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The fixed set of fields on an airline ticket entry, and what each one controls before you pay.
Since 1 June 2008 IATA-member airlines stopped issuing paper tickets, so a ticket is an electronic entry in the booking system. The entry holds a fixed set of fields, and every one of them affects what you will pay later.
The ticket number begins with the airline's three-digit code, followed by the fare number itself. That code tells you which airline's rules govern changes and refunds on the booking.
Every ticket carries a baggage allowance, a fare, taxes, a fare basis code — an alphabetic or alphanumeric code that identifies the fare — and the restrictions on changes and refunds. Read all five before paying.
On narrow screens, swipe or scroll the plate sideways.
The fare basis code is the field that separates two fares at the same price. Two different codes mean two different rule sets, even when the headline number matches.
Travel dates and form of payment sit on the same entry. The form of payment can carry a handling fee on some carriers, which is added after the headline fare.
Open both ticket entries and list the fields side by side: airline code, cities and flight, baggage allowance, fare, taxes, fare basis code, change and refund restrictions, travel dates, form of payment.
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