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OB FEE charges do not apply to the fare mask, that is, they can not be used in the pricing of unpublished rates.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