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IATA - e-ticket guidelines

On 1 June 2008, IATA will withdraw all paper ticket stock from the BSPs and you will have to use BSP Electronic Tickets. After 1 June 2008 paper tickets must not be issued on the BSP neutral paper ticket stock using the bmi airline accounting code (236).
 
bmi are aware that some bmi routes and interline itineraries will not be eligible for ticketing on an electronic ticket.
 
The Electronic Miscellaneous Document (EMD) that will replace all other non-ticket documents is not anticipated to be fully available for use until 2009 at the earliest.

During the interim period bmi will adopt use of the IATA virtual version of the MPD known as the V-MPD. This document can be used to request paper ticket issuance by bmi.

Ticketing Instructions

Group bookings

Collection of change fee for e-tickets

Interline journeys with infants without a seat

GDS MD50/ vMCO

frequently asked questions

How to apply to use vMPD with bmi:
bmi will automatically enable your agency for vMPD with bmi.

How vMPD works with bmi:
The process to request a paper ticket for itineraries that contain non e-ticket routes or where an interline e-ticket agreement is missing.

Ticketing Instructions:

Apply to bmi to issue the paper ticket as follows:

Complete a vMPD for each passenger to be ticketed.

Enter the following mandatory fields:
NAME OF PASSENGER.
REASON FOR ISSUE:  Select 50 -Specified MCO.
REASON FOR ISSUANCE CODE: Select 1 - Prepaid Ticket Advice.
AIRLINE CODE: enter 236.
FARE – enter the fare.
TAXES - insert all taxes applicable to a ticket issue.
SERVICE CHARGE/TAX ON MPD:  enter if applicable.
PNR – enter PNR locator.
FORM of PAYMENT: If form of payment is CREDIT, the credit card type, number, expiry date and amount fields have to be completed.
REMARKS: enter any additional information.

Then:
Enter the vMPD number in the PNR (Booking record).
Enter these details as an OSI item before queuing your booking for a TOD. This process is the same as with a paper ticket TOD request made prior 01 June08.
e.g. OSI BD MPD 236 1234 567890

On receipt of the vMPD, bmi will arrange a TOD for our mutual clients. This means collection of paper tickets from the bmi desk at the airport of departure.

There are some exceptions to this where paper ticket will have to be collected from the bmi town office:

Those that do not have a ticket desk are:-
Ekaterinburg (SVX) :-
Malysheva st, 53 Business Centre Antey, 620075, Ekaterinburg, Russia,Tel: +996 555 96836

Almaty (ALA) :-
43 Dostyk Ave, Business Centre, Dostyk, 1st Floor, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 050010, Tel: 0073272726922

Freetown (FNA):-
IPC Tours Ltd, 14 Wilberforce St, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Tel: 00 232 (22) 228800

Addis Ababa (ADD) :-
7th Floor, TK International Building, Ethio Chinese Friendship Sq, Bole Road, Addis Abbaba, Tel: 00251 11662 0682

Baku (GYD):-
1033 Izmir Str. Hyatt International Centre Tel 00994502126277

bmi is in the process of introducing ticketing facilities at these airports. As these are introduced further communication will be sent.

As of 3 October 2008 all bmi routes are e-ticketable.

Group bookings (10 or more customers)
Group bookings can be made for both bmi only flights and also interline journeys with our partners.

The only requirement is e-tickets are issued in maximum batches of 9. This will ensure messaging is kept within system limitations.

Interline journeys with infants without a seat
bmi’s system provider is working towards the introduction of interline e-ticket for infants. The expected launch date of this function is 20 may 2008. From this date bmi will work with our interline e-ticket partners to introduce this for each partner.

Interline e-tickets with infants can already be issued for itineraries containing segments operated by airlines using the same systems as bmi.

For listing of all carriers click here

Collection of change fee for e-tickets
If you make a change to a booking that results in a change fee only being applied. Please reissue the e-ticket and show the change fee as an additional collection and use the tax code XP or MF, depending on your GDS.

GDS MD50 / vMCO 

Further to bmi’s previous instructions on use of the IATA BSPlink vMPD. bmi is pleased to inform you that you can now request bmi to issue a paper ticket on your behalf using the GDS MD50/vMCO plain paper document.

How MD50/vMCO works with bmi:
The process to request a paper ticket for itineraries that contain non e-ticket routes or where an interline e-ticket agreement is missing.

Ticketing Instructions:
Complete a vMCO for the booking to be ticketed.

Part one:
Enter the following mandatory fields:
NAME OF PASSENGERS.
REASON FOR ISSUE:  Select 50 -Specified MCO.
REASON FOR ISSUANCE CODE: Select 1 - Prepaid Ticket Advice.
AIRLINE CODE: enter 236.
FARE – enter the fare (including Net or IT fare).
TAXES - insert all taxes applicable to a ticket issue.
SERVICE CHARGE/TAX ON MPD:  enter if applicable.
PNR – enter PNR locator.
FORM of PAYMENT: If form of payment is CREDIT, the credit card type, number, expiry date and amount fields have to be completed.
REMARKS: enter any additional information.
NB: This data is transferred to bmi revenue accounts

Part two:
Enter the vMCO number in the PNR (Booking record).
Enter these details as an OSI item before queuing your booking for a TOD. This process is the same as with a paper ticket TOD request made prior 01 June08.
e.g. OSI BD MPD 236 1234 567890

Please also add further OSI TOD items for the fare construction, fare, tax breakdown, total fare including taxes and fare basis.

For ITX or Net rates, please add further OST TOD items for fare construction (0.00 fare), tax breakdown, total fare including taxes (will be the tax total), fare basis and tour code number.

Queue entries for the GDS are:

Amadeus
QE/EMABD1101/80C0 All TODs

Galileo
QEB/XBD/0 = urgent TODs
QEB/XBD/4 = non-urgent TODs

Sabre
QP/IBD0/0    Urgent TOD
QP/IBD0/6    Non urgent TOD

Worldspan
QEP/BD0/3 or 4 for a TOD.

On receipt of the booking via your GDS, bmi will arrange a TOD for our mutual clients. This means collection of paper tickets from the bmi desk at the airport of departure. If you have any concerns after raising the vMCO please call the bmi travel trade support line on 0870 606 1000 (UK) or 01 407 3036 (Ireland).

Please Note: If the total value of the vMCO is greater than GBP1000.00 or equivalent then a fax copy of the plain paper print must be sent to +44 (0)1709 314993
Available “OPATB2” markets for GDS vMCO (as of 01 June)

Listed are only the markets where bmi is a member of the BSP.

bmi is currently implementing interline e-tickets with all carriers. For the most up to date list of carriers please click here

To view our frequently asked questions on V-MPD please click here

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