Training Guide

Command Ticketing
Ticketing - Host

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1.1
1.2
1.3

1.4

1.5

Fare Basis Code

1.1.1 Multiple Fare Basis Codes
Ticket Designator
1.2.1 Ticket Designator Rules
Discounts
1.3.1 Percentage Amount
1.3.2 Dollar Amount
3.75 Ticketing Combined with Command Ticketing
1.4.1 3.75 Ticketing with Command Pricing and a Ticket Designator
1.4.2 3.75 Discount Ticketing with Unique Fare Basis Code
Certificate Ticketing

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Objectives
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Objective

Objectives

By the end of the module, participants will be able to:

Demonstrate while using a specific fare basis and ticket designator how to:
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Issue 3.75 ticket with percentage discount

Issue 3.75 ticket with dollar amount discount

Issue 3.75 ticket with command ticketing

Issue 3.75 ticket with a ticket designator

Issue a ticket using a certificate

Reference

None

EPR

Duty Code:

4 and 5

Keyword:

MUL375; DIENBR

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Command Ticketing allows you to issue a ticket with a specific fare basis code, a ticket designator
or a discount.

1.1

Fare Basis Code

With this entry, you can issue a ticket with a specific fare basis code. This entry generates a ticket
and a Workstation screen response.

WFCKQMHAP1
Item

Description

Primary action code

Form of payment indicator

CK

Indicator for check form of payment

Cross of Lorraine (Separator)

Action code for command ticketing

MHAP1

Fare basis code.

The Sabre system response will be:

OK

265.00

The fare basis must be applicable to the itinerary booked. When you use this type of
pricing/ticketing, Command Ticketing overrides all fare restrictions.
For Ticket Delivery Service Ticketing, use an entry like the one below:
WQMHAP1
Item

Description

Primary action code

Action code for command ticketing

MHAP1

Fare basis code

1.1.1

Multiple Fare Basis Codes

With this entry, you can issue a ticket that has multiple fare basis codes.

WFCKS1*QBHAP1S2*QBLAP1
Item

Description

Primary action code

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Description

FCK

Form of payment check

Cross of Lorraine (Separator)

S1

Indicator for segment and segment number

Display

Action code for command ticketing

BHAP1

Fare basis code

Cross of Lorraine (Separator)

S2

Indicator for segment and segment number

Display

Action code for command ticketing

BLAP1

Fare basis code

For Ticket Delivery Service Ticketing, use an entry like the one below:

WS1*QBHAP1S2*QBLAP1
Item

Description

Primary action code

S1

Indicator for segment and segment number

Display

Action code for command ticketing

BHAP1

Fare basis code

Cross of Lorraine (Separator)

S2

Indicator for segment and segment number

Display

Action code for command ticketing

BLAP1

Fare basis code

In the above example, you are ticketing both segment 1 and 2 with a BHAP1 fare basis. The Sabre
response will be a generated ticket and the Workstation screen response:
OK

1.2

586.00

Ticket Designator

With this entry, you can issue a ticket with a specific ticket designator.

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WFCKQ/YAF123
Item

Description

Primary action code

FCK

Form of payment check

Cross of Lorraine (Separator)

Action code for command ticketing

Slash to separate when a ticket designator is used for ticketing

YAF123

Ticket Designator

The response will be a generated ticket and the Workstation screen response:
OK

95.00

For Ticket Delivery Service Ticketing, input the following format:

WQ/YAF123
Item

Description

Primary action code

Cross of Lorraine (Separator)

Action code for command ticketing

Slash to separate when a ticket designator is used for ticketing

YAF123

Ticket Designator

Note

When you input a ticket designator for a No Fare ticket (ID00), the word FREE will
automatically print in the base/tax portion of the ticket. (ID00 is not hard coded. Your carrier
must set this designator code in advance.)

You can combine secondary action codes (segment select of name select) by separating
those codes with a Cross of Lorraine ().
The system cannot accept Multiple Ticket Designators in this entry.

1.2.1

Ticket Designator Rules

With this entry, you can display the rules of a ticket designator. The response will include discounts
based on carrier codes, travel date, booking codes, fare rules, and geographic region.
RD/ID75
Item

Description

RD

Primary action code

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Description

Separator

ID75

Ticket Designator

In some cases, you may need both a fare basis and a ticket designator to issue a ticket. For example,
in markets showing more than one Y fare, the Passenger Name Record (PNR) needs the correct fare
basis in the ticketing entry.
The Sabre response will be similar to the one below:

Note

1.3

When using ID75 for this carrier, you will see the flag REQ FB. When you see this flag, you
must include a fare basis in the ticketing entry

Discounts

You can use discount percentages when issuing a ticket. A discount percentage can be 0 to 100
percent (5 for 5 percent, 50 for 50 percent). You can also use up to two numbers after a decimal
point. For example, you can input 50.25 to indicate 50 and 1/4 percent.
When you dont include a ticket designator, the designator DISC appears on the ticket. The
discounted amount does not print on the ticket, only the designator DISC, which appears next to the
fare basis.

1.3.1

Percentage Amount

You can issue a ticket with a discount percentage amount.

WQ//DP10FCK
Item

Description

Primary action code

Designator for 3.75 pricing

//

Required when no ticket designator is used

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Description

DP

Deduct percent

10

Percent to be deducted

Cross of Lorraine (Separator)

FCK

Form of payment check.

The system will generate a ticket. The Workstation screen response will be:
OK

125.00

Input this format for Ticket Delivery Service Ticketing:

WQ//DP10
Item

Description

Primary action code

Designator for 3.75 pricing

//

Required when no ticket designator is used

DP

Deduct percent

10

Percent to be deducted

1.3.2

Dollar Amount

With this entry, you can issue a ticket with a specified dollar amount deducted.

WQ//DA100.00FCK
Item

Description

Primary action code

Designator for 3.75 pricing

//

Required when no ticket designator is used

DA

Discount amount

100.00

Dollar amount discounted

Cross of Lorraine (Separator)

FCK

Form of payment check.

Input this format for Ticket Delivery Service Ticketing:

WQ//DA100.00

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Description

Primary action code

Designator for 3.75 pricing

//

Required when no ticket designator is used

DA

Discount amount

100.00

Dollar amount discounted

In the example above, the itinerary has been ticketed and the 3.75 discount amount of 100.00 was
deducted from the fare.
The system generates a ticket. The ticket will indicate DISC as the ticket designator.
Note

1.4

Discount amounts are based on applicable currency. You can input a maximum of eight
numbers, including a decimal if needed.

3.75 Ticketing Combined with Command Ticketing

With this entry, you can issue a ticket with a specific fare basis code and deduct a specified percent.

WQY//DP10FCK
Item

Description

Primary action code

Designator for command pricing

Override fare basis code

//

Mandatory if no ticket designator is used

DP10

Discount percentage - 10%

Cross of Lorraine (Separator)

FCK

Form of payment check.

You can only use Command ticketing when the fare basis code specified is applicable to the carriers
involved in the itinerary. For example, if the airline has no YN fare basis, and you try to override
this with YN fare basis code, the response will be:
NO FARE FOR CLASS USED11

Input this format for Ticket Delivery Service Ticketing.

WQY//DP10
Item

Description

Primary action code

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Description

Designator for command pricing

Override fare basis code

//

Mandatory if no ticket designator is used

DP10

Discount percentage - 10%

Note

1.4.1

You can use this format with the //DA entry. In this case, the dollar amount specified would
be automatically deducted.

3.75 Ticketing with Command Pricing and a Ticket Designator

With this entry, you can issue a ticket for a specific fare basis and discount.

WQY/SPCL/DA100.00FCK
Item

Description

Primary action code

Designator for command pricing

Override fare basis code

Slash Separator

SPCL

Ticket Designator

Slash Separator

DA100.00

Discounted Amount - $100.00

Cross of Lorraine (Separator)

FCK

Form of payment check.

Input this format for Ticket Delivery Service Ticketing. In this example, you would override the
booked itinerary. The system would ticket this itinerary at the Y fare, regardless of the class of
service booked. The system then adds a ticket designator and deducts $100.00.

WQY/SPCL/DA100.00
Item

Description

Primary action code

Designator for command pricing

Override fare basis code

Slash Separator

SPCL

Ticket Designator

Slash Separator

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Description

DA100.00

Discounted Amount - $100.00

1.4.2

3.75 Discount Ticketing with Unique Fare Basis Code

You can include a unique fare basis code in a 3.75 discount ticketing entry. This allows you to ticket
the fare basis currently booked, but print a unique fare basis code on the ticket.

WQ-YS//DP10FCA
Item

Description

Primary action code

Designator for command pricing

-YS

Unique fare basis code

//

Separator when no ticket designator is used

DP10

Discount Percentage - 10%

Cross of Lorraine (Separator)

FCK

Form of payment check.

Input this format for Ticket Delivery Service Ticketing:

WQ-YS//DP10
Item

Description

Primary action code

Designator for command pricing

-YS

Unique fare basis code

//

Separator when no ticket designator is used

DP10

Discount Percentage - 10%

You can also use a unique fare basis code with a specific ticket designator.

WQ-YS/SPCL/DA17.00
Item

Description

Primary action code

Designator for command pricing

-YS

Unique fare basis code

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Item

Description

Slash Separator

SPCL

Ticket designator

Slash Separator

DA17.00

Discounted Amount - $17.00

WQ-FR/FREE/DP100
Item

Description

Primary action code

Designator for command pricing

-FR

Unique fare basis code

Slash Separator

FREE

Ticket designator

Slash Separator

DP100

Discount percentage 100%

WQ-SS/SENIOR/DP15
Item

Description

Primary action code

Designator for command pricing

-SS

Unique fare basis code

Slash Separator

SENIOR

Ticket designator

Slash Separator

DP15

Discount percentage 15%

1.5

Certificate Ticketing

With this entry, you can issue a ticket using a ticket designator and a certificate number for any
taxes you need to collect in association with a free ticket.

WQ/ASY1SCT12345678910FCAV1/2* 15SEP

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Item

Description

Primary action code

Designator for command pricing

Unique fare basis code

ASY1S

Separator when no ticket designator is used

Discount Percentage - 10%

CT

Action code for certificate ticketing

1234567890

Certificate Number ( 5- 13 numerics)

Cross of Lorraine (Separator)

FCA

Form of payment cash

Cross of Lorraine (Separator)

Indicator for Validity Date

1/2

Segment Numbers

Display

15SEP

Not valid after date

The system generates a ticket and the Workstation screen response:

OK

66.00

Input this format for Ticket Delivery Service Ticketing:

WQ/ASY1SCT12345678910V1/2* 15SEP

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Item

Description

Primary action code

Designator for command pricing

Unique fare basis code

ASY1S

Separator when no ticket designator is used

Discount Percentage - 10%

CT

Action code for certificate ticketing

1234567890

Certificate Number ( 5- 13 numerics)

Cross of Lorraine (Separator)

Indicator for Validity Date

1/2

Segment Numbers

Display

15SEP

Not valid after date

The following items will appear on the ticket:

Item

Description

ATB Stock (21)

Command ticketing will follow the FP

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Description

Command Ticketing
with End Transaction

Command Ticketing will place in the endorsement area

Note

If you need to collect any fare/tax, you must include a form of payment entry; if not, you can
omit the form of payment entry.

You must include a Not Valid After date unless its provided by pricing or included with an
End Transaction.
Item

Description

Primary action code

Designator for command pricing

-YS

Unique fare basis code

//

Separator when no ticket designator is used

DP10

Discount Percentage - 10%

Cross of Lorraine (Separator)

FCK

Form of payment check.

Error Response

Description

CERT NBR MUST BE

NUMERIC

The data following the Command Ticketing entry is not numeric

CERT NBR MUST BE 513 NBRS

The Certificate number is not between 5 and 13 characters in length

TKT DESIGNATOR
REQUIRES CT

The Ticket Designator Table indicates a Command Ticketing entry

is required with the designator used.

CT REQUIRES TKT
DESIGNATOR

A Command Ticketing entry is present, but a Q or T is not present

NEED FORM OF
PAYMENT

A value is present in the total box, and there is an amount to collect,

but the form of payment is missing

MAX 2 CT PER ENTRY

You cannot use more than two Command Ticketing entries

USE CT IN PLACE OF
EX

The EX code is discontinued, Use the Command Ticketing

entry instead.

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