Airline Theory and Reservation

Paper Code: 
TAM 132
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Unit I: 
UNIT I

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 and their functions.
  • Meaning of Traffic rights and differentiate between different types of traffic rights.

 

Unit II: 
UNIT II

Understanding Travel Terminology:

Interpret Travel terminologies.

Code and Decode Travel terminology

Define travel related terms used in the Airline industry

 

Unit III: 
UNIT III

World Geography

  • Identify the main geographical features of the world.
  • Distinguish the main IATA Traffic Conference Area.
  • Locate major countries and their capital cities.
  • Familiarize with the international timing system

 

Unit IV: 
UNIT IV

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.

 

Unit V: 
UNIT V

Introduction to Airline Ticketing

  • Definition of Reservation- Meaning, Concept & Types.
  • Explanation of various rules pertaining to making reservation via computer.
  • Most widely used Computer Reservation System
  • Introduction to Ticketing(Galileo/Amadeus)
  • Passenger Ticket (E-Ticket and Paper Ticket)

 

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