#QuestionAnswer
1

What does the PenaltyList tag mean in response?

This is the list of fare penalties, which contains:

  • NO-SHOW (NS) — if the passenger failed to show for the flight before the check-in closing and notify the carrier of cancelling the carriage
  • PRIOR DEPARTURE (PDE) —  if the passenger want to change the conditions of transportation on the previously purchased air ticket before departure
  • AFTER DEPARTURE (ADE) — if the passenger want to change the conditions of transportation on the previously purchased air ticket after departure

For a full rules of fare use findRules operation (documentation will be available soon)

2What is the difference between LowFare and BrandedFares search types?
  • Low Fare search — search for offers with a minimal price. Solutions include information for a whole requested journey (no matter OW or RT).
  • Branded fares search — solutions include information only for requested slice of journey (only inbound or outbound itinerary). Pricing also divided by fare family and mostly includes 4 or 2 sub solutions (Basic Economy, Flex Economy, Basic Business, Flex Business) for each itinerary solution.

Check searchFlights operation overview for more details. Reference and samples are also available for both type of search

3How to manage Travelers tag parameters in request?

  • You can add all obtainable types of passengers (adult, child, infant in a lap) in request and specify their's quantity (from 0 to 9)

     <ns3:Travelers>
   <ns3:Traveler>
      <ns3:AnonymousTraveler>
         <ns3:PTC Quantity="1">ADT</ns3:PTC>
      </ns3:AnonymousTraveler>
   </ns3:Traveler>
      <ns3:Traveler>
      <ns3:AnonymousTraveler>
         <ns3:PTC Quantity="0">CHD</ns3:PTC>
      </ns3:AnonymousTraveler>
   </ns3:Traveler>
      <ns3:Traveler>
      <ns3:AnonymousTraveler>
         <ns3:PTC Quantity="0">INF</ns3:PTC>
      </ns3:AnonymousTraveler>
   </ns3:Traveler>
 </ns3:Travelers>


  • Or you can add only several types of passengers with specified quantity

     <ns3:Travelers>
   <ns3:Traveler>
      <ns3:AnonymousTraveler>
         <ns3:PTC Quantity="1">ADT</ns3:PTC>
      </ns3:AnonymousTraveler>
   </ns3:Traveler>
 </ns3:Travelers>


4Where I can set the option +/- 1 day in request?It's not supported by API, but will be available soon
5Is it possible to search for a complex route, or OW/RT only?

Yes, Multi-City search with several stops between origin and destination is available for Branded fares type of search in searchFlights operation

Check searchFlights operation overview for more details. Reference and samples are also available for both type of search

6How to search for partner flights (CodeShare or SPA)?

Explore user stories for CodeShare and SPA types of flights

7Can I request only direct flights?

Yes. For applying direct flight filter you have to specify the following parameter in search request:

/Envelope /Body /AirShoppingRQ /Preferences /Preference /FlightPreferences /Characteristic /DirectPreferences="Preferred"



<Preferences>
   <Preference>
      <FlightPreferences>
         <Characteristic>       
		    <DirectPreferences>Preferred</DirectPreferences>
         </Characteristic>
      </FlightPreferences>
   </Preference>
</Preferences>

Check searchFlights operation overview for other search filters. Reference and samples are also available

8Why we don't receive a ticket designator for CHD and INF passenger types (CH25, IN00)?

Ticket designator is sent by reprice operation. Explore the sample with request and response for all passenger types and try the full scenario. Reference for the operation is also available

9Does S7 have transit flights (flights with technical stops without flight number changing)?

Yes, but this flight legs details available only in searchFlights operation response. Check sample with a transit flight or try the full scenario

(warning) For the other operations, the level of a flight detalisation stops at segments level (transit info isn't displayed)

10I can't find a ticketing time limit in search results, where is it?

Ticketing time limit is sent only by book operation. Explore samples and check reference for the operation

11Will we receive flights in search results, which arrives later than the specified slice date in request?

Yes, slice dates in request specify only solution's departure date, not arrival.

Dive deep into reference of searchFlights operation for details like this.