Companion Ticketing

Training curriculum for:

Native Sabre Users

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Table of Contents
1.1

Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 1

1.2

Companion Ticket - Primary Issue..................................................................................... 2

Companion Ticketing - Segment Select ...................................................................................... 3

1.3

Companion Ticketing - Exchanges .................................................................................... 4

Companion Ticketing - Even Exchange...................................................................................... 4

Companion Ticketing Add/Collect........................................................................................... 5
1.4

Quick Reference of Entries ................................................................................................ 6

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1.1

Introduction
Objectives

EPR

By the end of the module, participants will be able to:

Issue a ticket for an adult and companion.

Issue an add collect for the adult.

Issue a ticket for the companion with an even exchange.

Duty code: For airport or city ticket office ticketing, the duty code
4 or 5 is required. For Ticket Delivery Service (TDS) ticketing,
the duty code 7 is required.
Keyword: The Employee Profile Record keyword MUL375 is
required for all Phase 3.75 pricing and ticketing entries. For
carriers utilizing Sabre Automated Ticket Agent Checkout
Function, the Employee Profile Record keyword DIENBR is also
required.

UAT

Keyword:

Reference

For additional information, refer to FOCUS

No specific keywords required

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Companion Ticket - Primary Issue

The purpose of this entry is to issue a Sabre computer reservation system generated ticket for an
adult passenger and companion passenger. Companion ticketing is basically the same as
passenger type ticketing.

W#PADT/CMP#FCA

<Enter>

Item

Description

W#

Primary action code

Designator for Passenger type

ADT/CMP

Passenger type Adult /Companion

Separator

FCA

Form-of-payment

For Electronic Ticketing the format would be as follows:

W#PADT/CMP#FCA#VCR

<Enter>

For Ticket Delivery Service Ticketing the format would be as follows:

W#PADT/CMP

<Enter>

The Sabre response will be the issuance of the 2 tickets and the CRT response:
OK

253.00

If it is a Sabre generated ticket number, it will automatically be added to the ticketing field. All
pre-numbered print routines will show ticketed but the actual ticket number will not appear in the
ticketing field of the passenger name record.
Note:

Endorsement box (if fares were filed with specific rules and restrictions to print in the
endorsement box).
Fare basis (inclusion of CMP after companion fare basis).
Fare, tax and total (on companion ticket, only applicable taxes/Passenger Facility
Charges should be shown).
Fare calculation line (should reflect zero amounts on companion ticket).
Companion ticketing is only applicable provided the host has filed companion fares.

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Add any baggage allowance as host policies and procedures dictate:

W#FCA#PADT/CMP#BA*02P
W#FCA#PADT/CMP#BA*02P#VCR
W#PADT/CMP#BA*02P

Add any acceptable form-of-payment according to local host policies and procedures. For
example:
W#F*AX3784422207211/0999#PADT/CMP
Companion Ticketing - Segment Select

The purpose of this entry is to issue Sabre generated tickets for an adult and companion passenger
on specifically selected segments.

W#FCA#PADT/CMP#S1/4

<Enter>

Item

Description

W#

Primary action code for issue ticket

FCA

Form of payment

Separator

Designator for Passenger type

ADT/CMP

Passenger type Adult /Companion

Separator

S1/4

Segment Select indicator and segment numbers

For Electronic Ticketing the format would be as follows:

W#FCA#PADT/CMP#S1/4#VCR

<Enter>

For Ticket Delivery Service Ticketing the format would be as follows:

W#PADT/CMP#S1/4

<Enter>

The Sabre response will be two Sabre generated tickets for the selected segments only and the
CRT response:
OK

56.00

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The components of the ticket entry may be input in any order provided they are separated by a
Cross of Lorraine (#). For example:
W#PADT/CMP#FCA#S1/4
W#PADT/CMP#FCA#S1/4#VCR
W#PADT/CMP#S1/4

1.3

Companion Ticketing - Exchanges

When issuing adult/companion tickets in conjunction with a ticket exchange, it is necessary to
issue separate tickets for each passenger by using 3.5 (command) pricing.
Exchange ticketing requires that each ticket be issued separately to ensure that the proper ticket
number is printed on each passenger's ticket, which is an International Air Transportation
Association (IATA) requirement.
Companion Ticketing - Even Exchange

The even exchange entry is the same as presented in the even exchange module with one
exception: the companion fare basis. All normal requirements of an even exchange entry are still
required.

The purpose of this entry is to issue an even exchange ticket for the companion passenger.

W#N1.1#QVE1CMP#ET1234567890123/A/18JUN97SEA#FEFCK#V*

Item

Description

W#

Primary action code to issue ticket

N1.1

Name field 1.1

Separator

QVE1CMP

Fare basis of CMP ticket being issued

Separator

ET12345....

Exchange ticket number

/A/

Exchange coupons

18JUN97SEA

Date and place of original issuance

Separator

FEFCK

Original form of payment Separator

V* 18JUN

Validity Date (not valid after is required)

18JUN<Enter>

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For Electronic Ticketing the format would be as follows:

W#N1.1#QVE1CMP#ET1234567890123/A/18JUN97SEA#FEFCK#V*

18JUN#VCR

For Ticket Delivery Service Ticketing the format would be as follows:

W#N1.1#QVE1CMP#ET1234567890123/A/18JUN97SEA#FEFCK#V*

18JUN

The response will be a Sabre generated ticket. If using Automated Ticket and Boarding Pass
(ATB) stock, a CRT response may appear:
#TKT/TL FIELD OF PNR NOT UPDATED#

This simply means that the new ticket number has not been input into the ticketing field of the
passenger name record.
Companion Ticketing Add/Collect

The purpose of this entry is to issue an additional collection Sabre generated ticket for the fare
paying passenger (ADT).

W#N1.2#QUE1ADP#ET1234567890/A/18JUNSEA97#FA/CCA/100.00/10.00*EFCK<Enter>
Item

Description

W#

Primary action code

N1.2

Name field 1.2

Separator

QUE1ADP

Fare basis for adult passenger

Separator

ET123456....

Exchange ticket number

/A/

Coupons being exchanged

18JUNSEA97

Date / place of original issuance

Separator

FA/CCA

Add collect form of payment (cash)

100.00/10.00

Add collect fare/tax

*EFCK

Original form of payment

For Electronic Ticketing the format would be as follows:

W#N1.2#QUE1ADP#ET1234567890/A/18JUN97SEA#FA/CCA/100.00/10.00*EFCK#VCR
The Sabre response will be a Sabre generated ticket.

All normally accepted forms-of-payment may be accepted and input into the ticketing entry.

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Quick Reference of Entries

Entry

Description

W#PADT/CMP#FCA

Primary issuance of adult and companion

ticket

W#PADT/CMP#FCA#VCR

Primary issuance of adult and companion

Virtual Coupon Record ticket

W#PADT/CMP

Primary issuance of adult and companion

Ticket Delivery Service ticket

W#N1.1#QUE1ADP#ET1234567890/A/18JUNSEA97#FA/CCA/1
00.00/10.00*EFCK

Issue Additional Collection ticket for Adult

fare paying passenger

W#N1.1#QUE1ADP#ET1234567890/A/18JUNSEA97#FA/CCA/1
00.00/10.00*EFCK#VCR

Issue Additional Collection Virtual Coupon

Record ticket for Adult fare paying
passenger

W#N2.1#QVE1CMP#ET1234567890123/A/18JUNSEA97#FEFC
K#V1* 18JUN

Issue Even Exchange ticket Companion

passenger

W#N2.1#QVE1CMP#ET1234567890123/A/18JUNSEA97#FEFC
K#V1* 18JUN#VCR

Issue Even Exchange Virtual Coupon

Record ticket Companion passenger

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