Fares Filing, Pricing and Distribution Workshop


All you need to know about the filing of fares by airlines through IATA, the governments and computerised distribution systems.


How You Will Benefit

  • Understand the mechanics of fares filing and required government actions
  • Comprehend the impact of the withdrawal of anti-trust immunities on growth of carrier fares
  • Improve your understanding of Air Services Agreements between countries
  • Raise your issues and concerns on processes involved in filing/distributing fares

Designed for

  • Airline staff from various departments involved in legal and government industry affairs, tariffs, pricing and revenue management, accounting (proration)
  • Government and airport authorities

Course Content

  • Rationale/importance of fares filing and distribution
  • Definition of filing – (with Government and with GDS)
  • Air Services Agreements (includes those ASA of countries from which participants come from)
  • Local government regulations and standards concerning the filing of IATA and carrier fares
  • Local competition laws
  • IATA tariff conference process: traditional versus E-tariffs
  • Overview/background of ATPCO/SITA distribution specialties
  • Sample information submitted when filing fares
    • preparation of US DOT filings
    • preparation of other government filings
  • Channels of distribution:  GDS vs carrier own websites
  • Flowchart of fares filing/distribution
  • Relationship of distribution channels to types of fares (negotiated/private/fares by rule/corporate fares/IATA fares)
  • Pricing models: Low cost vs traditional airline models
  • Introduction to basic pricing methodologies

Classroom Courses

Please note that if no sessions are listed above, then this course is currently not scheduled for delivery in our IATA classrooms.

All IATA courses can be delivered to your offices and tailored to your organisation's reality and needs. If you have a group of 15 or more individuals for this course, please contact us at training.ymq@iata.org and we will provide you with information about bringing this course to your offices at a time convenient for you and your staff.

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All IATA courses can be delivered to your offices and tailored to your organisation's reality and needs. More details