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Public and Private Fare Filing for Airlines
What this service covers
LPM manages fare filing tasks across the full lifecycle: initial setup, fare amendments, rule updates, seasonal changes, filing validation and post-filing checks. The service is designed for pricing, distribution and revenue management teams that need reliable filing capacity without adding manual workload internally.
Public fare filing
Public fares are published fares made available through distribution channels such as GDS, online travel agencies and direct sales environments. Correct public fare filing requires consistent fare basis structures, booking class mapping, routing logic, footnotes, ticketing restrictions and ATPCO category rules.
Public fare filing tasks
▪ Fare basis setup: Creation and maintenance of fare basis codes and related filing attributes.
▪ ATPCO rule coding: Support for relevant category rules, restrictions and conditions.
▪ Seasonal and market updates: Adjustments for travel periods, sales periods, markets and route structures.
▪ Distribution checks: Review of how filed fares appear in relevant distribution channels.
▪ Quality assurance: Structured validation before and after filing changes are implemented.
Private fare filing
Private fares are typically used for corporate contracts, agency agreements, consolidator deals or other restricted commercial arrangements. These fares often require more detailed rule coding, distribution restrictions and access controls than public fares.
Private fare filing tasks
▪ Negotiated fare structures: Setup and maintenance of private or negotiated fare products.
▪ CAT 35 support: Configuration of private fare conditions, access restrictions and ticketing logic.
▪ Change and refund conditions: Support for voluntary changes and refunds where relevant to the fare product.
▪ Agency and market restrictions: Controlled distribution based on point of sale, account, agency or market scope.
Why accurate fare filing matters
Fare filing errors can lead to incorrect availability, missing fares, incorrect ticket prices, revenue leakage, customer friction and unnecessary rework for pricing teams.
How LPM adds value
LPM combines operational fare filing expertise with knowledge of airline pricing processes. Instead of treating filing as a pure data-entry task, LPM focuses on consistency, rule logic and quality control across the process.
Key benefits
▪ ATPCO-certified expertise: Fare filing support from specialists familiar with ATPCO structures and category logic.
▪ Scalable operational support: Additional filing capacity for recurring workload, peak periods and project-based changes.
▪ Process quality: Structured checks to reduce avoidable filing errors and rework.
▪ Automation potential: Where suitable, LPM can connect filing workflows with LION to reduce manual effort.
Related services
For airlines with high filing volumes or recurring changes, public and private fare filing can be combined with LION automation, branded fares filing, YQ/YR surcharge filing or corporate contract fare filing.