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1. Federal Aviation Administration
2. Making sure planes are safe. |
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| 1978- Airline Deregulation Act |
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1. Government allowed airlines to control everything.
Airlines discontinued a lot of airlines, things became hectic. |
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| Airline Reparting Cooperation |
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| national Transportation Safety Board |
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| General Accounting Office |
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| General Accounting Office |
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| Transportation Security (lines at airport) |
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1. increased ability for passengers to have more options tickets/times to fly.
2. Many airlines use multiple HUBS. |
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1. Area in airport that connects all gates together.
2. Some airports have teams, walkways & food area. |
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| Do not stop until reaching destination. |
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| You don't get off airplane, but you do stop somewhere before your destination. |
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| You get on 1 airplane, stop and get on another airplane. |
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| A ticket bought to go there and back. |
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| Orignally coming back to starting point. |
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Going from one place, not knowing how you got to another place, leaving at different airport/ place.
Example: Open Jaw JFK
LAX MIA |
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1. Smaller forms of planes.
2. You are in "Cabin" |
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| Interior place where you sit. |
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1. If the plane has 2 isles, that is widebody.
2. If the plane has 1 isle, it is narrowbody. |
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| Airplanes with only 1 aisle. |
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| Abolity to fly at 1354 miles an hour (twice the speed of a normal plane). |
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| Seats im front of a divider. (more legroom) |
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| Spacing between seat in front of you and your seat. |
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| Shows you how airplane is configured. (shows widebody, aisles) |
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1. Checking 1 bag costs about $25.00, 50lbs a bag.
2. 1 free carry on. |
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1. Choose seats online.
2. Most seats cost money. |
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| Dinner served to you at night. |
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1. Considered "baggage."
2. must have approval, pay for animal and crate. |
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1. Point to point Fares- First Class
2. Unrestricted Cosch Fare- Good for 1 year. |
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Arrival unknown
EXAMPLE: JFK
LAX
MIA |
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| Passenger Facility Charge |
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| Passenger Facility Charge |
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| Promotional Fares (Discounts) |
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| Discounts for certain types of groups (ex: seniors, military active duty and children can be considered lap child) |
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| Promotional Fares (Discounts) |
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| Didvounts for certain type of groups |
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| Amount of money airline sells. |
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| Once airplane leaves, that seat is gone, can never be resold. |
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| Airline mileage, giving people miles for flights they buy. |
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| Info given to airline. Pin# and Record Locator |
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| Created to be printed for you to use after PNR. |
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1. Overbooking a flight-Ask volunteers to get off.
2. Denied boarding conception-Money you get for bumping off plane. |
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1. Have things where you prove you were.
2. $3500.00 given if you loose it.
3. They usually eventually find it. |
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| Want to buy insurance? If you are worried about your bag being lost. |
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| Back of the airplane. On international flights, often called economy instead of coach. The lowest fares. |
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| Ubder 2 years of age, without seat, pays 10% of the FULL FARE. |
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| Childvinder 2 sitting on parent's lap. No seat but still pays 10%. Child 2-11 pays 50% of adult fare. |
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| Space from back of one seat to front of the one. who do. Often referred to as "leg room". |
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| Any aircraft flying across international boarders and representing the country. LH-Germany & JAL-Japan |
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| 2 airlines sharing the same 2 letter code (AA, RJ & LH) to appear as the same airline for both flights. |
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| Multiple airlines aligning with other airlines for advertising, promoting, mileage programs, etc. |
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| International Air Transport Association. Overseas all international flights and airlines. Policing/Oversight. |
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| Agreements between 2 countries. May supersede IATA agreements. |
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| Fly wherever, whenever you want to U.S.A. in favor, most other countries against. |
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| International fares are calculated on "seasons'or time of the year. Low- December/March, Shoulder- April/May, and September/October and High- June/August. |
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| All "full fares" are calculated on the distance from origin city to destination. An additional 20% may allow passenger stopovers. |
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| Hidden Intermediate Point. Changing more if the flight makes a stop that is more than destination. |
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| Advanced Purchase Excursion. Special, restricted discount fares. Brought in advance and limited. |
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| Neutral Units of Construction. Used to determine fares involving more than one currency. |
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| Misc. add add ons to basic fares Departure, Security, 9/11, Arrival, Customs, PFCS, Immigration, etc. |
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| Agencies who sell "distressed merchandise' at low fares with heavy restrictions. Disreputable (?) |
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| Derogatory industry name for consolidators who buy blocks of unused tickets and sell for very low prices. |
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| “Exclusive Occupancy”. Buying the entire plane for a group and sharing the cost among members. |
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| International Airline Travel Agency Network. Not the same as IATA Approve and appoint Travel Travel Agencies. |
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| Your government’s permission to return to the U.S.A. after traveling abroad. Adult- $135.00 Good for 10 Years and Child $105 Good for 5 Years. Stamp |
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| Foreign country’s approval to visit their country for a specific time, with a specific purpose. |
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| Credit card sized “passport” in lieu of a regular passport. $55.00- Adult Good for 10 years and $45.00- Child Good for 5 Years. |
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| The process of being checked when entering a country to determine what you are bringing with you. |
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| Taxes or charges assessed for anyone bringing gooods exceeding a certain amount allowed. |
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| General Sysytem of Preference. Items that are duty free, to promote local commerceand trade. (Crafts) |
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| Duty free allowance when visiting certain countries and territories. $800.00 PP, $1600.00 PP for V.I and Guam. |
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| World Health Organization. Out of Geneva, since 1948, monitor health, disease and sanitary conditions. |
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| “Jet Lag” The disruption of the body clock or sleeping patterns of a traveler passing thru namy time zones. |
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| Kilometer- 6/10 of a mile |
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| Centigrade or Celsius- Temperature |
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| System of measurement used in most foreign countries. 1 meter= 3.28. |
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| Much stronger in foreign countries. U.S.A.- 110 volts vs 240 watts overseas. (Converter necessary) |
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| Over 20 countries in Europe use the Euro. Exceptions- U.K. countries and Switzerland. |
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| How many U.S.A. dollar to a Euro? Changes daily. Currently running $1.20- $1.25 The the U.S.A. $ |
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| Value Added Taxes. A tax on top of other taxes! 20% in U.K. Over 20% in other countries. |
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