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  • #31
    Originally posted by matt_will_fix_it View Post
    ..
    Y = Economy Class
    F = First Class
    R = Suites
    ...
    We may call it "Y" for economy, but cabin crew refer it as "EY".

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    • #32
      Originally posted by matt_will_fix_it View Post
      9V-XXX = Aircraft registration numbers
      Oh! I thought they were the prefixes for some of our SQTalkers.

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      • #33
        CCR=BA Concorde Room
        UG=Upgrade
        BTC=Book the cook
        FA=Flight attendant
        FF=Frequent Flyer
        OP=Original Poster
        OT= Off topic
        DP=Dom Perignon
        PAX=Passenger
        AD=Airworthiness Directive
        MX=Maintenance
        NSFW=Not Safe For Work
        OW=Oneworld

        The following is a link for all airport codes:
        http://www.airport-technology.com/codes/A.html

        Anyone want to add the missing ones?

        Airline Codes:

        AF=Air France
        AY=Finnair
        BA=British Airways
        BD=BMI (British Midland Airways)
        BE=FlyBe
        BI=Royal Brunei Airlines
        CA=Air China
        CX=Cathay Pacific Airways
        EL=Air Nippon
        EK=Emirates
        EY=Etihad Airways
        HX=Hong Kong Airlines
        JL=Japan Airlines
        KL=KLM (Royal Dutch Airlines)
        LH=Lufthansa
        MH=Malaysia Airlines
        MI=SilkAir
        NZ=Air New Zealand
        PG=Bangkok Airways
        QF=Qantas Airways
        QR=Qatar Airways
        SQ=Singapore Airlines (The best one)
        TG=Thai Airways
        UA=United Airlines
        UL=SriLankan Airlines
        VS=Virgin Atlantic

        This should cover most off the ones used on SQTalk. Please add any missing ones.

        J and Raffles Class menus are one and the same. Raffles Class is the old name for Business Class

        Ticket Class Codes

        First Class Category
        R=Supersonic or First Class Suite (currently only on the Airbus A380)
        P=First Class Premium
        F=First Class
        A=First Class Discounted

        Business Class Category
        J=Business Class Premium
        C=Business Class
        D=Business Class Discounted
        I=Business Class Discounted
        Z=Business Class Discounted

        Economy/Coach Class Category
        W=Economy/Coach Premium
        S=Economy/Coach
        Y=Economy/Coach
        B=Economy/Coach Discounted
        H=Economy/Coach Discounted
        K=Economy/Coach Discounted
        L=Economy/Coach Discounted
        M=Economy/Coach Discounted (Round the World Fare)
        N=Economy/Coach Discounted
        Q=Economy/Coach Discounted
        T=Economy/Coach Discounted
        V=Economy/Coach Discounted
        X=Economy/Coach Discounted

        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IATA_class_codes
        Last edited by Singapore Sling; 21 March 2013, 03:11 AM.

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        • #34
          Crew Guide

          IFA = In flight auditor
          IFS = In flight supervisor ( brown kebaya/tie )
          CSS = Chief stewardess/steward (red kebaya/tie )
          LSS = Leading stewardess/steward (green kebaya/tie)
          FSS = Flight stewardess/steward (blue kebaya/tie)

          What's the extra "S" for in CSS/LSS/FSS?
          Last edited by 9V-SIA; 26 July 2010, 06:23 PM.

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          • #35
            Originally posted by 9V-SIA View Post
            IFA=In flight auditor
            IFS=In flight supervisor ( brown kebaya/tie )
            CSS=Chief stewardess/steward (red kebaya/tie )
            LSS=Leading stewardess/steward (green kebaya/tie)
            FSS= Flight stewardess/steward (blue kebaya/tie)

            What's the extra "S" for in CSS/LSS/FSS?
            The ladies! Otherwise, I think it's CS, LS and FS.

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            • #36
              JHM is of course correct.

              FS = Flight steward
              FSS = Flight stewardess
              LS = Leading steward
              LSS = Leading stewardess

              and so forth. Less used is the term IFSS - which I'm not even sure is "official". Always thought IFS was gender neutral.

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              • #37
                Aircraft Types

                772 = 777-200
                773 = 777-300

                772A ) As above with updated cabins
                773A )

                77E = 777-200ER

                What's the difference between 772 & 77E? Read this...

                http://www.sqtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9833

                77W = 777-300ER

                A332 = A330-200
                A333 = A330-300

                A345=A340-500

                744=747-400

                A380=Whalejet
                Last edited by 9V-SIA; 26 July 2010, 06:20 PM.

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                • #38
                  Types of Passenger Traffic

                  O&D=origin & destination. Pax going from A to B eg SIN-LHR

                  Transit / Connecting. Pax from A to C via B. eg SYD-SIN-LHR

                  VFR=visit friends & relatives. Low yielding. Passengers look for cheap fares

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                  • #39
                    Originally posted by 9V-SIA View Post
                    O&D=origin & destination. Pax going from A to B eg SIN-LHR

                    Transit / Connecting. Pax from A to C via B. eg SYD-SIN-LHR

                    VFR=visit friends & relatives. Low yielding. Passengers look for cheap fares
                    Just some more off the top of my head...

                    Pax - passenger

                    Ex-SIN - from Singapore Changi airport

                    RT or r/t - roundtrip
                    OW - Oneworld (the airline alliance) or oneway

                    Open jaw - fly to A, fly back from B

                    Surface sector - getting from B to C on a ticket other than by flying (i.e. you sort it out yourself)

                    Origin - where you start

                    Outbound or o/b - the flight going out
                    Inbound or i/b - the flight coming back

                    Transit - for ticketing purposes, < 24 hours (there are exceptions)
                    Stopover - for ticketing purposes, > 24 hours (there are exceptions)

                    PNR (passenger name record) - the record on the GDS which holds details of your ticket
                    GDS (global distribution system) - one of the reservations systems like Sabre, Amadeus, Galileo etc

                    MPM - maximum permitted mileage for a particular mileage based fare (you pay more in steps of 5% until you get to a maximum of 125% of MPM beyond which the fare is not valid)

                    Longhaul - a long flight, e.g. London to Singapore
                    Shorthaul - a short flight, e.g. London to Paris
                    Medium haul - somewhere in between the above

                    Rerouting - changing the route of the flights on your ticket

                    GV2, GV4 etc - a fare for two / four / etc people travelling together

                    STPC - there's an overnight stop and the airline pays for your accommodation

                    Surcharge - an extra fee

                    Carrier - airline (with various types, e.g. issuing/ticketing carrier, marketing carrier, operating carrier etc)

                    IATA (International Air Transport Association) - the global body which represents airline so you have, for example, IATA hand luggage maximum dimensions

                    I'll stop here. There are others which don't spring to mind and others (e.g. SITI, SOTO, HIP, ADM/debit memo, plate, nesting etc) which are not needed by most people.

                    Happy to be corrected if any of the above are wrong.
                    Last edited by jhm; 26 July 2010, 06:34 PM.

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                    • #40
                      STPC = Stopover Paid by Carrier (for those playing along at home... I think this is far more elegant)

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                      • #41
                        Two more!

                        Mistake fare - somebody somewhere (e.g. an airline) has screwed up with the pricing/whatever of a ticket and others seek to take advantage

                        "enhancement" (as opposed to a real enhancement) - a downgrade/cutback of some sort

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                        • #42
                          Originally posted by jhm View Post
                          Two more!

                          Mistake fare - somebody somewhere (e.g. an airline) has screwed up with the pricing/whatever of a ticket and others seek to take advantage
                          These things exist? , especially in this day and age of computerisation?

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                          • #43
                            Originally posted by SQflyergirl View Post
                            These things exist? , especially in this day and age of computerisation?
                            You don't visit FT a lot, do you?

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                            • #44
                              Originally posted by FlyingDan View Post
                              You don't visit FT a lot, do you?
                              I think you missed the implied in SQfg's above post.

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                              • #45
                                Originally posted by jhm View Post
                                I think you missed the implied in SQfg's above post.
                                Whoops

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