| TICKETING ABBREVIATION |
MEANING |
| TBA |
To Be Advised |
| Non-refun or Non-refundable |
No refund value |
| Non-rerte or Non-reroutable |
No changing of destinations |
| Non-endor or Non-endorsable |
No changing of airlines/carriers |
| Stopover |
Break journey in that country |
| Transit |
Stopover and change plane |
| Inbound |
Return Sector |
| Outbound |
Outgoing Sector |
| Ex-SIN |
Departure from Singapore |
| No Show |
Passenger no show on departure date |
| Pax |
Passenger |
| Child Fare |
Age range from 2 to 11 years old |
| SATA ticket |
Students (ISIC) under 35 years old and Youth (IYTC) under 26 years old |
| ISIC Card |
International identity Student Card |
| SITI |
Sale in Singapore, ticket issued in Singapore |
| SOTO |
Sale outside Singapore, ticket issued outside Singapore |
| SOTI |
Sale outside Singapore, ticket issued inside Singapore |
| FOP |
Form of Payment |
| TCP |
Traveling together |
| N/A |
Non admissible |
| TTL |
Ticketing Time Limit, Ticketing deadline |
| GV2 |
Minimum of 2 passengers to travel together. Must depart and return together |
| GV4 |
Minimum of 4 passengers to travel together. Must depart and return together |
| GV10 |
Minimum of 10 passengers to travel together. Must depart and return together |
| W2A |
With 2 adults |
| PTA or Prepaid ticket Advice |
Prepaid ticket advice. Ticket collect from country of departure, payment |
| PNR |
Booking reference number |
| STNP, s/o |
Stopover |
| OW |
One way |
| Dep |
Departure |
| YRT |
1 year ticket |
| Add-ons |
Extra flights at extra costs |
| Amendment |
Changes to your booking |
| Backtracking |
you cannot go back from whence you came |
| Cancellation |
Penalties involved if you cancel your ticket |
| Carrier |
Refers to the name of the airline you are traveling on |
| Changes |
Penalties involved if you change your ticket |
| Child |
Person 2-11 years |
| Class |
Letter used to book your flight reservation |
| Code share |
A flight operated by another airline |
| Combination |
Permitted add on fares allowed to be used with the fare you are on |
| Conditions |
Rules pertaining to this airfare |
| Destination |
The final stopping place before turning around to come home |
| ETA |
Estimated time of arrival |
| ETD |
Estimated time of departure |
| E-tickets |
Electronic ticket, full payments must be made before E-tickets can be issued |
| Fare basis |
The name/code of the fare type you are traveling on |
| Fares |
The cost of the airfare |
| FFP no Mileage |
No accumulation of air miles from airline frequent flyer program. |
| Infant |
Child up to 23 months at time of the flight departure |
| Interline Transfer |
Transfer from one airline to a different airline |
| Long haul |
An overseas flight of some distance i.e. Narita London |
| Mileage |
The amount of miles permitted to be flown on an airfare |
| Minimum stay/Maximum stay |
The shortest and longest times you can stay at your destination |
| MPM |
Maximum permitted mileage-the maximum distance you can fly in air miles |
| Nominated Carrier |
The airline you can fly |
| Open Jaw |
Fly into one city and out of another city at no penalty |
| Open-Dated |
No return date set |
| Origin |
Point you start from |
| Outbound |
Flight from Singapore or point of origin |
| OW |
One way journey |
| PNR |
Passenger name reference - used for computer reservations |
| Reissue |
Changes requiring a new ticket to be issued |
| Rerouting |
Changes to flight routing |
| RT Fares |
Return journey fares |
| Season |
Different times of the year for travel have different fares |
| Stopover |
When you leave the airport for more than 24 hours |
| STPC |
Airlines provide one night stay of accommodation for flight with no immediate connection within 8 hours to your final destination. On request basis only - "To advise airline upon initial booking" |
| Surcharges |
Extra costs involved |
| Surface Sector |
You make your own way between two points |
| Turnaround point |
The furthest point on your return journey |
| US Pass |
Air pass within the USA |
| V.V. |
Vice versa |
| Validity |
How long a ticket is valid e.g. the minimum and maximum times you can be away |
| Waitlist |
The flight is full you are waiting for a cancellation to be confirmed |
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