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Refund Flight Tickets – Error List

Error list

Below is a full list of possible errors returned by Refund Flight Tickets:

Error type Error category Description
AUTOMATED_REFUNDS_INACTIVE UNAUTHORIZED Unable to refund. The Automated Refunds feature is inactive for your PCC. For activation, please place an order in Sabre Central.
REFUND_RETRY_FAILED WARNING Temporary unable to process refund request for ticketNumber=``%s.
TOO_MANY_DOCUMENTS BAD_REQUEST Currently a maximum of %s documents is supported.
INVALID_FLAGS_COMBINATION BAD_REQUEST The request contains duplicate printer objects. Please request only one printer profile.
INVALID_FLAGS_COMBINATION BAD_REQUEST The request contains an invalid combination of printer profile and manual printer designation. Please request either printer profile designation or submit a list of printers for manual designation.
INVALID_FLAGS_COMBINATION BAD_REQUEST Properties confirmationId and tickets cannot be combined. Use the tickets property to indicate specific tickets for the check/void/refund operation or confirmationId to process all tickets present in the reservation.
INVALID_FLAGS_COMBINATION BAD_REQUEST The request contains multiple types of printers within a single printer address object. The printer address object may only contain one printer type.
INVALID_FLAGS_COMBINATION BAD_REQUEST The request contains a printer designation without a recognizable printer type. Verify the printer address object details against the API schema.
INVALID_FLAGS_COMBINATION BAD_REQUEST The request contains too many notification options. Select email or queuePlacement.
UNABLE_TO_REFUND_TICKET CANCELLATION_ERROR/WARNING Refund ticket operation failed.
UNABLE_TO_REFUND_TICKET CANCELLATION_ERROR/WARNING Response is empty.
UNABLE_TO_REFUND_TICKET CANCELLATION_ERROR/WARNING The ticket does not match the segment(s) selected for cancellation. Review the flight selection or refund using the /refundFlightTickets endpoint.
UNABLE_TO_REFUND_TICKET CANCELLATION_ERROR/WARNING The current status of the selected ticket prevents the execution of the selected operation. Verify the ticket status by using the /getBooking endpoint.
UNABLE_TO_REFUND_TICKET CANCELLATION_ERROR/WARNING Ticket is not eligible for a refund. No document coupon is open.
UNABLE_TO_REFUND_TICKET CANCELLATION_ERROR/WARNING Ticket is not eligible for an automated refund. The ticket was exchanged from %s. A refund might be processed through manual refunds and exchanges.
UNABLE_TO_REFUND_TICKET CANCELLATION_ERROR/WARNING Ticket is not eligible for an automated refund. The ticket was issued with a miscellaneous form of payment. A refund might be processed through manual refunds and exchanges.
UNABLE_TO_REFUND_TICKET CANCELLATION_ERROR/WARNING Document is not eligible for an automated refund. The document is an EMD and is currently not supported.
UNABLE_TO_REFUND_TICKET CANCELLATION_ERROR/WARNING Segment contains no ticket(s).
UNABLE_TO_REFUND_TICKET CANCELLATION_ERROR/WARNING The order contains no ticket(s).
UNABLE_TO_REFUND_TICKET CANCELLATION_ERROR/WARNING The request refers to an NDC-issued document, where the refund operation is currently not supported. Please contact the NDC-issuing airline for further assistance.
UNABLE_TO_REFUND_TICKET CANCELLATION_ERROR/WARNING Refund ticket operation failed.
TICKET_NOT_FOUND RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND The ticket was not found in the reservation.
TICKET_NOT_FOUND RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND The booking does not contain tickets.
SINGLE_RESERVATION_TICKETS_SUPPORTED REQUEST_NOT_ALLOWED Only tickets within one reservation can be refunded.
DESIGNATE_PRINTER_FAILED APPLICATION_ERROR Printer designation operation failed.
UNDESIGNATE_PRINTER_FAILED APPLICATION_ERROR Printer un-designation operation failed.
INVALID_VALUE INVALID_DATA The sum of the tax breakdown exceeds the tax amount. Specify an amount smaller or equal to %s.
NDC_NOT_SUPPORTED REQUEST_NOT_ALLOWED Unable to refund the ticket. The request refers to an NDC order. Tickets might be refunded together with the order using Cancel Booking.
INVALID_FLAGS_COMBINATION BAD_REQUEST Request contains an invalid combination of refund qualifiers. Choose either commissionAmount or commissionPercentage.
INVALID_TICKET_NUMBER BAD_REQUEST Validation Failed: must match \"\^[0-9A-Z]{13}$\".
INVALID_VALUE INVALID_DATA Unable to refund the ticket. The requested number of refund amounts does not match the number of forms of payment from the original ticket. Amounts applied to the refund have to match the original forms of payment from the ticket.
BOOKING_NOT_FOUND RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND PNR %s was not found for the specified ticket.
UNABLE_TO_CHECK_TICKET CANCELLATION_ERROR The ticket is not eligible for an automated refund. The ticket was issued with a miscellaneous form of payment. A refund might be processed through manual refunds and exchanges.
NO_TICKETS_REFUNDED WARNING No tickets were refunded.
UNKNOWN_ERROR INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR View order content operation failed.
TICKET_NUMBER_MISMATCH CANCELLATION_ERROR Ticket number mismatch.
UNABLE_TO_CHECK_TICKET CANCELLATION_ERROR Response is empty.
UNABLE_TO_CHECK_TICKET CANCELLATION_ERROR Check ticket operation failed.
FAULT_RESPONSE APPLICATION_ERROR The underlying system cannot process the request at this time.
TICKET_NUMBER_MISSING BAD_REQUEST The ticket number is missing from the request.

Note: The variable %s contains information returned dynamically by the downline service.

Refund Flight Tickets can also return errors stemming directly from downline services. Below is a list of these scenarios:

Error type Error category Downline service
DESIGNATE_PRINTER_PROBLEM WARNING DesignatePrinterLLSRQ
UNDESIGNATE_PRINTER_PROBLEM WARNING DesignatePrinterLLSRQ
TICKET_NOT_FOUND RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND TKT_ElectronicDocumentServicesRQ
REFUND_TICKET_PROBLEM WARNING RefundTicketLLSRQ