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INTRODUCTION

The concept of OB FEE refers to administrative charges that can be defined and charged, for the airline and / or travel agency, in the issuance of electronic tickets.

OFF FEE TYPES

OB is the identifier code IATA gives administrative or extra charges on ticket issuances.

There are 3 types of OB FEES(charges):

•  Type T - Ticketing  Fee
•  Type F - Fee dependent of form of Payment
•  Type R - Fee per required service (functionality not implemented)

Considerations:

• The use of the FEE OB within the airline is configured from the JJETKT table of each country under the OB FEE [OBF] parameter .If the indicator is in N (NO) it means that the airline can not apply, nor can configure the collection of FEEs. If it is in Y (YES), the airline can configure the FEEs to be charged at the time of ticket issuance.

• The use of the FEE OB will allow the airline to charge one or more values for the following reasons:

           Type T: By issuance (Ticketing). A fee is charged for ticket issuance. The value can be with a single amount or a percentage on the Net Fare.

          Type F:  Dependent on the form  of Payment. It can be charged only when the type of payment is with a credit card or Debit. The value can be with a single amount or a percentage of the total.

• Ticketing  with FEES can be automatic or manual. If automatic mode was applied, the system will take the values defined in the table TX * FEE / *
  
  
• OB FEES are charged only for each new issue and are not reimbursable.
  
  

• OB FEE charges do not apply to the fare mask, that is, they can not be used in the pricing of unpublished rates.

Configurations

To configure the usage of the charges, the OB FEE parameter of the JJETKT / COUNTRY table of the airline must be in Y (YES). If the parameter is in N (NO), pricing and ticketing may not include FEE
The activation will enable the messages when pricing an itinerary. The messages that can be presented are the following:

AIRLINE FEES INCLUDED: when OB charges are included in fare quote

AIRLINE FORM OF PAYMENT FEES MAY APPLY: when the use of OB is active but the payment method has not been detailed.

PRICED WITH VALIDATING CARRIER XX: when the use of OB is active

MANIPULATION OF FEES : when the use of OB has been manipulated and modified manually

DISPLAY AND CONFIGURATION OF THE OB FEE TABLE

The command to display the table is:

TX*FEE/*

The data that set up the table are the following:

ITEM

Indicates the item number, or position, of the FEE in the table.

CODE

Indicates the OB FEE code. It is composed of a fixed format with 5 alphanumeric characters defined in the following way:

• Code: OB (Fixed component)

• Subcode:
  F: FEE Dependent of form of Payment
  T: FEE Ticketing,the fee will be charged regardless of the form of payment.

• Identifier: the indicator that identifies the FEE is two alphanumeric characters.
  
  
  Example: OBT01; OBF08

FOP

It is used only when applying a FEE for form of payment and has two components:

TYPE: Type of Payment

            CC: credit card (CC - Credit Card)

            DC: debit card (DC - Debit Card)

The identifier is FT (Form of payment Type) followed by the type of card. It must contain 2 alphabetic characters.

Example: / FTCC / FCVI

CODE:  Card Code, supports 2 to 4 characters. The identifier is FC (Form of payment Code) followed by the card code

Example: / FTDC / FCMA

EXCH

Application indicator of the FEE in an exchange. This field is optional but if the input is omitted, the value by default will be that a new FEE will not be charged during an exchange transaction.
The identifier in the command is EX and must be followed by the Y (YES) or N (No) parameter to indicate whether the system must charge a new FEE during the exchange.

Example: / EXYEX Y

The system logic works as follows depending on how the FEE is configured with the option YES or NO with respect to the exchange. If the exchange is set to NO, it means that at the time of performing the exchange, a new FEE for the issuance of the new ticket will NOT be charged.

So that the system does not charge the FEE, the new itinerary must be priced  with the WS * FEX command and then follow the normal process of the exchange  besides having the option in NO,

If this option is not used and WS  only is used  instead, when attepting to pass step 3 of the exchange a message saying  PRICE DISCREPANCY will  warn you and will not allow to finish the process. 

To continue, the process of the exchange, price the itinerary again with the WS * FEX command and then start again the exchange

If the exchange is configured in YES, it means that a new FEE will be charged at the moment of performing the exchange for the issuance of the new ticket. The itinerary can be priced both with the WS command and with the WS * FEX command. Then you should follow the normal steps of the exchange and the system, in step 3,inform that the amount corresponding to the FEE must be paid for the exchange of the ticket.

RFND

This functionality is not yet implemented. It will allow to establish if a charge allows to be reimbursed or not.

TRIP

Indicator of the type of trip. This field is optional, but if your entry is omitted, the system will assume that the FEE that is being configured and should be applied in both types of trips: Domestic and International.

The options are:

•  D: domestic trip
•  I: international trip

The identifier in the command is TR and must be followed by the indicator of the type of trip on which the FEE applies.

Example : TR I

In case of entering a travel type indicator different from D or I, the system will respond with the following error message:

INVALID - TRIP INDICATOR MUST BE D OR I

PAX

Passenger type indicator. This field is optional, but if your entry is omitted, the system will assume that the FEE that is being configured will apply to all  passengers types.

The options are:

•  A: adult
•  C: child / minor
• I: Infant

The identifier in the command is PX (represents the word PAX) and must be followed by the type of passenger on which the FEE will apply.

Examples;.

/ PXAC (FEE applies to adult and child tickets)
/ PXA (FEE applies to adult tickets)

In case of entering an indicator other than A, C or I, the system will respond with the following error message :

INVALID - CHECK PAX TYPE

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