Passenger Proration - Fundamentals

5-day (40 hours) classroom course

Apply the rules of the Prorate Manual – Passenger (PMP) and the Multilateral Proration Agreement – Passenger (MPA-P) within your organization accurately. Learn how to apply these proration rules to codesharing and interline agreements to ensure revenues are shared accurately between airlines. Identify errors in automated proration before the revenue share is processed to maximize the revenue of your airline through proper pricing policy and fare structuring and reduce internal costs and eliminate disputes with other airlines.

Course code: FIC007VEEN01

Course format

• This classroom course provides 5 days (40 hours) of instruction delivered by an official IATA Instructor.
• Take this course at an IATA Training Center, Regional Training Partner, or on-demand as in-house training.
• Student performance will be based on an assessment.

Prerequisites

• Recommended level is Entry-level.
• The recommended level of language proficiency is ICAO Operational Level 4 for courses in English or the equivalent level for other languages.

How to register

• When you click the Register button, you will be directed to log in to your Training Account.
• Register early and save up to 25% at our Training Centers! Please read the Terms and Conditions for the early bird discount.

In-house training

To arrange in-house training for your company, please complete the in-house training request form or contact the Training Specialist in your region.

Upon completing this course, you will be able to:

• Identify the fare break point in proration calculations
• Gain a thorough understanding of the PMP and its application with regard to the MPA-P
• Improve your knowledge of basic passenger fare construction
• Calculate the prorate value of passenger coupons in accordance with the rules of the MPA-P
• Apply the correct currency conversion rules for interline billings
• Improve data processing and minimize potential errors

The key topics that are covered during this course include:

• Review prorate factors and base amounts, according to the Prorate Manual – Part 2
  • Article F of the Multilateral Proration Agreement (MPA)
• Determine the amount to be prorated
  • Applicable fares
  • Currency conversion for passenger billings
  • Surcharge/differential
• Analyze proration details
  • Passenger tickets
  • Correct prorate value
  • Sector not travelled by air
  • Change of carrying airline
  • Excess baggage tickets

This course is recommended for:

• Managers, supervisors and officers of proration, passenger sales, interline billings/rejections and disputes
• Marketing, sales, pricing managers and officers
• Revenue managers
• Yield and tariff analysts
• Internal auditors

An IATA Certificate of Completion is awarded to participants obtaining a grade of 70% or higher on all exercises and exams. A special distinction is awarded to participants obtaining a grade of 90% or higher.