Airport

Airport

A station, usually consisting of buildings, airfields and runways, used to provide a place for aircraft to take off and land as well as to house commercial services for passengers and on-board staff.

Industry: Aviation

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confirmation

Aviation; Airport

A confirmed reservation exists when a supplier either orally or in writing acknowledges that a booking has been accepted. Most confirmations are subject to certain conditions.

back-to-back ticketing

Aviation; Airport

Ticketing method in which the traveler books two overlapping roundtrip reservations that meet discount fare restrictions (such as a Saturday-night stay) in order to lower the overall cost of the ...

CRS

Aviation; Airport

Computer Reservation System. An interactive electronic system linking individual travel agencies to a central, airline-owned computer, allowing agents to make availability inquiries and travel ...

Cargo is carried on a domestic flight and is therefore not subject to international agreements that fix set cargo charges. Cabotage rates are negotiable between the shipper and airline and apply only ...

container

Aviation; Airport

A trailer body that can easily be detached from a truck chassis for loading onto a vessel, a rail car, or stacked in a container depot. A container may be varied in length and width. Containers may ...