What is a PNR number with regards to air travel?
I booked a flight off an italian airline called windjet and the only info to my flight they sent me is a PNR number and i dont know what it is?
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Ok.simply put..that is your confirmation or reservation number. Airlines call them several different things, your PNR or Passenger Name Record, Record Locator and Confirmation or Reservation Number.
When you check in with the airline at the ticket counter you will be asked to provide your ID and your flight number or confirmation number.that is what is on the piece of paper. Its always best to take it with you and just give it to the ticket agent at check in so that they can pull up your reservation with out too many questions.
Passenger Name Records (PNR).
PNR data transfer
In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, the United States passed legislation in November 2001, requiring that air carriers operating flights to, from or through the United States provide the United States’ Customs with electronic access to the data contained in their automated reservation and departure control systems (CRSs), known as Passenger Name Records (PNR). However, these US requirements were in conflict with Community and Member States’ legislation on data protection.
In view of finding a solution to these legal incompatibilities and given the multi-dimensional nature of the issues involved, the Commission has adopted a Communication entitled ‘Transfer of Air Passenger Name Record (PNR) Data: A Global EU Approach’ (16 December 2003).
Errrr, yes. A fancy answer above! A PNR (yes, passenger name record) is a standard term which has been used since time immemorial for the jumble of letter and numbers that are used to find your booking in an airline system. (Stuff all to with the 9/11 business - sorry!) This is also known as a "locator" - meaning is obvious. Most locators or PNR's have about six digits - letters and/or numbers - random generation but unique. Sometimes there is a prefix of the two letter code of the airline such as AZ/STUV67 where the "AZ" denotes Alitalia. SAS Scandinavian, Monarch airlines and some others manage with less - usualy 5. So, it's your booking reference. Write it down - in this day and age of electronic tickets, as long as you have that locator (or PNR) and it matches your Passport - you are OK!
Hi
It is the passenger name record as stated but it is just simply the reference your booking is stored in a the computer filing system that is a central reservations system (CRS). So when you contact the airline or your agent this is how they find your booking. It has nothing to do with Sept 11 and has been in exsistance still central reservations exsited.
The only thing with it is that often the the airline and agent use different crs which mean you would have 2 references 1 being the PNR the reference your agent got from his CRS and the other being the Vendor locator the refernce the airline has used to store your booking. nornally you would not knoe the vendor locator but if you ring the airlinr direct they would be able to find your booking quicker if you had it.
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Answers:
Ok.simply put..that is your confirmation or reservation number. Airlines call them several different things, your PNR or Passenger Name Record, Record Locator and Confirmation or Reservation Number.
When you check in with the airline at the ticket counter you will be asked to provide your ID and your flight number or confirmation number.that is what is on the piece of paper. Its always best to take it with you and just give it to the ticket agent at check in so that they can pull up your reservation with out too many questions.
Passenger Name Records (PNR).
PNR data transfer
In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, the United States passed legislation in November 2001, requiring that air carriers operating flights to, from or through the United States provide the United States’ Customs with electronic access to the data contained in their automated reservation and departure control systems (CRSs), known as Passenger Name Records (PNR). However, these US requirements were in conflict with Community and Member States’ legislation on data protection.
In view of finding a solution to these legal incompatibilities and given the multi-dimensional nature of the issues involved, the Commission has adopted a Communication entitled ‘Transfer of Air Passenger Name Record (PNR) Data: A Global EU Approach’ (16 December 2003).
Errrr, yes. A fancy answer above! A PNR (yes, passenger name record) is a standard term which has been used since time immemorial for the jumble of letter and numbers that are used to find your booking in an airline system. (Stuff all to with the 9/11 business - sorry!) This is also known as a "locator" - meaning is obvious. Most locators or PNR's have about six digits - letters and/or numbers - random generation but unique. Sometimes there is a prefix of the two letter code of the airline such as AZ/STUV67 where the "AZ" denotes Alitalia. SAS Scandinavian, Monarch airlines and some others manage with less - usualy 5. So, it's your booking reference. Write it down - in this day and age of electronic tickets, as long as you have that locator (or PNR) and it matches your Passport - you are OK!
Hi
It is the passenger name record as stated but it is just simply the reference your booking is stored in a the computer filing system that is a central reservations system (CRS). So when you contact the airline or your agent this is how they find your booking. It has nothing to do with Sept 11 and has been in exsistance still central reservations exsited.
The only thing with it is that often the the airline and agent use different crs which mean you would have 2 references 1 being the PNR the reference your agent got from his CRS and the other being the Vendor locator the refernce the airline has used to store your booking. nornally you would not knoe the vendor locator but if you ring the airlinr direct they would be able to find your booking quicker if you had it.
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