When
Use this card when flights and names are in the booking file and the price must be stored so it can be ticketed. In Galileo a fare quote made on the booking is filed by itself when it fits what is booked — there is no separate "store" entry.
Check first
- Flights sold and confirmed, names in, and children and infants carry their age in the name field (Names for adults, children and infants).
*FF: is there already a filed fare for the same passengers? If so, cancel it first (Cancel a filed fare (FX) and clear ticketed ones).
Steps
| # | Entry | What it does | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FQ | Quotes every passenger and segment in the booked classes and files the result. | The standard entry; plating carrier logic picks the validating airline. |
| 2 | FQP1.2*C08 | Prices passenger 1 at the adult fare and passenger 2 at the child fare for age 8. | Passenger types in one entry so the child fare applies. |
| 3 | FQA, then FF3 | Shows other fares for the itinerary · files option 3 from that list. | When the client picks a different fare. |
| 4 | F*Q | Shows the last quote in linear form. | Read a quote that could not be filed, or an alternative one. |
| 5 | FI | Ignores the last fare quote. | Drop a quote you do not want; if *FF still lists its fare, cancel it with FX. |
| 6 | ER | Ends and shows the booking again. | The filed fare is saved with the booking. |
| 7 | *FF | Lists the filed fares. | Proof the fare is stored. |
Smartpoint: the Air pricing tab runs the same quote through a form. After fare shopping on a booking (Fare shopping on a booked itinerary (FS) — cheaper flights or dates), rebooking the option you chose normally files its fare automatically.
Check it worked
*FF shows a filed fare for every passenger, with code G, A or Z when the system priced it unaided (an agency private fare on a standard contract shows P).
Traps
- Quote close to the day of issue. A quote takes for granted that the ticket is issued today (or within the guarantee period) and in your own country. Last week's quote may be stale.
- Quote a discounted child together with the adult. Priced alone, a child whose fare needs an accompanying adult gets a full fare.
- Modifiers cost the guarantee. Percentage or amount changes (
FQ*RP10), a forced fare basis (FQ@…), a carrier override and historical dates are filed with codeM, which is not eligible for Travelport's ADM review. - If Galileo says duplicate filed fares exist, check
*FFand remove the extra one withFX(Cancel a filed fare (FX) and clear ticketed ones). - Private or net fares for several passenger types may have to be filed one type at a time; Galileo asks, or you run one
FQper type.