Travel Vocabulary: Frequent Flyer Lingo
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a direct flight is one that can actually stop places if you want one that doesn't stop in route then you have to get a non-stop flight
a through passenger is a passenger that's going to stay on the plane on one of those direct flights
a connection that is illegal is one that is less than the airline's minimum connecting time for an airport
a stop over is considered a stop that is basically longer than a connection
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The world of travel has an interesting vocabulary. There are lots of terms like what is a “Direct” flight vs a “Non-Stop” flight that often confuse travelers! In this video I’ll explain 20 frequently used travel terms and what the meaning of each phrase is. ------- EXPAND DESCRIPTION for Table of Contents. -------- 1- Direct vs Non Stop 2- Thru Passenger; Passenger on a direct flight that isnt getting off at the stopping point 3- Connection - Domestic less than 4 hours, International less than 24 hours 4- Illegal Connection - minimum connect time too short 5- Stop Over: stay in a connection city for greater than 24 hours and less than the duration of your trip 6- Airline Alliance: Star Alliance, SkyTeam, and Oneworld 7- Long Haul Flight (Ultra Long Haul): - Considerable time, distance, and Jet lag 8- Short Haul: Opposite of Long Haul: Most low cost carriers fly here 9- Open Jaw - Depart from a different airport than the one landed in. The open jaw needs to be within the same region (which is defined by each airline’s program). The unflown segment needs to be shorter than the distance of the flown segments. 10 - Split ticketing: Round trip made of two one way tickets 11 - Red-Eye flight: Typically an overnight flight. Your eyes will be red cause you're tired 12 - Irregular Operations: Weather delays, flight cancel, equipment change 13 - Bump: VDB and IVDB 14 - SSSS - Selected for Secondary Security Screening 15 - Mileage Run 16- CPM - Cents per mile 17- Hard Product: Physical offering like planes 18- Soft Product - customer service, boarding, flight attendants, food, etc 19- Miles: Actual Miles, Premier/Elite Miles, Award Miles 20- FOC: Dreaded Disease.. Fear of Coach! NEXT LIVE STREAMS: July 10, 2017 @ 8PM Los Angeles Time July 31, 2017 @ 8PM Los Angeles Time Missed my last live stream? Watch my previous live stream on my BEST Hotel Experiences: https://youtu.be/TZkaPglhv2E?list=PLOVadUHX1B-JGLMwqvLbS9kkgAlhNWTp2 Or my WORST Hotel Experiences here: https://youtu.be/WhqRFDG7uc0?list=PLOVadUHX1B-JGLMwqvLbS9kkgAlhNWTp2 CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/yellowwsub Yellow Productions on Social Media: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/YellowProductionsTravel INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/yellowwproductions/ TWITTER: ChrisRaney GOOGLE+: https://google.com/+yellowwproductions Check out my blog at: http://yelloww.net