Passenger Air Tariff

IATA and its participating airlines publish its rules regulations and fare every month.It was published as Air Passenger Tariff then it published as Air Tariff and now it is publishedas Passenger Air Tariff (PAT). It includes rules and regulations and fares of IATA member countries.It is similar to OAG Flight Guide Book. PAT provides information related to rate, tariff rulesand tariffs. PAT is revised and published every month on the basis of information supplied by the member airlinesto IATA. PAT publication department receives information from IATA. PAT publication department receives information fromIATA information bank. Five airlines- Air Canada, British Airways, Japan Airlines, Qantas Airways, Trans World Airlines, and SITA- Societe Internationale de Telecommunications Aeronautiques are involved in publishing the manual. More than 118 member airlinesfrom 80 countries provide information to the database of IATA. It is published every month in two volumes, one for Eastern Hemisphereand other for Western Hemisphere. The monthly publication (Feb,Mar,May,Jun,Aug,Sept,Nov and Dec) includes fares, add-ons and routings. Everythree month issue (Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct) includes all the information of the monthly issue plus Fare Rules, General Rules. Fare Construction Rules,Taxes, Currency Rules, Ticketed Point, Mileage, Encode/Decode sections for country, city, state/province and Airline Codes.It is advised to refer monthly publication (Feb,Mar,May,Jun,Aug,Sep, Nov,Dec) in conjunction with quarterly book(Apr,Jul,Oct,Jan) and General Rule Bookland Maximum Permitted Mileage(to construct unpublished fares). Maximum Permitted Mileage for use in constructing unpublished fares is issued only once a yearthat is in April.PAT provides information in respect to1. Currency Conversion Rates: This section lists the name of the countries their currencies and conservation rate. In PAT tariff are published in NUC (Neutral UNit Of Currency) and in localcurrency, which may require to be changed in Dollar or into internationally accepted currency.This table will help to converted one currency into other by the help of IATA Rate of Exchange(IROE).2. How to Use: This section will introduce how to use the Passenger Air Tariff. It explain how dates, countries, rules are listed.3. Fare Class/Type Codes: This section will inform about the codes assigned to the seasons, fareclass and Fare and Passenger Type Codes and Global Indicator.