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A hundred or so definitions to help you with air travel language |
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| A.F.R.A.A |
| African Airlines Association (Association des Compagnies Aériennes Africaines). It aims at promoting the development of reliable, economical and efficient air transport in Africa, at stimulating close commercial and technical cooperation between airlines, at serving as a common forum for expressing the views of member airlines on subjects and matters of common interest and thence defend these interests. |
| Allotment |
| Fixed number of seats reserved by contract by an airline to a tour operator. |
| Air miles |
| This system of holiday benefits in favour of some salaried employees can now serve as a means of payment with some carriers. |
| Airlines |
| Please distinguish scheduled airlines from non scheduled ones. The first category exploit passenger or freight services on a continuous basis while the second work on a timely basis such as charter companies and business aviation. |
| Aerial pass |
| Package that allows several trips (in a more or less limited number as the case may be) to one or several countries. |
| Airline rates |
| Time is now rife for competition and deregulation. Airline rates can sometimes fluctuate rapidly for a particular ticket and for the same route. For many destinations, passengers can choose between regular flight rates, “low costs” rates and charter flight rates, and eventually promotional offers proposed by airlines as well as by tour operators. On regular flights, in addition to full tariffs that correspond in a nutshell to Economy, Business and First classes, one can also benefit from negotiated rates for all classes, as well as discounts meant for certain categories of passengers (juniors, seniors, family, couples, etc.) Of course, according to various tariffs, conditions for the use of a ticket but also various services and benefits aboard will be different. |
| Airport tax |
| Must be paid at check-in before leaving the airport. The amount varies according to airports and airlines. Also worth noting: no tax to be paid while in transit; the amount to pay could already have been included in the cost of the ticket as is the case with European airports. |
| Air taxi |
| Refers to air travels carried on board low capacity craft (maximum of 20 seats) for trips made on request, essentially in the area of business travels. |
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