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• Bag A piece of luggage associated with a passenger, packed for traveling, and necessary or appropriate in connection with a journey.
• Bag Activity The condition in which things are happening or being done to a bag, such as “scan a bag“.
• Bag Segment The movement of a bag over a Dated Operating Segment.
• Bag Tag A label document issued by a carrier solely for identification of checked baggage, the baggage (strap) tag portion of which is attached by the carrier to a particular article of checked baggage, and the baggage (identification) tag portion of which is given to the passenger.
• Baggage Equivalent to the term “Luggage“, means such articles, effects, and other personal property of a passenger as are necessary or appropriate for wear, use, comfort, or convenience in connection with his trip. Unless otherwise specified, it includes both checked and unchecked baggage.
• Baggage As defined in applicable tariffs, of a passenger, carried in connection with the trip for which the passenger has purchased a ticket and which has been checked in accordance with applicable tariffs.
• Baggage Allowance The amount of checked or carry-on luggage the airline will allow per passenger.
• Baggage Claim Infrastructure facility and space allocated for retrieval of baggage.
• Baggage Damage Physical damage to baggage and/or its contents.
• Baggage Exception A bag that is excluded from a general statement or does not follow a rule. E.g. a bag that is too heavy for normal process.
• Baggage Function A function applied to a bag such as movement, sortation, containerization or security.
• Baggage Irregularity A baggage process that is irregular in form or nature.
• Baggage Process A baggage process, such as departures, transferring or terminating baggage process. Refer to business architecture.
• Baggage Standard Weights Approved baggage standard weights to be used for weight and balance calculation.
• Baggage Tag Issuer Code This code combined with the tag serial number are used to identify each piece of checked luggage through all baggage handling processes. It is a three numeric identifier assigned by IATA. The code is generally referred to as the BTIC.
• Balance Arm Horizontal distance in length units from reference datum to the location.
• Balance Condition Numeric expression of the position of the center of gravity.
• Balance Limitation Limitation of an aircraft usually defined by the manufacturer in order to ensure proper balance conditions for safe flight.
• Balance Limits The end points forward and aft of the range within which the center of gravity of an aircraft must lie for safe flight.
• Balance Output Requirement Requirement to put specific balance information on specific types of load sheet (provisional, final, ACARS,...).
• Ballast Dead load weight carried to achieve a particular balance condition.
• Bank Account Bank Account payment method definition. Customer bank accounts for payments, either for paper checks or electronic funds transfer.
• Bankers Buying Rate The rate at which, for the purpose of the transfer of funds through banking channels (i.e. other than transactions in bank notes, travelers cheques and similar banking instruments), a bank will purchase a given amount of foreign currency in exchange for one unit (or units) of the national currency of the country in which the exchange transaction takes place
• Bankers Selling Rate The rate at which, for the purpose of the transfer of funds through banking channels (i.e. other than transactions in bank notes, travellers cheques and similar banking instruments), a bank will sell a given amount of foreign currency in exchange for one unit (or units) of the national currency of the country in which the exchange transaction takes place
• Basic Index A numerical expression of the center of gravity of the aircraft at its basic weight expressed in index units (See index unit).
• Basic Schedule The planned regularly operated flights of an airline.
• Basic Weight The Basic Empty Weight or Fleet Empty Weight of an aircraft or aircraft group. Includes all fixed equipment, system fluids, unusable fuel and configuration equipment including galley structure.
• Bay Grouping A grouping of ULD positions (Stack/String) used as a method of maximizing the ULD capacity of a lower hold by not using intermediate locks.
• Berth Sleeping accommodation as one of the following: (a) a permanent, built-in, full length bunk; or (b) sleeping accommodation converted from normal day time sitting accommodation which for each berth either requires more than one seat or renders more than one seat unusable.
• Billing and Settlement Plan Method of providing and issuing traffic documents and of accounting and settling accounts between airlines and Travel Agents.
• Birthdate The date on which an individual party was born.
• Boarding Gate An exit/entry from an airport building to an aircraft or train or bus. Could for example be a boarding gate, arrival gate, departing gate, etc.
• Boarding Member The Member on whose flight a passenger is to be carried from a boarding point.
• Boarding Point The point at which a passenger is scheduled to embark on a flight of the boarding Member.
• Boarding Status The situation at a particular time during the boarding process of an individual party, such as not checked in, checked in, stand by, or boarded.
• Booking (see “Reservation“)
• Booking An arrangement whereby something, especially a seat, room, or space is booked or reserved.
• Booking Member The Member with which the passenger made his original reservations or with which additional reservations were made after commencement of the journey. Where a booking is made with, or through, or is handed over to a CRS, the CRS will be considered as the “Booking Member“.
• Booking or Reservation A record, either in paper form or in electronic form, of the accommodation held by a passenger on a given flight.
• Booking Reference Information related to a booking or reservation.
• BTIC (see “Baggage Tag Issuer Code“)
• Budget Fare Special economy restricted fare
• Building A permanent fixed structure, such as a house, factory, hotel, or office building.
• Bulk Load Any loose or non-containerized load.
• Bulkhead A rigid partition.
• Bull’s Eye The character used in conjunction with an OCR document number on audit coupons to identify the 13-digit numbering scheme as opposed to the 12-digit scheme.
• Business Class A class of service with seating standards which may be superior to those provided on premium economy/economy class but less liberal than standards provided in first class.
• Business Days In the context of Airport Coordination/Advice Procedures, business days refers to business days in the country of the message originator.