| Ticketing Abbreviation | Meaning/Explanation |
| Non-refun or Non-refundable | No refund value |
| Non-rerte or Non-reroutable | No changing of destinations |
| Non-endor or Non-endorsable | No changing of airlines/carriers |
| Stopover | Break journey in that country |
| Transit | Stopover and change plane |
| Inbound | Return Sector |
| Outbound | Outgoing Sector |
| Ex-SIN | Departure from Singapore |
| No Show | Passenger no show on departure date |
| Pax | Passenger |
| Child Fare | Age range from 2 to 11 years old |
| SATA ticket | Students (ISIC) under 35 years old and Youth (IYTC) under 26 years old |
| ISIC Card | International identity Student Card |
| FOP | Form of Payment |
| TCP | Traveling together |
| N/A | Non admissible |
| TTL | Ticketing deadline |
| GV 2 | Minimum of 2 passengers to travel together. Must depart and return together |
| GV 4 | Minimum of 4 passengers to travel together. Must depart and return together |
| GV 10 | Minimum of 10 passengers to travel together. Must depart and return together |
| W2A | With 2 adults |
| PTA or Prepaid ticket Advice | Prepaid ticket advice. Ticket collect from country of departure, payment |
| PNR | Booking reference number |
| STNP, s/o | Stopover |
| ow | One way |
| Dep | Departure |
| YRT | 1 year ticket |
| Add-ons | Extra flights at extra costs |
| Amendment | Changes to your booking |
| Backtracking | you cannot go back from whence you came |
| Cancellation | Penalties involved if you cancel your ticket |
| Carrier | Refers to the name of the airline you are travelling on |
| Changes | Penalties involved if you change your ticket |
| Child | Person 2-11 years |
| Class | Letter used to book your flight reservation |
| Codeshare | A flight operated by another airline |
| Combination | Permitted add on fares allowed to be used with the fare you are on |
| Conditions | Rules pertaining to this airfare |
| Destination | The final stopping place before turning around to come home |
| ETA | Estimated time of arrival |
| ETD | Estimated time of departure |
| E-tickets | Electronic ticket, full payments must be made before E-tickets can be issued |
| Farebasis | The name/code of the faretype you are travelling on |
| Fares | The cost of the airfare |
| Infant | Child up to 23 months at time of the flight departure |
| Interline Transfer | Transfer from one airline to a different airline |
| Longhaul | An overseas flight of some distance i.e Sydney London |
| Mileage | The amount of miles permitted to be flown on an airfare |
| Minimum stay/Maximum stay | The shortest and longest times you can stay at your destination |
| MPM | Maximum permitted mileage-the maximum distance you can fly in air miles |
| Nominated Carrier | The airline you can fly |
| Open Jaw | Fly into one city and out of another city at no penalty |
| Open-Dated | No return date set |
| Origin | Point you start from |
| Outbound | Flight from USA or point of origin |
| OW | One way journey |
| PNR | Passenger name reference - used for computer reservations |
| Reissue | Changes requiring a new ticket to be issued |
| Rerouting | Changes to flight routing |
| RT Fares | Return journey fares |
| Season | Different times of the year for travel have different fares |
| Stopover | When you leave the airport for more than 24 hours |
| STPC | Airline pays for your accommodation at a stopover |
| Surcharges | Extra costs involved |
| Surface Sector | You make your own way between two points |
| Turnaround point | The furthest point on your return journey |
| US Pass | Airpass within the USA |
| V.V. | Vice versa |
| Validity | How long a ticket is valid e.g. the minimum and maximum times you can be away |
| Waitlist | The flight is full you are waiting for a cancellation to be confirmed |