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Airport

A station, usually consisting of buildings, airfields and runways, used to provide a place for aircraft to take off and land as well as to house commercial services for passengers and on-board staff.

Contributors in Airport

Airport

RQ

Aviation; Airport

Reservation requested, but not confirmed.

segment

Aviation; Airport

A leg or group of legs of essentially continuous travel.

segment status codes

Aviation; Airport

OK Reservation confirmed.

split ticketing

Aviation; Airport

Ticketing method in which two one-way tickets are issued instead of a roundtrip in order to obtain a lower fare. Most often applies to international itineraries so that travelers can take advantage ...

standard ticket

Aviation; Airport

An air ticket issued by travel agents that is valid for travel on any ARC member airline and other designated airlines.

standby

Aviation; Airport

A passenger on a waitlist, or one prepared to travel if space becomes available at the last moment.

stopover

Aviation; Airport

An intentional interruption of a journey, which either prevents a continuous through fare, or is permitted by the carrier in conjunction with a through fare.

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