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Air travel
The act of traveling by plane.
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Air travel
The Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC)
Travel; Air travel
Oversees the tracking of payments from travel agency to airline, upon issuance of tickets; created by the air carriers.
net fare
Travel; Air travel
Refers to the fare that is offered to a customer after the commission has been applied.
point-to-point
Travel; Air travel
Refers to the fares between two cities; service between two cities only, without any additional segments or continuation.
layover
Travel; Air travel
Refers to the period of time spent while waiting for a transportation connection.
blocked space
Travel; Air travel
Seats or rooms on airplanes or in hotels that have been held aside to be sold by consolidators, generally at a reduced rate.
availability
Travel; Air travel
The actual number of seats that are free to be sold at a particular rate.
actual flying time
Travel; Air travel
The amount of time that the airplane is actually flying in the air.
