Abacus

INTRODUCTION

Singapore based ABACUS International PTE was established on May 1988

Asian Pacific’s largest global distribution system and computerized reservation system

65% by ABACUS holiday international

35% by sabre USA

11 LEADING ASIAN AIRLINES

Silk Air

Cathay Pacific

China Airlines

All Nippon Airways

Malaysia Airways

Philippine Airlines

EVA Airways

Garuda Airlines

Royal Brunei Airlines

Dragon Air

Singapore Airlines

ABOUT SABRE

First computer reservation system of world

Leading in the electronic distribution of travel and travel related services system

Based on USA
MARKETING AGREEMENT

Marketing agreement between ABACUS and SABRE was held on 1st march 1998

ABACUS-TC3 (Asia pacific)

SABRE-TC1 &TC2


SYSTEM & INFORMATION SHARING

Located at Tulsa, USA

Share information

SABRE & ABACUS use same mainframe


MARKET SHARE

ABACUS & SABRE combined

ABACUS in ASIA PACIFIC

ACCESSING ABACUS SYSTEM

CLICK ABACUS Host Emulator


Type SI1701 (SIGN IN) Press enter
Enter password Jun2014

SINGING OUT FROM ABACUS SYSTEM

Type SO (sign out) 

ENCODE

CITY

W/-CC(CITY Name)

i.e w/-cckathmandu

AIRLINES

W/-AL(Airlines name)

i.e w/-alsilk

COUNTRY

HCC/COUNTRY NAME

i.e hcc/nepal

STATE

HCCCState

i.e hccctexas

NEAREST AIRPORT

W/-AT(CITY Name)

i.e W/-ATKATHMANDU

DECODE

CITY

W/*(City Code)

i.e. W/*KTM

AIRLINES

W/*(Airlines)

i.e W/*9W

COUNTRY

HCCC/Country Code

i.e HCCC/NP

STATE

HCCState

i.e HCCTX

TIME

What time is it now in Kathmandu?

T*CITY CODE

T*KTM

Calculate time difference between two cities?

T press change key ETKTM/NYC

= Minus 9 hour 30 minute

What time is it now in NYC, if its 1015 am in Kathmandu?

T press change key ET1015KTM/NYC

CALENDER FUNCTION

T change key Jan/90 ( it shows the January months calendar of year 1990)

T change key Nov ( it shows November months calendar of the current year)

ARITHEMATIC CALCULATION

Addition

( +=cross of Lawrence)

T change key 456 cross of Laurence 456 cross of Laurence 678=1590

Subtraction

T change key 378-45-78=255

Multiple

T change key 367*90=33030

Divide

T change key 123/456

CURRENCY

DC*CUR/N (It displays all the countries currency starting from the alphabet N)

Currency conversion

DC cross of laurence 1 USD/NPR=NPR 97

FLIGHT SCHEDULE

ES= Extended schedule

SKTMDEL/ES (Minimum 14 days extended schedule)


To know the schedule of ‘SPECIFIC CARRIER’

SKTMDEL/ES CROSS OF LAUREANCE 9W

To know the ‘SPECIFIC DATES’ flight schedule

20 NOVKTMDEL/ES

SEAT AVAILIABILITY

For current day

1KTMDEL

Specific date, city and airlines

120DECKTMDEL Cross of laurance 9w= General availaibility

120DECKTMDEL Change key 9w= Direct access

Show direct availability of 9w

1 change key 9w enter

AVAILAIBILITY DISPLAY AGGREMENT

AVS= Availability by status

AVN= Availability by numeric

Availability

1.General availability

2. Direct availability


PNR CREATION

PNR FIELDS

Mandatory field

Optional field

PNR MANDATORY FIELDS

P Phone field 9

R Received from 6

I Itinerary 0

N Name -

T Ticketing time 7TAW/

SS1- Status confirmed for one passenger

UC1- Status not confirmed for one

Passenger

A -Travel agency code

B- Office code

H- Home code

M- Mobile

E - To save and exit the PNR

CREATING PNR

Book ticket for Shrestha/ Shyam Mr from Kathmandu to Delhi on 15 Jan?

Encode

w/-ccKathmandu enter

KTM Kathmandu, Nepal

w/-ccDelhi enter

DEL Delhi, India

Check seat availability

115JANKTMDEL enter

Enter itinerary code, no. of pax, class of service and flight i.e

01z2 [KTMDEL]

Enter name of passenger i.e

- Shrestha/ Shyam Mr

Enter phone number of travel agency/office or mobile no. along with name of travel agency i.e

95544911/MYSTIC TRAVEL-A

Type ticket issued date i.e

7TAW/ enter [ticket is issued on todays date]

7TAW/25JUL

Type name of PNR creater or information provider i.e

6ADOLF


TYPE ‘E’ & enter i.e

It displays PNR no. ‘CQOAHY’

VIEW PNR

*PNR

It shows PNR in Abacus system


LOG IN ‘VIRTUALLY THERE.COM’

To view PNR from any place of the world

Multiple passenger’s PNR Creation

If Mr. Stalk and Mrs. Stalk wants ticket from Kathmandu to Rome for 14th February, create PNR as per their request?

Check seat availability for 14th February from KTM to ROM

114FEBKTMROM


•To check the status, enter itinerary code, number of passenger travelling, class of service and flight. i.e


02Q3[KTMIST]

02Q4[ISTFCO]

If system displays SS2,it means status has been confirmed, you can book ticket for 2 person.
•Enter name of the passenger [ In case of several passenger’s with same surname]

-2Stalk/NED MR./CATHERINE MRS

Type phone number and name of travel agency along with code

955467332/Divine tours and travel-A
•Type ticket issued date i.e
7TAW/ enter [ticket is issued on todays date]
7TAW/25JUL[ticket issued on specified date]
Type name of PNR creator or information provider i.e.

6John
•TO display created PNR
*A
To save and exist the created PNR

E [ It displays PNR number]

TWO WAY BOOKING

129JANKTMLON[ to check seat availability]

02L1[KTMDOH]
02V2[KTMLHR]
•TO CHECK RETURN AVAILABILITY

1R05FEB

To check the status, enter itinerary code, number of passenger travelling, class of service and flight. i.e

01X1[LHWDOH]

01W2[DOHKTM]

-LERMAN/LOGAN MR

955677844/SYSNISTER TRAVELS-A

998554337/OFFICE-B

7TAW/

6PERSEY

E [save and exit]

SPECIFIC DATE,TIME & TRANSIT POINT

To check seat availability

120DECKTMNYC9ABKK

RETURN AVAILABILITY

1R26JAN[ returning date]

FOR CHILD

-2GURUNG/KABITA MRS/SHOHAM MSTR*ADT/CO5


3CHLD/02MAR09-1.2

FOR INFANT

NO SEAT IS REQUIRED FOR INFANT[ LESS OR EQUAL TO 2YEARS OLD]

-KHANAL/RAM MR

-I/KHANAL/HARI INFT*I06

3INFT/KHANAL/HARI/10JUL14[BIRTH DATE]-1.1[KHANAL RAM]

MULTIPLE SEGMENTS

120DECKTMDEL

02Y2

12ODECDELBOM

02Y2

121DECBOMSIN

02L1

WAITING LIST [When there is no required seat available]

120KTMDEL

O1Y1LL



NOTE

ARNK [Arrival Not known]



0A [Multiple segment]

12A [single segment arrival unknown]



120DECKTMDEL [Arrival not known for single segment]

01Y2

P

R

I

N

T

0A

E






122DECBOMKTM [Arrival not known for multiple segment]

01Y4

P

R

I

N

T

12A

E

MANUAL SELL

0AI814Y24MAYKTMDELNN1



0 = ITENEARY CODE

AI = CARRIER

814 = FLIGHT NUMBER

Y2 = CLASS OF SERVICE

4MAY = DATE

KTMDEL = CITY PAIR

NN1 = NUMBER OF SEATS

GROUP BOOKING

1ST STEP

-C/CARRIER NAME/(GROUP SIZE (GROUP NAME) I.E

-C/RA/17TOURISTER GROUP

2ND STEPCHECK AVAILABILITY[MAXIMUM 40 PAX]


125JULKTMSIN CROSS OF LAWREANCE

017Y1

NO NAME FIELD REQUIRED

95523466/DIVINE TRAVELS-A

998455684-M

7TAW/

3GPRF 1/NPR 16000 [BASIC FARE]

6GANESH

E

OPEN SELL

01Y2OPEN


CAN BE USED WITHIN 1 MONTH

PNR OPTIONAL FIELD


1. OTHER SERVICE INFORMATION



3OSI(AIRLINE CODE)(FREE TEXT)



3OSI RA CAN SPEAK FRENCH ONLY

2. SPECIAL SERVICE REQUIRED



3(SSR )(SEGMENT NO.)-(NAME NO.)



3VGML 1,2-1.2 [MULTIPLE SEGMENT



3VGML-1.2

TO VIEW SPECIFIC MEAL TABLE



DU*/SPM

If there is cross of lawrance sign at the end, then type MD enter to view other information.



3. 3OTHS (segment no.)(free message)-(name no.)



3OTHS1,2/VIP PAX-1.1 [ For multiple segment]



3OTHS/VIP-1.1

4. REMARKS



5<FREE TEXT>

5 PLEASE NO CREDIT

5. UPDATE EMAIL ADDRESS IN PNR



PE CROSS OF LAWRANCE EMAIL ADDRESS CROSS OFLAWRANCE (NAME)

PE CROSS OF LAWRANCE ABACUS@HOTMAIL.COM.NP CROSS OF LAWRANCE AMRIT

SAVE AND SEND EMAIL

EM

EMX

EMXP