The Airport Experience Final

SEATING ASSIGNMENTS (HOW ARE SEATS ASSIGNED?
When making a flight reservation:

 Passenger can reserve a specific seat in advance, either by phone with
travel agent or an airline reservationist, or in the internet.
 Passengers can also reserve a seat when they check in at the airport: at
the check-in counter, at a self-service kiosk, or at the gate.
 The exit rows are usually assigned at the airport check-in because they
require able-bodied passengers to help open the exterior door in an
emergency.
 Only airport personnel can make sure that the people sitting in exit-row
seats aren’t , say , children or physically challenged passengers.
THE AIRLINES
 -other countries have major airlines too, with considerable service within their
national borders as well as to other countries. Here are some of the biggest
ones, with their codes.
 Air France (AF)
 AIR New Zealand(NZ)
 British Airways(BA)
 Japan Airlines or JAL(JL)
 KLM-Royal Dutch airlines(KL)
 Lufthansa(LH)
 Qantas Airways(QF)
 SAS Scandinavian Airlines(SK)
 Singapore Airlines(SQ)
 Virgin Atlantic(VS)
 -An airlines offers only service within a country is called Domestic carrier, one
that offers among multiple countries is called an international or foreign carrier.
SECONDARY AIRLINES
 -several airlines aren’t as huge as the majors but do offer

considerable service.
 For example, Alaska Airlines (AS) has many flights up and
down the western coast of the United States, Canada, and
Mexico and Hawaiian Airlines (HA) offers service among the
islands of Hawaii, as well as to and from the U.S. mainland.
LOW FARE AIRLINES
 -sometimes called “low-frills”.
 They offer fares that are often lower- sometimes much lower
than the majors. In fact, whenever the low- fare airline
begins an offering service to a city, the major airlines are
forced to compete with equally low fares there.
 -also offer highly simplified rate structures compared to the
major airlines.
 They tend to target Leisure travelers, because these people
are the most price-sensitive.
REGIONAL AIRLINES
 These carriers also called commuters airlines, serve as a

limited section of the country and are often affiliated with
major airline.
 Tend to use small jets and prop planes for their service.
Among other significant commuter airlines are, Comair,
Skywest, Mesa, Horizon, and Expressjet.
AIRPORT AND AVIATION MANAGEMENT
 Airport Management- concerns itself with making the
operations of an airport efficient, safe, and profitable.
 Fixed- base Operators- are companies that provide ground
services and support to the aviation industry.
 Airport ancillary services- consist of just about every other
airport- related supplier you can think of. Some are based on-site
at the airport( such as airline, caterers, store, restaurants and
private security firms) , others are based partially or completely
off-site( such as taxis, shuttle, and limo services, airport hotels
car rental firms and bus companies).
 Government Organizations- can be the cities or counties
that own the airports (including their police). However, the
government entity that has the ,most crucial presence at
airports is the FAA. The FAA monitors the air travel systems
to ensure safety and manages the airspace above the United
States. Another subsidiary of Department of Transportation is
the TSA, which help the airports and flight safe.
AIRFARES
 if your traveling on full-coach fare. Coach fares that
eligible for any discounts( and that cost nearly as much as
business- or –first- class fare) are usually unrestricted fares,
meaning that you can make changes to your itinerary without
incurring penalty. Fares that have discounted are usually
called promotional fares.
 how far you advance you buy the ticket. Generally, the
farther in advance you buy, the less you pay. Tickets
purchased less than, say, seven days before the flight will be
charged at full time.
 What class of service you bought. Coach almost always
cost less than premium coach, premium coach less than
business, and business less than first. Remember, though,
the difference between full-fare coach and business or first
may not be that much.
 What add-on taxes and fees there are. Fuel surcharges,
segment taxes, departure taxes, airport taxes, security fees,
and service fees-all those and more may be tacked on to the
base fare.
 Whom you bought it from, or how. The majority of all
airline tickets are bought through travel agencies, both brick-
and- mortar and online
Which airline is involved. Low-fare airlines usually offer better
deals than do their competitors, esp. on last minute flights.
However, some of these airlines like Irelands Ryanair, charge
extra fees for many services that offers airlines include in there
fares.
 what time you are flying. Maybe 10 A.M flight from San
Francisco to Atlanta is nearly sold out ( so the prices on the few
remaining seats costly). But the 7 A.M flight or even 12:30 A.M
red eye flight will be a lot less expensive because fewer people
are booked on those flights.

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SEATING ASSIGNMENTS (HOW ARE SEATS ASSIGNED?

When making a flight reservation:

 -several airlines aren’t as huge as the majors but do offer

 These carriers also called commuters airlines, serve as a

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