Java Glossary : airline tickets

Last updated 2004-06-28 by Roedy Green ©1996-2004 Canadian Mind Products

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Here are some websites where you can buy airline tickets online:

Website	Contact	Comments
Travelocity	(888) 709-5983	Also cars, hotels, cruises. Has special sites for Canada and the UK.
Last Minute Air Fares	(954) 978-6800 EXT 216	Despite their name, require 3 days notice. Not fully computerised. Only operates Mon-Fri 10:00am - 5:00pm EST.
Net Travel	(877) 275-3241	Require you to register to get an id and password.
On Route Travel Now	reply@travelnow.com	Gives more flight details than the competition.
Airline Tickets Direct	(416) 679-8500	For flights in, to and from Canada. Less than half the cost of others. Note prices are in Canadian dollars. They work with charter flights. You can't make any changes in the 2 weeks prior to the flight. You can't pick up your tickets prior to your flight day. If you want to try flying early on standby, you can have the tickets couriered to you for a $20.00 CAD fee, and pay a $40.00 CAD change fee. You can't change your reservation however. The receipt you print on the Internet does not give the carrier codes, but the confirming EMAIL does. Make sure you keep the EMAIL.
Biz Travel	(866) 249-8728	Comes highly recommended. Have extensive city guides for some cities.
South West Airlines	(800) 435-9792	You get on a mailing list. They tell you of fare specials, e.g. $99.00 USD coast to coast.

Here is some information that may help to decode your ticket or online ticket purchase:

Carriers :

• Airline carriers are known by 2-letter designator codes.
• Airline carriers are also known by 3-digit numbers.
• Here is a list of airline carriers and their websites.
• Here as a list of toll free telephone numbers for various carriers.

Airports :

• List of 9000 global airport codes
• Here is a list of 3-letter airport abbreviations sorted by code and sorted by city.
• Here is a list of the websites of American Airports.

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