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Background documentation Flight Data Application: Terminology  Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

A flight is a service provided by an airline to transport customers by aircraft from a departure location to a destination on a certain date and at a certain time.

A flight connection is an offer by a travel agency for a direct or an indirect flight. An indirect flight consists of multiple route segments.

Note: Not every travel agency has to have all possible flight connections in its system.

A flight booking is a seat reservation for a flight with an airline.

A flight trip consists of an outbound flight and, optionally, a return flight. Booking a flight trip constitutes a binding contract between the flight customer and the travel agency. A flight trip can be booked for more than one passenger.

A travel agency is an airline partner. Airlines can offer their flights and sell tickets through a travel agency. Customers can book flight trips at a travel agency and, in doing so, buy tickets from airlines.

A flight customer is a business partner who can make flight bookings at a travel agency or with an airline.

Note: In the scenarios that are specified in the Web Interface for Travel Agency Customers section, flight customers can register as a Web user for the Web application of the travel agency. Customers then receive a customer ID and a password for accessing this Web application.

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