Learn essential Amadeus commands with practical examples and step-by-step lessons for travel agents and GDS users. Explore commands for PNR creation and management, flight availability, pricing, ticketing, queues, seat selection, EMD issuance, and other common Amadeus tasks. These guides are designed to help beginners and experienced travel professionals use the Amadeus GDS more efficiently in real-world booking and ticketing situations.
A complete guide to the ETX command in Amadeus — how to confirm the cancellation of the itinerary for all AXR-linked PNRs and file the records once the work is complete. Cancelling an AXR-linked booking is a two-part process. First, the itinerary must be removed. Second, the cancellation must be confirmed across every associated…
A complete guide to the EF command in Amadeus — how to end the transaction and file a split PNR after separating passengers from the original booking. Splitting a PNR is a two-step process. First, the passenger is separated from the original booking using the SP entry. Then the transaction must be closed and…
A complete guide to the ERK command in Amadeus — how to end the transaction, update advice codes, and redisplay the PNR in one entry. Ending a transaction is usually the last step in a session — but it is not always the only step. When a PNR contains segments that were waitlisted, requested,…
A complete guide to the ETK command in Amadeus — how to end the transaction, update advice codes, and file the PNR in a single entry. Ending a transaction is not always as simple as saving and moving on. When a PNR contains segments that were waitlisted, requested, or added with an inactive status…
A complete guide to the ER command in Amadeus — how to end the current transaction, save the PNR, and redisplay it in a single entry. Every change made to a PNR only becomes permanent when the transaction is ended. Until then, the modifications exist only in the current session and can still be…
A complete guide to the ET command in Amadeus — how to end the current transaction, save all changes, and file the PNR in the Amadeus system. Every change made to a PNR only becomes permanent when the transaction is ended. Until that moment, the additions and modifications exist only in the current session…
A complete guide to the RF command in Amadeus — how to record who requested or provided the information for a PNR and how to use RF for queuing to another office or agent. A PNR is not just a record of flights and passengers — it is also a record of how the…
A complete guide to the TK command in Amadeus — how to add ticketing elements, set ticketing time limits, and create special ticketing instructions in a PNR. A booking is not complete when the itinerary is booked. It is complete when the ticketing arrangement has been recorded, the ticketing time limit has been set,…
A complete guide to the IEP command in Amadeus — how to send an itinerary or document by email directly to a passenger or any specified address. Customers expect their travel documents quickly, and email is almost always the fastest way to deliver them. Instead of printing an itinerary and handing it over, or…
A complete guide to the AP command in Amadeus — how to add passenger, business, agency, email, and other contact information to a PNR. A booking without contact details is a booking you cannot service. If a flight is cancelled, a schedule changes, or the airline needs to reach the passenger, the PNR must…