ConnectionTime

Alternate Dates:

Overnight Connections Exclusion:

Element

ConnectionTime

Description

Maximum and minimum connection time between flight segments. This indicator overrides system settings and allows you to change the maximum and minimum acceptable connection time.

Sending this value may impact low fare search quality and does not guarantee receiving all options with a connection time shorter than the requested value. It is recommended to use the default settings for optimum results.

Attributes

Name	Type	Description	Use	Default
Min	xs:nonNegativeInteger	Minimum connection time (in minutes).	Optional
Max	xs:nonNegativeInteger	Maximum connection time (in minutes).	Optional	Domestic – 7 hours International – 13 hours
ExcludedConnectionBegin		Time (in HHMM format) when the excluded connection time range begins.
ExcludedConnectionEnd		Time (in HHMM format) when the excluded connection time range ends.
EnableExcludedConnection		Indicator for whether to enable an excluded connection time range. Valid values are true and false.		true

Sample SOAP Value

<OTA_AirLowFareSearchRQ>
	<OriginDestinationInformation RPH="1">
		<DepartureDateTime>2016-01-01T00:00:00</DepartureDateTime>
		<OriginLocation LocationCode="LAS"/>
		<DestinationLocation LocationCode="LAX"/>
		<TPA_Extensions>
			<SegmentType Code="O"/>
			<ConnectionTime ExcludedConnectionBegin="2200" ExcludedConnectionEnd="0200"/>
		</TPA_Extensions>
	</OriginDestinationInformation>
	<OriginDestinationInformation RPH="2">
		<DepartureDateTime>2016-01-01T00:00:00</DepartureDateTime>
		<OriginLocation LocationCode="LAX"/>
		<DestinationLocation LocationCode="LAS"/>
		<TPA_Extensions>
			<SegmentType Code="O"/>
			<ConnectionTime ExcludedConnectionBegin="0030" ExcludedConnectionEnd="0200" EnableExcludedConnection="true"/>
			<TotalTravelTime Max="555"/>
		</TPA_Extensions>
	</OriginDestinationInformation>
</OTA_AirLowFareSearchRQ>