Configuring Flight Period and Schedule Parameters

Flight period management is carried out by flight schedule management form.

After flight route is configured, specify other parameters values on a schedule management form:

The following areas are presented in the form:

• Flight information area
• Leg information area
• Segment information area
• Comment field
• Schedule management buttons
• Edit route buttons
• Flight period management area.

Information is provided for each of the flight routes.

Mandatory fields are marked with green color.

The information about the content of each area is presented in Tables.

Parameters of flight information area

Parameter	Meaning
Flight	A carrier code and a flight number (selection from the list). While creating a new flight, this field is available for editing
Route	Unchangeable field in which preliminarily specified flight schedule is displayed

Parameters of leg information area

Parameter	Meaning
Leg	Designation of a route leg (origin and destination points)
Dep Term	Airport departure terminal. The field is available for editing. The parameter is managed by the "Airport departure Terminal" business rule. The field is mandatory for filling if the corresponding airport has more than one terminal
Arr Term	Airport arrival terminal. The field is available for editing. The parameter is managed by the "Airport arrival Terminal" business rule. The field is mandatory for filling if the corresponding airport has more than one terminal
Dep time	Local time of flight departure is specified in the HH:MM time format. For multiple-leg flights, departure time should exceed arrival time of the flight on the previous route leg
Arr time	Local time of flight arrival is specified in the +X HH:ММ time format where X is date shift: Zero value of the parameter indicates flight arrival / departure on the same day. Negative value of the parameter indicates flight arrival / departure in previous days (according to the specified value of the parameter). Positive value of the parameter indicates flight arrival / departure in the specified number of days. Value of the Arr time parameter should exceed departure time of the flight on this leg, taking into consideration time difference
Configuration	Aircraft configuration (selection from the list)
DEI comments	Detailed information about a flight schedule on a route leg published into external systems. The parameter is managed by "DEI by Leg" business rule. The field is available for editing

Parameters of segment information area

Parameter	Meaning
Segment	Designation of a route segment (origin and destination points)
I/D	Статус рейса:\\Flight status: D (Domestic / Domestic): a flight with departure and arrival airports located in the same state. I (International / International): a flight with departure and arrival airports located in different states. The parameter is managed by the "International / domestic status" business rule. The field is available for editing. It is necessary to take into consideration that when applying business rules to schedule management, the value will be specified automatically (in accordance with state belonging of route airports) or according to conditions of business rules. Before saving the schedule, it is recommended to check correctness of the specified value. It is recommended to manage the parameter by the business rule
E-ticket	Electronic ticketing. The parameter is managed by the "E-ticket" business rule. The field is available for editing
Booking classes	Cabin booking classes on a route segment. The parameter is managed by the "Booking classes" business rule. The field is available for editing
TR	Traffic restrictions. The parameter is managed by the "Traffic restriction note" business rule. The field is available for editing
Meal codes	Meal service. The parameter is managed by the "Meal service note" business rule. The field is available for editing
In-flight services	In-flight service. The parameter is managed by the "In-flight service" business rule. The field is available for editing
DEI comments	Detailed information about a flight schedule on a route segment published into external systems. The parameter is managed by the "DEI by Segment" business rule. The field is available for editing

Comment field

Parameter	Meaning
Comments	The field is for free form text. The parameter is managed by the "SCD Internal comments" business rule. Value of this field is not published into external systems

Schedule management buttons

Button	Designation
	To apply conditions of created business rules to all the flight schedule parameters (conditions will be applied to all the routes)
	To clear the form: to delete all the parameter values. Return to the flight schedule creation form
	Add route
	Preview

Edit route buttons

Button	Designation
	To clear flight schedule parameters of a corresponding route
	To copy route parameters: Origin and destination points Departure / arrival time Aircraft configuration. To add another route with identical parameters to a flight schedule
	To delete a route from a schedule

Elements of flight period management area

Element	Meaning
Type	Period type (basic or Ad-hoc)
Period	Calendar dates of flight operation. Value is specified in the calendar form. Mandatory parameters: Starting date of flight operation Ending date of flight operation Flight frequency (the days of the week). Optional parameters: Weekly cycle
Serv type	A service type of a flight. The field is available for editing (selection from the list)
	To add a flight period
	To delete a flight period

To complete the process of flight schedule configuration, specify values of mandatory parameters for all the legs:

• Dep time: departure time
• Arr time: arrival time
• Configuration: an aircraft configuration. If seats on the flight will be sold with seat selection, then a configuration with pre-set layout should be chosen for the flight schedule (Select Layout field) as presented on the Figure. However, a flight with no layout is appropriate to be sold without seat selection.

• Period: a flight period
• Booking classes: booking classes for each cabin.

Filling in the Arr term and Dep term fields is mandatory for the airports with more than one terminal.

After complete schedule parameters configuration use Preview button for the preview.

See also:

• Configuring Flight Route
• Preview Mode

Other schedule management sections:

• Schedule Parameters
• Searching Information on Flight Schedule
• Flight Schedule Modification
• Flight Schedule Period Cancellation
• Downloading Schedule from External Systems
• Publication of Schedule to External Systems
• Business Rules (SCD)
• Additional Operations