Maricopa Community Colleges  AIR167   20014-99999 
Official Course Description:   MCCCD Approval:  05/22/01
AIR167      20014-99999 L+L 3 Credit(s) 4 Period(s)
Airline Reservation Systems & Resources
Overview of reservation reference materials and flight information access. Covers manuals and computerized systems as well as codeshare partners and commuters. Flight change procedures emphasized. Prerequisites: None.
 
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
AIR167   20014-99999 Airline Reservation Systems & Resources
1. Use Reservation Sales Agent Reference manual. (I)
2. Use Atlas to assist customers. (II)
3. Identify terms of the Special Travel Account Record System (STARS). (III)
4. Explain STARS. (III)
5. Access information found in STARS. (III)
6. Identify various commuter routes. (IV)
7. Identify various codeshare partners. (IV)
8. Price and book a codeshare flight. (IV)
9. Price and book a commuter flight. (IV)
10. Explain flight information (FLIFO). (V)
11. Interpret FLIFO. (V)
12. Summarize procedures for making changing to flights. (VI)
13. Practice changing flights. (VI)
14. Notify a passenger of a flight schedule change. (VII)
15. Retrieve and read a flight schedule change in the Passenger Name Record (PNR). (VII)
16. Schedule passengers on an alternative flight. (VII)
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AIR167   20014-99999 Airline Reservation Systems & Resources
    I. Reference Manual
        A. Overview
        B. Usage
        C. Access
      II. Atlas Tool
          A. Overview
          B. Usage
        III. Special Travel Account Record System (STARS)
            A. Overview
            B. Access
            C. Terms/Abbreviations
            D. Type of Information
            E. Copying Information to Passenger Name Record (PNR)
            F. Mileage Plan
            G. Bulletins
          IV. Codeshare Partners and Commuters
              A. Overview
              B. Types
              C. Commuter Routes
              D. Codeshare Partners
              E. Booking and Pricing
                1. Codeshare Flights
                2. Commuter Flights
              F. Locating Hub Cities
            V. Flight Information (FLIFO)
                A. Definition
                B. How Information is Compiled
                C. Reading Displays
                D. Accessing
                E. Schedule Display
                F. Weather
              VI. Changes to Flights
                  A. Overview
                  B. Round-Trip Fares
                    1. Changing Outbound Flight
                    2. Changing Return Flight
                  C. One-Way Fares
                  D. Roundtrip Itinerary Based on One-Way Fares
                    1. Changing Outbound Flight
                    2. Changing Return Flight
                VII. Flight Schedule Changes
                    A. Overview
                    B. Passenger Notification
                    C. Reading Change in PNR
                    D. Documentation
                    E. Re-Accommodating the Passenger
                    F. Alternative Flights
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