MT - Move Top
MD - Move Down
MU - Move Up
Pause Break - Delete CURRENTpage
Alt+ Pause Break - Delete ALL pages
GG AIS - Index Page
GGAPT XXX - Airport
GGAIR XXX - Airline - more information abt an airline
Asterisk (*) - city code is also the airport code
DAN - City Codes / List of Airport Codes, List of Stations (City name)
DAC - City and Airport Codes (City codes)
DNA (do name airline) - Airlines/ How to get IATA Code
IATA CODE - ICAO/COMMERCIAL CODE - NUMERIC/DOCUMENT CODE - COMPLETE
NAME OF THE CARRIER
DNE (do name equipment) - Equipment
IATA CODE - WIDE OR NARROW - EQUIPMENT NAME- PROPORTION - MIN SEATS -
MAX
Can be PURELY NUMERIC/ PURELY ALPHA/ ALPHA NUMERIC
PIST - PISTON
TURB - TURBINE
HELI - HELICOPTER
SURF - SURFACE TRANSPORTATION
JET
DNS (do name states) - State Code
COUNTRY CODE - STATE CODE - NAME OF THE REGION/ COUNTRY
DC (do country) - Country / Get ISO Code
T - TRAFFIC CONFERENCE
DD - System Time Date (Prime Meridian)
DD + Date = Date
DD+City Code
Example: DDMNL
Time Difference: DD City Code/ City Code
Example: DDMNL/SEL
Get local time : DD City Code Local time/ City Code of the country you want to get
Example: DDTYO1500/CPT
Give me the traffic configuration - DC
FQC - Currency
Currency + 3 Letter Code
Example: FQCVND = VSR CONVERSION OF VND TO PHP (PHP BECAUSE WE ARE
LOCATED IN MANILA)
FQCUSD/KRW = CONVERSION OR USD TO KRW
DD01NOV/100 - 100 days after nov 1
DD1DEC27/-50 - 50 days before dec 1 2027
DD05MAR/26APR - days in between
Ex: how many states are there in brazil?
DNS + Country Code - Know the states
DNS + City Code + Regional Code - Get the name of the region or state
Ex: Give the state where Fairview is located
1. Get the city code
2. Get the Regional Code
3. DNS + City Code + Regional Code = DNSCAAB (Do name state, Canada, Alberta)
Is there a bus line in Santiago Chile - DANSANTIAGO/CL
Unit 3: Understanding a GDS
Timetable Display
Airline Jargons
● Origin – a point at which a passenger embarks for a flight
● Destination – a point at which a passenger disembarks
● City pair – origin and destination
● Connecting/Transfer point – a city/airport where the change of aircraft takes place
● Itinerary – refers to the origin, destination, and intermediate points in a journey
Timetable Display
Shows frequency of flights between two airports and indicates which airlines operate on a
particular day of the week.
● Flights are stored in the system for 361 days in the future and three days prior to the
current date.
● The system uses the following display order:
○ Non-stop
○ Direct
○ Connecting
TABLE DISPLAY
effective, discontinued
duration- last row
2 sets IATA code - code sharing (flying carrier, marketing carrier)
D - daily
1-7 - Monday to Sunday
X - except
+1, +2 - arriving the next day or 2 days later
-1,-2 = arriving the previous day
Time should always come first then the rest of the qualifiers can go next in any order
Timetable Display - Basic Neutral Display
TN<date><city pair>
EX; TN12JANMNLSIN
Flight Number - Daily or what days operating - City Pair - Departure - Arrival - Direct or
Connecting - Dates operating - Equipment - Duration
Example: Give the flights operated by Malaysian Airlines departing at 8 AM
● Code sharing - 1,3,6,8,9,12
Example: Show flights from on August 15 from Dubai to Bangkok using Thai Airways or
Etihad, departing at 3PM
Time option
▪ Recommended: 24hour format and indicate immediately after the city/city pair
TN<date><city pair><time>
EX: TN12JANMNLSIN0900
Weekday option
▪ Use /DY option: e.g. /FR (use again the /day option for multiple days)
TN<date><city pair>/<weekday>
EX: TN12JANMNLSIN/FR
Airline option
▪ Use the /A option at the end of your entry
TN<date><city pair>/A<carrier>
EX: TN12JANMNLSIN/APR
Transit point option
▪ Use the /X option at the end of your entry
TN<date><city pair>/X<transfer city>
EX: TN12JANMNLNYC/XTPE
TC<new information>
TC12JAN
TCSEL
TC//TYO
Example: Change to bound to Kuala Lumpur at 2PM using Philippine Airlines or Malaysian
Airlines
Example: Change flights departing on Friday or Saturday boarding on PAL
Changing to Another Display
The change transaction can be used to display a return journey.
▪ Use the transaction command: TCR
TCR<new information>
TCR20JAN
TCR+7
Flight Information
Used to check additional flight details including stop/s en route
▪ Use the transaction command: DO
DO<flight>
DOFX083
DOFX083/10MAR
HIDDEN STOP - FRA (FRANKFURT)
ELAPSE TIME - EX: 13:45 + 8:40 = 22: 25 - 24:20 = 2:05
Unit 3: Understanding a GDS
Availability Display
Segment S
Availability Display
● Shows all flights with at least one seat available for sale or waitlist, based on the
transaction code and parameters you use to request the display.
● Includes any airline which has a sales agreement with Amadeus.
● Flights are stored in the system for 361 days in the future and three days prior to the
current date
Basic Neutral Display
AN<date><city pair>
EX: AN12JANMNLSIN
Access Levels
/ Amadeus Access (or Full Amadeus Access)
Both Amadeus access update and Amadeus Access Sell.
Fully synchronized with the airline system and returns HK status if the airline
confirms the booking at segment sell.
: Amadeus Access Update
Provides real-time schedule updates (fully synchronized with the airline
system)
Bookings sent at end transaction and are assumed confirmed unless the
airline rejects it within 12 hours.
. Amadeus Access Sell
Schedules loaded daily.
Fully secured sale (HK) for each seat if the airline confirms the booking at
segment sell time.
* Amadeus Direct Access
Real-time link to the airline’s reservation system
Accurate availability because last seat availability is guaranteed.
Use Amadeus direct access entries.
(Blank) Standard Access
Flight availability and schedules updated daily.
Message sent to airline at end of transaction. Assumed confirmed unless the
airline rejects it within 12 hours.
- Amadeus Ticketless Access
EXAMPLE: Show seats for 20 SEPT Taipei to Singapore departing around 10 AM. boarding
on China Airlines or Singapore Airlines
Time option
▪ Recommended: 24hour format and indicate immediately after the city/city pair
AN<date><city pair><time>
EX: AN12JANMNLSIN0900
Airline option
▪ Use the /A option at the end of your entry
AN<date><city pair>/A<carrier>
AN12JANMNLSIN/APR
Intermediate option
▪ Use the /X option at the end of your entry
AN<date><city pair>/X<transit point>
EX: AN12JANMNLDXB/XBKK
Cabin option
▪ Use the /K option at the end of your entry
AN<date><city pair>/K<cabin category>
EX: AN12JANMNLDXB/KY