Tap Test- Chapter 4 Air Travel Exam
Questions with Solutions
Airline Deregulation Act - -ended the government's economic control of US
Airlines, enacted in 1978 airlines were then given the power to determine
their own routes, fares, and commissions.
- Airlines Reporting Corporation ARC - -organization owned by major US
airlines that regulates the distribution of airline tickets. Accredits agencies to
sell tickets, etc.
- Air Transport Association ATA - -the trade association formed by major US
airlines that represents them before governmental bodies and promotes the
safety and efficiency of airlines
- APEX fare - -The most frequently used discount fare for international travel
- arrival tax - -A tax imposed on passengers entering a country
- boarding pass - -A document that allows a passenger on a flight
- buffer zone - -The 225 miles zone extending from the US Border into
Canada and Mexico within which the US ticket tax is assessed
- bulkhead - -a moveable partition that divides an airplane into
compartments
- bumped - -Denied a seat on a flight even though one has a confirmed seat
because the airline oversold the flight
- business class - -(AKA executive class) A class of service ranging between
first class and coach in amenities.
- Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs) - -A compilation of regulatory
requirements and rule governing civil aviation in Canada.
- charter - -specially scheduled flights reserved by a private group or tour
operators
- circle trip - -A journey that returns to the city where it began but that
follows a different route on the return trip. It is like a round-trip but involves
two or more stopovers.
, - civil aviation - -All cargo or passenger air travel done for hire, including
scheduled service and charters
- classes of service - -Compartments that distinguish levels of service
- coach - -AKA economy class- a class of service in the least expensive and
most frequented compartment on an aircraft or Amtrak
- code-sharing agreements - -Agreements that allow an airline to use the
same two-letter code as a larger, better-known airline
- commuter airlines - -A small carrier that services one region (such as the
Midwest or New England)
- configuration - -the layout of seats in an aircraft
- confirmed - -a reserved travel arrangement
- connecting flight - -has a stop that requires the passenger to change
planes
- connection - -is a stop that occurs when the passenger gets off a plane wit
the sole purpose of boarding another plane
- consolidator - -a distribution company that negotiates with airlines to buy
seats on flights at bargain rates and then resells the flight tickets
- construction principle - -Rules and guidelines for formulating the airfare for
itineraries other than simple round-trips; usually used for international air
travel
- debit memo - -a document issued by and airline when an agent has issued
an airplane ticket not in compliance with rules and regulations; requires the
agency to pay a penalty or the difference in airfare between tickets that was
issued and how the ticket should have been issued.
- denied boarding compensation - -Compensation owed to a passenger who
is bumped if the airline cannot get the passenger to his or her destination
within the originally scheduled time
- departure tax - -a tax imposed on passengers leaving a country
- direct flight - -has one or more stops at which the passenger does not
have to change planes (AKA through flight)
Questions with Solutions
Airline Deregulation Act - -ended the government's economic control of US
Airlines, enacted in 1978 airlines were then given the power to determine
their own routes, fares, and commissions.
- Airlines Reporting Corporation ARC - -organization owned by major US
airlines that regulates the distribution of airline tickets. Accredits agencies to
sell tickets, etc.
- Air Transport Association ATA - -the trade association formed by major US
airlines that represents them before governmental bodies and promotes the
safety and efficiency of airlines
- APEX fare - -The most frequently used discount fare for international travel
- arrival tax - -A tax imposed on passengers entering a country
- boarding pass - -A document that allows a passenger on a flight
- buffer zone - -The 225 miles zone extending from the US Border into
Canada and Mexico within which the US ticket tax is assessed
- bulkhead - -a moveable partition that divides an airplane into
compartments
- bumped - -Denied a seat on a flight even though one has a confirmed seat
because the airline oversold the flight
- business class - -(AKA executive class) A class of service ranging between
first class and coach in amenities.
- Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs) - -A compilation of regulatory
requirements and rule governing civil aviation in Canada.
- charter - -specially scheduled flights reserved by a private group or tour
operators
- circle trip - -A journey that returns to the city where it began but that
follows a different route on the return trip. It is like a round-trip but involves
two or more stopovers.
, - civil aviation - -All cargo or passenger air travel done for hire, including
scheduled service and charters
- classes of service - -Compartments that distinguish levels of service
- coach - -AKA economy class- a class of service in the least expensive and
most frequented compartment on an aircraft or Amtrak
- code-sharing agreements - -Agreements that allow an airline to use the
same two-letter code as a larger, better-known airline
- commuter airlines - -A small carrier that services one region (such as the
Midwest or New England)
- configuration - -the layout of seats in an aircraft
- confirmed - -a reserved travel arrangement
- connecting flight - -has a stop that requires the passenger to change
planes
- connection - -is a stop that occurs when the passenger gets off a plane wit
the sole purpose of boarding another plane
- consolidator - -a distribution company that negotiates with airlines to buy
seats on flights at bargain rates and then resells the flight tickets
- construction principle - -Rules and guidelines for formulating the airfare for
itineraries other than simple round-trips; usually used for international air
travel
- debit memo - -a document issued by and airline when an agent has issued
an airplane ticket not in compliance with rules and regulations; requires the
agency to pay a penalty or the difference in airfare between tickets that was
issued and how the ticket should have been issued.
- denied boarding compensation - -Compensation owed to a passenger who
is bumped if the airline cannot get the passenger to his or her destination
within the originally scheduled time
- departure tax - -a tax imposed on passengers leaving a country
- direct flight - -has one or more stops at which the passenger does not
have to change planes (AKA through flight)
