Can you help me interpret some itinerary terms?
 

I am buying my first international airfare tickets via the internet.

My main concern, at this time, is how online ticketing sites define the "Return" date when you are travelling to an area that is in a different time zone.

I am going (r/t) from DSM to MNL.

I believe MNL time is 14hours later than DSM

If I enter March 29 (for example) as my Return date, is the website interpreting that as the date I want to begin my return? IF so, are they using DSM local time or MNL local time?

Or is the website interpreting my Return date as the date I want to arrive back to DSM?

:confused:

Thank you.

That's the date you want to return, local time. Your March 29 date is when you want to begin your return, from MNL.

Manila local time right?

Thanks for the help.;)

Yes, local time.

Correct. The airlines always post times in the local time of where the airplane will be. Departure times are local to the airport where the plane departs from and arrival times are local to the airport where the plane will land.

That's why on some overseas flights that cross the international date line it's possible for an arrival time to be a date and time that's earlier than the departure time.

HTH,
Brett

You bet that helps me out!
Thanks.