Fare display is the command to view a list of fares between two cities. Fare display shows fares irrespective of availability and all quoted fares are displayed without taxes.

Below is the basic command to view Fare Display.

FDSINTYO

Fare display between Singapore and Tokyo.

In the above example, you can see all fares between Singapore and Tokyo are displayed in ascending order for all various airlines operating on this route.

The fare display can be explained as below.

CX – Stands for Carrier or Airline

Fare SGD:- Fare and Currency code is displayed in which the fare is quoted.(If you observe R next to the Fare stands for return fare if there is no R displayed then it will be considered as One-way fare)

Fare Basis:- Fare basis code for the Fare

C:- Class of booking or Booking designator code.

AP:- Advance purchase requirement if any.

MIN/ MAX:- Minimum and Maximum stay requirement.

Seasons:- Seasonality condition for fare if any.

MR:- Whether the fare is mileage based or routing based.

GI:- Global indicator for the fare.

Now that we know how to check and read fare display, We will now see how to modify a fare display as per requirement and how to check for fare rules, routing rules using a  fare display.

In Below example, we will see how to check for a fare display for a particular airline and further we will add a modifier to check return fares only.

FDDXBLHR/EK-RT

Now if you observe above image you will see all fares above are on EK (Emirates ) and all fare are return fares since a letter “R” is next to all the fares which is the indicator for return fares.

Apart from checking for fares a fare display also serves other purposes like checking for fare rules, fare routings, etc.

Below is the command to check for fare rule while using fare display for fare on line number 1.

FN*1

Fare Notes for line no 1 of Fare display.

If you see above image all fare rules for the fare basis on line number 1 are displayed. However, if you need to check for a particular fare rule you need to specify the corresponding fare rule number. Suppose if you want to check for penalties which is fare rule no 16. You can enter below follow up command.

FN*1/16

Fare Note no 1 and Fare rule no 16

Suppose if you need to check for a routing for a fare you can do by entering below command, the routing command is useful when checking fare for a long route where multiple airlines are involved.In below example, we are checking for a Fare from Frankfurt Germany to Bakersfield USA on Lufthansa. This airline does not have a direct flight to Bakersfield but does offer a fare with its codeshare partner however you need to know through which city the fare is applicable and with which codeshare partner airline.

FR*1

Fare Routing for line number 1

If you observe above image you will see different routing options with various airlines which can be combined with Lufthansa flights going via Chicago, Washington, Cleveland, New York and Newark and further connecting flights on United to final destination Bakersfield.

Now that you know how to check for routings we can also check for the required class of booking or RBD for the codeshare connecting flight.

Below is the command for same.

FDC*1//UA

FOCAL POINT SHOPPING

Further now we will learn how to use focal point shopping.Focal point shopping is the latest enhancement made to Galileo which allows you to search for the lowest fare on any airline for a particular route.Unlike Best buy command which is limited to booked itinerary only the focal point shopping command searches for the least fare on all possible airlines and provides different routes between two cities.

Below is the basic command to check for fares using focal point shopping.

FSPAR15JULLHR

Focal point shopping command provides various fare option for the specified route.

In the above example the on entering the command the system displays all possible options between Paris and London in ascending order as per price. To View more options you can scroll up and down using MD command and MU commands.

To book or sell a seat simply tab to FSK(Focal point shopping sell) command next to the desired option and hit the enter key.

Once you tab to the FSK command and hit enter a seat is sold as below you can use the redisplay command to check the sold itinerary.

Now suppose you have already made a reservation and want to check if there are any alternate cheaper options for the booked itinerary. You can simply enter below FS command and you will see alternate options and can rebook if required.

FS

If you observe above example we have made a reservation from Paris to Reno with Delta and Alaskan airline and used the FS command to check for the lowest fare on the sold itinerary. You can see the first option says unable to fare quote best buy which means there is no through fare between Paris and Reno on Delta and Alaskan airline. Hence the system responds as unable to quote fare and offers an alternate option. The second option is with United Airlines. If you want to check for more options with better connections you can simply enter MD command to scroll down.

Below is a chart explaining various Focal point shopping modifier commands which will help you to narrow down on search criteria.

With this, we come to and end of  this module and hope you have found this module useful.Do leave a comment or feedback and let us know in case if you have any queries or suggestions.