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Airline Theory and Reservation (Theory)
This course will enable the students to understand the airline industry, international organization, world geography and airline ticketing.
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24TAM132
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Airline Theory and Reservation (Theory)
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CO07: Explain air travel, international organization and traffic rights. CO08: Analyze various travel terminologies like airline code, airport code. etc. CO09: Examine the world geography. CO10: Examine & analyze the basics of itinerary designing. CO11: Discuss the airline ticketing and tis procedures. CO12: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction
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Approach in teaching:
Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Power Point Presentations, Informative videos
Learning activities for the students: Self learning assignments, Effective questions, presentations, Field trips
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Quiz, Poster Presentations, Power Point Presentations, Individual and group projects, Open Book Test, Semester End Examination
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Introduction to Air travel and development of Aviation industry over the years.
Linkages between Aviation and Tourism industry.
International Travel Organizations:
- Understand International regulations such as The Chicago convention and ICAO, bilateral agreements and the Warsaw Convention.
- International Organizations such as IATA, UFTAA: An Introduction, Role & Functions, membership.
- Meaning of Traffic rights and differentiate between different types of traffic rights.
Understanding Travel Terminology:
- Interpret Travel terminologies. (Airport terminology, Hotel terminology etc.)
- Code and Decode Travel terminology.
- Define travel related terms used in the Airline industry. (Country /city code, Airport Code, Airline Designated code, currency code, Global indicators etc.)
World Geography
- Identify the main geographical features of the world. (land & water features etc)
- Distinguish the main IATA Traffic Conference Area.
- Locate major countries and their capital cities.
- Familiarize with the international timing system. (Time Zones, GMT, longitude & latitude, International Date Line.)
Introduction to Itinerary designing
- Basics of Itinerary- Design, Prerequisites and Process.
- Planning Itinerary using airways/railways/other modes of transportation.
- Make suitable connections while planning itineraries.
- Calculate Flying time and elapsed time.
- Know how to use minimum connecting time.
Introduction to Airline Ticketing
- Definition of Reservation- Meaning, Concept & Types.
- Explanation of various rules pertaining to making airline reservation via (Software/CRS and Portals.)
- Most widely used Computer Reservation System
- Introduction to Ticketing software (Galileo/Amadeus), Airline Ticket booking portals & application. Passenger Ticket (E-Ticket and Paper Ticket)
- Baba P George, Alexandru Nedelea – International Tourism, World Geography and Development Perspectives,
- Ball, Donald, Wendall H. McCulloch, MiachelGeringer, Michael S. Minor and Jeanne M. McNett, International Business: The Challenge of Global Competition, McGraw Hill Co.
- Daniels, John D., Radebaugh, Lee H., Sullivan, Daniel P. and Salwan, P., International Business: Environment and Operations.
- Griffin, Ricky W. and Pustay, Michael W, International Business: A Managerial Perspective , Prentice Hall.
- Jagmohan Negi, Air Travel Ticketing and Fare Construction, Kanishka Publishers, New Delhi, 2004
- Jagmohan Negi, International Tourism and Travel, S.Chand & Company Ltd,
- Jitendra K Sharma, Flight Reservation and Air Line Ticketing, Kanishka Publishers, New Delhi,2009
- Ratandeep Singh, Handbook of Global Aviation Industry and Hospitality Services, Kanishka Publishers, New Delhi 2009
- Shailendra Sengar, Aviation and Hospitality, Anmol Publications Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, 2008
E-resources
https://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/Home/ViewSubject?catid=Cdnwi2LUCCLzrJZ76d/o...
