Creating a product markup rule for flights

This topic explains how to create a product markup rule for flights.

For creating a product markup rule for all services except flights, see Creating a product markup rule for all services except flights.

• Requirements

• Flight Class Definitions: In the Flight Class Definitions module, you need to define classes for all airlines. If there are no classes defined in this module, or if the class definitions are out of date, the markup rule will not be applied.

• How

1. Go to Business Rules - Markup Definitions.

2. Select the Product tab.

   

3. Click New Item.

   The New item page is displayed.

   

4. In the Service Type field, select Flight.

   The flight parameters are displayed on the page.
   

    

5. In the General Parameters and Date Parameters sections, define the markup parameters.

Field	Description
Travel Agent/Corporate Client	Select the travel agent/corporate client from the drop-down menu
Service Type	Select the service type from the drop-down list.
Airline Type	Select whether the airline is a scheduled airline, Low-cost airline, or a Charter.
Pair	Define the *pairs relevant to this markup rule. For each pair: In the Origin field: Click Click here to add a new item, and select either City or Region from the first drop-down list. Select the specific city or region from the second drop-down list. Repeat the previous step for the Destination field.
From Service Date	Define the service start date range in the From Service Date and To fields.
From Reservation Date	Define the reservation date range in the From Reservation Date and To fields.
Reservation days and hours	Select the days of the week and enter the times in which the booking is made. The times are applied according to the time zone of the branch where the booking is made.

*Click here for more information on pairs. A pair is can be any combination of city and region - the first is the origin followed by the destination. A pair must include at least one origin and one destination. For example, you can create a pair for the origins LON, NYC, AMS with the destination MAD. The markup rule is applied to all flights departing from London, New York, and Amsterdam to Madrid. The following combinations are available: Region - Region Region - City City - Region City - City Once a flight is selected in the Reservation System, the system locates the markup rule which includes the pair matching the origin and destination of the flight route. The pair is applied to the following flight routes: A one way flight matching the origin and destination of the pair. For example: the region - city pair USA-LON is applied to the flight route of any city in the USA region travelling to London - Heathrow. A round trip flight whose first flight segment matches the origin and destination of the pair. For example: the city - region pair NYC-United Kingdom/France/AMS is going to be applied to the flight route NYC-LHR-NYC, and NYC-CDG-NYC, and also NYC-AMS-NYC. A multi-segment one way or round trip flight whose origin and final destination match those of the  pair. For example: the city pair LON-NYC is applied to the following flight routes: LON-PAR-NYC and LON-PAR-NYC-PAR-LON. Note that the connecting flights to the final destination (in this example, PAR) are brief layovers only. If several airports are mapped to a city using the Multi-Destination module, a pair can be defined with only the IATA city code representing the city. In such a case, all airports mapped to the city are also affected by the markup rule. It will now also not be possible to create a city pair with a specific airport that has been mapped to a city. For example: if the city, London (LON), is mapped to the airport codes LHR (Heathrow) and LTN (Luton), a city pair defined with LON (London) also applies to Heathrow and Luton. It will now not be possible to create a city pair with Heathrow or Luton. In a single transaction, only one markup rule is applied.

6. In the Markup section:

   1. In the Definition field, select either Percent or Amount.

   2. In the Value field enter the markup amount/percent you want to apply.

   3. If you selected Amount, you can select the currency in which the markup is going to be applied, and Per person to apply the markup to each person in the transaction.

7. If required, define the following optional parameters to apply to the markup rule:

Field	Description
Class	The flight cabin classes
Class Def.	The class codes (single letter), separated by commas. This parameter applies only to the first leg in the transaction. For example, if you have a rule that includes class S, the rule applies to all flight transactions in which the first leg has class S. If the first leg is Class N and the second leg is class S, the markup rule is not going to be applied.
Fare Type	Select the fare type options: Published or Net. The Fare Type options are relevant for flight transactions booked through content interfaces (GDS or CRS). For manual transactions, both the Published and Net fare type options need to be cleared. For online transactions, you need to select at least one option.
Fare Basis	Enter the codes for the fare basis, separated by commas. This parameter applies only to the first leg in the transaction. The fare basis string needs to be identical to the fare basis string on the first leg. The same as the Class Def parameter.
Flight Number	Enter the flight numbers, separated by commas. The flight numbers of all legs in the flight need to be defined in the rule for the markup to be applied.

8. In the Minimum and Maximum amount section:

1. In the Currency field, select the currency of the minimum and maximum markup amounts.

2. In the Minimum and Maximum fields, enter the minimum and maximum markup amounts.

The minimum and maximum amounts do not apply to products from internal contracts.

9. In the Apply markup to section, select which types of sales to apply the markup rule to:

• Both direct sales and travel agents/corporate clients

• Direct Sale

• Travel Agent/Corporate Client

10. Click Save and Exit.

Related links

• Business Rules - Markup Definitions - Product

• Searching for a product markup rule

• Creating a product markup rule for all services except flights

• Editing a product markup rule

• Copying a product markup rule

• Deleting a product markup rule