OTA_AirBookRQ

Type : Complex Element

Definition
The Book Request message requests the system to book a specific itinerary for one or more identified passengers. The message contains optional pricing information, allowing the booking class availability and pricing to be rechecked as part of the booking process. Optional request information can include: Seat and Meal Requests, SSR, OSI, and Remarks.
(Defined in file OTA_AirBookRQ.xsd , or a file it imports)

Elements
AirItineraryA collection of all flight segments requested for booking.Specifies the origin and destination of the traveler.
BookingReferenceIDThis is used for PNR record locator.An identifier used to uniquely reference an object in a system (e.g. an airline reservation reference, customer profile reference, booking confirmation number, or a reference to a previous availability quote).
DonationInformationInformation about an independent charitable donation made with the air booking.Provides information about donations made during a booking.
EMD_InfoProvides the electronic miscellaneous document information for a previously issued EMD.A container for electronic miscellaneous document information
FulfillmentAll payment information relevant to a booking request.Payment information relevant to a booking.
OfferMerchandising offers associated with the fare or traveler.A choice between specifying summary, priced or traveler purchased ancillary offers.
POSThis identifes the party making the booking request. Trading partners are open to define their own UniqueID.Point of Sale (POS) identifies the party or connection channel making the request.
PriceInfoPricing information for the air itinerary to be booked e.g. this data could come from the OTA_AirPriceRS data.
QueueSpecifies information necessary to place this booking on a particular host system queue.
TicketingInformation used to specify the ticketing arrangement.
TPA_ExtensionsA placeholder in the schema to allow for additional elements and attributes to be included per Trading Partner Agreement (TPA).Allows extensions to be added to the OpenTravel specification per trading partner agreement.
TravelerInfoAll traveler information relevant to a booking request.Identifies passenger(s) who will travel on the reservation.

Attributes
PriceIndWhen true, pricing and booking of flights is requested. When false, only booking of flights is requested.
ResStatusSpecifies an action to be taken following the booking.To specify the type of action requested when more than one function could be handled by the message.
Attribute Group : OTA_PayloadStdAttributes
AltLangIDThe alternate language for a customer or message encoded as ISO 639-3.
CorrelationIDAllows end-to-end correlation of log messages with the corresponding Web service message throughout the processing of the Web service message.
EchoTokenA reference for additional message identification, assigned by the requesting host system.
PrimaryLangIDThe primary language preference for the message encoded as ISO 639-3.
RetransmissionIndicatorWhen true, indicates the message is being re-sent after a failure.
SequenceNmbrThe sequence number of the transaction assigned by the sending system for ordered message processing or message resynchronization.
TargetTest or Production target system indicator.
TargetNameThe name of the Test or Production system.
TimeStampISO 8601 encoded timestamp indicating the creation date and time of the message.
TransactionIdentifierUnique identifier to relate all messages within a transaction (e.g. this would be sent in all request and response messages that are part of an on-going transaction).
TransactionStatusCodeThis indicates where this message falls within a sequence of messages.
VersionThe OpenTravel message version indicated by a decimal value.