When
Someone says "the TST is wrong", "delete the TST", or TTP refuses to issue — you need to know what
the TST is.
What it is
The TST (Transitional Stored Ticket) is the ticket before it is issued: the stored fare of
one or more passengers on one or more segments — fare basis, fare, taxes, total, fare calculation,
baggage allowance, validity dates, validating carrier. TTP turns TSTs into e-tickets; without a
TST there is nothing to issue.
- One TST per group of passengers with the same fare (e.g. adults), another for children, another for infants.
- Created by pricing (
FXP,FXB,FXT,FXU), or by hand (TTC/TTK, advanced). - Stored in the PNR; shown in the booking file's Stored fares (TST & TSM) section.
- Its brother the TSM stores the price of an EMD (bags, seats, fees) — see The TSM — the stored price of an EMD (TSM-P).
Steps
| # | Entry | What it does | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FXP | Prices and creates the TST(s). | The normal way. |
| 2 | TQT | Lists the TSTs (or shows the only one). | Check before issuing. |
| 3 | TQT/T1 | Shows TST 1. | Read one. |
Check it worked
TQT shows each TST with passengers, segments, fare basis, total and the last date to ticket
where the airline set one.
Traps
- A TST is not a price guarantee past the airline's ticketing deadline or a fare change.
- After changing flights, names or types, the TST is outdated (PNR change flag) — re-price or update it (Updating the TST itinerary and removing the PNR change flag), never issue on an old TST.
- Opening the graphic TST with
TTCoverwrites the existing TST — useTQTto open it.