What's New

There is a new REST endpoint version of the service available, offering the same but also many new functionalities which are not always backward compatible with the v6.1.0.

All new capabilities are listed below – any customer planning to consume new capabilities is required to analyze and adapt accordingly to the new feature requirements.
This step is optional.

All changes from v6.1.0 which are no more compatible with v6.2.0, are listed in the next section of the migration guide. This step is obligatory to consume the service through the higher endpoint versions. See release notes for further details.

The Revalidate Itinerary Request (6.2.0) has been enhanced with the following changes:

• The Revalidate Itinerary Request has been enhanced with the following changes:
• Shelves - New Airline Storefront is an enchantment to Revalidate Itinerary API (and BFM API) which enables the ability to create a modernized storefront, to display all relevant offers from the same or different airlines, for easy comparison to travelers by a defined combination of specific attribute levels, e.g. exchangeability, refundability, baggage allowance, cabin, seat comfort. New attributes in the request. NAS (Sabre’s New Airline Storefront) and NGS (ATPCO Next Gen Storefront™) Modes.
• Pre Reserved Seat Selection - Enables to return pre-reserved seat data and capability to filter by free pre-reserved seat
• TN Exchange & Refund - New attributes available on the Shopping Exchange path; KeepBookingCode & KeepOriginalBrand.
• Stopover section enhancement enables indicating the number of nights between the connections. It is possible to indicate the min. and max. timeframes (hours).
• Functional update for the existing parameters: Qualifier & DepartureDateTime.

The Revalidate Itinerary GIR Response (6.2.0) has been enhanced with the new parameters and other changes listed below:

• Shelves - new attributes in the response. NAS (Sabre’s New Airline Storefront) and NGS (ATPCO Next Gen Storefront™) Modes.
• Flight Amenities - Seat type. Changes to the response schema to support flight amenities information in regard to Seat type and Seat pitch when Shelves are requested.
• Pre reserved seat selection - changes to the response schema to support pre reserved seat information.

How to migrate from the 6.1.0 version to 6.2.0 version?

Revalidate Itinerary v6.2.0 is backward compatible with the previous version (v6.1.0) with the following exceptions (changes, updates, or new elements which are not backward compatible):