GDS LABby Hazem Magdy
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Availability & selling

Read an availability screen, understand booking classes, and sell segments correctly.

1. Reading an availability line

1 MS 123 J4 C6 Y9 B9 M9 K2 CAI LHR 0810 1215 738 — line number, carrier, flight number, then the booking classes with the number of seats the airline is willing to sell, then the city pair, departure/arrival times and aircraft type. A class showing 0 or a letter with no digit is closed.

2. Booking classes are money, not comfort

Y, B, M, K, H, Q, T, V are all economy — they differ in fare level and restrictions, not in the seat. J and C are business. Selling the wrong class is the most common trainee mistake: the passenger flies the same cabin but pays a fare with different change and refund rules.

3. Selling from the display

Sell by referring to the line number that is currently on your screen. If the availability display is gone, the sell entry fails — display availability again first.

AMADEUSSS1Y1Sell 1 seat in Y from line 1
SABRE01Y1Sell 1 seat in Y from line 1
TRAVELPORTN1Y1Sell 1 seat in Y from line 1