How do I retrieve a PNR in Amadeus?

RT Q6RBB3 opens a PNR by its record locator. Without one: RT/SMITH by name, RT/12AUG-SMITH by date and name, RT KL153/12AUG-SMITH by flight, or RT TKT/ with the ticket number. RL shows the airline's own locator.
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When

You need to open an existing booking — the client calls, a queue shows it, or your own records carry its locator.

Steps

#EntryWhat it doesWhy
1RT Q6RBB3By record locator.Fastest and exact.
2RT/HANUSSEN/J · RT/HANUBy name · by the first letters of a name.When you have no locator.
3RT/12AUG-SMITHBy travel date and name.Narrows a common name.
4RT KL153/12AUG-JOHNSONBy flight, date and name.The client knows the flight.
5RT TKT/016-1234567890By ticket number.From a BSP statement line or a refund query.
6RT 2 · RT 0Opens line 2 of a similar-name list · redisplays the list.When several PNRs match.
7RT*EOpens the PNR from a displayed e-ticket record.From TWD to the booking.
8RTOA/1G-APRNSZBy a record locator of another system (here Galileo).Bookings made elsewhere.
9RLShows the airline's own record locator(s).What the airline calls this booking (check-in, calls to the airline).

Graphic: search bar → Retrieve → name or locator; up to six booking files open at once.

Check it worked

The PNR is displayed with the locator you expected; for a list, pick the line with the right date.

Traps

  • Amadeus locator ≠ airline locator. Your agency's records should hold the Amadeus record locator (six characters from the top of the PNR); the airline's own code from RL is the airline's reference, for talking to the airline.
  • Old PNRs (four days after the last flight) are archived; see Recalling a purged (past-date) PNR.
  • You can only open PNRs of your office unless another office has shared them.

Related

Free tool: PNR converter
Paste a booking from Amadeus, Galileo or Sabre, get a clean itinerary for the client. It runs in your browser.

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