Low Fare Search Request Message (OTA_AirLowFareSearchRQ)

Root Element

Description

The Low Fare Search Request message allows you to search priced itinerary options for flights between specific city pairs on specific dates for specific numbers and types of passengers. Optional request information can include:

Time / Time window.
Connecting cities.
Client preferences (such as airlines, cabin, and flight types).

The Low Fare Search request contains similar information to a Low Fare Search entry on an airline CRS or GDS.

Children Sequence

Name	Type	Description	Min Occurs	Max Occurs
POS	POS_Type	Point of sale object.	1	1

Children Sequence

Name	Type	Description	Min Occurs	Max Occurs
OriginDestinationInformation		Origin and destination location and time information for the air low-fare search request.	1	10
Leg		Single leg specification.	0	unbounded
TravelPreferences	AirSearchPrefsType	Air low-fare search request preference information.	0	1
TravelerInfoSummary	TravelerInfoSummaryType	Number of passengers and types for the air low-fare search.	1	1

Children Sequence

Name	Description	Min Occurs	Max Occurs
TPA_Extensions	Additional elements and attributes to include, if required by the Trading Partner Agreement (TPA).	0	1

Attributes

Name	Type	Description	Use	Default
DirectFlightsOnly	xs:boolean	Indicator for whether to request direct flights in between the given locations. Valid values are: true or 1 – Request direct flights. false or 0 – Do not request direct flights.	optional	false
AvailableFlightsOnly	xs:boolean	Indicator for whether to include only flights with available booking codes. Valid values are: true or 1 – Include only flights with available booking codes. false or 0 – Include all flights, even those with unavailable booking codes.	optional	true
ResponseType	xs:string	Type of response.	optional
ResponseVersion	xs:string	Version of the response.	optional
SeparateMessages	xs:boolean	Indicator for whether all messages should be printed in separate MTP element. Works only with PSS response serializers.	optional	false
TruncateMessages	xs:boolean	Indicator for whether each MTP content should be truncated to specified length. Works only with PSS response serializers.	optional	true

Attribute Groups

OTA_PayloadStdAttributes

MaxResponsesGroup