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Air Fare Rules

2.3.0
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The Air Fare Rules (OTA_AirRulesLLSRQ) API is used to display Air Fare Rules based on city pair, fare basis code, and carrier code.

Target Audience
Travel Agency
Airline Carrier
API Version
2.3.0
Authentication
Session Token
Service Action Code
OTA_AirRulesLLSRQ

Air Fare rules comprise the following sections:

  • Return fare - related information
  • Global Indicator
  • Ticket Designator
  • Account code
  • Corporate ID
  • Private or Public Indicator

Air Fare Rules displays historical fare rules based on a fare basis code, date, class of service, and a carrier code. There are several other parameters available; please refer to the Sample Payload response for additional information.

Sample Request
<OTA_AirRulesRQ ReturnHostCommand="true" Version="2.3.0" xmlns="http://webservices.sabre.com/sabreXML/2011/10" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
    <OriginDestinationInformation>
        <FlightSegment DepartureDateTime="12-21">
            <DestinationLocation LocationCode="LAS"/>
            <MarketingCarrier Code="AA"/>
            <OriginLocation LocationCode="DFW"/>
        </FlightSegment>
    </OriginDestinationInformation>
    <RuleReqInfo>
        <FareBasis Code="Y"/>
    </RuleReqInfo>
</OTA_AirRulesRQ>
Sample Response
<OTA_AirRulesRS xmlns="http://webservices.sabre.com/sabreXML/2011/10" Version="2.3.0" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:stl="http://services.sabre.com/STL/v01">
    <stl:ApplicationResults status="Complete">
        <stl:Success timeStamp="2013-06-25T11:06:07-05:00">
            <stl:SystemSpecificResults>
                <stl:HostCommand LNIATA="67B998">RDDFWLAS25JUNR21GSC5-F9</stl:HostCommand>
            </stl:SystemSpecificResults>
        </stl:Success>
    </stl:ApplicationResults>
    <FareRuleInfo>
        <Header>
            <Line Type="Legend">
                <Text>V FARE BASIS BK FARE TRAVEL-TICKET AP MINMAX RTG</Text>
            </Line>
            <Line Type="Fare">
                <Text>1 R21GSC5 R X 130.10 R17AU T27JN 21/1 -/330 702</Text>
            </Line>
            <Line Type="Passenger Type">
                <Text>PASSENGER TYPE-ADT AUTO PRICE-YES</Text>
            </Line>
            <Line Type="Origin Destination">
                <Text>FROM-DFW TO-LAS CXR-F9 TVL-25JUN13 RULE-SAL5 DFR/11</Text>
            </Line>
            <Line Type="Fare Basis">
                <Text>FARE BASIS-R21GSC5 SPECIAL FARE DIS-N VENDOR-ATP</Text>
            </Line>
            <Line Type="Fare Type">
                <Text>FARE TYPE-SIP OW-INSTANT PURCHASE</Text>
            </Line>
            <Line Type="Currency">
                <Text>USD 121.02 0702 E17JUN13 D17AUG13 FC-R21GSC5 FN-1X</Text>
            </Line>
            <Line Type="System Dates">
                <Text>SYSTEM DATES - CREATED 17JUN13/1952 EXPIRES INFINITY</Text>
            </Line>
            <ParsedData>
                <CurrencyLine>
                    <Amount>121.02</Amount>
                    <CurrencyCode>USD</CurrencyCode>
                    <Discontinue>2013-08-17</Discontinue>
                    <Effective>2013-06-17</Effective>
                    <FareClass>R21GSC5</FareClass>
                    <RoutingNumberOrMPM>0702</RoutingNumberOrMPM>
                    <TariffDescriptionNumber>1X</TariffDescriptionNumber>
                </CurrencyLine>
                <FareBasisLine>
                    <DisplayType Code="N"/>
                    <FareBasis Code="R21GSC5"/>
                    <FareVendor>ATP</FareVendor>
                    <Text>SPECIAL FARE</Text>
                </FareBasisLine>
                <FareTypeLine>
                    <FareDescription Code="OW">INSTANT PURCHASE</FareDescription>
                    <FareType>SIP</FareType>
                </FareTypeLine>
                <OriginDestinationLine>
                    <Airline Code="F9"/>
                    <DestinationLocation LocationCode="LAS"/>
                    <OriginLocation LocationCode="DFW"/>
                    <Rule>SAL5</Rule>
                    <TariffDescriptionNumber>DFR/11</TariffDescriptionNumber>
                    <TravelDate>2013-06-25</TravelDate>
                </OriginDestinationLine>
                <PassengerTypeLine>
                    <AutoPrice>YES</AutoPrice>
                    <PassengerType Code="ADT"/>
                </PassengerTypeLine>
                <SystemDatesLine>
                    <CreateDateTime>2013-06-17T19:52</CreateDateTime>
                    <ExpireDateTime>INFINITY</ExpireDateTime>
                </SystemDatesLine>
            </ParsedData>
        </Header>
        <Rules>
            <Paragraph RPH="50" Title="RULE APPLICATION AND OTHER CONDITIONS">
                <Text>NOTE - THE FOLLOWING TEXT IS INFORMATIONAL AND NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING. DISCOUNT ECONOMY FARES APPLICATION CLASS OF SERVICE THESE FARES APPLY FOR ECONOMY CLASS SERVICE.</Text>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph RPH="01" Title="ELIGIBILITY">
                <Text>NO ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS APPLY.</Text>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph RPH="02" Title="DAY/TIME">
                <Text>PERMITTED MON/TUE/WED/THU/FRI/SAT.</Text>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph RPH="03" Title="SEASONALITY">
                <Text>NO SEASONAL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS APPLY.</Text>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph RPH="04" Title="FLIGHT APPLICATION">
                <Text>NO FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS APPLY.</Text>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph RPH="05" Title="ADVANCE RESERVATIONS/TICKETING">
                <Text>CONFIRMED RESERVATIONS FOR ALL SECTORS ARE REQUIRED AT LEAST 21 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE. WAITLIST NOT PERMITTED. TICKETING MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN 24 HOURS AFTER RESERVATIONS ARE MADE OR AT LEAST 21 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE WHICHEVER IS EARLIER.</Text>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph RPH="06" Title="MINIMUM STAY">
                <Text>NO MINIMUM STAY REQUIREMENTS APPLY.</Text>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph RPH="07" Title="MAXIMUM STAY">
                <Text>TRAVEL FROM ARRIVAL AT FARE DESTINATION MUST COMMENCE NO LATER THAN 330 DAYS AFTER DEPARTURE FROM FARE ORIGIN.
                </Text>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph RPH="08" Title="STOPOVERS">
                <Text>1 FREE STOPOVER PERMITTED ON THE PRICING UNIT. A STOPOVER MAY NOT EXCEED 6 HOURS.</Text>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph RPH="09" Title="TRANSFERS">
                <Text>UNLIMITED TRANSFERS PERMITTED. - SURFACE AT FARE BREAK AND EMBEDDED SECTORS PERMITTED EXCEPT FOR PRICING UNITS WITHIN/BETWEEN US AND CANADA - INCLUDING PR/USV1 - SURFACE AT FARE BREAK IS NOT PERMITTED.</Text>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph RPH="10" Title="COMBINATIONS">
                <Text>END-ON-END PERMITTED. VALIDATE ALL FARE COMPONENTS. SIDE TRIPS PERMITTED WITH NO RESTRICTIONS. TRAVEL MUST BE VIA POINT OF COMBINATION. OPEN JAWS/2-COMPONENT CIRCLE TRIPS/MULTI-COMPONENT CIRCLE TRIPS FARES MAY BE COMBINED ON A HALF ROUND TRIP BASIS -TO FORM SINGLE OPEN JAWS MILEAGE OF THE OPEN SEGMENT MUST BE EQUAL/LESS THAN MILEAGE OF THE SHORTEST FLOWN FARE COMPONENT. -TO FORM 2-COMPONENT CIRCLE TRIPS/MULTI-COMPONENT CIRCLE TRIPS. PROVIDED - COMBINATIONS ARE WITH ANY FARE FOR ANY CARRIER IN ANY RULE IN ANY TARIFF.</Text>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph RPH="11" Title="BLACKOUT DATES">
                <Text>NO BLACKOUT DATES APPLY.</Text>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph RPH="12" Title="SURCHARGES">
                <Text>NO SURCHARGE REQUIREMENTS APPLY.</Text>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph RPH="13" Title="ACCOMPANIED TRAVEL">
                <Text>ACCOMPANIED TRAVEL NOT REQUIRED.</Text>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph RPH="14" Title="TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS">
                <Text>TRAVEL ON THIS FARE COMPONENT ON EACH TRIP MUST COMMENCE BY MIDNIGHT ON 17AUG13.</Text>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph RPH="15" Title="SALES RESTRICTIONS">
                <Text>FOOTNOTE RULE TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON/BEFORE 27JUN13. FARE RULE TICKETS MAY BE ISSUED BY PTA/ELECTRONIC TICKETING. PTA CONSTITUTES TICKETING. NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING. TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING. -------------------------------------------------- ALL TICKETS WILL BE ISSUED AS ELECTRONIC TICKETS. PAPER TICKETS NOT PERMITTED -------------------------------------------------- NOTE-FOR PURPOSES OF SAME DAY CONFIRMED CHANGES - THE FOLLOWING GROUPS OF CITIES ARE CONSIDERED TO BE THE SAME POINT--- LAX-SNA / MCO-TPA / MDW-RFD-ORD / RFD-MSN / TTN-ILG-PHL -------------------------------------------------- NOTE-FOR PURPOSES OF INVOLUNTARY REROUTE - THE FOLLOWING GROUPS OF CITIES ARE CONSIDERED TO BE THE SAME POINT--- DEN-COS / FMN-DRO-CEZ / SFO-SJC-OAK / ORD-MDW-RFD / LAX-BUR-ONT-LGB-SNA / PHF-ORF / FLL-MIA-PBI / DAB-MLB-MCO / CLE-CAK / RFD-MSN / BKG-SGF / BMI-CMI-PIA / DTT-FNT / IAH-HOU / MCO-TPA / IAD-DCA-BWI / DFW-DAL / LGA-JFK-EWR-HPN-ISP-SWF / PHL-TTN-ILG /</Text>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph RPH="16" Title="PENALTIES">
                <Text>CANCELLATIONS TICKET IS NON-REFUNDABLE. NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING. WAIVED FOR DEATH OF PASSENGER. NOTE-IF TICKET IS BEING APPLIED TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF A NEW TICKET-ORIGINAL NONREFUNDABLE AMOUNT WILL REMAIN NONREFUNDABLE ON NEW TICKET AND ANY FUTURE REISSUES. THIS MUST BE SHOWN IN THE EN DORSEMENT BOX OF THE REISSUED TICKET. -------------------------------------------------- CUSTOMERS WHO PURCHASE AN INSTANT PURCHASE TICKET FOR TRAVEL ON FRONTIER VIA F9 CHANNELS MAY CANCEL THEIR RESERVATION/REFUND TICKET WITHOUT PENALTY WITHIN 24 HOURS OF PURCHASE. CHANGES CHARGE USD 50.00 FOR REISSUE/REVALIDATION. NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING. CHANGES CHARGE USD 50.00 FOR REISSUE/REVALIDATION. NOTE - FULLY OR PARTIALLY UNUSED TICKETS MAY BE REBOOKED AND TRAVEL COMMENCED FOR TRAVEL UP TO ONE YEAR FROM ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE. FLIGHT SEGMENT OR SEGMENTS MUST BE CANCELLED ON/OR PRIOR TO SCHEDULED FLIGHT DEPARTURE TIME. IF PASSENGER FAILS TO CANCEL FLIGHT SEGMENT/SEGMENTS WITH FRONTIER PRIOR TO SCHEDULED DEPARTURE TIME COUPON/COUPONS AND ANY SUBSEQUENT COUPONS WILL FORFEITED. ALL MONIES ARE FORFIETED AND NOT REFUNDED TO THE PASSENGER. ---------------------------------------- CHANGES TO WHOLLY UNUSED TICKETS BEFORE DEPARTURE- OR PARTIALLY USED TICKETS AFTER DEPARTURE- CHANGING THE OUTBOUND OR RETURN- REPRICE THE CHANGED SEGMENTS AT THE CURRENT FARE AND GUARANTEE THE FARE FOR ALL UNCHANGED SEGMENTS CHANGED SEGMENTS MUST BE PRICED ACCORDING TO CURRENT AVAILABILITY AND FARES. PROVIDED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET- 1. NO CHANGE TO FARE BREAKS UP TO THE FIRST CHANGED FARE COMPONENT 2. FULLY FLOWN FARE NOT REPRICED TO FURTHER POINT 3. FULLY FLOWN ONE-WAY FARE IS NOT REPRICED AS A HALF ROUND-TRIP 4. F9 FARES ARE USED 5. NEW TKT HAS EQUAL OR HIGHER VALUE THAN PREVIOUS TKT REPRICE-- A. CHANGED FARE COMPONENTS USE FARES IN EFFECT TODAY B. ALL OTHERS USE CURRENTLY TKTD FARE--PROVIDED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET------ 1. NO CHANGE TO FARE BREAKS UP TO THE FIRST CHANGED FARE COMPONENT 2. FULLY FLOWN FARE NOT REPRICED TO FURTHER POINT 3. F9 FARES ARE USED 4. WHEN SAME FARE USED--ALL RULE AND BOOKING CODE PROVISIONS ARE MET EXCEPT ACCOMPANIED TRAVEL/SALES RESTRICTIONS/MISCELLANEOUS FARE TAGS--OTHERWISE ALL PROVISIONS MUST BE MET.------------------ 5. VALIDATE ADVANCE RES REQUIREMENTS WHEN BOOKING DATE KNOWN 6. ADV RES IS MEASURED FOR REISSUE DATE TO DEPARTURE OF PRICING UNIT. WHEN CHANGES RESULT IN LOWER FARE SUBTRACT RESIDUAL FROM THE PENALTY/CHANGE FEE ANY RESIDUAL IN ADDITION TO THE PENALTY/CHANGE FEE BECOMES NON-REFUNDABLE -------------------------------------------------- ---NAME CHANGES PERMITTED- ITINERARY CHANGE FEE IF APPLICABLE- PLUS NAME CHANGE FEE AND FARE DIFFERENCE APPLIES. -------STANDBY NOT PERMITTED--------------- --------------------------------------------- --CHARGE 75.00USD FEE FOR LOST TICKET FEE FOR LOST TICKET. SAME DAY COMFIRMED- PASSENGERS HOLDING CONFIRMED RESERVATIONS AND TICKETS MAY CONFIRM EARLIER/LATER SAME DAY FLIGHT BETWEEN SAME ORIGIN/DESTINATION FOR A NON-REFUNDABLE FEE OF USD 50.00 PER DIRECTION. NEW ITINERARY MAY ONLY BE CONFIRMED ON THE DAY OF DEPARTURE THROUGH FRONTIER RESERVATIONS OR A FRONTIER TICKET COUNTER. REQUESTS MAY NOT BE MADE VIA WEB/SELF-SERVICE KIOSK OR TRAVEL AGENCY.</Text>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph RPH="17" Title="HIP/MILEAGE EXCEPTIONS">
                <Text>NO HIP OR MILEAGE EXCEPTIONS APPLY.</Text>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph RPH="18" Title="TICKET ENDORSEMENTS">
                <Text>THE ORIGINAL TICKET MUST BE ANNOTATED - NON-REF - AND - CHG/PEN FEE APPLIES - IN THE ENDORSEMENT BOX.</Text>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph RPH="19" Title="CHILDREN DISCOUNTS">
                <Text>UNN/UNACCOMPANIED CHILD PSGR 5-14 - NO DISCOUNT. OR - 1ST INF/INFANT WITHOUT A SEAT PSGR UNDER 2 - NO CHARGE. MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS IN THE SAME COMPARTMENT AT THIS RULE BY ADULT PSGR 15 OR OLDER. NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING. 1ST INFANT OVER 14 DAYS AND UNDER 2 YEARS OF AGE WITHOUT A SEAT - NO CHARGE OR - 1ST INE/NEGOTIATED INFANT PSGR UNDER 2 - NO CHARGE. MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS BY ADULT PSGR 15 OR OLDER. NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING. 1ST INFANT OVER 14 DAYS AND UNDER 2 YEARS OF AGE WITHOUT A SEAT - NO CHARGE 1ST INS/INFANT WITH A SEAT PSGR UNDER 2 - NO DISCOUNT. NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING. NOTE- INS PSGR TYPE NO DISCOUNT OR - NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING. UNACCOMPANIED CHILD 2-4 - NOT ACCEPTED</Text>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph RPH="20" Title="TOUR CONDUCTOR DISCOUNTS">
                <Text>TUR/TOUR CONDUCTOR PSGR - NO DISCOUNT.</Text>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph RPH="21" Title="AGENT DISCOUNTS">
                <Text>AGT/AGENT PSGR - NO DISCOUNT.</Text>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph RPH="22" Title="ALL OTHER DISCOUNTS">
                <Text>NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING. SENIOR DISCOUNT DOES NOT APPLY. OTHER DISCOUNTS DO NOT APPLY.</Text>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph RPH="23" Title="MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS">
                <Text>NO PROVISIONS APPLY.</Text>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph RPH="25" Title="FARE BY RULE">
                <Text>NOT APPLICABLE.</Text>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph RPH="26" Title="GROUPS">
                <Text>NO GROUP PROVISIONS APPLY.</Text>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph RPH="27" Title="TOURS">
                <Text>NO TOUR PROVISIONS APPLY.</Text>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph RPH="28" Title="VISIT ANOTHER COUNTRY">
                <Text>NO VISIT ANOTHER COUNTRY PROVISIONS APPLY.</Text>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph RPH="29" Title="DEPOSITS">
                <Text>NO DEPOSIT PROVISIONS APPLY.</Text>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph RPH="31" Title="VOLUNTARY CHANGES">
                <Text>ENTER RD*31 OR RD‡LINE NUM‡*31 FOR VOLUNTARY CHGS.</Text>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph RPH="33" Title="VOLUNTARY REFUNDS">
                <Text>NO VOLUNTARY REFUNDS DATA FOUND.</Text>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph RPH="35" Title="NEGOTIATED FARES">
                <Text>NOT APPLICABLE.</Text>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph RPH="IC" Title="INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION">
                <Text>NOT A CONSTRUCTED FARE</Text>
            </Paragraph>
        </Rules>
    </FareRuleInfo>
</OTA_AirRulesRS>