Release Note 05-05-20
NDC API 05-05-2020
Shopping
Shop for Baggage/Non Baggage Fares |
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Effective Date: |
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APIs Affected |
AirShopping - Shop for Baggage/Non Baggage Fares |
New Feature |
Agents will be able to shop for Offers based on Cabin, Fare type preference by passing it in the AirShopping request. When requested for Offers in Economy cabin, AirShopping returns both ‘Hand Baggage’ only fares and ‘Checked Baggage’ fares. However, few agents regularly ask for ‘Hand Baggage’ only fares as they are generally cheaper and preferred by few customers, in such scenario agents do not want to get back the full list of offers in Economy that also includes ‘Checked Baggage’ fares. Similarly, few agents prefer to receive offers with ‘Checked Baggage’ fares as they deal with non-business customers who need offers with ‘Checked Baggage’. Currently NDC only supports shop by Cabin & Fare type preference. This new feature is to extend that capability to shop for Offers by Baggage preference. With this new feature,
Limitation:
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Critical Impact |
LOW - This will be available through our sandbox environment. |
Batch Release IT Ref: |
COM8-67 (Tentative) |
Return Fare Type Label in Response |
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Effective Date: |
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APIs Affected |
AirShopping - Return Fare Type Label in Response |
New Feature |
Agents will be able to shop for Offers based on Fare type preference (Negotiated, Non-Negotiated, Leisure) by passing it in the AirShopping request. AirShopping will return Offers based on the Fare type requested, if available for the Agent. Agents will then make a booking by choosing an appropriate Fare returned in Offer. Currently NDC doesn’t return Fare type description in AirShopping response to enable Agents to identify which Fare type has been returned. This new feature will enable AirShopping response to pass the Fare type label under each Offers so that an Agent is able to identify the type of Fare returned before making a booking. With this new feature, Agents will receive AirShopping response with Fare type mentioned in the Description under each OfferID. |
Critical Impact |
LOW - This will be available through our sandbox environment. |
Batch Release IT Ref: |
COM8-67 (Tentative) |