OTA-AIR-COMMON

OpenTravel airline XML messages.

Definition

OTA Air Common keys: OTA_AirAvailRQ/RS (availability search), OTA_AirLowFareSearchRQ (low fare), OTA_AirPriceRQ/RS (pricing), OTA_AirBookRQ/RS (booking), OTA_AirRules (fare rules), OTA_AirSeatMapRQ/RS (seat selection), OTA_AirDemandTicketRQ (ticketing). Majority adoption GDS Sabre, Amadeus, Travelport. Coexistence with NDC schema ; OTA messages cover legacy content, NDC new dynamic offers.

Origin

OTA Air Common published v1.0 by OpenTravel Alliance 2000 ; biannual releases ; progressive NDC integration 2015+.

Example in context

A Kayak OTA uses OTA_AirLowFareSearchRQ to Sabre to search fares across 400 airlines in single call, fallback to NDC schema for British Airways NDC content.

Related terms

• OpenTravel Alliance — organisation.