Effective March 2020

Standard Schedules
Information Manual
Edition 30

International Air Transport Association

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 Table of Contents
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Foreword .................................................................................................................................................. ix

Summary of Changes .............................................................................................................................. x

Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ xiii

The Objectives of the Manual ..................................................................................................... xiii
The Benefits of Implementation .................................................................................................. xiv
Amendment Procedures ............................................................................................................. xiv
Description of the Contents—the Chapters ................................................................................. xv
Appendices to the SSIM ............................................................................................................. xvi
Attachments to the SSIM ......................................................................................................... xviii

Chapter 1—Definitions ............................................................................................................................ 1

1.1 Definitions ...................................................................................................................................... 1

Chapter 2—Information Required for Standard Schedules ................................................................. 9

2.1 Data Requirements ....................................................................................................................... 9
2.2 Data Representation ..................................................................................................................... 9
2.3 Data Elements and Data Element Identifiers ................................................................................ 11
2.4 Data Element Listings ................................................................................................................... 13
2.5 Glossary Introduction .................................................................................................................... 19
2.6 Data Element Glossary ................................................................................................................. 20

Chapter 3—Standard Print Layouts for Schedules Information ......................................................... 115

3.1 General .......................................................................................................................................... 115
3.2 Description .................................................................................................................................... 115
3.3 Data Elements Required ............................................................................................................... 116
3.4 Code Sharing Flights ..................................................................................................................... 116
3.5 Plane Change ............................................................................................................................... 116
3.6 Examples (for demonstration only) ............................................................................................... 117

Chapter 4—Standard Schedules Message Procedure ......................................................................... 119

4.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 121
4.2 Principles and Rules ..................................................................................................................... 121
4.3 Message Standards ...................................................................................................................... 122
4.4 SSM Action Sub-Messages .......................................................................................................... 124
4.5 Technical Message Specification .................................................................................................. 126

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4.6 SSM Sub-Message Definition ....................................................................................................... 132

4.7 Additional Message Examples ...................................................................................................... 172

Chapter 5—Ad Hoc Schedules Message Procedure ............................................................................ 177

5.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 179
5.2 Principles and Rules ..................................................................................................................... 179
5.3 Message Standards ...................................................................................................................... 180
5.4 ASM Action Sub-Messages .......................................................................................................... 181
5.5 Technical Specification ................................................................................................................. 184
5.6 Technical Message Specification .................................................................................................. 184
5.7 SSM Sub-Message Definition ....................................................................................................... 189
5.8 Additional Message Examples ...................................................................................................... 228

Chapter 6—Airport Coordination Procedures ....................................................................................... 233

6.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 239
6.2 Principles and Rules ..................................................................................................................... 239
6.3 Standard Procedures and Messages ............................................................................................ 243
6.4 Message Standards ...................................................................................................................... 243
6.5 Message Specifications ................................................................................................................ 254
6.6 Action Codes ................................................................................................................................. 283
6.7 Incorrectly Formatted Messages ................................................................................................... 295
6.8 Slot Allocation Procedures ............................................................................................................ 296
6.9 Use of Special Reference—//BLOCK or //SWAP .......................................................................... 338
6.10 SMA Procedures ........................................................................................................................... 341
6.11 SAQ Procedures ........................................................................................................................... 350
6.12 SIR Procedures ............................................................................................................................. 355
6.13 Waitlist Procedures ....................................................................................................................... 362

Chapter 7—Presentation and Transfer of a Schedule Data Set .......................................................... 381

7.1 General .......................................................................................................................................... 381
7.2 Principles for the Transfer of Computerized Schedules ............................................................... 381
7.3 Computerized Schedules Constraints ........................................................................................... 382
7.4 Record Organisation ..................................................................................................................... 382
7.5 Record Composition ...................................................................................................................... 383
7.6 Application ..................................................................................................................................... 389

Chapter 8—Presentation, Application, and Transfer of Minimum Connecting Time (MCT) Data .... 391
8.1 General .......................................................................................................................................... 391
8.2 Establishing MCTs ........................................................................................................................ 392
8.3 Practice for the Submission of MCTs ............................................................................................ 392
8.4 Principles for the Transmission of MCT Data ............................................................................... 392
8.5 MCT Data Elements Hierarchy Table ........................................................................................... 392
8.6 MCT Data Elements Glossary Introduction ................................................................................... 395

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8.7 MCT Data Elements Glossary ....................................................................................................... 395

8.8 Presentation and Transfer of a Minimum Connecting Time Data Set .......................................... 412
8.9 Application ..................................................................................................................................... 416
8.10 Designation of MCT Coordinator in Each Carrier ......................................................................... 421
8.11 Carrier Submission Template ........................................................................................................ 422
8.12 MCT Transmission Format ............................................................................................................ 422

Appendix A—IATA Aircraft Types .......................................................................................................... 423

Aircraft Type Codes ...................................................................................................................... 423
Aircraft Group Codes .................................................................................................................... 423
Aircraft Type Publication Override ................................................................................................ 423
Surface Equipment ........................................................................................................................ 424
General Aviation ............................................................................................................................ 424
ICAO Codes .................................................................................................................................. 424
Category ........................................................................................................................................ 424
Aircraft Body .................................................................................................................................. 425
Revisions ....................................................................................................................................... 425
IATA Aircraft Types Encoding List ................................................................................................ 426
Decoding List ............................................................................................................................... 448

Appendix B—Meal Service Codes .......................................................................................................... 463

Appendix C—Service Types ................................................................................................................... 465

Appendix D—Passenger Terminal Indicators ....................................................................................... 467

Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 467
Assignment Principles ................................................................................................................... 467
Revisions ....................................................................................................................................... 468
List of Passenger Terminals ........................................................................................................ 469

Appendix E—Reject Reason ................................................................................................................... 485

Appendix F—UTC—Local Time Comparisons and ISO Two Letter Country Codes ......................... 489
General .......................................................................................................................................... 489
How To Use Appendix F Country Listing Showing UTC—Local Time Comparisons ................... 489
Amendment Procedure ................................................................................................................. 490
Country Listing Showing UTC—Local Time Comparisons .......................................................... 491
Decoding ...................................................................................................................................... 505

Appendix G—Traffic Restriction Codes Table ...................................................................................... 509

Appendix H—Explanatory Notes on SSIM Applications ...................................................................... 513

General .......................................................................................................................................... 513
Contents ........................................................................................................................................ 513
AD HOC Schedules Messages in the Operations Control Environment ...................................... 515

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Aircraft Seating Description ........................................................................................................... 516

Clearances/Movement Advices for Flights Partly Out of Scheduling Season ............................. 519
Commercial Agreements Between Two or More Airlines ............................................................. 519
Daylight Saving Time .................................................................................................................... 527
Default ........................................................................................................................................... 529
Duplicate Flight Legs ..................................................................................................................... 529
Electronic Ticketing Information .................................................................................................... 533
Fictitious Points ............................................................................................................................. 535
Legs/Segments ............................................................................................................................. 536
Minimum Connecting Time ........................................................................................................... 538
Partnership Specification .............................................................................................................. 538
Plane Change without Aircraft Change ......................................................................................... 541
Time Mode .................................................................................................................................... 542
Traffic Restriction Code D, E and G ............................................................................................. 547
Traffic Restriction Code Qualifiers 710-712 .................................................................................. 550
Train Stations at Multi-Terminal Airports ....................................................................................... 553
Withdrawal of AD HOC Schedule Changes .................................................................................. 553

Appendix I—Region Codes ..................................................................................................................... 557

1. Schengen Agreement Countries (Region Code SCH) .................................................................. 557
2. IATA Traffic Conference Areas (TC) ............................................................................................. 558

Appendix J—Information Codes for Use in the Airport Coordination Process ................................ 573
Additional Information Codes ........................................................................................................ 573
Coordinator Reason Codes (SAL/SAQ/SCR) ............................................................................... 573
Coordinator Reason Codes (SHL) ................................................................................................ 574

Appendix K—General Aviation Slot Clearance Request ...................................................................... 575

General .......................................................................................................................................... 575
GCR Message Principles .............................................................................................................. 575
Message Use/Flows ...................................................................................................................... 576
Examples of Bilaterally Agreed Message Formats: ...................................................................... 581
GIR (General Aviation Information Request/Reply) Message ...................................................... 583
Translation of ICAO Aircraft and Airports into IATA Format for Standard Chapter Six
Messages ...................................................................................................................................... 585

Appendix X—IATA Data Exchange Standards ...................................................................................... 587

Standard Schemas ........................................................................................................................ 587
Implementation Guides ................................................................................................................. 587
Slot Coordination XML Standards ................................................................................................. 587
Schedules XML Work Group (SchedX) ........................................................................................ 590

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Attachment 1A—SPG 2019 Participants ................................................................................................ 591

I. Airline Members ............................................................................................................................ 591
II. Non-Airline Observers ................................................................................................................... 594

Attachment 1B—SMG 2019 Participants ............................................................................................... 597

I. Airline Members ............................................................................................................................ 597
II. Non-Airline Observers ................................................................................................................... 600

Attachment 2—Participants in IATA Slot Conferences ........................................................................ 603

Section I—Airlines ......................................................................................................................... 603
Section II—Airport Coordinators and Facilitators .......................................................................... 642
Section III—Non Airline Contacts .................................................................................................. 660

Attachment 3—MCT Coordinator Contacts ........................................................................................... 663

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