There are a number of special terms for international flights such as booking flight tickets, as you know. These terms and phrases are often in abbreviated forms in flight information forms. Understanding the exact meaning of these abbreviated words won’t make you confuse in dealing with flight information and help you master your flight details thoroughly.
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In the table below, you will find a comprehensive summary of these abbreviations and related terms and terms that you can use to increase and complete your knowledge of the subject.
| Explanation | Phrases and abbreviated words |
| Extra flights at extra costs | Add-ons |
| Changes to your booking | Amendment |
| you cannot go back from whence you came | Backtracking |
| Penalties involved if you cancel your ticket | Cancellation |
| Refers to the name of the airline you are travelling on | Carrier |
| Age range from 2 to 11 years old | Child Fare |
| Letter used to book your flight reservation | Class |
| A flight operated by another airline | Codeshare |
| Rules pertaining to this airfare | Conditions |
| The final stopping place before turning around to come home | Destination |
| Departure | Dep |
| Estimated time of arrival | ETA |
| Estimated time of departure | ETD |
| Departure from Singapore | Ex-SIN |
| Electronic ticket, full payments must be made before E-tickets can be issued | E-tickets |
| The name/code of the fare type you are travelling on | Fare basis |
| The cost of the airfare | Fares |
| Form of Payment | FOP |
| Minimum of 2 passengers to travel together. Must depart and return together | GV 2 |
| Minimum of 10 passengers to travel together. Must depart and return together | GV 10 |
| Return Sector | Inbound |
| Child up to 23 months | Infant |
| Transfer from one airline to a different airline | Interline Transfer |
| International identity Student Card | ISIC Card |
| An overseas flight of some distance i.e Sydney London | Long-haul |
| The shortest and longest times you can stay at your destination | Minimum stay / Maximum stay |
| Non admissible | N/A |
| The airline you can fly | Nominated Carrier |
| No changing of airlines / carriers | Non-endor or Non-endorsable |
| No refund value | Non-refun or Non-refundable |
| No changing of destinations | Non-rerte or Non-reroutable |
| Passenger no show on departure date | No Show |
| No return date set | Open-Dated |
| Point you start from | Origin |
| Outgoing Sector / Flight from Singapore or point of origin | Outbound |
| One way journey | OW |
| Passenger | Pax |
| Passenger name reference – used for computer reservations / Booking reference number | PNR |
| Changes requiring a new ticket to be issued | Reissue |
| Changes to flight routing | Rerouting |
| Return journey fares | RT Fares |
| Students (ISIC) under 35 years old and Youth (IYTC) under 26 years old | SATA ticket |
| Different times of the year for travel have different fares | Season |
| Sale in, ticketed in | SITI |
| Sale outside, ticketed outside | SOTO |
| Sale outside, ticketed inside | SOTI |
| When you leave the airport for more than 24 hours / Break journey in that country | Stopover |
| Stopover | STNP, s/o |
| Airlines provide one night stay of accommodation for flight with no immediate connection within 8 hours to your final destination. On request basis only – “To advise airline upon initial booking” | STPC |
| Extra costs involved | Surcharges |
| You make your own way between two points | Surface Sector |
| Traveling together | TCP |
| Stopover and change plane | Transit |
| Ticketing Time Limit, Ticketing deadline | TTL |
| The furthest point on your return journey | Turnaround point |
| How long a ticket is valid e.g. the minimum and maximum times you can be away | Validity |
| The flight is full you are waiting for a cancellation to be confirmed | Waitlist |
| With 2 adults | W2A |
| ۱ year ticket | YRT |
| Booking class refers to the different price level for the different allotment of seats for each respective class | Booking class |
| Examples : A, F | First Class |
| Examples : C, D, J | Business Class |
| Examples : H, K, L, M, O, N, S, V, Q & others | Economy Class |
