Pricing

© 2002, Worldspan L.P. All Rights Reserved.

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Introduction....................................................................................................................................1
Basic Pricing ...................................................................................................................................2
Auto-Pricing Options .....................................................................................................................5
Stored Fare Quote (4PQ 4PQ*) ....................................................................................................6
Custom Discount Pricing...............................................................................................................8
Agent Assisted Pricing (AAP).....................................................................................................10
AAP Pricing Options ...................................................................................................................12
Baggage Allowance .....................................................................................................................14
Ticketing Fax Field ......................................................................................................................16
Change Ticketing Fax Line .........................................................................................................18
Fare Savings Comparison Pricing ...............................................................................................19

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Introduction

Reference: HELP PRICE G

The itinerary pricing (4P) and demand pricing functions (4P*) use the
same fares routings as the fare quote process (4F). In addition,
Worldspan applies fares rules for pricing.

Pricing entries (4P and 4P*) generate a display of the fare for each
PTC including a grand total and the fare calculation ladder. A Ticket
record automatically generates for auto-priced PNRs when you issue
the ticket from Worldspan. Use the 4P* to create a ticket record.

You may create itineraries for purposes of quoting a price (4P).

You must have names and a ticketing field to store a ticket record
(4P*)

Worldspan attempts to price a maximum of 16 flight segments

including ARNKs and a maximum of 4 PTCs.

There are multiple types of pricing:

Auto pricing
Agent assisted pricing
Custom Discount pricing
Manual pricing (RDP or WTI)

Worldspan encodes the type of pricing on the ticket. This enables the
airlines to issue debit memos to travel agents that incorrectly price a
ticket or to track individual agents that are incorrectly pricing tickets.
See INFO FCI to decode the Fare Construction Indicator that appears
on the ticket.

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Basic Pricing

The basic pricing entry, 4P, generates a display of the fare, base, tax,
and total for each PTC in the PNR; it allows for optional items in the
entry to assist the programs in calculating the price. More than one
can be used and entries can be made in any order.

4P - price the PNR without storing the fare. To view only.

4PQ - price the PNR and store the fare quote for reference.
4P* - price the PNR and store the fare in a ticket record.
(a display added to any of the 4P entries causes the fare to store
in a ticket record.)

Example PNR:
CREATED BY- MIA/UP GS CE 1804Z/06OCT
1.2FREEMAN/ROBERT/VANESSA*ADT/C07
1 UP 364Y 15OCT TH NASFLL SS2 1100A 1150A/O
2 UA 563Y 15OCT TH FLLORD SS2 1245P 238P/X
3 UA 835Y 20OCT TU ORDMIA SS2 1100A 253P/O
4 UP 255Y 20OCT TU MIANAS SS2 545P 630P/X
P- 1.MIA 123-123-1234
TKG FAX-NOT PRICED FARE TYPE EX

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ENTRY: 4P

Response:
>4P(
PNR PRICED ON 06OCT FOR TKTG ON 06OCT
* PRICING RULES VALIDATING CARRIER DEFAULT UP
* SURCHARGE APPLIED *
** 15OCT DEPARTURE DATE/ 15OCT IS LAST DATE TO TICKET
* FARE MAY CHANGE UNLESS TICKETED *
SALE INDICATOR- SITI
BF USD TX USD TX USD TX USD TOTAL USD
XT TAX US TAX BS TAX
001- 1653.00 11.00 24.00 7.00 1695.00 Y1*YUA*Y1
001- 1598.00 11.00 24.00 7.00 1640.00 Y1/CH25
YUA
Y1/CH25
3251.00 22.00 48.00 14.00 3335.00 TTL USD

ADT NAS UP FLL Q2.00 110.00UA CHI Q1.85 711.11UA MIA Q4.63
711.11UP NAS Q2.00 110.00NUC1652.70END ROE1.00UP XT2.00XA
6.00XY3.00XF MIA3
CNN NAS UP FLL Q2.00 82.50UA CHI Q1.85 711.11UA MIA Q4.63
711.11UP NAS Q2.00 82.50NUC1597.70END ROE1.00UP XT2.00XA
6.00XY3.00XF MIA3

BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE 2PC

The entry remains on the screen allowing use of the tab key or cursor
controls to modify the entry or change it to a 4P* or 4PQ to store the
fare quote.

There are several lines of header information.

• The response records the date it priced the PNR

• Advises when including the airport and other Surcharges.

• The amounts are specified in the fare ladder.

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• Provides the departure date for reference and displays the

LAST DATE TO TICKET as a reminder fares are subject to
change.

• Pricing and ticketing uses the “SALE INDICATOR” to

determine how to apply taxes. SITI-indicates the sale and
ticketing both take place in the same country location. See
HELP SITI for other sale indicators.

• The next line indicates the currency. BF- BASE FARE, TX are
the various taxes. The next line specifies which taxes. In this
example, there are three taxes, the XT tax, the US tax, and the
Bahamian tax.

• The “001” indicates that there is one person (PTC) in the PNR
that this fare applies to. On the right-hand side, are the FARE
BASIS codes that apply. In this case, one person, the ADULT
has different fare basis codes than the other, the child.

• The totals for the Base, Taxes and Grand Totals are next.

• The fare ladders come next. “ADT” identifies the first PTC
breakdown. CNN identifies the second. In this example,
Worldspan used “NUC” or neutral unit currency to calculate the
fare. The “ROE” or rate of exchange follows.

• The baggage allowance is indicated on the last line.

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Auto-Pricing Options

Reference: HELP 4POPT

Auto-pricing options assist in pricing and still display the AUTO-

PRICED indicator in the Ticketing Fax line. (Note: The ticketing fax
line determines the indicator on the actual ticket, which allows for
tracking of agents and debit memos to travel agencies. Most airline
itineraries are of a simple nature and therefore, PNRs should auto-
price without any assistance.) The following information is listed for
reference and pricing background information only. This list includes
only the more common options; it is not intended to provide every
possible option. Use HELP and INFO for full details on these items.

• 4PELIT (E plus the currency desired) = Equivalent amount, it

gives the fare including tax and total in the currency requested.
• 4PFNA (FNA) = F Plus Fare Type; price using fares not
requiring an Advance purchase.
• 4PFNP (FNP) = price using fares that do not have penalties.
• 4PN1.1 (Name select) = price only the names/items requested.
• 4PS1/4(Segment select) = price only the itinerary segments
requested.
• 4PMXE30(FBC) = price using fare basis code (FBC) specified
(Must be current published fare; all rules must be met).

The pricing process prices the most of PNRs automatically. When the
pricing process fails you receive an error response. You can find
pricing error responses in INFO ERR plus the error number. This
details why the error occurred and how to correct it. (Example INFO
ERR 132). If the error cannot be corrected and you want to price the
PNR at that fare, you have the following options for pricing the PNR:

• AAP (Agent Assisted Pricing).

• RDP (Rate Desk Pricing).
• WTI (World Ticket Image pricing)

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Stored Fare Quote (4PQ 4PQ*)

Reference: HELP 4PQ

4PQ documents the PNR with a fare quote, the agent sine and city
code. It does NOT store a fare in the ticket record.

You can create the stored fare quote:

• From an auto-price entry
• From a ticket record
• When manually pricing (RDP or WTI) a PNR
• By inserting the letter Q after the 4P in an agent assisted pricing
entry. Example – 4PQ – PADT#S1-B06#FEX/AD75

There are two types of stored fare quotes

• A default stored fare quote

• A stored fare quote associated to a ticket record.

The entry 4PQ stores the auto price. If a PNR is manually priced, the
stored fare quote must be copied from the ticket record. The entry is
then 4PQC.

4PQ is located below the Ticketing Fax line as a remark in the PNR.
The stored fare quote remark includes the total PNR fare and a
breakdown with fare basis code for each passenger type code. Enter
*F or *FQ to view stored fare quote remarks. See HELP *PARTS for
a complete list of entries to display parts of a PNR.

Display more detailed information regarding the stored fare quote

record including the fare calculation by entering 4*Q.

With end transaction the previous information in a cancelled or

replaced stored fare quote goes to history. Display history of stored
fare quotes by entering *H$ or *HT

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At documentation (4T) the ticket record is compared to:

• An existing associated stored fare quote or
• An existing default stored fare quote

If they are the same, the ticket is produced. If they are different – the
following mismatch response is issued:

CURRENT FARE DOES NOT MATCH QUOTED FARE-ENTER

4PQ OR 4PQC

The only time this should be encountered is if there has been a fare
change since the fare was quoted. Reprice the PNR (4P*), and then
enter 4PQ to update the stored fare and/or the ticket record.

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Custom Discount Pricing

Reference: HELP CUSTOM

Custom Discount Pricing provides a means of applying discounts off a

base or total fare ticket with either a percentage or a dollar amount
discount (percentage 0-100 and dollar amount $0-9999999). One of
the following fare type codes must be used in the entry FNL, FEX,
and FIT. The custom pricing indicator for percentage discount is /-; a
dollar sign ($) indicates a flat monetary discount.

The dollar or percentage amount is discounted off the base fare, unless
the total fare is indicated. Worldspan does not perform edits on
discounts and/or ticket designators.

Entry Explanation
4P*FEX/-10/SR10 10% off base fare w/ ticket
designator
4P*FEX/-$100/SR10 $100 off base fare w/ ticket
designator
4P*FEX/-$T100/SR10 $100 off total fare w/ ticket
designator
4P*FEX/-$P10/SR10 $10 plus up w/ ticket designator

NOTES

• Airlines have the capability to file fares with ticket designators

enabling these fares to auto-price when the specified PTC is
used.

• The /- is required for custom discount pricing. The ticket

designator is optional. The combination of fare basis code and
ticket designator may not exceed 13 characters if all
information is to fit into the ticket fare basis/ticket designator
box.

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• The dollar sign ($) does not represent the currency of U.S.
dollars; it is used only to indicate the amount following is a
monetary sum. A discount of 100000 Italian Lira is priced:
4PFEX/-$100000/Ticket Designator.
• When using custom discount, the ticketing fax line and ticket
show manual pricing.

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Agent Assisted Pricing (AAP)

Reference: HELP 4P-OPT

The function identifier for Agent Assisted Pricing (AAP) is 4P-. The
fare is stored in the ticket record by adding a display (*), 4P*-.

AAP directs Worldspan to manually override auto-pricing using

desired fare construction; the segments are either being grouped or
separated. As with auto-pricing, Worldspan searches for the lowest
applicable fare for each trip. Unless the option to override the rules is
used (#NR or #NRV), Worldspan validates the rules of the fare. It is
the responsibility of the agent pricing the reservation to determine if
the passenger is eligible for the selected option.

AAP allows the ability to:

• Specify a tax amount to be applied

• Specify a turnaround point for an international trip
• Separate connecting segments for point-to-point fares
• Override system connection determination
• Specify base fare only
• Specify departure tax only
• Price fares which are inhibited from auto-pricing (designated
with an asterisk (*) in the fares display)
• Specify a ticketing date
• Specify a fare basis code
• Calculate the equivalent amount due in the currency of the
country in which the ticket is purchased.
• Indicate a specific discount or promotional coupon

The examples in this section use the basic pricing function identifier
4P-, which is used for viewing the fare without attaching a ticket
record to the PNR. All of the entries work equally well using 4P*-,
which attaches the ticket record.

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Use AAP when pricing up to and including 4 passenger type codes

(PTC), 16 segments, including ARNKs, for no more than 9 trips. A
trip is one or more segments with the same Fare Basis Code.

• Fare basis codes in the first position are used in pricing the first
PTC. Fare basis codes in the second position are used in
pricing the second PTC etc. The FBC must be a valid
published fare to use AAP. If it is not, use RDP or WTI.
• If the same FBC is to be used for more than one segment – you
can combine those segments into a single item. The pricing
process does not use fares that are inhibited from auto-pricing
unless the full fare basis code entry is used.

An end item # separator is used to:

• If it becomes necessary to use full fare basis code pricing on

any portion of the PNR – complete FBCs must be used for all
segments of the PNR.
• The pricing process accepts a full two lines of information in
your entry format.

See INFO AAP and INFO PRICE.

Agent Assisted Pricing Symbols

Symbol Explanation Example

** Trip separator 4P-S1/4**S2/3
* 2 fare basis codes 4P-PADT/CNNXS1-
2 PTCs YWX*YWCHX
/ Separate segments 4P-S1/3
Separate PTCs 4P-PADT/CNN
# Separate PTCs from 4P-PADT#S1/2-BWE77
trips
# Multiple fare basis 4P-PADT#S1-MXR7#S3-MWR7
codes in the same trip
# Override fare type 4P-PADT#S1/2-YWIT#FIT
# Separate optional 4P-PADT#S1/2-BWE77#NR
entry

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AAP Pricing Options

References: INFO 4P-OPT

INFO 4P-REF
HELP 4P-TAX

These options apply to agent assisted pricing options (4P-, 4P*-).

These mark the PNR as manually priced.

Entry Explanation
4P-S1/4**S2/3 Combination of fares using segment
select
4P-PADT#S1/4-BE140**S2/3- Using PTC/segment select/fare basis
BNE140 codes
4P-PADT#S1-BWE140#S4- Different fare basis codes-same round
BXE140**S2/3-BNE140 trip and trip within a trip
4P-J Open jaws auto-priceable PNR
4P-JS1/3 Using segment select
4P-PADT#JS1-BWE140#S3- Using fare basis codes Segment select
BNWE140

Pricing System Overrides

Entry Explanation
4P-S1≠A1 International turnaround Point
4P-X2 Connection Point
4P-S1/3**S5#FEX Fare Type
4P-S1/3#T21JUN Ticketing Date
4P-S1/2#EUSD Equivalent Amount

NOTE:
Fare type and ticketing date overrides must appear at the end of the
entry.

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Tax Overrides

Entry Explanation
4P-B or 4P-B≠S1/3 or 4PB-PADT#S1/3-YN Base Fare Only
4P-D or 4P-DS1/3 or 4PD-PADT#S1/3-YHE60 Departure Tax Only
4P-PADT11.11/CNN4.23 -or- Specific Tax Amount
4P-PADT11.11/CNN4.23#S1/3 -or-
4P-PADT11.11/CNN4.23#S1/3-YW*YW/CH25

Tour Number

Entry Explanation
4P*-PADT#S1/7-V#FIT≠ITIT3DLGE43 IT Number
4P*-PADT#S1/7-V#ITIT3DLGE43#FIT Inclusive IT Fare

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Baggage Allowance

References: HELP BAGAAP

HELP 4P-G

Override PTC in the name field

Use this option when you need to calculate the baggage allowance
based on the PTC in the agent assist entry rather than the PTC in the
name field:

If one or more PTCs are in the name field, use a different PTC for the
calculation of baggage allowance specify as follows:
4P-PADT/CNN/INF#GEMI/EMI/INF

4P- = agent assisted pricing identifier

G = baggage allowance identifier
EMI = passenger type code use for calculation

Override system calculated baggage allowance

Use this option to override Worldspan calculated baggage allowance.

You can use it with segment select, or PTC select, or both. This entry
overrides Worldspan calculated allowance by using 30K for all
segments and all PTCs in a PNR.

Example of all segments/all PTCs

ENTRY: 4P-G*30K
| | | |
| | | Baggage allowance
| | Mandatory asterisk (*)
| Baggage allowance identifier
Agent Assisted Pricing identifier

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Notes

• Worldspan automatically calculates the standard baggage

allowance.
• The two options cannot be combined with each other. Each
option can be combined with other Agent Assisted Pricing
(AAP) options.
• When segment select is used, Worldspan calculates and applies
the baggage allowance at the specified amounts for those
segments selected. Standard amounts apply to the remaining
segments.
• If you specify PTC select, Worldspan calculates and applies the
baggage allowance for the specified PTCs. Standard amounts
apply to the remaining PTCs.
• The PTC override option is not applicable with SecuRate or
private fares.
• When using the PTC override option, if there is no information
in the baggage allowance database for the PTC specified in the
entry, Worldspan defaults to the allowance of the ADT
passenger type code.

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Ticketing Fax Field

The Ticketing Fax appears in all PNRs with an active ticketing field:
TAW, TAX, and TAM, etc.

Two days prior to the ticketing field date, PNRs that do not auto-price
are sent to Q19 for manual intervention. (AAP or RDP or WTI)

The following remarks can appear in the ticketing fax field of the
PNR. These remarks describe the current pricing status.

AGENT ASSISTED PRICED Itinerary was priced with an agent

assisted pricing option.

AUTO-PRICED Auto-priced using a 4P* entry on

the date of ticketing.

AWAITING PRICE Auto-pricing 4P* was attempted

but PNR did not meet all the
requirements or rules.

VERIFICATION On a PNR containing a future date

in the ticketing field.

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AWAITING REPRICING A change to the PTC, flight

number, class of service, date of
travel, status code, or ticketing date
occurred to a PNR containing a
ticket record.
-or-
Duplicate segments have been
removed from the itinerary.
-or-
Schedule Change processing has
changed the itinerary.
-or-
Wait list confirmation has changed
the itinerary.

MANUALLY PRICED The PNR was manually priced

using
1. Custom discount pricing
2. Rate Desk Pricing (RDP)
3. World Ticket Image (WTI)
or the ticket record was:
a. Verified 4/AOK
b. Modified 4/@R

NOT PRICED No ticket record exist or ticketing

time limit exists (8TL30)

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Change Ticketing Fax Line

Reference: HELP 4/AOK

When a change is made to the PNR the TKG FAX LINE of the
affected ticket record is put in an AWAITING REPRICING status.
Following are examples when significant changes are made to a PNR

• Class of service change

• Change in passenger type code
• Adding segments
• Cancelled segment
• Replacement of segments – number of segments increased
• Ticketing field
• Form of payment (FOP) added or changed

Significant changes to the ticketing field include changes made to the

date, validating carrier, custom pricing, fare type, ticket designator
and invalidates ticket records. Changes made to the type of ticketing
(i.e., TAW to TAX) or the category are not significant and do not
invalidate ticket records.

If the form of payment (FOP) is added or changed, Worldspan checks

to see if there is a ticket record attached. If it is and the FOP is not
valid for fare, the ticket records are invalidated at end transaction.

Verification
Verification entries are used to re-price a PNR whose previously
entered fare is still applicable. To re-validate a ticket record enter:

ENTRY: 4/AOK

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The following edits are made when an attempt is made to reinstate a

ticket record that indicates AWAITNG REPRICING with a 4/AOK.

• Form of payment verification

• Segment verification
• PTC verification
• Ticketing date verification

NOTE:
The TKT FAX line and the FCI indicator on the ticket show
MANUALLY PRICED.

Fare Savings Comparison Pricing

Reference: HELP 4P.Y

The fares savings comparison entry obtains a fare and displays a

calculation of a different class of service than in the ticket record of
the PNR for cost comparison.

NOTES

• If a PNR is priced using the cost comparison entry, Worldspan

calculates the difference in fare even if the class of service is
the same (e.g., Y / Y06).
• The comparison pricing/cost savings entry is only valid with the
itinerary pricing, 4P function identifier.
• This entry is not allowed in connection with a demand pricing
entry, 4P*, or any form of ticketing entry.
• If segment select is requested for one segment on a round trip
pre-priced fare, a pricing display results as long as the one way
trip is auto-priceable, but the “BOOKED CLASS” and the
“INPUT CLASS/DIFFERENCE” lines display “UNA CALC
CLASS/SERVICE DIFF NBR SEGMENT N/EQ SEGMENTS
NOT EQUAL” (i.e., unable to calculate class of service
difference or number of segments not equal to the number pre-
priced).

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• If more than one fare basis exist for the class entered, the
difference for each is displayed.

Example PNR
KX- E7FLYL CREATED BY- CRC/KX RC CE 1925Z/28OCT98¬
1.1JONES/BARRY*ADT¬
1 KX 108Q 01NOV SU GCMMIA HK1 645P 805P/O¬
2 KX 103Q 10NOV TU MIAGCM HK1 1050A 1215P/O¬
P- 1.CRC DKDK¬
2.CRC DHDH¬
T- 1.TAW/00/28OCT¬
TKG FAX-AUTO PRICED FARE TYPE EX ¬
FQ- 4PQ ¬
FARE QUOTED 28OCT FOR TKTG 28OCT BY AGT-CE/CRC
ADT GCM KX MIA Q7.50 134.50KX GCM Q7.50 ¬
124.00NUC273.50END ROE1.00KX ¬
XT24.00US2.00XA6.00XY3.00XF MIA3 ¬

Compare the class booked “Q” with “Y” class

ENTRY: 4P.Y

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>4P.Y(
PNR PRICED ON 28OCT FOR TKTG ON 28OCT
* PRICING RULES VALIDATING CARRIER DEFAULT KX
* SURCHARGE APPLIED*
** 01NOV DEPARTURE DATE/ 01NOV IS LAST DATE TO TICKET
* FARE MAY CHANGE UNLESS TICKETED *
SALE INDICATOR- SITI
BF USD TX USD TX USD TX USD TOTAL USD
XT TAX SU TAX KY TAX
001- 365.00 35.00 5.00 12.50 417.50 Y26
365.00 35.00 5.00 12.50 417.50 TTL USD

$$$ BOOKED CLASS/SERVICE **** Q 326.50

$$$ INPUT CLASS **Y DIFFERENCE 91.00

ADT GCM KX MIA Q7.50 175.00KX GCM Q7.50 175.00NUC365.00END ROE

1.00KX XT24.00US2.00XA6.00XY3.00XF MIA3

BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE 2PC

PNR PRICED ON 28OCT FOR TKTG ON 28OCT

* PRICING RULES VALIDATING CARRIER DEFAULT KX
* SURCHARGE APPLIED *
** 01NOV DEPARTURE DATE/ 01NOV IS LAST DATE TO TICKET
* FARE MAY CHANGE UNLESS TICKETED *
SALE INDICATOR- SITI
BF USD TX USD TX USD TX USD TOTAL
XT TAX SU TAX KY TAX
001- 421.00 35.00 5.00 12.50 473.50 Y
421.00 35.00 5.00 12.50 473.50 TTL USD

$$$ BOOKED CLASS/SERVICE **** Q 326.50

$$$ INPUT CLASS **Y DIFFERENCE 147.00
ADT GCM KX MIA Q7.50 203.00KX GCM Q7.50 203.00NUC421.00END ROE
1.00KX XT24.00US2.00XA6.00XY3.00XF MIA3

BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE 2PC

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