Interline Tariffs Product Guide 2016

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Interline Tariffs

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Content

Ticketing Handbook ... 4

IATA Suite of Tax Products ... 4

City Code Directory ... 6

Mileage Manual ... 7

Ticketed Point Mileage Manual ... 8

The Mileage Suite ... 8

IATA Rates of Exchange ... 9

IATA Consolidated Exchange Rates ... 9

Flex Fares and “IFARES” ... 10

Online Library ... 11

Tariff Coordinating Conference Composite Manuals ... 12

e-Resolutions Manual ... 13

Cargo Tariff Coordinating Conference Resolutions Manuals ... 13

Passenger Fare Construction Toolkit ... 14

Onsite Fare Construction Validation………..14

How to order IATA products ... 15

Shipping of IATA products ... 16

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1. Ticketing Handbook (THB)

Prepared by an international group of ticketing experts, the Ticketing Handbook is the official guide to worldwide airline passenger ticketing. The THB thoroughly details what entries to make on tickets and, miscellaneous documents; and it now focuses coverage on electronic ticketing and the new electronic miscellaneous documents.

This Handbook clarifies even the most complicated fare calculation rules by explaining each ticketing principle in easy-to-understand language and examples.

Key Benefits

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• The most comprehensive ticketing guide available • Quick reference for fare calculation and ticketing entries • Up-to-date Electronic Ticketing guidelines

• The latest information on Electronic Miscellaneous Documents

• Written in easy-to-understand language with relevant examples

Price THB– Published Version (7745) USD

Service Provider $163 Regular / Strategic Partners $138 IATA Airline Members $109

2. IATA Suite of Tax Products

A complete suite of applications to help airlines, GDS systems, fares search engines and service/solution providers to identify taxes, fees and charges, price and ticket complex itineraries and process, bill, audit and settle taxes, fees, and charges, with speed and efficiency. The databases, posted on a secure web-based platform, offer user-friendly interfaces with expanded search capabilities. The format additionally allows system integration.

Key Benefits:

• Ensures accuracy in collecting and remitting taxes, fees and charges for each ticket • Look-up feature with data sorted, filtered and grouped by airport, country, currency and

tax code, and flight segment.

• Dynamic source of information containing carrier specific amounts • Automated environment with no special software required

• Data available in MSAccess for easy download

• Data available in XML-format for integration in proprietary systems for streamlined processes

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The IATA Tax Products come in four possible formats tailored to fit different needs.

TOP Premium Daily (package)

Combining the Revenue Accounting Tax Database (RATD) and Ticket Tax Box Service (TTBS) in daily updates, TOP Premium Daily is the most comprehensive and up-to-date solution available for current information on air passenger taxes, fees, and charges with e-mail alerts.

• Ticket Tax Box Service – Daily updates

• Revenue Accounting Tax Database – Daily updates • IATA List of Ticket and Airport Taxes and Fees

• E-mail notification for changes performed in the database • Posting of XML-files of changed tax codes on the extranet

Price Top Premium Daily (7751) USD

Service Provider $39,374 Strategic Partners $38,984

Regular $37,163

IATA Airline Members $19,179

TOP Premium Monthly (package)

TOP Premium Monthly bundles the Revenue Accounting Tax Database (RATD) with the Ticket Tax Box Service (TTBS) providing you with a complete overview on taxes, fees and charges with monthly updates.

• Ticket Tax Box Service – Monthly Updates • Revenue Accounting Tax Database

• IATA List of Ticket and Airport Taxes and Fees

Price Top Premium Monthly (7752) USD

Regular $17,178

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Revenue Accounting Tax Database (RATD)

RATD is customized for revenue accounting to process interlines billing. It is the industry reference for the coded taxes, fees, and charges that are to be collected and remitted for interline tickets.

Price RATD (7749) USD

Service Provider Not available

Regular $10,195

IATA List of Ticket and Airport Taxes and Fees (Tax List)

The Tax List is a quick reference for all taxes, fees, and charges. This worldwide information is provided on a quarterly basis through a web download application.

Price Tax List (7748) USD

Service Provider $4,754 Regular / Strategic Partners $4,049 IATA Airline Members $3,232

Note: according with the service offered, IATA Tax products could have a different pricing model for Service Providers.

TTBS Regional Access

Regional access is provided to airlines in some regions (certain conditions apply), for more information please contact [email protected]

3. City Code Directory (CCD)

The worldwide list of city, airport, country, province, state and territory names. Created to serve the needs of airline tariffs and reservations departments, the book contains numerical and alphabetical codes, currencies, and IATA Tariff Conference areas.

The CCD is updated several times a year and is published annually. It is available in printed and electronic file versions.

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Price – Published Version (7710) USD

Price – Electronic Version (7711)

USD

Service Provider $11,712 Strategic Partners $11,392 Regular $10,653 IATA Airline Members $9,074

4. Mileage Manual (MPM)

The Mileage Manual is the definitive compilation of the shortest operated mileages (SOM) and maximum permitted mileages (MPM) between more than 700,000 specified city pairs as well as being the official source for the industry. It is an essential reference for fare calculation, pricing and ticketing, The MPM is updated regularly and is available in electronic file version.

The Mileage Manual CD version is a user-friendly application featuring comprehensive search of over 1.4 million records

Price – Electronic Version (7701) USD

Regular $89,335

Price – CD-ROM Version (7008) USD

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5. Ticketed Point Mileage Manual (TPM)

The TPM is a compilation of more than 58,000 flown mileage distances between all points as well as being the official source for the industry.

Essential for fare calculation, pricing and ticketing, proration, frequent flyer programs and other mileage purposes. Subscription includes both April and October issues of the manual. It is updated monthly and is available in a choice of printed and electronic file versions.

Price – Electronic Version (7706) USD

Regular $55,478

6. The Mileage Suite

This package offers an economical way to purchase the City Code Directory (CCD), the Ticketed Point Mileage Manuals (TPM), and the Mileage Manual (MPM) in a choice of either published or electronic file versions.

Price – Published (7715) USD

Price – Electronic (7716) USD

Regular $146,011

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7. IATA Rates of Exchange (IROE)

IROE is the official source of airline industry currency rates of exchange used for fare construction purposes. It is based on the average of the exchange rates for five banking days ending on the 10th_{of the month.}

The IROE is issued in two formats. The IROE Quarterly is issued as a PDF file with monthly updates of significant changes. The IROE Electronic is provided monthly and in text file format, suitable for loading into systems. Both versions are available as web downloads.

Price – IROE Quarterly (7730) USD

Price – IROE Electronic (7731) USD

8. IATA Consolidated Exchange Rates (ICER)

IATA Consolidated Exchange Rates (ICER) provides daily updates of IATA exchange rates to be used when converting fares, taxes, and fees to an alternate currency of payment.

ICER is available in csv electronic format. The Electronic Data File version is delivered daily and is suitable for loading into systems. Each annual subscription allows access up to 3 users.

Key Benefits

 The industry source adopted by IATA Member Airlines and Strategic Partners.  Simple, automated one-stop source for all combinations of currencies

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9. Flex Fares

Used when a journey requires the services of more than one airline (interlining). Flex Fares are produced by a mechanism that automatically calculates interlineable fares based on average carrier fares in affected markets. An interline premium is added to account for the added flexibility of these interline fares.

Updated as a result of conference agreements, fillings and mail votes, and including all IATA Fares worldwide, Flex Fares enable:

 Fully Flexible Fares

 Allows last minute changes/routings on other airlines

 Allows single ticket (fare) for a journey using 2 or more carriers

Fares are also available to/from Worldwide upon request, suitable for companies /organization budgeting purposes. Contact us to receive a quotation.

IFARES Format

The most up-to-date and complete source of IATA industry fares, available through an electronic fare service displaying frequent updates to industry fares. Available electronically in the industry agreed IFARES format. Product Number: 9108

Price – Available upon request

Price – ICER (7729) USD

Regular $8,736

Strategic Partners/ Non-Member Airlines $5,775 IATA Airline Members $4,784

Price – All Tariffs between country & Worldwide (7720)

USD

Service Provider $1,200 Regular / Strategic Partners $1,079 IATA Airline Members $873

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10. Online Library

An indispensable online platform for accessing IATA Interline Passenger and Cargo Tariff Coordination Memoranda, documentation, news, meeting calendars,

announcements, links to Passenger activities and information on Passenger products. More specifically, the Online Library contains: Memoranda resulting from e-Tariffs meetings and Mail Votes; Passenger Fares & Cargo Rates tables; Resolution Manuals - historical; Mail votes; Carrier filings; Currency changes; Add-on tables; Historical

Passenger information; Designated PTC Composite folder; MM Mileage Manual access; Member Airline Accreditation list; Forms for Hotel accommodation, Visa forms for off-site IATA conferences and Accreditation forms; Passenger Tariffs Team contacts.

Key Features:

• Access to both historical and the most up-to-date IATA Interline Tariffs information. • Documents may be printed and saved.

• Convenient and easy to use interface.

• Automatic alert system to notify users of latest updates.

• Information of Passenger Tariffs news, events and activity around the world

• Subscriptions are available for Passenger, Cargo, Passenger and Cargo access • Each subscription comes with up to three user logins. Additional logins may be issued

for $140 each.

Price – Passenger & Cargo (7756) USD

Price – Cargo Only (7758) USD

Price – Passenger Only (7757) USD

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11. Tariff Coordinating Conference Composite Manuals

All the resolutions that have been universally agreed upon by airlines to process passenger fares in the international interline environment are contained in this manual. The Composite Resolutions Manual consists of Resolutions divided into five different important pillars:

 Common Industry Definitions

 Mileage Principles

 Fare Construction Principles

 Common Fares Currency Application and Conversion Principles

 Interline Baggage Acceptance Rules

Common Industry Definitions: Standard fare-related definitions applied worldwide Mileage Principles: Establishes common standards for the mileage application such as

MPM (Maximum Permitted Mileage), SOM, TPM (Ticketed Point Mileage) and global route indicators

Fare Construction Principles: Establishes standards for the fare construction rules for

interline journeys, pricing units and fare components

Common Fares Currency Application and Conversion Principles: Establishes

common currency standards such as currency codes and rounding rules to facilitate fare construction application and interlining

Interline Baggage Acceptance Rules: Provides standard conditions for interline

baggage acceptance. Includes free baggage allowance standards and regulations

The e-Composite

The Composite Manual is also available in electronic version, called the 'e-Composite'. It has the added advantage of periodic updates and highlighted comments on the status of government approvals.

Price – e-Composite (7796) USD

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12. e-Resolutions Manuals

This Electronic version of the Resolutions Manuals provides easy access to all

Passenger Tariff Conference agreements. It is your environmentally friendly solution that replaces the TC Resolution Manual books published once a year, in the past.

The e-Resolutions Manuals contain effective Resolutions in all IATA Traffic Conference areas regularly amended with changes resulting from the e-Tariffs meetings or Mail Votes.

Key Features:

• Easy access to all Passenger Tariffs Conference agreements.

• Easy access to Flex Fares governing Resolutions for all subareas including its calculation formulas and parameters.

• Search function manageable in order to find specific Resolutions, conditions and rules by TC area, subarea or effective date.

• Content updated immediately after conference agreement memoranda is issued. • Rules and conditions for First, Business, Economy and Special Fares.

• Rules and conditions for governing Resolutions 100 and 101. • Each subscription comes with up to three user logins.

Additional logins may be issued for $140 each

e-Resolutions Manuals (7800) USD

13. Cargo Tariff Coordinating Conference Resolutions

Manuals

The Cargo Tariff Coordinating Conferences Resolutions Manual provides a central reference to the texts of all current resolutions adopted by the Cargo Tariff Coordinating Conferences. The Manual also contains the texts of government reservations which have been placed on resolutions.

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The CTC is available in printed and electronic file versions once a year. The electronic version includes several memos updated during the year, when applicable, and it is provided with the Online Library Cargo subscription.

14. Passenger Fare Construction Toolkit

This Toolkit will help you to understand and cope with wave of major changes that have now been expedited such as:

 New open jaw definition

 Revised re-pricing rules for tickets submitted for voluntary exchange

 One step currency conversion process

 New flowchart on how to slice and dice a journey methodologies

 Dual fare selection criteria effective 30 June 2016

 Revised Standard Conditions 100 and 101

The Passenger Fare Construction Toolkit includes:

 Two volumes:

o Part 1: Pricing Essentials (core elements and normal/special fare calculation) o Part 2: Re-pricing Exchange and Reissues

 FAQ support

 Updates

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Animated videos

Price – Cargo (7798) USD

Fare Construction Toolkit (7726) USD

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HOW

TO

ORDER

Order online by visiting the IATA Online Store at www.iataonline.com or

Contact the IATA Customer Care Centre in Montreal:

Tel.: +1 (800) 716-6326 toll free in USA and Canada

Tel.: +1 (514) 390-6726

e-mail: [email protected]

Fax: +1 (514) 874-9659

Required Information

• Name • Company

• Website (if possible) • Job Title

• Phone, Fax and e-mail • Billing and Shipping Address

• Main contact person if different from the above

• Item description and quantity (Product# whenever possible)

• Method of payment

Methods of Payment

• Credit Card (MasterCard, Visa, Diner’s Club or American Express)

• Bank Transfer:

You may transfer funds directly to IATA. Your bank should advise and clearly indicate IATA order number in Bank Transfer reference documentation:

Royal Bank of Canada Main Branch

1 Place Ville Marie Montreal, Quebec Canada H3C 2B5

Bank Number: 00003 Transit Number: 00001

US DOLLAR ACCOUNT NUMBER: 404-903-7 Swift Code: ROYCCAT2

ABA No./Routing No.: 021000021

• Bank Draft

A cheque, payable to IATA, drawn on a North American Bank, can be mailed with your request and with IATA order number clearly indicated on the front of the cheque to the following address:

International Air Transport Association Attn: Finance Department

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P.O. Box 113 Montreal, QC Canada H4Z 1M1 • Clearing House

IATA Clearing House – IATA Member Airlines can use their IATA Clearing House Account. For more information on how to become an IATA Clearing House member or to find out if you are currently an IATA Clearing House member please Click Here .

Shipping

• Shipping charges are not included in the purchase price.

Additional

Information

For more information on IATA Interline Tariffs products and services please visit our website at: www.iata.org/tariffs

Please note that prepayment is required for all orders with the exception of those from Clearing House Members. Upon having placed the order you will receive a quote which serves as a pro-forma invoice.