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 FXR command in Amadeus — how to price the itinerary at the lowest possible fare and rebook automatically when required, without storing a TST. Sometimes you want to see how much lower the fare could be if the itinerary were rebooked in a cheaper class — but without committing…
A complete guide to the FXB command in Amadeus — how to price the itinerary with the lowest possible fare, rebook automatically when required, and store the TST. Sometimes the itinerary is booked in a class that is not the cheapest option for the passenger. The fare may be higher than necessary simply because…
A complete guide to the FXX command in Amadeus — how to price an itinerary without storing a TST and check the fare before committing to it. Not every pricing step should be committed. Sometimes you want to see what the system calculates for an itinerary before deciding whether to store the result, adjust…
A complete guide to the FXP command in Amadeus — how to price an itinerary and create a TST, with options for segments, passengers, fare types, discounts, currencies, validating carriers, taxes, and fare basis. Once an itinerary is booked, the next step is to price it and store the result so the ticket can…
A complete guide to the FQB command in Amadeus — how to display bankers’ selling and buying rates for a currency, including historical rates for a past date. When a customer pays for a ticket in a foreign currency, or when an airline settles an account across borders, the exchange rate used matters. The…
A complete guide to the FQC command in Amadeus — how to convert currencies, check exchange rates, convert NUCs, and retrieve historical rates for refunds and audits. Currency conversion is part of almost every international sale. Fares are often quoted in NUCs, the ticket may be paid in a different currency from the fare…
A complete guide to the FQA command in Amadeus — how to display IATA Rates of Exchange for a country, including historical rates for a specific past date. International fares are calculated in a common currency called the NUC, and converting NUCs into the local currency of sale requires a specific exchange rate. That…
A complete guide to the FRM command in Amadeus — how to display the mileage calculation for all or selected flight segments directly from a retrieved PNR. Mileage verification is an essential step in fare construction, and while FQM lets you calculate mileage for a routing typed manually, sometimes the itinerary is already in…
A complete guide to the FQM command in Amadeus — how to calculate itinerary mileage and display mileage surcharge information for a route or city pair. Mileage plays a direct role in fare construction. When a journey exceeds the permitted mileage for a given fare, a mileage surcharge may apply, and the fare must…
A complete guide to the FQNTAX command in Amadeus — how to display general tax information for a specific country or location code while pricing or reviewing an airline fare. Taxes make up a significant part of most international airfares, and understanding them is essential for accurate pricing, quoting, and refund processing. Some taxes…