When
The client wants a price for a specific routing and airline before anything is booked — "what would LJU–AMS–LJU on KLM cost?" The planner prices an unbooked itinerary for information only; nothing goes into a booking file.
Check first
- Know the cities, dates and airline; add classes if you want a specific one.
- Use airport codes, not city codes, or the airport taxes are left out.
Steps
| # | Entry | What it does | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FQPLJU14NOVAMS21NOVLJU+KL | Informative fares for the return trip on KLM (up to 10 answers). | A quick price range. |
| 2 | FQQLJU14NOVAMS21NOVLJU+KL | The lowest possible informative fare for the same trip. | One cheapest answer. |
| 3 | FQPBEG+JU.V14NOVAMS+JU.V21NOVBEG | Air Serbia in class V, out 14 Nov, back 21 Nov. | Price a specific class per sector. |
| 4 | FQPLJU14NOVX-FRAIST+LH | LJU to IST via FRA with no stopover in Frankfurt. | Connection point without a stop. |
| 5 | FQPLJU14NOVAMS--CDG21NOVLJU | Out to AMS, back from CDG, the gap on the ground. | Open jaw. |
| 6 | FQP* · FQP*2 | Planner summary again · the fare calculation of answer 2. | Compare answers. |
| 7 | FQL3 · FQN2 · FN3/ALL | Fare ladder of answer 3 · components of answer 2 · all rules of component 3. | Check the fare before quoting it. |
| 8 | F*Q | The fare calculation in one line. | Details for the client offer. |
Check it worked
The answer lists numbered fares with their amounts. Follow-up entries use those numbers.
Traps
- Informative only. The trip is not booked, so nothing is held or filed. When the client says yes, book the flights and price the booking file with
FQ(see Price the booking file (FQ) — the fare that gets stored). - Before you promise a planner price, check in an availability display that the class is open.
- A planner price with a past ticketing date (
.Twith a date at the end) is historical and not guaranteed (see Historical fare quote — the price on an earlier ticketing date). - For "find me the cheapest flights", fare shopping is the better tool (Fare shopping (FS) — cheapest flights and fares, nothing booked yet); the planner answers "what does this exact routing cost".