that are not necessarily Journey based (e.g. subscription Services).

    A ‘PNR’, ‘super PNR’ and ‘ticket’ are all today’s versions of Airline implementations of aspects of an Order. An Order will contain one or more Order Items each with an identifier that is unique within an Airline’s Order Management system.

    An Order may support non-homogeneity, i.e. each passenger in an Order may hold different sets of order items at different prices.

    Other

    Please refer to the AIDM Glossary for a more detailed list of Terms and Recommended Practice 1008.

    Data Definitions

    TermDefinition
    Airline URIAirline's Uniform Resource Identifier
    SellerFollowUpIndicatorThese are the actions required by the Seller upon receiving the SellerFollowUpIndicator. This element is enumerated with the following:
  • Accept
  • Reshop
  • Cancel
  • Call Airline
    • Presence of this indicator tells the Seller that the Order has been changed involuntarily by the Airline (ORA).
    ActionTimeLimitPresence of this element tells the Seller that the Order will be auto-accepted or cancelled at the defined time.
    ConsequenceOfInactionPresence of this element tells the Seller that the Order will be auto-accepted or cancelled once the ActionTimeLimit's defined time is expired.
    REAReason for change indicator
     The values for the ReasonCode field used in this document are for illustration purposes.
     The final list of new REA codeset values will be proposed once the analysis on the involuntary and voluntary changes use-cases is completed.
    ChangeTypeCodeType of change indicator.
     The values for the ChangeTypeCode field used in this document are for illustration purposes.
     The final list of new codeset values will be proposed once the analysis on the involuntary and voluntary changes use-cases is completed.
    Fare WaiverDefined element that can be used to in reshop scenarios after a schedule change has occurred.
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