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airline ticket generally is a document

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created by an airline or a travel agent to confirm that an individual has purchased a seat on an airplane. This document is then used to obtain a boarding pass at the airport. Then with the boarding pass and the attached ticket, Northwestern Airlines the passenger is allowed to board the aircraft. A paper ticket is generally only good on the Northwestern Airlines airline for which it was purchased. However, an airline can endorse the ticket so Northwestern Airlines that it may be accepted by other airlines, sometimes Northwestern Airlines on standby basis or with a confirmed seat. Usually the paper ticket is for a specific flight. It is also possible to purchase an 'open' ticket which allows travel on any flight between the destinations listed on the ticket. The cost Northwestern Airlines for doing this is greater than a ticket for a specific flight. Some tickets are refundable. However the lower cost tickets Northwestern Airlines are usually not refundable and may carry many additional restrictions. It is now common Northwestern Airlines for a traveler to Northwestern Airlines pay a surcharge for a paper ticket. Many airlines no longer issue paper tickets. A ticket is made up of one or more flight coupons. These flight coupons are the actual tickets that are used for travel. One flight coupon is used for each leg of the flight. The carrier is represented by a standardized 2-letter code. In the example above Thai Airways is TG. The departure and Northwestern Airlines destination cities are represented by International Air Transport Association airport codes. In the example above, Munich is MUC and Bangkok is BKK. The International Air Transport Association is the standard setting organization. Only one person can use a ticket. If multiple people Northwestern Airlines are traveling together, the tickets are linked together by the same record locator or reservation number which are assigned if the tickets were purchased at the same time. If not, most airlines can connect the tickets together in their reservation system. This allows all members in Northwestern Airlines a party to be processed in a group allowing seat assignments to be together (if available at the time of Northwestern Airlines the assignment). Within each travel class there are often different fare classes, relating

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to ticket or reservation restrictions and used to enhance opportunities for price Northwestern Airlines discrimination. Passengers within the same Northwestern Airlines travel Northwestern Airlines class receive Northwestern Airlines the Northwestern Airlines same quality of accommodation and Northwestern Airlines may indeed sit next to each other; however, the price or restrictions they face for that accommodation will vary depending on the fare class. Fare classes Northwestern Airlines may also vary by how far ahead the ticket must Northwestern Airlines be Northwestern Airlines purchased, or how Northwestern Airlines long Northwestern Airlines the length of stay Northwestern Airlines is. For example, full fare economy class passengers (booking code Y) are usually able to Northwestern Airlines make changes to their reservation, while discount economy class passengers in the lowest booking code usually have tickets that are Northwestern Airlines non-refundable, Northwestern Airlines non-upgradeable, non-transferable, or non-changeable without a Northwestern Airlines hefty Northwestern Airlines fee. Airline fare classes are commonly indicated by letter codes, Northwestern Airlines but the exact hierarchy and terms of these booking codes vary greatly from carrier to carrier. Three-cabin configuration is Northwestern Airlines usually found only

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on international Northwestern Airlines flights, though Northwestern Airlines they are also found on transcontinental flights. For shorter distances, most airlines fly a two-cabin plane, featuring only Northwestern Airlines Business and Economy Class cabins. The short-haul Business Class cabin Northwestern Airlines is usually designated as "First Class" in North America (domestic). Some airlines merge their international First and Business classes into Northwestern Airlines a premium business product with the consequence of lost Northwestern Airlines exclusivity (for example, Northwestern Airlines Continental Airlines has a BusinessFirst class), whereas others supplement the Business Class cabin with a Premium Economy Northwestern Airlines class cabin. Some Northwestern Airlines flights operated by Singapore Airlines (using their Airbus A340-500 aircraft) Northwestern Airlines offer only Business and Premium Economy Class service. Some airlines, such as Northwestern Airlines Japan Airlines and Lufthansa, offer flights with only a Business Class service. Most Northwestern Airlines low-cost carriers Northwestern Airlines and Northwestern Airlines regional affiliates of major carriers only provide Northwestern Airlines an Northwestern Airlines Economy Class. The costs of extra services and amenities afforded to the premium cabins is eliminated, and Northwestern Airlines more seats can Northwestern Airlines be installed on an aircraft.


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