Passive Segment Examples for Train Service
- IT Info
- Kavita Pillai
You can pass train booking to the global distribution system (GDS) for rail travel using passive segments. A passive segment is a set of trip information entered into the GDS that does not cause a ticket to be issued by the GDS. For example, a traveler may be taking a train between cities, and although you do not use the GDS to issue the train ticket, you may want all of the trip information to be in one place for the traveler's benefit, and so that agents can generate itineraries or make notes.
The following shows how passive segments are passed to the GDS. PNR Remark Documentation is found on the Custom PNR Editor Script Samples for Train Service page.
The last column provides a breakdown of each portion of the example. At this time, Sabre, Worldspan and Apollo passive segments are supported.
Note: Amadeus functionality does not currently support GDS write back of rail segments. If rail is enabled on an Amadeus site, the reservation is only viewable online; no GDS PNR is created.
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Apollo |
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Worldspan |
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