Heard of WCHR, PNR, ETD, TKT, and OW?
You must have come across these kinds of short forms and abbreviations used while booking a flight ticket. While some of them are easily understandable, some are a little too technical.
So, to ensure a seamless journey, you must be aware of all the terminologies and core abbreviations used during the booking process.
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Let’s check out 33 words in used in aviation that you should definitely know about:
Codes for 5 Indian Airlines
> Air India: AI
> Vistara: UK
> SpiceJet: SG
> IndiGo: 6E
> AirAsia India: I5
Codes for 12 Famous Indian Airports
> Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi: DEL
> Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai: BOM
> Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru: BLR
> Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata: CCU
> Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad: HYD
> Chennai International Airport, Chennai: MAA
> Cochin International Airport, Kerala: COK
> Dabolim Airport, Goa: GOI
> Trivandrum International Airport, Kerala: TRV
> Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Guwahati: GAU
> Swami Vivekananda Airport, Raipur: RPR
> Jaipur International Airport, Jaipur: JAI
16 Other Important Abbreviations:
> One Way: OW
> Round Trip: RT
> PNR: Passenger Name Record
> Estimated Time of Arrival: ETA
> Estimated Time of Departure: ETD
> Change Name To: CHNT
> No Show: NOSH
> Ticket: TKT
> Wheel Chair: WCHR
> Special Service Request: SSR
> Economy Class: Y
> Full Fare First Class: F
> Full Fare Business Class: J
> Premium Economy: W
> CH: Child fare (typically up to 11 years old, but 15 in some cases)
> IN: Infant fare (typically up to 2 years old, but 3 years in some cases)
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