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预订以及出票指南
各航空公司根据2015年4月1日起实施的IATA 302条例 更改了行李限额以及其费率。
这项新条例去除了行业行李限额及收费标准 ,推出了新的“Most Significant Carrier (MSC) ”即“最主要承运人”条例,该条例适用于联运行程。每个航空公司可推出 自己的行李限额规定及收费标准。
如何判定“最主要承运人”?
如果旅客行程中不涉及美国行程,其“最主要承运人”将被定义为以下实际承运人:
- 若行程包含了两个(含)以上票价区域:
负责承运第一跨区域的航空公司为最主要承运人; - 若行程包含了所有三个票价区域:
负责承运跨越第一区域(TC1)和第二区域(TC2)的第一个航 段的航司为最主要承运人; - 若行程在同一票价区域内:
第一个跨越分区的航空公司为最主要承运人; - 若行程在同一票价区域的分区内:
第一个执飞国际段的航空公司为最主要承运人; - 若行程在同一国家内:
第一段执飞的航空公司为最主要承运人;
行李规则
- 如果有不同的行李限额规定,按照“最主要承运人”的行李规则执行;
- 如果是代码共享航班,则按照实际承运方(航空航司)的行李规则执行,除非该实际承运人明确规定按照市场方航空航司的行李标准执行;
- 如果最主要承运人没有明确其行李标准,则按照值机航司的行李规则执行;
- 如果值机航司没有明确其行李标准,则须按航段执行实际承运人的行李标准。
美国行程(美国例外)
- 如果乘客预定的是国内联运行程电子客票,则第一航段承运人的行李限额以及收费标准适用于整个行程;
- 如果乘客预定的是国内联运行程电子客票,并且第一航段显示为代码共享航班号(市场方),则该航空公司行李限额及收费标准适用于整个行程;
- 如果乘客在国内行程中有中转停留且涉及多个承运人,则在旅客行程开始时适用的行李限额和收费标准将适用于整个行程,无论行程中是否有停留;
- 如果乘客的美国国内航班和国际航班属于,则行李限额及收费标准将分别按照各自的规则执行;
- 对于只含有国际航班的行李限额及收费标准按照以下条例执行:
- 1. 如果电子客票第一个航段不是代码共享航班,则整个行程的行李限额及收费标准将参照该承运人的规定执行;
- 2. 如果电子客票第一个航段是代码共享航班,则该电子客票行程的行李限额及收费标准将参照该市场方(航空公司)的规则执行;
- 电子客票上第一个航段的承运人可以决定执行“最主要承运人”的行李规则/收费标准或是遵循第一承运人的行李规定;
不适用“最主要承运人”规则的航空公司
存在非美国航空公司例如低成本航空公司或不在“最主要承运人”适用范围内。
总述
如果遇到连接中断或者航段同步的空隙,QR的航段的预定可能会被系统拒绝,显示为UC/US/UN/NO状态。
步骤的描述与说明
所需操作:
1. 重新预定被系统拒绝,显示为UC/US/UN/NO状态的航段,并需QR办公室重新关连票号(无论客票由QR出具或是旅行社出具)。如遇 外航航段,旅行社/代理需与外航联系,进而重新出票或重新关联票号。
2. 如果已出票的预定无法恢复,请与当地的卡航办公室/呼叫中心联系,他们会尽力协助恢复已取消的航段。
如下PNR申请将不被接收:
- PNR上看不到GK/GL航段;
- 以错误预订方式预订的航段。
卡塔尔航空公司和代码共享及联运合作伙伴规定了最短衔接时间,以必须保证乘客在机场或城市中顺利转机。这个最短间隔时间被称为航班最短衔接时间(MCTs),通常是参考以下因素设定的:航班中转所需要的时间,航站楼和机场的转换,国内与国际航线的组合,飞往某些特定的地区的航班等。
根据行业经验,航班最短衔接时间会在以下几种情况中得到保证:
- 座位通过卡航线上可售座位或联运可售座位所购买。
- 在运价基础允许的情况下,所有航段均需出在一张票本上面。所有航段须通过线上/联运可售座位所预定或已由人工确认符合最短衔接时间要求。
- 如遇一些支线航段由于运价基础不支持而无法出具在一张票本上的情况,该支线航段由同一承运人出具在不同的票本上(所出具的与其主航段连接为转机航班),所有航段由系统可售(联程)航段预定或已由人工确认符合最短衔接时间要求。
下列情形无法保证MCT最短衔接时间,后续航班的衔接将由旅客个人负责:
- 航段单独出售且没有依附MCT原则;
- 单独出票不同承运人航段;
- 可能导致违反MCT规则的任何篡改行为。
由于上述MCT违规而导致的航班衔接失败将视为自愿更改。
- 在此情况下,须向乘客收取所有适用的重新预订费/NO Show费/消费费以及ADC;
- 认为航空公司的错误而产生的FIM、非自愿重新生效或改签将不被允许;
- 其他航空公司的票证应由相应的承运航司处理。若该机场无承运航司的办公室,且QR在该机场有办公室,则可通过QR机场办公室协助电子票更改,前提是满足以下条件:
- 运价基础允许QR进行更改;
- 受影响票证允许QR背书以及控制;
- 已经从乘客收取适用的罚金以及ADC;
- 衔接失败的上一程或衔接程航班为QR航班。
在有舱位的情况下,卡塔尔航空舱位预订以及库存管理系统能够立即确认航班以及舱位的预订需求。该确认依据的可用舱位情况由始发地和目的地逻辑计算得出。
具体O&D的可用预订舱位基于始发地原则(Point of Commencement)。
始发地和目的地是指从起始点到终点的连续行程。简单来说,就是旅客行程开始和结束的地方。O&D具体情况可分为以下三种:
- 1. 单一O&D行程涉及的是只有一段直飞的航段行程(比如:DOH QR DEL 即 多哈-德里)。
- 2. QR航线网络O&D(Online O&D)指QR航线网络始发地/目的地(例如:华盛顿 QR 多哈 QR 曼谷)。这包括部分代码共享行程,其中QR航班由代码共享航空公司承运。
- 3. 旅程O&D不受多个航空公司的影响,并包含联运航段(例如:亚特兰大 DL 马德里 QR 多哈 QR 迪拜)。
当QR航段以以上方式被一起出售,或者以始发点到终点的方式被出售(如果O&D航班舱位可用),他们被称为组合航段。如果组合航段预订在同一个PNR中,则组合航段将被GDS/CRS视为一个整体,某个单独航段可能不允许被取消、重新获取价格或进行出票。组合航段控制系统不允许通过航班衔接出售当地航班,因为该航班无法在组合以外订位。QR收益管理系统(RMS)能识别绕过中转站点预定的做法,并且在O&D剩余部分不可用的情况下拒绝任何取消请求。同样,RMS能监测到任何绕过点对点出售的情况,并在O&D舱位不可用的情况下,拒绝任何方向性的销售需求。
QR收益管理系统将基于真实O&D的性质以及具体情况,允许某些特定情况下的变动:
- 一般情况下,可用舱位数量对于每一个O&D/舱位预订都是相同的,然而在极少情况下,可用舱位的数量不同。
- 不同客舱构成的航班O&D可能会显示多样舱位等级。
- 航段中转时间超过23小时59分将被视为中途停留(Stopover),因此O&D逻辑以及MSC不适用。
以下情形被视为误机:
- 除因错过衔接时间,乘客因其他原因未赶上下一班航班的情形。
- 乘客因为没有携带护照、有效签证等而被拒绝登机。
- 对于在同一张客票上的QR联程航班,除因上一程航班延误而导致衔接失败,而因其他原因未能在登机门关闭之前登机的情形。
- 客人未能在飞机起飞前3小时变更或者取消个人预订的情形。
- 任何在电子客票标注的飞机起飞前3小时内或者起飞后的重新预订,都将被视为误机。
对于在误机情况之前已经取消原始预订,而新的预定在飞机起飞后(电子客票标注时间)完成的情况, QR的预定以及票务人员可以手动操作避免误机费的产生。
误机费收费:
误机费是乘客因未能使用其预订座位/客票而收取的费用,原因可能由于未能在承运人规定的时间抵达机场,或是由于未携带有效的证件出行,亦或是为做好飞行准备等。
在线值机而误机的乘客:
对于在非Amadeus GDS系统中创建的预订记录,乘客在线值机之后,可以稍后决定在航班起飞3小时前决定取消其预订。在这种情况下,尽管代理人已取消预订,但该乘客不会被安排下飞机,而被视为误机。机票代理人(特别是非1A系统用户)需联系最近的QR办公室或呼叫中心,后者将与各自的机场人员保持联系,以确保该乘客从卡塔尔航空离港系统中卸载(DCS),在离港系统显示卸载该乘客后,代理人可在其GDS中取消该预定。
不遵守上述要求将导致ADM罚单的产生。
在出发前48小时至3小时的任何时间内,对于航段的取消、重新预订或者是退票,机票代理商都应检查客票是否已经办理值机。值机在GDS中的状态显示C或者CKIN。
一些GDS可能会显示客票状态为A或ARPT,在这种情况下,建议您与最近的QR办公室或呼叫中心确认客票是否已经值机。
如果客票已经值机,在进行重新预定、改期或者退票前,乘客将会被安排下机。单一航段取消不会将乘客从机场值机系统中移除,而是会被视为误机。在此情况下,机票代理可能会有因乘客误机而收到ADM罚单的风险。
乘客如何被安排下机?
- 如果乘客已经在线办理登机手续,则须通过卡塔尔航空官网(qatarairways.com)被安排下机。
- 如果乘客已经在机场办理登机手续,则须通过机场团队被安排下机。
重要提示
- 被安排下机可以在航班起飞前3小时完成,以便重新预订,客票改期或者退票。
- 如在航班出发前少于3小时内安排下机,电子客票将失效并被系统暂停。在这种情况下,客票无法重新预订、改期或者退票,而必须购买新的电子客票。
- 如遇退票,代理人必须确保所有退票客票已更改为R(RFND)状态。
以下列举了在自愿更改情况下QR公布运价的罚金以及收费情况。同时列举了在何种情况下客票可以改签至不同航线/时间或进行退款。
定义如下
始发前 |
指运价内的第一个航班或客票的第一个票证。 |
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始发后 |
指运价接下来的航班或客票第一个票证使用后。 |
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自愿改签 |
指旅客对原始航班/航线/时间进行的任意自愿更改。 |
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非自愿改签 |
当乘客由于行程中一个或多个航空公司的更改而被迫更改原始行程中的承运人/航线/舱位/或运价类别时,则称为非自愿更改。 |
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退票费 |
向购买者偿还全部或部分客票费用或收取未使用的运输/服务的费用。 |
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重新生效 |
被原定有效承运人接受的电子客票即为生效。始发地、目的地、中途停留/转机点/运价以及舱位无法更改。 |
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改签 |
指无法通过重新验证进行更改并需要重新出票。根据部分已经使用的运价自愿更改的规定,针对先前客票进行重新出票。 |
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航线更改 |
更改路线和/或其他需要重新出票的变更。除非另有规则明确规定,否则对旅客而言,航线变更是指在原客票上更改路线、票价、承运人、机型、舱位类型/服务等级,航班或有效期。 |
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客票有效期 |
航空公司与客户之间的协议有效期为自旅程出票日期12个月。出港航班须在出票日期12个月内完成。入境航班须在价格有效期规定内但客票有效期独立于运价有效期。 |
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票价有效期 |
票价有效期为运价基础规定的旅行的最长期限。对于每个票价,有效性由运价规则所限制的最长停留时间所决定。通过支付差价,任何受现有最长停留时间限制的运价均可升级为拥有更长停留期限的票价(不超过机票有效期的 12 个月)。对于组合运价,将适用于最严格的票价规则。例如:运价规则停留时间为(6M+3M),则 3 个月为该客票停留期限。 |
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误机费用 |
因乘客未能使用预订的舱位而收取的费用。原因包括未能在承运人规定的时间抵达机场、或由于缺失抵达记录,或是未做好搭乘航班的准备。 以下情况可被认定为误机: · 除航班衔接失败原因外,乘客未能使用预订的舱位的情况。 · 乘客因未能出示乘机所需护照或有效签证而被拒绝值机。 · 乘客未能在登机口关闭前到达登机口,除因同一票证行程中某联程航班延误而造成的抵达登机口延误。 · 乘客未能在不晚于起飞前三小时,变更或取消预订。 · 在电子客票标注起飞时间前三小时内或起飞时间后完成的重新预订,均被视为误机。 o 如果原始预订先于以上“误机情况”前被取消,而新预订在客票标注起飞时间之后完成,亦被视为误机。 |
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部分使用客票 |
当电子客票中最少一个航段被使用(飞行),该客票为部分使用客票。 |
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全部未使用客票 |
当电子客票所有航段均未使用(Open for use),该客票为全部未使用客票。 |
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客票残值 |
重新出票后,新客票价格/税费低于原客票所支付的价格/税费的部分为客票残值。 |
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价格构成/价格边界 |
两个连续票价构成点之间的部分行程。如果行程只有一个运价构成,始发地和目的地为价格构成点。 |
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定价单位 |
行程或部分行程被单独计价,例如能够独立出票。 |
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单边行程组合 |
运价构成中定价单位的组合。 |
适用性 - 改签 (换开)
航班起飞前
起飞前改签将会收取相应的改签罚金,或误机罚金(如有),同时客票换开会收取相应差价(如有)。
在自愿变更的情况下(无论更改去程或回程航班),价格将会被重新计算并适用于换开当日的新运价以及运价规则(须遵守新的提前购买规则)。
起飞后
起飞后改签将收取改签罚金或误机罚金(如有),客票需进行换开。将使用原始客票出具日的运价规则重新计算票价。变动后的票价构成中最高罚金将适用。
变更情形 - 一般情形
- 改签只有在票价规则允许变更时适用。
- 改签费对应单次改签费用。
- 改签费用/误机费用需以XP在税项中标识。
- 误机时只收取一项费用,误机费或改签费中金额较高项适用。
- 误机情形请参考误机定义。
- QR运价不允许重新生效/延长有效期。任何变更情况均需重新出票。
- 重新定价规则:新客票需与原客票的价格和舱位相同,或高于原客票。以下情况除外:
a. 价格边界点发生变化,新线路显示更低的价格
b. 季节性/工作日/周末等发生变化 - 以上情况(a&b)产生的客票残值可通过原支付方式退还或以EMD电子券的形式退还。
- 罚金(改签/误机/换开费用)遵循取高点原则。
- 罚金适用于成人,儿童和占座婴儿。罚金(包括误机罚金)不适用于不占座婴儿。也就是说儿童与占座婴儿与成人旅客支付的改签/取消罚金相同。
- 如旅客因护照及签证无效被拒绝值机,将会被收取相应的改签及误机罚金。
- 对于不可退票客票,如乘客误机并且运价规则允许收取误机费后改签,则可在收取罚金后换开至新的旅行日期(在客票有效期内),但此类客票残值不可退。
变更费用 - 收取情形
1. 只更改去程日期
Example: If O/B change fee is USD 100 and I/B is USD 125, highest fee of changed fare component(s) (USD 100) will apply for the transaction.
例如:去程的改期费为100美元,回程改期费为125美元,则适用去程改期费为100美元。
2. 只更改回程日期
Example: If O/B change fee is USD 100 and I/B is USD 125, highest fee of the changed fare component(s) (USD 125) will apply for the transaction.
例如:去程的改期费为100美元,回程改期费为125美元,则适用回程改期费为125美元。
3. 同时修改去程与回程日期
Example: If O/B change fee is USD 100 and I/B is USD 125, highest fee of the changed fare component(s) (USD 125) will apply for the transaction.
例如:去程的改期费为100美元,回程改期费为125美元,则适用改期费最高额125美元。
4. 如定价单位不允许预订变更:
在组合运价中,如果存在某运价不允许更改预订的情况,则仅仅该运价无法变更。
Example: For scenario of O/B before departure of flight, O/B fare component rule do not permit Changes and I/B fare rule allows changes, possible change is only for I/B fare component.
例如:在始发前,去程运价不允许更改,而回程运价允许更改,则只可更改回程运价。
自愿升舱 / 降舱 / 客票舱位等级上升/ 客票舱位等级下降的情形:
- 更改预定可能会造成自愿客舱升舱/降舱(经济舱与商务舱之间)以及客票具体舱位等级的上升与下降(同一客舱内)。依据行程始发地到目的地的运价构成点计算变动的价格差额。不允许对于行程中同一运价构成下基于航段的升舱/降舱/客票舱位上升/下降。(例如:行程始发点以及目的地分别为伦敦-曼谷,只要求伦敦-多哈段升舱是不允许的)。
自愿升舱:
- 在客票有效期内,机票价格按行程出发点目的地原则,可由经济舱升舱至商务舱/头等舱,或商务舱升舱至头等舱。
- 升舱无需支付换开/改签费用,但需收取升舱所增加的税费(如有)。
- 如在起飞前三小时内自愿升舱将不收取误机罚金。在电子客票标示的起飞时间之后发生则需收取误机罚金。
- 如变更后的客票再次发生变化,则适用于原客票改签后的运价规则。
同客舱内客票等级上升:
- 客票有效期内,客票价格可改签/变更至同舱位更高等级。在满足更高等级运价规则的条件下,客票价格需按行程始发点重新计算并收取差价。
- 收取客票改签/变更费用。
- 如变更后的客票再次发生变化,适用于原客票改签后的运价条款。
自愿降舱:
- 由头等舱/商务舱降至经济舱,或由头等舱降至商务舱:在客票有效期内可自愿降舱。在满足更低等舱位运价规则条件下,票价应基于行程始发点原则重新计算。
- 收取改签/变更费用。
- 于客票标注起飞时间前三小时内自愿降舱需收取误机罚金。
- 如变更后的客票再次发生变化,适用于原客票改签后的价格条款。
降舱:
同客舱内不允许向下降低客票舱位等级(包括运价分界点改变的情形)。
组合运价:
- 价格单元的变更适用于最高额罚金原则。在识别更改的运价(changed fare components)后,将依照定价单位内变动运价的最高罚金标准收取变更费。
- 包含若干价格单元的行程(点对点行程组合/单边行程),“不允许改签”条款仅适用于包含运不允许变更运价的定价单位。而其他定价单位分别适用于相应的罚金规则。
系统时效的范围:
- 最早可预订未来360天内的行程。如回程航班日期晚于预订日期360天以上(超出了系统日期范围)。
- 在这种情况下,首次改期更改回程可免除改期罚金,且不考虑运价规则中改签条款。在这种情况下,首次改期更改回程可免除改期罚金,且不考虑运价规则中改签条款。
- 请注意EN项需标注“1FOC for travel date out of system date range”。
- 一旦回程日期显示在系统日期范围内,客票须利用FOC条款重开。更改的日期必须晚于原预订日期,且晚于原出票日360天以上。否则FOC项将不适用,且不正确的申请将被开具ADM罚单。如客票规则允许免费改签,此例外将不适用。
- 此过程须手动处理,因其超出了ATC范围。
适用性-取消/退款
起飞前
若原运价规则允许退票,则对于全部未使用客票:所支付的金额包括税款将在扣除退票罚金(如有)后退还。
起飞后
对于运价规则允许起飞后退款的情况。
对于部分未使用客票,退款金额将等于已支付的票价与已使用机票的点对点单程价格的差额扣除退票罚金后。如单程价格不可用或未在客票库存舱位上,则应减去已完成旅程的下一个可用的更高舱位等级的单程价格。
如可用的单程价格加退票费超过了实际收取的基础运价金额,则已支付的基础运价不可退。在这种情况下,所有未使用的航段的飞行税费包含YQ/YR可退。
对于使用超过最远点或未按航段顺序适用的客票-不予退款。
退票/退款的一般情况:
- 如果运价条款规定不可退,票价及YQ/YR不可退。
- 退票罚金适用于成人,儿童及占座婴儿。退票罚金(包括误机罚金)不适用于不占座婴儿。儿童与占座婴儿与成人支付同等改签及退票罚金。
- 在XP项下收取的改签/误机费不可退。
- 误机费和退票费均以运价规则为准。
- 误机情况请参考误机部分内容。
- 当客票由两个或以上运价基础组合,适用于更严格的运价条款。
- 如旅客因未持有有效的旅行证件(护照,签证等)被拒绝值机,将被收取适用的退票费及误机费。
- 客票有效期外的退款申请将被拒绝。
- 如客票经多次改签,最终申请退款,则出票中最高额的退票费/不可退款总额将适用。
运价组合退票的若干情况:
全部未使用客票-旅客去程误机的情况:
- 例:适用退票费为175美元
Fare Component |
Cancellation Fee |
No-show Fee |
Total Penalty |
O/B |
USD 75 |
USD 100 |
USD 175 |
I/B |
USD 50 |
N/A |
USD 50 |
- 例:适用退票费为 100美元
Fare Component |
Cancelaltion Fee |
No-show Fee |
Total Penalty |
O/B |
USD 25 |
USD 50 |
USD 75 |
I/B |
USD 100 |
N/A |
USD 100 |
部分使用客票-旅客回程误机的情况:
- 例:适用退票费为125美元
Fare Component |
Cancellation Fee |
No-show Fee |
Total Penalty |
O/B |
USD 75 |
N/A |
USD 75 |
I/B |
USD 50 |
USD 75 |
USD 125 |
- 例:适用退票费为 175美元
Fare Component |
Cancellation Fee |
No-show Fee |
Total Penalty |
O/B |
USD 150 |
N/A |
USD 150 |
I/B |
USD 50 |
USD 125 |
USD 175 |
不可退运价的情况:
- 若运价规定不可退款,则运价及YQ/YR均不可退款。如当地法律规定YR/YQ须退款,需提交证明文件,申请通过后运价规则反映为YQ/YR可退。
- 如客票运价规定不可退,未使用航段的航程税费可退。
- 如不可退运价客票改签/变更至可退运价客票,YQ/YR将按照新的票价规则处理,仅仅原客票的不可退基础运价仍为不可退款。
在现有的预定中增加和更改航段
乘客可以有很多原因请求改变他/她的行程,所有更改预订需要在原始预订上进行处理。负责更改预订的部门须核实旅客是否同时有其他预订,如有,要确定他们是否仍然需要这些预订。
为了提供转售所有不需要座位的机会,将误机情况发生的概率降至最小从而最大化收益,所有不需要的 O&D必须立即被取消。
由于QR遵循始发点以及目的地原则,所以更改至新始发点以及目的地的流程须严格遵守。这包括但不限于取消旧的O&D,进而进行如下操作:
- 重新预订或更改整个O&D的路线
- 将O&D中某航班进行重新预订或更改其航线
- 取消O&D
- 将整个O&D升级到更高的舱位(收益和赎回升级)
- 将O&D中某航班升级到更高的舱位(收入和赎回升级)
- 为O&D预订额外的航段,从而产生新的O&D
- 更改至中转停留
- 更改至单程旅行并进行单独出票
- 以上情形的组合
若预订额外航段或单程行程最终不会影响现有O&D,则不需要取消原始O&D。任何单独出票的单程行程,不论对现有的O&Ds有或没有影响,都应在另外单独的的PNR中预订并出票,并须备注RLOC项。
为了便于简化,从2014年4月22日起卡航已废止了再确认(RR)政策。
卡塔尔航空并不要求在我们所运营的航线上进行再确认。
退款是对购买方的全部或部分包括票价、费率或费用在内的未使用行程或服务的退还。
如果机票不可退票,则票价和附加费(YQ/YR)的任何部分将不予退还。然而,对于YQ & YR必须按照当地政府的政策要求进行退款的市场,必须提交证明文件进行审批,且运价条件须注明。
- 如果机票是不可退还的票价;未使用的行程的飞行税是可退还的。
- 如果不可退还的机票被重新换开成可退还的客票,YQ/YR将按照新的运价条件进行处理,只有不可退还的原客票的基本票价不予退还。
在某些情况下,由于以下不可避免情形导致的限制性退票申请将被接受。
1. 乘客持有已确认QR机票可能由于以下原因无法乘坐航班:
- 在QR航班延误的情况下,乘客决定自行安排替代航班而非选择QR提供的方案。
- 未能根据航班时刻表承运或由于飞机机型更换无法运营该航班。
- 乘客或他/她的近亲之一于航班起飞前生病 – 须提交医疗证明。
- 由于不可抗力或不可预估的特殊事件或情况而未能运营该航班。这些条件包括但不限于洪水、极端天气条件、地震、海啸、飓风、火山爆发、战争、政治动荡、罢工、骚乱等。QR将于特殊情况下发布商业政策作为授权退款的依据。
- 一些客户可能无法获得签证入境多哈。卡塔尔移民局可以拒绝向卡塔尔航空公司的客户发放签证。
2. 系统/打印相关错误也可能迫使退款。
3. 被列为“黑名单”的乘客将不被允许乘坐QR航班。在这种情况下,客票将作废,机票和其他费用将退还给这些乘客。
如果您的客户因QR过失而错过航班,则经确认此类情况后NO-SHOW费将被豁免。
为方便办理退票手续,请参阅下表,该表定义了客票的种类及相应的可退票或不可退票的税款、附加费及费用。
Type of Ticket 客票类型 |
Taxes 税费 |
Fuel Surcharge 燃油附加费 |
Service Fee 服务费 |
Other Surcharges 其他附加费 |
Refundable Ticket 可退款机票 |
Refundable* 可退* |
Refundable* 可退* |
Non-refundable 不可退* |
Refundable* 可退* |
Non-refundable Ticket 不可退机票 |
Refundable* 可退* |
Non-refundable 不可退* |
Non-refundable 不可退* |
Non-refundable 不可退* |
* Refund fee may apply
票款的退款有效期为12个月,对于全额未使用客票为出票日起计算 ; 对于部分使用客票为第一段起飞日期起12个月。
备注:
超过12个月的客票只可在以下情况下申请退票:
1) 当地法律/政策规定: 若当地法规要求立于卡塔尔航空公司的客票退款政策之上时,当地代表处财务被授权在这种情况下处理退款,而无需任何后续批准。
2) 死亡情况下退款申请: 核实有效文件(死亡证明或复印件等)后,将退还给死者的法定继承人。
请与当地的卡塔尔航空公司办公室协调退款申请。
在另一个国家退款
随着电子客票(E-tickets)和其他工具(如EMD)的实施,现有的运作方式在处理于销售点(Point of Sale)以外其他国家的退款方面提供了更大的灵活性。
一些国家制定了相关规定,禁止在这些国家进行的销售于其他国家进行退款。在存在这种规定的地方,卡塔尔航空公司将继续确保这些政策合规。
以下国家对于销售国以外的退款实施限制,即:
- 阿尔及利亚
- 印度
- 希腊
- 法国/比利时、荷兰、卢森堡
- 巴西
- 摩洛哥
- 尼日利亚
- 突尼斯
- 伊朗
- 马拉维
- 厄立特里亚
- 苏丹
自从2013年6月15号开始,QR已经不允许直接重新连接票号。对于任何情况下的更改,机票均须重新换开,无论是否存在收费。
例外 – 若代理用自己的系统而非Amadeus系统出的团队机票,可以允许在团队的记录上重连票号。所有的额外收费,必须遵守团队机票政策进行客票换开。
提前预订座位(ASR)适用于卡塔尔航空公司所有的航班。然而,由于机型可能会发生改变,提前预订座位并不能完全得到保证。
所有卡塔尔航空公司航班上均适用无烟政策。
乘客应在航班关闭90分钟前抵达机场值机柜台办理手续,如果晚于这个时间,该预定座位可能被释放并重新分配给其他乘客。
对于患病乘客或携带手提式婴儿床的乘客,将分配特定的座位。
紧急出口排的座位无法提前分配,因为这些座位在机场管控范围内,并将被安排给有能力进行疏散或协助疏散的健全成年人(18岁以上)。
下列类别的乘客不能被安排在紧急出口排座位:
- 儿童和婴儿(无论是否有陪同)
- 无行为能力的乘客
- 孕妇
- 年老体弱的乘客
- 被驱逐者或在押囚犯
- 携带猎鹰的乘客
- 肥胖乘客
座位分配准则:
特殊服务需求代码
在请求、取消或更改座位选择并通知会员已经发放登机牌时,请使用代码SEAT。
Location Codes位置代码
. |
AVAILABLE 空座 |
<> |
WING 机翼 |
I |
INFANT 婴儿 |
K |
GALLEY 厨房 |
E |
EXIT 出口 |
C |
COT 婴儿床 |
+ |
OCCUPIED 占用 |
- |
LAST OFF 最后可选 |
H |
HANDICAP 残疾 |
Q |
QUIET 安静 |
G |
GROUPS 团队 |
U |
UMNR 无成人陪伴儿童 |
/ |
RESTRICTED 限制 |
B |
BULKHEAD 舱壁 |
V |
PREF. SEAT 优选座位 |
X |
BLOCKED 关闭 |
L |
LEGROOM 腿部空间 |
R |
REAR 机尾 |
特殊座位号
当条目中包含特定座位时,必须连续输入座位编号,且不使用分隔符。所有座位号在任何字母数字组合中都必须包含三个字符。
示例.: ST/33A
机型变化
现实情况中可能会遇到卡塔尔航空公司在公布我们的时刻表后继而对时刻做出调整。“时刻表变更”指对航班运营的任何修改,其中一些变更可能需要通知乘客。销售部门在收到时刻表变更通知后,需负责将所涉及的变更通知到旅客。
需要提供摇篮的婴儿
带摇篮座位的分配(BSCT):
如果成人与婴儿一起出行,可提前预订摇篮座椅。
为残疾乘客安排座位
作为一般规则,卡塔尔航空公司应确保低行动能力乘客不被分配以及使用以下座位:
- 妨碍飞机紧急疏散.
- 妨碍机组履行职责.
- 妨碍应急设备的获取.
- 陪同人员(护理人)应坐在与被陪同乘客相邻的位置.
- 座位的分配也可能会取决于相应医疗要求/需要.
- 盲人或聋哑乘客携带服务犬乘机时,应在楼层出口附近为其分配座位,为服务犬留出空间,但不妨碍其进入.
- 在情况允许前提下,尽量安排靠近卫生间以及配置降落伞的出口位置.
- 如果拐杖、手杖或类似的助行器存放在客舱的特殊位置,则应就近安排座位给使用这些工具的旅客,以便方便获取.
- 双腿僵硬、骨折、截瘫等乘客应被安排在能提供最大舒适空间的座位上,为腿部支撑装置留出空间,并尽量减少对相邻座位乘客的干扰。石膏包裹的肢体不应阻挡过道或紧急出口.
- 对于单侧残疾的乘客(偏瘫、装有假肢、夹板或支撑等)应坐在过道座位上,身体未受影响的一侧朝向过道,以利于紧急情况下移动.
团体座位
行动不便的乘客应尽可能被安排分组就座,以便在紧急情况下快速疏散。陪同人员必须与被陪同的乘客坐在一起。
携带猎鹰乘客的座位分配
携带猎鹰的乘客应被安排在客舱后部,不能靠有儿童或或婴儿的家庭,也不能被安排在紧急出口旁边的一排。
为无人陪伴的未成年乘客分配座位
无人陪伴的未成年乘客需坐在飞机的特定区域(过道座位),以便机组人员照看。
携儿童出行的家庭,乘坐同一航班但在不同的客舱的情况。
在某些情况下,父母或监护人可能要求与孩子乘坐同一航班但在不同的客舱。在这种情况下,应将儿童当作有成人陪同对待。 在提供此类客户的运输信息时,我们要重申,此政策并未非未作为公开政策,只有在父母/监护人明确表示希望与他们的孩子乘坐不同的客舱旅行时才会适用。
指引
如果儿童与成人在同一航班的不同的客舱旅行。
- 儿童必须在5-11岁之间或更大的年龄。
- 除非由16岁及以上年龄的成人陪同该儿童在同一个客舱中旅行,否则5岁以下的儿童不得单独在此客舱旅行。
- 为所需不同旅行舱等的两位客户创建预订记录(PNR).
- TCP(交叉引用)两个预订记录(附加信息应表明成人/儿童的旅行舱等)。请参见下面的示例:
E.g. OS QR TCP2 R/L ABCXYZ DOH/XXX TRAVELLING IN J CLASS - 要求为儿童提供相应的餐食(CHML)。
- 预订时的推荐座位安排如下:如果儿童是经济舱,则应坐在离商务舱最近的位置(经济舱的第二排优先)。
- 当成年男性乘客坐在中间或过道座位时,儿童不得坐在靠窗的座位上。
- 如果无法做到上述要求,那么在飞行前预订、值机和登机期间,卡塔尔航空应尽一切可能协助安排合适的座位。
- 儿童价适用。
- 在预订/办理值机手续时,须礼貌提醒家长或监护人,客舱中允许乘客从商务舱向经济舱移动,反之则不行。
- 由于儿童乘客在所有这些阶段都有父母或监护人陪同,即办理包括登机手续、安检、移民/海关检查、登机、转机(如适用)、到达、行李提取,因此不需要任何卡塔尔航空地面人员的干预。
- 有关儿童乘坐经济舱情况下进入休息室的相关信息,请参阅地面服务手册-两舱休息室。
出票时限(TTL)是航班收益管理过程中使用的一种技术,用于鼓励对预订记录及时出票, 或于适当的时间后取消未出票预订,以便再次出售。该时限由航空公司基于各种因素的评估确定,例如市场状况、期望座位库存以及客户基于预定舱位的价值预期。
出票时限可以确保有效的出票以及对卡塔尔航空公司(QR)座位库存的使用。没有在规定的时限前输入订座记录所需要信息的预订记录通常会导致乘客无法出行,从而致使本来能为公司带来收益的空座的出现。
出票时限流程
对于不同舱位以及始发前天数范围,出票时限将有所不同。预订编码(PNR)将依据ARI系统分配清票时限。
出票时限申请
清票时限信息将会以要求在特定期限内进行出票的形式录入。 如果未在出票时限内出票,预订将会自动取消。 如果根据客票规则需要即时出票,则清票时间信息将不会被录入,因此即使出票是必不可少的,否则会有取消的风险。
在设置出票时限时,将考虑到各市场的周末休假情况。但对于在出发前5天创建的预订,将不受上述规则的约束。这是为了防止出票时限临近航班始发,并确保航班没有虚耗预订。
如果运价规则中规定了出票截止日期,如果限制性更强,则以该运价规则为准。
取消出票时限流程
如果PNR不符合要求,则该预订将会在出票时限到期时被取消。
As a general rule for waitlisting, booking offices are highly encouraged to upsell to the available classes, or choose alternative dates where availability is more favorable. Waitlisted bookings are managed and cleared in an automatic way based on demand forecast and availability thus there is no guarantee for seat confirmation.
Waitlisting in a lower RBD on the same flight and in the same cabin as a confirmed segment is considered an abuse of the system. QR has activated a filtering functionality within its Altea reservation system that prohibits confirmation of such waitlists. QR has also implemented the automated ARI process, which automatically cancels the lower RBD waitlisted segments.
Waitlisting is a normal business practice but excessive waitlisting is a misuse of the system. QR has reduced waitlist ceilings and eliminated waitlist in most discount classes of service. This modification provides a waitlist product that allows you to waitlist inventory that has the most potential of clearing.
QR is currently monitoring and cancelling PNRs of agencies who waitlist excessively. In addition to that and in order to substantially reduce GDS costs, economy class waitlists are auto-cancelled at the point of 48 hours prior to departure.
A list of airline abbreviations and their definitions used in this website in the table below.
Abbreviation |
Definition |
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ACM |
Agency Credit Memo |
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ADM |
Agency Debit Memo |
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API |
Advance Passenger Information |
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ARC |
Airline Reporting Corporation |
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ARI |
Amadeus Revenue Integrity |
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ATO |
Airport Ticket Office |
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ASR |
Advance Seat Reservation |
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AVIH |
Animal in Hold |
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BSP |
Billing and Settlement Plan |
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CBBG |
Cabin Baggage |
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CKIN |
Check-in |
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CRD |
Child Restraint Device |
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CRS |
Computer Reservation System |
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CTO |
City Ticket Office |
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GDS |
Global Distribution System |
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EMD |
Electronic Miscellaneous Document |
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EMD-A |
Electronic Miscellaneous Document - Associated |
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EMD-S |
Electronic Miscellaneous Document - Standalone |
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ET or E-TKT |
Electronic Ticket |
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EXST |
Extra Seat for Personal Comfort or Medical Reason |
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FCR |
Fare Class Realignment |
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FOC |
Free-of-Charge |
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GDS |
Global Distribution System |
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IATA |
International Airport Transport Association |
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LCC |
Low Cost Carrier |
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IFE |
In-flight Entertainment |
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MCT |
Minimum Connecting Time |
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MEDA |
Medical Case |
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MEDIF |
Medical Information Form |
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MSC |
Most Significant Carrier |
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O&D |
Origin and Destination |
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OLCI |
Online Check-in |
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OSI |
Other Services Information |
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PCU |
Passenger Control Unit |
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PETC |
Pet in Cabin |
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PNR |
Passenger Name Record |
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QR |
Qatar Airways |
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QRH |
Qatar Airways Holidays |
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RBD |
Reservation Booking Designator |
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RLOC |
Record Locator |
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RMS |
Revenue Management System |
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SSR |
Special Services Request |
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STPC |
Stopover for the Purpose of Connection |
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TTL |
Ticketing Time Limit |
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VMPD |
Virtual Multi Purpose Document |
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XP |
Tax Code used by QR towards collection of service fee/no show fee/date change fee |
Schedule change is a planned change or cancellation of a flight which occurs more than 24 hours prior to departure.
Circumstances may require Qatar Airways to make schedule changes after publication of our schedules. When a QR flight is rescheduled, Qatar Airways will advise all booking offices that have made changes in reservations on the flight and the details of such a change. However conditions may apply for an affected flight on the day of departure.
Schedule change may be a change in the arrival or departure times, flight number, class of service involving a change in a booking designator, frequency of operation or the airports served. According to nature of schedule change appropriate action is required by booking office.
Any ticket requiring to be reissued due to Schedule Change must be endorsed “INVOL DUE SKCHG”
Schedule change policy is applicable for customer holding confirmed reservations and who have purchased a ticket prior to the schedule change taking place. If customer is holding confirmed reservations but who have yet to purchase a ticket, rebook the customer onto another flight at the applicable fare.
General Rules Applicable for Schedule Change
If OAL carrier has to be selected as an alternative as per Schedule Change policy then valid Interline Electronic Ticketing agreement with such carrier, as well as operating carrier must be in place. Policy applies also to Group and Tour Operators business where a deposit has been collected and a contract has been signed between QR and the customer/agent. Policy applies also to Tour Operator allocations where space already been sold at the time the schedule change takes place. The TO has 7 days in which to add the sold names to the allocation. Further sales should not be made after schedule change notification. Confirmed Privilege Club, AD and Prize Winners bookings are also covered by these procedures.
Responsibility of Validating Carrier
Qatar Airways Schedule Change policy applies only to any QR and OAL flight issued on 157 (QR) stock or plate. If passenger holds two separate 157 e-tickets issued “in connection” (e.g. prime & feeder itinerary) and schedule change occurs on one of such 157 e-tickets then this procedure also applies. Qatar Airways schedule change policy does not apply to any QR or OAL itinerary issued on OAL stock or plate and irrespective if schedule change occurs on QR flight or not. Passengers holding e-tickets issued on OAL stock or plate shall contact their Travel Agent or respective validating carrier.
STPC Entitlement due to Schedule Change on QR Operating Flights
STPC will be provided at QR’s cost if the passenger has a connection time which is within 08-24 hours’ time range and there is no other shorter connection available between QR to QR flights at Doha.
Procedures for Schedule Change on 157 E-tickets
In most of the Qatar Airways Schedule Changes, Qatar Airways will offer alternative connection for the passenger. However, if this connection is not suitable for passenger, there is always number of alternatives available. These options should be offered to the passenger only in case that passenger does not agree with initial alternative provided by Qatar Airways.
Advance Passenger Information (API) should be always provided when a passenger is travelling on any Qatar Airways flight number. Customs agencies require storing travel details in the PNR for all adult, youth, infant passengers. All QR offices and Travel Agents should enter this information in compliance with the requirement of the immigration authorities.
The data elements for the transmission of Advance Passenger Information are defined as follows:
- Travel Document Number
- Issuing State or Organization of the Travel Document
- Travel Document Type
- Expiration Date of Travel Document
- Surname/Given Name(s)
- Nationality
- Date of Birth
- Gender
- Visa Number
- Issue Date of the Visa
- Place of Issuance of the Visa
- Other Document Number Used for Travel
- Type of Other Document Used for Travel
- Residence Address (Address, City, State/Province/County, Postal Code, Country)
- Destination Address (Address, City, State/Province/County, Postal Code)
- Place of Birth
- Country of Primary Residence
The following documents have been defined as travel documents:
- Passenger Passport
- Passport Card
- Identity Card
- Approved non-standard identity documents used for travel
SSR APIS Requirements
Type |
Mandatory Requirement |
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DOCS |
All QR flight numbers |
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DOCO |
All destinations where visa required prior arrival |
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DOCA |
For entering USA with destination address or entering South Korea with residence address |
Secure Flight Passenger Data Information (SFPD)
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of USA is collecting Secure Flight Passenger Data for flights that overfly the continental United States.
Secure Flight is a program that enhances the security of domestic and international commercial air travel through the use of improved watch list matching.
When passenger travels to/from or via territory of USA, the airline has to submit name (as it appears on government-issued ID the passenger plans to use when traveling), date of birth, gender and redress number (if applicable) to Secure Flight, which uses it to perform watch list matching. This serves to prevent individuals on the No Fly List from boarding an aircraft and to identify individuals on the Selectee List for enhanced screening. After matching passenger information against government watch lists, Secure Flight transmits the matching results back to airlines so they can issue passenger boarding passes.
Travel To & From Canada on QR Operated Flights
While flights to and from Canada have always required SRDOCS info to be updated in PNR which is later transmitted to Canadian regulatory bodies, due to QR flights to & from Canada overflying US airspace at times, it has become necessary for QR to provide the same DOCS/DOCA/DOCU information to US authorities (TSA) as well.
As IATA has not mandated the requirements similar to SFPD flights to USA where ticketing will be restricted if information not updated, airlines need to request customers on a voluntary basis to provide this information at the time reservation/ticketing to avoid any penalties. Please ensure same is updated in PNR for all passengers travelling on QR flights to/from Canada.
Note:
SR DOCS - For primary travel document information (e.g. passport or identity card)
E.g. SSR DOCS BA HK1 P/GBR/012345678/GBR/30JUN73/M/14APR09/JOHNSON/SIMON/JEAN PAUL/H/P1/S3
SR DOCO - For secondary travel document information (e.g. visa or redress number)
E.g. SRDOCO BA HK1-MANCHESTER GBR-V-17317323-LONDON GBR-18JUN04-USA-I/P1/S3
SR DOCA - For address information (either residence or destination address depending on customs requirements)
E.g. SRDOCA BA HK1-D-USA-301 PARK AVENUE-NEW YORK-NY-10022/P1/S3
Electronic Miscellaneous Document (EMD) is a method to document the sale and track usage of charges (e.g., residual value, miscellaneous or excess baggage charges) and is the sole solution for all fees collected outside a ticket.
Types of Electronic Miscellaneous Documents (EMD)
Depending on the Document Type, the EMD may be required to be associated (EMD-A) with an e-ticket flight coupon(s) or Standalone (EMD-S).
Standalone Electronic Miscellaneous Document (EMD-S)
A standalone EMD is issued for a residual value or the collection of miscellaneous charges that are not lifted with an e-ticket.
Associated Electronic Miscellaneous Document (EMD-A)
An associated EMD is issued for the collection of miscellaneous charges and excess baggage charges that are lifted at the same time as the e-ticket coupon.
Reason for Issuance Code and Reason for Issuance Subcode
Reason-For-Issuance-Code (RFIC) defines which group of services an EMD belongs to and is compliant with the IATA standard. An RFIC can have multiple Reasons-For-Issuance-Sub-Codes (RFISC) which is airline-specific.
List of Reason for Issuance Codes (RFIC)
RFIC |
Reason For Issuance |
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A |
Air Transportation |
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B |
Surface Transportation / Non-Air Services |
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C |
Baggage |
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D |
Financial Impact |
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E |
Airport Services |
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F |
Merchandise |
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G |
In-flight Services |
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I |
Individual Airline Use |
Consumed at Issuance
Reasons for Issuance Sub-Codes FFPC, CANX and CSXB are consumed at issuance. The status of such EMD is changed to “F” as soon as it is issued.
EMD Coupon Status Indicator
Each EMD has an associated coupon status indicator, which enables to identify status of each coupon of the EMD.
Status | Description | |
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Interim Status | Open for Use (“O”) | EMD coupon is Open for Use and eligible for any interim or final status |
Airport Control (“A”) | ||
Checked-In (“C”) | ||
Suspended (“S”) | ||
Final Status | Exchanged/ Reissued (“E”) |
Coupon has been exchanged/reissued for another document |
Flown/Used (“F”) |
Coupon has been used |
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Refunded (“R”) |
Refundable value of the coupon has been refunded to the passenger |
Electronic Miscellaneous Document
An Electronic Miscellaneous Document contains the following data elements:
- Identification Elements
- Service Details
- Pricing Calculations
- Others
Example of an Electronic Miscellaneous Document |
EMD-1578203151421 TYPE-A SYS-1A LOC-7KOC3N |
Validating and Interline Rules
Associated Electronic Miscellaneous Documents (EMD-A) issued on QR (157) stock or plate are non-interlineable, as well as cannot be issued in-connection with e-ticket validated on OAL stock or plate. Similarly, any EMD-A issued on OAL stock or plate is not acceptable for any QR service.
Note:
In case of Code-share operation all EMD should be related to operating carrier and not marketing carrier.
EMD Implementation
Qatar Airways has implemented EMDs for travel agencies and are now able to:
- Issue Group deposits and down payments;
- Issue QR Holidays deposit;
- Issue excess baggage (weight and piece concept);
- Process Animal in Hold and Pet in Cabin requests;
- Process carriage of Sports Equipment requests.
In accordance with IATA directives, EMDs will replace virtual Multi-Purpose Document (vMPDs) which will no longer be in use after 31 December 2013.
EMD issuance and acceptance is described in detail in the EMD Distribution Guidelines for Travel Agencies provided by Amadeus as part of their training programme. As of September 2013, this has been rolled out in total of 65 markets namely:
Albania |
Australia |
Austria |
Bahrain |
Belgium |
Bosnia Herzegovina |
Botswana |
Bulgaria |
Croatia |
Cyprus |
Czech Republic |
Denmark |
Egypt |
Estonia |
Finalnd |
France |
Germany |
Greece |
Hungary |
India |
Ireland |
Israel |
Italy |
Jordan |
Kenya |
Kuwait |
Latvia |
Lebanon |
Lithuania |
Macedonia |
Malawi |
Malta |
Mauritania |
Morocco |
Mozambique |
Netherlands |
New Zealand |
Nigeria |
Norway |
Oman |
Pakistan |
Poland |
Portugal |
Qatar |
Romania |
Russia |
Saudi Arabia |
Senegal |
Serbia |
Singapore |
Slovenia |
South Africa |
Spain |
Sweden |
Switzerland |
Taiwan |
Tanzania |
Tunisia |
Turkey |
U.A.E |
Uganda |
UK |
Ukraine |
Zambia |
Zimbabwe |
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Electronic Ticket (e-ticket) is a document which tracks sale and usage of passenger transportation without requiring the issuance of paper documents, while all the data relating to passenger's itinerary, fare, class, payment, TFCs, coupon status as well as historical records of all actions is electronically stored in the database of validating carrier.
Travel Agent's Priority in Selection of QR/OAL as the Validating Carrier
The validating carrier shall be any BSP/ARC/EDIRECT/e-TAT Airline participating in the itinerary or a BSP/ARC/EDIRECT/e-TAT Airline acting as the General Sales Agent in the country of ticket issuance for any airline participating in the itinerary, provided that:
- Fare Basis rules do not restrict usage of selected validating carrier
- A valid interline electronic ticketing agreement exists between validating carrier and each carrier participating in the itinerary. In case of code-share flight, a valid interline electronic ticketing agreement between validating carrier and operating carrier must exist as well
- Generally, QR does not prohibit plating of full OAL carrier itinerary on Qatar Airways (157) document (stock or plate). However any violation of plating/sales restriction in Fare Basis rules is not permitted.
- It is also not permitted to use 157 stock or plate in case that at least one OAL carrier participating in the itinerary can be used as validating Carrier
Coupon Sequence and Use
The Qatar Airways ticket is only valid for transportation as shown on the e-ticket, from the point of origin via transferring/stopping point to the final destination. Flight and baggage coupons shall be honored only in sequence. The ticket will not be accepted for transportation and will lose its validity if all the coupons are not used in the sequence. Refund or exchange/reissue/revalidation of e-tickets erroneously accepted out of sequence will not be permitted.
E-Ticket Validity
Contract between an airline and a customer which is valid for a maximum period of 12 months from the date of issue for the specified journey. The outbound flight must be taken within 12 months from the date of issue .The inbound flight(s) may be no longer than the actual fare validity permits however the ticket validity is independent of the fare validity.
Fare Validity
Fare validity is defined as the maximum period within which travel can be performed for a given fare. For each fare, validity is driven by the maximum stay rule (Category 7) of the fare rule/condition. Any fare governed by a maximum stay rule may however be upgraded to a higher fare level with longer maximum stay (never to exceed the 12 months of ticket validity) with payment of applicable fare difference and change fee. In case of combination the most restrictive fare rules will be used.
Voluntary Extension of Validity
For non-changeable fares, travel validity extension is not permitted. It implies that validity extension to the next higher level (including upgrade to higher fares/cabin) cannot be made even by payment of the additional fare.
For changeable fares, travel validity extension is permitted by payment of fare difference to a fare with longer travel validity. It implies that validity extension to the next higher level can be made only by payment of the additional fare provided change is permitted. In case of mixed class fare the most restrictive rule applies, e.g. if any component is non-changeable, travel validity cannot be extended.
Important Ticketing Instructions:
- E-tickets are security, value, accountable & legal documents and must be issued and treated as such
- Interline & operating carrier must hold valid interline electronic ticketing agreement with Qatar Airways
- All sectors must be e-ticket eligible and published on Amadeus Neutral Availability
- Coupons being reissued or refunded must show all previous coupons with final status
- E-tickets not handed to passengers for any reason must be completely voided on same day as the Date of Issue shown on e-ticket
- Qatar Airways e-tickets are not transferable from the passenger named thereon to any other person
- All Fare Calculation boxes must show Neutral Unit of Constructions (NUCs), except of e-tickets issued purely for domestic transportation, where local selling currency can be used
- No paper ticket can be issued on QR/157 stock or validated on QR/157 plate
- The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) requires that Passenger Name, Date of Birth and Gender to be present in Passenger Name Record (PNR) as Special Service Request (SSR) using SSR code SFPD. This is known as Secure Flight Passenger Data (SFPD). If this data is not present in the PNR at the time of ticketing, the ticketing transaction will be denied.
Note:
157 E-ticket can be voided latest before midnight of Date of Issue.
Qatar Airways strictly forbids agents from creating Speculative bookings with a hope that a Name Change request will be entertained at a later stage. Qatar Airways considers this as an abusive practice which not only prevents genuine passengers the right to reserve a seat as well as a loss to the Airline.
In general Qatar Airways does not allow a name to be changed on an existing PNR. The PNR would need to be cancelled if ticketed/un-ticketed and a new reservation is to be made using the current availability. In instances where a Name Correction is required, it should be done by contacting your nearest Qatar Airways Ofiice.
Name correction shall be understood as correction of passenger's surname (family name), first name, middle name, title or PTC due to spelling mistake or missing part of name (e.g. missing middle name).
Name change shall be understood as complete change of passenger's surname (family name), first name, middle name or any/all combination of them. This process is limited only to cases where passenger legally changed it. Any other scenario is restricted for passengers booked on QR flights, codeshare or interline itineraries and/or ticketed on 157 stock/plate.
Name correction / Name change before a ticket is issued:
- Passenger’s first name and middle name can be now corrected up to 3 characters by QR or Travel Agent, this count of 3 characters is combined total and shall not be understood as 3 characters for first name and another 3 characters for middle name.
- Title of passenger and space character in the name correction is included in total count of 3 characters.
- Addition, deletion or change of PTC, DOB or Infant can be processed by booking source as well and shall not be included in count of 3 characters.
- For any excess in count of 3 characters or request to modify surname (family name), please contact QR offices for full assistance.
- Request for name change for case where passenger legally changed surname (family name), first name, middle name, title or any/all combination of them, will have to be supported by official certificate (legal document).
Name correction / Name change after a ticket is issued:
- For requests related to name correction as well as addition, deletion or modification of Infant in ticketed PNRs booked exclusively on QR operating flights, please contact QR offices for full asistance.
- Request for name change for case where passenger legally changed surname (family name), first name, middle name, title or any/all combination of them, will have to be supported by official certificate (legal document).
Note:
- "Name correction" or "name change" for PNRs created from FFP Privilege Club profile are restricted at all times.
- Swapping of names is not permitted.
- E-tickets must be reissued once a Name corrections request has been actioned or else risk cancellation for non-adherence to Qatar Airways requirements.
- Itineraries involving code-share and interline scenarios cannot be accommodated at all times. New PNR will have to be booked and ticketed according to availability and Fare Basis. It is not possible to swap seats between original and new PNR. Segments associated to wrong name will have to be cancelled to avoid no-show and e-ticket with wrong name shall be presented for refund. Please contact QR for further instructions.