Airlines PNR Status Codes: Some e-ticket status might not be used or supported by all airlines, depending on the airline’s e-ticket server configuration. The following table lists of all existing e-ticket status. The remarks below will help you to validate whether a transaction is permitted on a specific status code.
Airlines PNR Status Codes – Ticket Status Codes
A status code indicates the status of an air segment. The status is an important indicator of what status the flight segment is in. This can indicate the carrier has confirmed the segment, the segment is on waitlist, a schedule change has been received from the carrier, and many other possibilities.
The following status codes can be returned for an Air Segment.
| Status Code | Code Descriptions |
|---|---|
| AF | AA Advantage ticket |
| AK | Passive – Confirmed outside Galileo system (This is only applicable in 1G) |
| AL | Passive- Waitlisted outside Galileo system (This is only applicable in 1G) |
| AN | Passive- Requested outside Galileo system (This is only applicable in 1G) |
| BK | Passive- Booked with carrier. Will generate message to carrier when air segment is cancelled. |
| BL | Passive- Waitlist segment |
| BN | Requested outside Galileo system |
| CH | Passive- Code share holds confirmed |
| CK | Advance check-in. Boarding pass issued |
| CS | Code share sell segment |
| DK | Link book last seat |
| DL | Deferred waitlist |
| DS | Desires segment |
| DX | Passive – Broken marriage / Active-Authorized partial cancellation within a marriage |
| EK | EMD confirmed |
| FS | Free sale |
| GF | Firm booking |
| GK | Guaranteed/Merged. Also used in 1V as Passive – Group confirmed |
| GL | Waitlist with carrier |
| GN | Group booking |
| GO | No action taken on group request. |
| HA | Have requested. Airline requested one of their own segments |
| HD | Holding confirmed; EMD required |
| HI | Holding confirmed EMD issued (EMD can only be issued if Ticket is Issued) |
| HK | Holds confirmed |
| HL | Holds waitlist |
| HN | Holds need/confirmed |
| HQ | Space prev. request |
| HS | CO changes |
| HW | Have waitlisted. Airline waitlisted one of their own segments |
| HX | Cancel confirm hold |
| IG | Involuntary upgrade |
| IH | Inhibit status code |
| IK | Infant no seat |
| IN | If not holding need |
| IS | If not holding sell |
| IX | If holding cancel |
| KD | Issue EMD |
| KK | Carrier confirmed |
| KL | Waitlist confirmed |
| LK | Passive – Link booking – guaranteed sell |
| LL | Add to waitlist |
| MB | Move reaccommodating – Pax was on standby status for flight affected |
| MK | Non messaging Passive segment. |
| ML | Waitlisted |
| MN | Not available |
| MR | Requested |
| NA | Need alternate |
| NN | Requesting segment |
| NO | No action taken |
| NS | No show |
| OB | Overbook |
| OX | Cancel only if requested segment is available |
| PA | Priority waitlist-emergency travel |
| PB | Priority waitlist |
| PC | Priority waitlist |
| PD | Priority waitlist |
| PK | Discounted passenger. |
| PN | Pending need |
| PS | Passive |
| PW | Priority waitlist |
| RR | Reconfirm |
| SB | Boarded standBy |
| SC | Schedule change |
| SD | Schedule change/re-booking; EMD already issued. Document number must be included in the SSR |
| SP | Passive-space protected |
| SQ | Space request – bilateral use |
| SS | Sell segment |
| TK | Schedule Change. Advise passenger of new scheduled times. |
| TL | Schedule change waitlist. Advise passenger of new scheduled times. |
| TN | Schedule change. Is Pending Need. Advise passenger of new scheduled times. |
| UC | Unable to confirm or waitlist |
| UN | Unable – no flight |
| US | Unable to sell |
| UU | Unable to confirm. Waitlist requested |
| WK | Schedule change of a confirmed segment |
| WL | Schedule change of a waitlisted segment |
| WN | Schedule change of a needed segment |
| XK | Cancel seg with change |
| XX | Cancel segment |
| YG | Involuntary upgrade |
| YK | Hold confirmed Airline space |
Status codes that may only be set by an airline, provided that the change is permitted in accordance with ATA resolution 20.60 or IATA resolution 722f as applicable.