Airport Decode Enhancement Version Impact to Galileo / Apollo Users

1.0

Effective Date

th

7 Jan 2008

Action Required – Galileo Users The screen layout for Decode responses will be changing.

Impact to Galileo / Apollo Suppliers

Information Only

Reason for Issue

First Notification

High Level Description

Decode responses will provide users with the information requested.

Product

Product Affected

Developer Advisory Required

Terminal Emulation Galileo Desktop GWS (Galileo Web Services)** Galileo Structured Data Apollo Structured Data XML Select** ITA/Apollo Optimal Shop Galileo Fares Interface (GFI)** No

Action Required X

Send 90 Day Advisory

No Action Required X X X X X X X Yes

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OVERVIEW The purpose of the decode function is to decode a city/airport code into the equivalent full city and/or airport name. The output also provides the full region/country name and a list of all airports (codes and full names) in the city.

KEY FEATURES • • •

Decode of an airport code will display the full Airport name together with country and city. Decode of a city code will display the city, country and all associated airports, heliports, bus terminals and rail stations in the city code area. All other current Encode / Decode functionality remains the same.

DETAIL The Decode function as described in the Overview above, is not working as designed on the Galileo core and several Orbit tickets had been opened as a result. Following are examples of current outputs that do not provide the user with information they are requesting. EXAMPLES 1 – A request to decode OAK provides information for all other airports, heliports, rail stations and bus terminals in the area but does not show OAKLAND as decoding for OAK. Input: .CD OAK Current Output: 123456789a123456789b123456789c123456789d123456789e123456789f1234 >.CD OAK SFO SAN FRANCISCO EMB A EMBARKADERO JCC A CHINA BASIN HELIPORT JCE A OAKLAND CONV.CENTER H/P JCE A OAKLAND CONV.CENTER H/P RHV A REID-HILLVIEW SFO A INTERNATIONAL SJC SAN JOSE ZJO SAN JOSE BUS SERVICE ZSM SANTA CLARA

USA CALIFORNIA

2 – A request to decode CDG provides information for all other airports, heliports, rail stations and bus terminals in the area but does not show CHARLES DE GAULLE as decoding for CDG Input: .CD CDG Current Output:

123456789a123456789b123456789c123456789d123456789e123456789f1234 >.CD CDG PAR PARIS BVA A BEAUVAIS BVA A BEAUVAIS JDP HELIPORT DE PARIS JPU A LA DEFENSE HELIPORT LBG A LE BOURGET ORY A ORLY POX A PARIS CERGY PONTOISE XCR CHALONS SUR MARNE XDT A PARIS C.DE GAULLE/TGV XEX INVALIDES BUS SVC PARIS XGB MONTPARNASSE BUS SVC XPG A GARE DU NORD RAIL STN XTT PARIS ETOILE BUS SRV

FRANCE

This enhancement will correct the above erroneous outputs. Following are examples of new outputs that will be available to users after this enhancement is loaded to production. This new output will include the CITY code to which the airport code is associated. See examples: EXAMPLES 1 – A request to decode OAK airport code now shows OAKLAND as decoding for OAK, and associates it to SFO city code. Input: .CD OAK NEW Output: 123456789a123456789b123456789c123456789d123456789e123456789f1234 >.CD OAK OAK A OAKLAND

USA CALIFORNIA

SFO

2 – A request to decode CDG airport code now shows CHARLES DE GAULLE as decoding for CDG and associates it to PAR city code. Input: .CD CDG 123456789a123456789b123456789c123456789d123456789e123456789f1234 >.CD CDG CDG A CHARLES DE GAULLE

FRANCE

PAR

3 - A request to decode LON will continue to show all airports, heliports, rail stations and bus terminals in the area Input: .CD LON Output: 123456789a123456789b123456789c123456789d123456789e123456789f1234 >.CD LON BQH LCY LGW LHR LTN QQK QQP QQU QQW STN ZEP

LON

A A A A

A

LONDON BIGGIN HILL LONDON CITY AIRPORT GATWICK HEATHROW LUTON LONDON-KINGS CROSS LONDON PADDINGTON LONDON-EUSTON RAIL SVC LONDON-WATERLOO STANSTED VICTORIA STATION

UNITED KINGDOM

ASSOCIATED PRODUCTS There are no impacts to Structured Data, APIs and Web Services.