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 RTAM command in Amadeus — how to display only the flight segments in a PNR that carry married segment indicators, so you can identify linked segments quickly. Married segments are one of the more technical aspects of airline booking. When two or more flight segments are linked by the…
A complete guide to the RTIM command in Amadeus — how to display the entire itinerary of the current PNR, including married segment indicators on the affected flights. Not every itinerary is a simple list of independent flights. Sometimes the airline’s inventory system links two or more segments together so they must be booked,…
A complete guide to the RTSVC command in Amadeus — how to retrieve flight service information for the flights stored in the current PNR. A booking is not only about the flight itself. Modern airline services extend well beyond a seat and a meal — paid baggage, extra legroom, priority boarding, lounge access, onboard…
A complete guide to the RU command in Amadeus — how to create a memo auxiliary segment in a PNR to record informational travel services without making an actual booking. Not every service a customer purchases through a travel agency is a flight, a hotel, or a car. Some are theatre tickets, museum passes,…
A complete guide to the HU command in Amadeus — how to create a hotel auxiliary segment in a PNR, recording hotel location, dates, room type, and booking details. A customer’s journey rarely begins and ends at the airport. Accommodation is often an integral part of the trip, and the travel agent needs to…
A complete guide to the CU command in Amadeus — how to create a car rental auxiliary segment in a PNR, recording the rental company, location, pickup and return dates, and service details. Car rental is one of the most common additions to a travel booking. Customers flying into a destination often need a…
A complete guide to the AU command in Amadeus — how to create an air taxi auxiliary segment in a PNR, recording the airline, route, date, and service details. Not every journey in a PNR is a scheduled commercial flight. Customers travelling to remote destinations, island resorts, or business sites without scheduled service often…
A complete guide to the SI command in Amadeus — how to create an arrival-unknown (ARNK) segment or an information segment in a PNR. Not every part of a journey is booked through the GDS. A passenger may drive between two cities, take a train, use a ferry, or fly on a small regional…
A complete guide to the SO command in Amadeus — how to create an open flight segment when the exact flight date or flight number is not yet confirmed. Not every booking is finalised at the moment it is created. Customers often know the route they want to travel but have not yet decided…
A complete guide to the SS command in Amadeus — how to sell flight segments from an availability or schedule display, including long sell entries, waitlist, frequent flyer, unaccompanied minor, and special-service passengers. Building an itinerary begins with selling flight segments. Every booking in Amadeus starts when a seat is confirmed on a specific…