Booking engine that supports fare class per segment?
Mar 24, 2011 | 7:37 pm
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Booking engine that supports fare class per segment?
Is there an online booking engine that supports forcing fare class on a per-segment basis? I've seen a couple that allow a fare class for the itinerary as a whole, but that doesn't work well with multi-carrier itineraries and I haven't been able to find anything that will allow a fare class specification per segment.
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Mar 25, 2011 | 10:00 pm
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You will need a live travel agent for that.
Even if you are able to select specific booking classes per segment, there is no guarantee that they can be combined to form a fare.
The end user will need to know how to interpret fare rules and look at RBD tables to determine the appropropriate booking class to use for each segment!
Even if you are able to select specific booking classes per segment, there is no guarantee that they can be combined to form a fare.
The end user will need to know how to interpret fare rules and look at RBD tables to determine the appropropriate booking class to use for each segment!
Mar 27, 2011 | 6:06 am
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Some airlines' websites, such as Emirates, allow this. Some require you to make a "multi-city" booking. Unfortunately I'm not aware of any third party cross-airline websites that offer it. It may be that the GDS interfaces don't allow it due to the complexity.
May 27, 2011 | 11:38 pm
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So sad that continental.com is restricted to continental airlines. Anyway the portal is excellent. It looks like it has the flexibility as like a GDS in combining multiple fare basis.
There are options in GDS Web services to implement a system like this. With a descent workflow, one can easily create a portal that suits the requirement. If you need more details about this, get back to me, since i am working on GDS Web services.
There are options in GDS Web services to implement a system like this. With a descent workflow, one can easily create a portal that suits the requirement. If you need more details about this, get back to me, since i am working on GDS Web services.