Entering a ticketing date

 Entering a ticketing date

ICK	LETTERS "TAW"	DATE	"/"
7	TAW	10FEB	/

Shown above is an entry to record a ticketing date in the ticketing arrangement field. The purpose of this entry is to specify when the PNR should be ticketed. On the date entered in this field, the computer will automatically remind you to issue a ticket for the PNR.

The entry begins with the ticketing ICK 7, which is followed by the letters TAW for "ticketing arrangement - will call", the ticketing date and an oblique.

In application, the entry shown above would create a PNR ticketing arrangement field indicating that the PNR is to be ticketed on 10 February.

One case in which you would not enter a ticketing date is if you plan to issue a ticket immediately after building the PNR. In such a case, you still need to create a ticketing arrangement field. (Remember that it is one of the five essential PNR fields.) But instead of entering a ticketing date, you would enter 7T-A, which indicates that the PNR will be ticketed immediately. We will practise the immediate ticketing entry later in the course.