How do you read flight details?


How do you read flight details?

Each line on an FIDS indicates a different flight number accompanied by:
  1. the airline name/logo and/or its IATA or ICAO airline designator (can also include names/logos of interlining/codesharing airlines or partner airlines, e.g. HX252/BR2898.)
  2. the city of origin or destination, and any intermediate points.


What are the flight details?

Flight Details, also known as Flight Service or In-Flight Services, returns scheduled flight information, including origin, destination, departure time, arrival time, flight time, travel time, meals, and additional information.


How do airlines track passengers?

Air carriers create PNR data in their reservation systems for each itinerary booked for a passenger. Such PNR data may also be contained in the air carrier departure control systems.


What do the numbers on flights mean?

With a few exceptions, flights are usually numbered based on their direction of travel. For example, north and eastbound flights are assigned even numbers, while south and westbound flights are numbered odd. To the left of a flight number is a two-character code identifying the airline.


What does a 4 digit flight number mean?

Four-digit numbers in the range 3000 to 5999 typically represent regional affiliate flights, while numbers larger than 6000 are generally codeshare numbers for flights operated by different airlines or even railways. Takedown request View complete answer on en.wikipedia.org.


Can 2 flights have the same flight number?

Airlines can schedule multiple flights with the same flight number on the same day (sometimes on the same route and sometimes on different flight segments). This varies by carrier.