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ESD: Electronic Support Desk
ETC: Electronic Travel Certificate
FA - Flight Attendant
FD - Fuel Dump
FFN: Frequent flyer number (in context, can also be Hyatt faster free nights.)
FT: Flyertalk.com
GA - Gate Agent
KSML: Kosher (special) Meal.
OW: One-way (in context, can also be Oneworld)
MR: Mileage Run (in context, can also be Marriott Rewards or Membership Rewards.)
O/D: Origin/Destination
OLCI: Online Checkin
PM: Pre-merger
RT: Round Trip
SDC: Same-day confirmed change
TATL: Transatlantic (e.g. JFK-LHR)
TCON: Transcontinental  (e.g. JFK-LAX)
TPAC: Transpacific  (e.g. JFK-NRT)
YQ: Fuel surcharges.


Classes of Service:
F: First
J or C: Business
Y: Coach

Alliances:
*A: Star Alliance
*S: Star Alliance Silver
*G: Star Alliance Gold
ST: Skyteam
OW: OneWorld (in context)

Airline codes:
A3: Aegean
AA: American
AC: Air Canada
AF: Air France
AS: Alaska
AV: Avianca
AZ: Alitalia
BA: British Airways
B6: JetBlue
CO: Continental
CX: Cathay Pacific
DL: Delta
ET: Ethiopian
EK: Emirates
EY: Etihad
FB: Flying Blue (joint venture of Air France and KLM)
HA: Hawaiian
JL: JAL
LA: LAN
LH: Lufthansa
LX: Swiss
LY: El Al
NH: ANA
QF: Qantas
QR: Qatar
RJ: Royal Jordanian
SQ: Singapore
TG: Thai
TK: Turkish
UA: United
US: USAirways
VS: Virgin Atlantic
VX: Virgin America
WN: Southwest (also abbreviated as SWA)
 


Hotels:
HGP: Hyatt Gold Passport
(GH=Grand Hyatt, HH=Hyatt House, HP=Hyatt Place, HR=Hyatt Regency, PH=Park Hyatt)
HH: Hilton
IC - InterContinental
MR: Marriott Rewards (in context)
PC: Priority Club
SPG: Starwood Preferred Guest


Credit card points:
MR: AMEX Membership Rewards (in context)
TY: Citi Thank You points
UR: Chase Ultimate Rewards
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Author Topic: Airline And Travel Related Acronyms  (Read 122689 times)

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Re: Airline And Travel Related Acronyms
« Reply #20 on: May 23, 2014, 12:22:32 PM »

OTA='online travel agency' hasn't made it to either official acronym list yet.

Its on this list already. Look again.
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Re: Airline And Travel Related Acronyms
« Reply #21 on: June 08, 2014, 12:58:30 AM »
can add QR to the list couldnt find that one before

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Re: Airline And Travel Related Acronyms
« Reply #22 on: June 09, 2014, 02:21:27 PM »
Can someone please tell that stupid UA agent that BR is NOT Brussels Airlines?
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Re: Airline And Travel Related Acronyms
« Reply #23 on: July 28, 2014, 08:52:57 PM »
Anyone figured out what KLM stands for?

I think it's K'Royal L'Dutch M'Airlines

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Re: Airline And Travel Related Acronyms
« Reply #24 on: July 28, 2014, 08:57:38 PM »
Anyone figured out what KLM stands for?

I think it's K'Royal L'Dutch M'Airlines
According to Wikipedia, it's Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij.

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Re: Airline And Travel Related Acronyms
« Reply #25 on: July 28, 2014, 08:59:12 PM »
According to Wikipedia, it's Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij.
That was my next guess
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Re: Airline And Travel Related Acronyms
« Reply #26 on: July 28, 2014, 08:59:31 PM »
According to Wikipedia, it's Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij.
That's what I meant...

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Re: Airline And Travel Related Acronyms
« Reply #27 on: July 28, 2014, 09:45:56 PM »
Would it make sense to combine the 2 acronym threads, put Dan's first post here into the wiki of the other thread and title the whole thing "Common Acronyms Used on DDF"?

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Re: Airline And Travel Related Acronyms
« Reply #28 on: July 28, 2014, 09:52:53 PM »

Would it make sense to combine the 2 acronym threads, put Dan's first post here into the wiki of the other thread and title the whole thing "Common Acronyms Used on DDF"?
Had that thought today... I think it makes too much sense.

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Re: Airline And Travel Related Acronyms
« Reply #29 on: July 28, 2014, 10:18:21 PM »
Dan?

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Re: Airline And Travel Related Acronyms
« Reply #30 on: July 28, 2014, 11:37:42 PM »
Anyone figured out what KLM stands for?

I think it's K'Royal L'Dutch M'Airlines
According to Wikipedia, it's Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij.
=Royal Dutch Airlines  :)

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Re: Airline And Travel Related Acronyms
« Reply #31 on: August 19, 2014, 07:42:13 PM »
AS?

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Re: Airline And Travel Related Acronyms
« Reply #33 on: January 20, 2015, 08:51:09 PM »
MS? AV? SQ?
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Re: Airline And Travel Related Acronyms
« Reply #34 on: January 20, 2015, 09:36:02 PM »
MS? AV? SQ?
SQ=Singapore
AV=Avianca

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Re: Airline And Travel Related Acronyms
« Reply #35 on: January 20, 2015, 09:42:45 PM »
SQ=Singapore
AV=Avianca
thanks what is *A taking pm ;)

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Re: Airline And Travel Related Acronyms
« Reply #36 on: January 20, 2015, 10:54:36 PM »
MS? AV? SQ?
MS=Manufacture Spending

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Re: Airline And Travel Related Acronyms
« Reply #37 on: January 21, 2015, 10:56:44 AM »
thanks what is *A taking pm ;)
*A=Star Slliance

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Re: Airline And Travel Related Acronyms
« Reply #38 on: January 22, 2015, 09:26:59 PM »
What does "MR" stand for? As in "...MR to Aeroplan..."?

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Re: Airline And Travel Related Acronyms
« Reply #39 on: January 22, 2015, 09:29:34 PM »
What does "MR" stand for? As in "...MR to Aeroplan..."?
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