Master Pricer Expert October 2011

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Master Pricer Expert

Training Document
October 2011
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Company Amadeus Qatar W.L.L
Department Training Services
Author Muhammad Zafar Minhas
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October 2011
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ................................................................................. 3
INTRODUCTION .................................................................................... 5
MASTER PRICER EXPERT WITHOUT PNR ........................................ 6

SEARCH FOR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TRAVEL TODAY 6
NUMBER OF SEATS FOR TRAVEL TODAY 10
SPECIFIC DATE 11
SPECIFIC DEPARTURE TIME 12
SPECIFIC ARRIVAL TIME 13
SPECIFIC AIRLINE 14
SEGMENT LEVEL 14
ITINERARY LEVEL 16
MULTIPLE SEGMENTS 18
PRICE TO BEAT 19
PASSENGER TYPE CODE 20
SURFACE SEGMENT 22
FLIGHT CATEGORY 23
SEGMENT LEVEL 23
ITINERARY LEVEL 24
CONNECTING POINT 25
REQUEST CONNECTING POINT 25
EXCLUDE CONNECTING POINT 27
CABIN 28
MANDATORY CABIN 28
RECOMMENDED CABIN 29
MAJOR CABIN 30
VALIDATING CARRIER 31
INCLUDE VALIDATING CARRIER 31
EXCLUDE VALIDATING CARRIER 33
SERVICE FEE 34

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MASTER PRICER EXPERT WITH PNR.............................................. 36

ALTERNATE DATE 37
SEGMENT SELECTION 39
BEAT THE PRICE 40
CABIN 42
ALTERNATE CARRIER 43
SERVICE FEE 45
VALIDATING CARRIER 48
CONNCTING POINT 50
AIRPORT CODES 51
NO RESTRICTION 52
OPTIONS 53

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INTRODUCTION
Amadeus Master Pricer Expert, a high performance and flexible lowest fare
search tool with real-time availability provides up to 50 lowest fare
recommendations with their corresponding itineraries.
Amadeus Master Pricer Expert (FXD) is a shopping solution which provides you
with the cheapest recommendations for your query. You can use Master Pricer
Expert with or without an active PNR to search for available fares. The system
returns alternative recommendations that you can use to either create a new
booking or to replace the existing itinerary.
Master Pricer Expert processes public fares, as well as corporate and non-
corporate Unifares (Amadeus Negotiated Fares, Dynamic Discounted Fares,
ATPCO Private Fares and ATPCO CAT35 Negotiated Fares) ensuring that all
possible available fares for your agency are reflected in the recommendations.
You can request up to six segments, including up to two surface segments, and
you can enter options to describe the itinerary. The system prices using the
default pricing options used at office level, such as the service fee manager
price scheme, ticket type and default time window. You can include pricing
options in your entry, and override default office pricing options.
Note: If no FV element is present in the PNR before you enter a pricing entry
and you do not select a validating carrier in your pricing entry, the validating
carrier used for pricing will be automatically determined by the system.
For More information about Master Pricer Expert and its options,
Enter: HE FXD

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MASTER PRICER EXPERT WITHOUT PNR

Following are the examples for the Master Pricer Expert without PNR.
SEARCH FOR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TRAVEL TODAY

For example: Travel starts from Doha (DOH) to London (LON) for today date.
Enter: FXD DOHLON
System Response:
Note: System first searches the best available fare for current itinerary and
than the cheapest available recommendation.
The system displays the recommendations, which are sorted into groups of the
same price and fare construction.
The first recommendation of each group is displayed. You can scroll though the
groups or select a group to display all recommendations in the group using the
MD and MU scrolling entries.

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To display the recommendations in a group, enter: FXS 2

FXS Transaction code
2 Group Number
System Response:
To return to the original display of recommendations in groups, enter: MP FXD
System Response:

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For example to book the recommendation number 2 from the displayed list
without storing the TST, Enter: FXZ2
FXZ Transaction code
2 Recommendation number 2
System Response:
To redisplay the selected recommendation itinerary, enter: RT
System Response:

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Insert the PNR mandatory elements to complete the reservation.
System Response:

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NUMBER OF SEATS FOR TRAVEL TODAY

To request more than one seat, enter the required number seats after FXD
transaction code. Enter: FXD 4DOHLON
System response:

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SPECIFIC DATE
Specify the date for each segment using the /D option for each segment.
For example: Travel Starts from Doha (DOH) to Karachi (KHI) on November
05 and return from Karachi (KHI) to Doha (DOH) on November 18.
Enter: FXD DOH/D05NOVKHI/D18NOVDOH
System response

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SPECIFIC DEPARTURE TIME

You can specify a time of departure for each segment using the /TD option.
For example:
Departure time on or after 0800 from Doha (DOH) to London (LON) and
Departure time on or after 1400 from London (LON) to Doha (DOH).
Enter: FXD DOH/D15NOV/TD0800LON/D25NOV/TD1400DOH
System response:

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SPECIFIC ARRIVAL TIME

You can specify a time of arrival for each segment using the /TA option.
For example:
Arrival Time on or before 1000 in Doha (DOH) and Arrival time on or before
2000 in New York (JFK).
Enter: FXD JFK/D15NOV/TA1000DOH/D29NOV/TA2000JFK
System response:

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SPECIFIC AIRLINE
You can include or exclude up to nine airlines in your search request using the
/A option at segment level or //A at itinerary level.
SEGMENT LEVEL
For example: To request airline LH for the first segment
Entry: FXD DOH/D15NOV/ALHFRA/D25NOVDOH
System Response:

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For Example: To request airlines QR or LH for the first segment
Entry: FXD DOH/D15NOV/AQR, LHFRA/D25NOVDOH
System Response:

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ITINERARY LEVEL
For example: To request airline QR for the entire itinerary
Entry: FXD DOH/D15NOVFRA/D25NOVDOH//AQR
System Response:

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For example: To request airline QR or LH for the entire itinerary:
Entry: FXD DOH/D15NOVFRA/D25NOVDOH//AQR, LH
System response:

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MULTIPLE SEGMENTS
You can enter up to six flight segments for search for recommendation.
For example: Request a recommendation for three segments: from Doha

(DOH) to Frankfurt (FRA), from Frankfurt (FRA) to Munich (MUC) and from
Munich (MUC) to Doha (DOH.
Entry: FXD DOH/D15NOVFRA/D20NOVMUC/D25NOVDOH
System Response:
Note: Only two flight segments can be on same date

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PRICE TO BEAT
The //PB price to beat option allows you to enter a maximum price for a travel
recommendation. The system searches for recommendations that are equal to
or lower than to the price you have entered. The price applies to the number of
seats in your entry, for the entire itinerary.
For Example: To beat the available price QAR 1500
Entry: FXD DOH/D05NOVKHI/D18NOVDOH//PB1500
System Response:

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PASSENGER TYPE CODE

By default, all passengers are adult passenger types. You specify the passenger
type codes with the /R option at the end of your entry.
For example: for Child (CH) passenger type code
Entry: FXD DOH/D05NOVKHI/D18NOVDOH//RCH
System Response:
Note: You can specify up to three passenger type codes for one passenger, and
up to six passenger type codes in the same entry.

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To specify different passenger type, use the //PAX qualifier to identify the
number of adults.
For Example: One Adult (PAX) and one Child (CH) Passenger
Entry: FXD 2DOH/D15NOVCAI/D30NOVDOH//PAX/1/RCH
System Response:

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SURFACE SEGMENT
Your entry can include up to two surface segments in the search.
For example: To request a recommendation from Doha (DOH) to Frankfurt

(FRA), from Munich (MUC) to London (LON), and from Manchester (MAN) to
Doha (DOH).
Entry: FXD DOH/D15NOVFRA- - MUC/D20NOVLON - - MAN/D29NOVDOH
System Response:

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FLIGHT CATEGORY
You can request a flight category using the /F option at segment level or //F at
itinerary level.
You can request the following flight categories:

/FN Non-stop flights
/FD Direct flights
/FC Connecting flights
/FN, D Non-stop and direct flights
SEGMENT LEVEL
To request non-stop flights for the first segment
Entry: FXD DOH/D15NOV/FNLON/D25NOVDOH
System Response:

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ITINERARY LEVEL
To request non-stop flights for the entire itinerary
Entry: FXD DOH/D15NOVLON/D25NOVDOH//FN
System Response:

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CONNECTING POINT
You can request or exclude up to two connecting points, using the /X option, at
segment level.
REQUEST CONNECTING POINT

For example: To request flights from Doha (DOH) to London (LON) via Dubai
(DXB) and return London (LON) to Doha (DOH) via Dubai (DXB).
Entry: FXD DOH/D15NOV/XDXBLON/D25NOV/XDXBDOH
System Response:

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For example: To request the flights from Doha (DOH) to San Francisco (SFO)
via London (LON) or New York (NYC).
Entry: FXD DOH/D15NOV/XLON, NYC SFO
System Response:

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EXCLUDE CONNECTING POINT

For example: To request flights from London (LON) to Cebu (CEB) that
excludes a connecting point in Manila (MNL).
Entry: FXD LON/D15NOV/X-MNLCEB
System Response:

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CABIN
The //K cabin option applies to the entire itinerary only.
You can request the following types of cabin, following //K:

F First
C Business
Y Economy
W Premium economy
M Standard economy
MANDATORY CABIN
For example: Request flights in Business Cabin
Entry: FXD DOH/D15NOVKHI/D25NOV//KC
System Response:

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RECOMMENDED CABIN
If no solutions exist fully for the cabin you requested, other cabins are shown,
and at least one segment will be in the cabin in your entry. Enter, + after the
Cabin code.
Entry: FXD DOH/D15NOVDXB/D18NOVDOH//KC, +
System Response:

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MAJOR CABIN
At least 60 per cent of the elapsed flying time will be in the cabin in your entry.
Enter,* after the cabin code.
Entry: FXD NYC/D15NOVLAX//KC,*
System Response:

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VALIDATING CARRIER
The validating carrier option allows you to include or exclude specific airlines in
the ticketablity check to determine the validating carrier.
INCLUDE VALIDATING CARRIER

Following are the option to include validating carrier.
INCLUDE A VALIDATING CARRIER AND PERFORM BSP CHECKS

Entry: FXD JFK/D15NOVMIA/D25NOVJFK//R,V-AA
System Response:

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INCLUDE A VALIDATING CARRIER AND DO NOT PERFORM BSP CHECKS

Entry: FXD JFK/D15NOVMIA/D25NOVJFK//R, T-AA
System Response:

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EXCLUDE VALIDATING CARRIER

To exclude the validating carrier option
Entry: FXD JFK/D15NOVMIA/D25NOVJFK//R, W-AA
System Response:

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SERVICE FEE
If your office uses default Amadeus service fee, you can use the //PS option to
override the default price scheme defined for your office. The price scheme
override option applies at itinerary level.
Entry: FXD DOH/D10NOVSIN/D15NOVDOH//PS-26611
System Response:

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To select the recommendation number 1, enter: FXZ1
System Response:
Note: The required Service Fee Amount incorporates in the pricing.

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MASTER PRICER EXPERT WITH PNR

Following are the example for Master Pricer expert with an active PNR
For Example: The PNR booked for Doha (DOH) to London (LON) in B-class for
November 04 and London (LON) to Doha (DOH) in B-class for November 14.
To search for recommendation as per booked dates and destination, enter: FXD
System Response:
Note: System first searches the best available fare for current PNR and than the
cheapest available recommendation for booked itinerary.

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ALTERNATE DATE
The //D option allows you to price current PNR later or before specified dates
of current itinerary.
For Example: The PNR was booked for Doha (DOH) to London (LON) in K-
class for November 04 and London (LON) to Doha (DOH) in K-class for
November 14.
To search the recommendation after 5 days as per current PNR dates,

Enter: FXD//D5
System Response:

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For Example: The PNR was booked Doha (DOH) to London (LON) on
November 15 and London (LON) to Doha (DOH) on November 25.
To search the recommendation for 7 days before as per current PNR,

Enter: FXD//D-7
System Response:

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SEGMENT SELECTION
The /S option allows you to price current PNR with required segments in the
itinerary at itinerary level.
For example: To search for recommendation for segment 2 , 3 and 6 in the PNR,
Enter: FXD/S2-3

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BEAT THE PRICE

The //PB option allows you to beat the current PNR price at itinerary level.
As per booked flights the available total fare is QAR 4820.00

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For example: To beat the price for required amount, enter: FXD//PB2900
System Response:

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CABIN
The //K cabin option allows you to search for recommendation for current PNR
in required cabin.
For Example the itinerary in the PNR booked for K-CLASS (Economy Cabin)
To search for recommendation for Business Cabin, enter: FXD//KC
System Response:

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ALTERNATE CARRIER
The //AGF alternate carrier option allows searching for recommendation for
specific airlines other than the booked in the PNR.
For example the itinerary was booked on QR in M-Class:
For example: To search for recommendation for EK and EY only,

Enter: FXD//AEK, EY
System Response:

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For next page for recommendations, enter: MD
System Response:

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SERVICE FEE
If your office uses default Amadeus Service Fee, you can use the // PS option
to override the default price scheme defined for your office.
For example booked itinerary as:
To display the price schemes for your office, enter: TFL
System Response:

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For example: To use Price scheme reference (26603), enter: FXD//PS-26603
System Response:

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For example to select the recommendation to rebook and create TST for current
PNR, enter: FXU1
System Response:
To save the changes in the PNR, enter: RF ADMIN; ER

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VALIDATING CARRIER
The //R,V-VS validating carrier option allows including specific airline in
ticket ability check determines the validating carrier.
For example the booked classes in the PNR did not compliance with price.
To Price the Itinerary, enter: FXP
The booked classes in the PNR didn’t compliance with price.

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For example: To search for recommendation with validating carrier option,

Enter: FXD//R, V-VS
System Response:

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CONNCTING POINT
The //X option allows you to keep the connecting point same as booked in the
PNR at itinerary level.
To keep the transit point as DUBAI (DXB) in the itinerary and search for
recommendation, enter: FXD//X

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AIRPORT CODES
The //O option allows you to keep the Origin and Destination Airport codes
point same as booked in the PNR at itinerary level.
For example: To Keep the origin (DOH) and Destination London (LHR) airport
codes for search for recommendation, enter: FXD//O

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NO RESTRICTION
The //R,*NR option allows you to search for recommendation for no restriction
price at itinerary level.
For example: To search for recommendation for no restriction conditions price,

enter: FXD/R,*NR

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OPTIONS
There are several options to searching for travel recommendations associated to
segments level (S) or Itinerary level (I).
At Itinerary level (I), you can precede an option with single slash (/) or with a
double slash (//). But you must precede the option with a double slash (//) at
itinerary level if the option is available at both segment and itinerary level.
Option Example Explanation
Radius /DI – 150K Radius in kilometer
(S)
Multi Cities LON,MAN,HEL Cities / Airports separated by comma
(S)
Airline Include //ABA Include at Itinerary level
(I)
Airline Exclude /AKL,LH Exclude at segment level
(S)
Flight Category //FN Nonstop flights at itinerary level
(I)
Flight Category /D Direct flights at segment level
(S)
Connecting Point // X DXB, BAH Maximum 2 points include
Include. (S)
Connecting Point //X-AUH Maximum 2 points exclude
Exclude, (S)
Time of Departure /TD1600 24Hours clock time
(S)
Time of Arrival /TA1800 24 Hours clock time
(S)
Mandatory Cabin //KC Business class cabin as a Mandatory
(I)
Recommended Cabin //KC,+ Business Class recommended cabin
(I)
Major Cabin //KC,* Business class as a Major cabin
(I)
Currency Conversion /R, FC-USD Default currency override
(I)
Currency Selection /R, FS- USD Default currency override
(I)

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Option Example Explanation

Withhold Taxes /R,WT Withhold all Taxes
(I)
Withhold Q /R,WQ Withhold Q surcharges
surcharge
(I)
Withhold
Specific taxes /R, WT- YQ, YR Withhold specified taxes
(S)
Add Taxes /R, AC-DE Add all DE taxes
(I)
Add Taxes with /R,AT-FRSE10A Add 10 Euro as FRSE tax
Specified amount
(I)
/R,*NAP No advanced purchased
Expanded /R,*NPE No penalties
Parameters /R,*RF Refundable
(I) /R,*NR No restriction
Ticketing City /R,MNL.DOH MNL selling point and DOH
(I) Ticketing point
Unifare /R,U Unifares
(I) /R,U1222132 Corporate unifares
Price to beat /PB2500 Price to beat in point of sale
(I) country
Validating carrier /R,V-QR Include QR validating carrier
(I) /R,W-LH Exclude LH as validating carrier
/RYTH Single PTC for all Passengers
/RYTH-STU Multiple PTS for all passengers
Passenger type //PAX/1/RMIL/1/RGVT 1 Military and 1 Government
(others default Adult)
(I) //INF/1/RINF-MIL 1 Military Infant
Segment /S3-6 Search for Segments 3,4,5 and
Selection. (S) 6 of the PNR
Connecting //X Keep same PNR connecting
points. (I) points
Airport codes //O Keep same PNR Dep/Arr airport
(I) Codes
Alternate date /D3 3 Days later than PNR
(I) /D-10 10 Days before than PNR

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MASTER PRICER EXPERT WITHOUT PNR ........................................ 6

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MASTER PRICER EXPERT WITH PNR.............................................. 36

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MASTER PRICER EXPERT WITHOUT PNR

SEARCH FOR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TRAVEL TODAY

Enter: FXD DOHLON

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To display the recommendations in a group, enter: FXS 2

To return to the original display of recommendations in groups, enter: MP FXD

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To redisplay the selected recommendation itinerary, enter: RT

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Insert the PNR mandatory elements to complete the reservation.

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NUMBER OF SEATS FOR TRAVEL TODAY

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Enter: FXD DOH/D05NOVKHI/D18NOVDOH

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SPECIFIC DEPARTURE TIME

Enter: FXD DOH/D15NOV/TD0800LON/D25NOV/TD1400DOH

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SPECIFIC ARRIVAL TIME

Enter: FXD JFK/D15NOV/TA1000DOH/D29NOV/TA2000JFK

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Entry: FXD DOH/D15NOV/ALHFRA/D25NOVDOH

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For Example: To request airlines QR or LH for the first segment

Entry: FXD DOH/D15NOV/AQR, LHFRA/D25NOVDOH

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Entry: FXD DOH/D15NOVFRA/D25NOVDOH//AQR

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For example: To request airline QR or LH for the entire itinerary:

Entry: FXD DOH/D15NOVFRA/D25NOVDOH//AQR, LH

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For example: Request a recommendation for three segments: from Doha

Entry: FXD DOH/D15NOVFRA/D20NOVMUC/D25NOVDOH

Note: Only two flight segments can be on same date

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For Example: To beat the available price QAR 1500

Entry: FXD DOH/D05NOVKHI/D18NOVDOH//PB1500

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PASSENGER TYPE CODE

For example: for Child (CH) passenger type code

Entry: FXD DOH/D05NOVKHI/D18NOVDOH//RCH

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Entry: FXD 2DOH/D15NOVCAI/D30NOVDOH//PAX/1/RCH

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For example: To request a recommendation from Doha (DOH) to Frankfurt

Entry: FXD DOH/D15NOVFRA- - MUC/D20NOVLON - - MAN/D29NOVDOH

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You can request the following flight categories:

Entry: FXD DOH/D15NOV/FNLON/D25NOVDOH

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Entry: FXD DOH/D15NOVLON/D25NOVDOH//FN

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REQUEST CONNECTING POINT

Entry: FXD DOH/D15NOV/XDXBLON/D25NOV/XDXBDOH

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Entry: FXD DOH/D15NOV/XLON, NYC SFO