IATA

International Air
Transport Association
Course Content
1. Introduction to Travel and Tourism Industry.
2. Geography of Travel and Tourism
3. Travel Formalities Travel Insurance
4. Air Transport Essentials-Airport,Baggage ,laws
5. Rail Transport-Train timetable
6. Car Rentals-Car Insurance, Procedures
7. Hotel Industry
8. Water Transport-Ferries & Cruise
9. Tour
10. Customer Service- Travel Professional
11. Technology in Travel and Tourism (Online module 2hrs)
12. Air Fares & Ticketing
13. Electronic Booking Tools-GDS 48 hours (Global Distribution System-
 Exam Details- 100-Question Pattern
➔ Online Exam
➔ Multichoice
➔ 3 hours
➔ Closed Book
➔ 1-35 = Air Fares & Ticketing [M-12]

36-90 = General Knowledge [M 1-10 & 11]

91-100 = GDS [M- 13-Online]- Self Practice.

Introduction
IATA -International Air Transport Association

● It is a trade association of the world’s airlines.

● Consisting of 290 airlines, primarily major carriers, representing 120
countries,
● Organization which was formed in 1945 in CUBA (Havana),
● IATA supports airline activity and helps formulate industry policy
and standards. It is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada with
Executive Offices in Geneva, Switzerland
IATA Traffic Conference Areas (TC)
❖ 1947- Traffic Conference Areas
❖ For easy calculation of Air Fares
❖ There are 3 TC areas
Traffic Conference Area 1 (TC -1)
Two classifications

1st Classification- (Sub-Areas)

1. North America
2. Central America
3. Caribbean Area
4. South America

2nd Classification

1. North Atlantic
2. Mid Atlantic
3. South Atlantic
 TC 1 (1. NORTH AMERICA)
COUNTRY CITY CITY AIRPORT AIRPORT
CODE CODE

1. CANADA 1. OTTAWA YOW

2. TORONTO YTO PEARSON YYZ

INTERNATIONAL

3. MONTREAL YMQ PIERRE ELLIOTT YUL

TRUDEAU

4. VANCOUVER YVR

5. CALGARY YYC
6. EDMONTON YEA

7. HALIFAX YHZ
8. WINNIPEG YWG
1. North America ( Canada)
1. North America ( USA)
COUNTRY CITY CITY CODE AIRPORT AIRPORT CODE

2. USA 1.ANCHORAGE ANC

2. ATLANTA ATL

3. BOSTON BOS

4. CHICAGO CHI O’HARE ORD

DALLAS/ FORT WORTH DFW

5. DALLAS DAL
INTERNATIONAL
DETROIT DTT WAYNE COUNTY DTW

HOUSTON HOU 1. HOBBY AIRPORT HOU

2.GEORGE BUSH
INTERCONTINENTAL IAH

LOS ANGELES LAX

MIAMI MIA

NEW ORLEANS MSY

NEW YORK CITY NYC JOHN F KENNEDY JFK

LA GUARDIA LGA
NEWARK EWR
COUNTRY CITY CITY CODE AIRPORT AIRPORT CODE

2. USA ORLANDO MCO

PHILADELPHIA PHL
SALT LAKE CITY SLC
SAN FRANCISCO SFO
SEATTLE SEA
WASHINGTON WAS DULLES IAD
D.C. INTERNATIONAL
RONALD REAGAN DCA
NATIONAL
HAWAII (Honolulu) HNL

1. MEXICO MEX
3. MEXICO
CITY
2. ACAPULCO ACA

3. GUADALAJARA GDL
1. North America (Mexico)
2. CENTRAL AMERICA
COUNTRY CITY CITY AIRPORT AIRPORT
CODE CODE

1.BELIZE BELMOPAN BCV

2. COSTA RICA SAN JOSE SJO

3. EL SALVADOR SAN SALVADOR SAL

4. GUATEMALA GUATEMALA GUA

CITY

5. HONDURAS TEGUCIGALPA TGU

6. NICARAGUA MANAGUA MGA

3. CARIBBEAN AREA
COUNTRY CITY CITY AIRPORT AIRPORT CODE
CODE

1.BAHAMAS NASSAU NAS

2.BERMUDA HAMILTON BDA

COUNTRY CITY CITY CODE AIRPORT AIRPORT
CODE

BARBADOS BRIDGETOWN BGI

CUBA HAVANA HAV

DOMINICA ROSEAU DOM

DOMINICAN SANTO SDQ

REPUBLIC DOMINGO

HAITI PORT AU PAP

PRINCE

JAMAICA KINGSTON KIN

TRINIDAD & PORT OF SPAIN POS

TOBAGO
4.SOUTH AMERICA
COUNTRY CITY CITY AIRPORT AIRPORT CODE
CODE

1. ARGENTINA BUENOS BUE EZEIZA MINISTRO EZE

AIRES PISTARINI

2.BOLIVIA LA PAZ LPB

3.BRAZIL 1.BRASILIA BSB

2.RIO DE RIO GALEAO INT APT GIG
JANEIRO
3.SÃO PAULO SAO GUARULHOS INT GRU
APT

4.CHILE SANTIAGO DE SCL

CHILE

5.COLOMBIA BOGOTA BOG

6. ECUADOR 1.QUITO UIO

2.GUAYAQUIL GYE
COUNTRY CITY CITY AIRPORT AIRPORT CODE
CODE

7.PARAGUAY ASUNCION ASU

8.PERU LIMA LIM

9. PANAMA PANAMA CITY PTY

10.URUGUAY MONTEVIDEO MVD

11.VENEZUELA CARACAS CCS

12.GUYANA GEORGETOWN GEO

13.FRENCH CAYENNE CAY

GUIANA

14.SURINAME PARAMARIBO PBM JOHAN PENGEL PBM

ZORG EN HOOP ORG
Traffic Conference Area 2 (TC -2)
There are 3 Sub Areas

1. Europe
2. Middle East
3. Africa - has 6 more subdivisions

1. Eastern Africa

2. Central Africa

3. Western Africa

4. Southern Africa

5. Indian Ocean Islands

6. Libya
 TC 2
1. EUROPE
COUNTRY CITY CITY CODE AIRPORT AIRPORT CODE

ALGERIA ALGIERS ALG

ARMENIA YEREVAN EVN
AUSTRIA VIENNA VIE
INNSBRUCK INN
BELARUS MINSK MSQ
BELGIUM BRUSSELS BRU
ANTWERP ANR
BULGARIA SOFIA SOF
CYPRUS NICOSIA NIC
LARNACA LCA
CZECH REPUBLIC PRAGUE PRG
DENMARK COPENHAGEN CPH
COUNTRY CITY CITY CODE AIRPORT AIRPORT CODE

FINLAND HELSINKI HEL

FRANCE PARIS PAR CHARLES DE GAULLE CDG

ORLY INTL ORY

MARSEILLE MRS

NICE NCE

LYON LYS
GERMANY BERLIN BER TEGEL TXL
TEMPELHOF THF
FRANKFURT FRA
MUNICH MUC

HAMBURG HAM
DUSSELDORF DUS

GREECE ATHENS ATH

THESSALONIKI SKG
COUNTRY CITY CITY CODE AIRPORT AIRPORT CODE

HUNGARY BUDAPEST BUD

ICELAND REYKJAVIK REK KEFLAVIK KEF
IRELAND DUBLIN DUB
ITALY ROME ROM LEONARDO DA VINCI FCO
(FIUMICINO)
MILAN MIL LINATE LIN
MALPENSA MXP

NAPLES NAP
VENICE VCE
KOSOVO PRISTINA PRN
MONTENEGRO PODGORICA TGD
MALTA VALLETTA MLA
MOLDOVA CHISINAU KIV
MOROCCO RABAT RBA
CASABLANCA CAS
MARRAKECH RAK
COUNTRY CITY CITY CODE AIRPORT AIRPORT CODE

NETHERLANDS AMSTERDAM AMS

ROTTERDAM RTM
NORWAY OSLO OSL
POLAND WARSAW WAW
PORTUGAL LISBON LIS
PORTO OPO
FARO FAO
ROMANIA BUCHAREST BUH OTOPENI OTP

RUSSIA (WEST OF THE MOSCOW MOW SHEREMETYEVO SVO

URALS) ST.PETERSBURG LED
SERBIA BELGRADE BEG

SLOVAKIA BRATISLAVA BTS

SLOVENIA LJUBLJANA LJU

SPAIN MADRID MAD

BARCELONA BCN
MALAGA AGP

SWEDEN STOCKHOLM STO ARLANDA ARN

COUNTRY CITY CITY CODE AIRPORT AIRPORT CODE

SWITZERLAND BERNE BRN

ZURICH ZRH
GENEVA GVA
BASLE BSL
TURKEY ISTANBUL IST
TUNISIA TUNIS TUN
UKRAINE KIEV IEV

UNITED KINGDOM LONDON LON HEATHROW LHR

GATWICK LGW
MANCHESTER MAN
BIRMINGHAM BHX

EDINBURGH EDI

GLASGOW GLA
BELFAST BFS
TC 2
2. MIDDLE EAST
COUNTRY CITY CITY CODE AIRPORT AIRPORT CODE

BAHRAIN MANAMA BAH

EGYPT CAIRO CAI
ALEXANDRIA ALY
IRAN TEHRAN THR
IRAQ BAGHDAD BGW
ISRAEL JERUSALEM JRS
TEL AVIV TLV
JORDAN AMMAN AMM
KUWAIT KUWAIT KWI
LEBANON BEIRUT BEY
OMAN MUSCAT MCT
QATAR DOHA DOH
SAUDI ARABIA RIYADH RUH
JEDDAH JED
DAMMAM DMM
SYRIA DAMASCUS DAM
COUNTRY CITY CITY CODE AIRPORT AIRPORT CODE

SUDAN KHARTOUM KRT

UNITED ARAB ABU DHABI AUH
EMIRATES
DUBAI DXB
SHARJAH SHJ
YEMEN SANAA SAA
TC 2
3. AFRICA
1. Eastern Africa

COUNTRY CITY CITY CODE AIRPORT AIRPORT CODE

DJIBOUTI DJIBOUTI JIB

ERITREA ASMARA ASM
ETHIOPIA ADDIS ABABA ADD
KENYA NAIROBI NBO
MOMBASA MBA
RWANDA KIGALI KGL

SOMALIA MOGADISHU MGQ

TANZANIA DODOMA DOD

DAR ES SALAAM DAR
UGANDA ENTEBBE EBB
 2. Central Africa

COUNTRY CITY CITY CODE AIRPORT AIRPORT

CODE
MALAWI LILONGWE LLW

ZAMBIA LUSAKA LUN

ZIMBABWE HARARE HRE

 3. Western Africa
COUNTRY CITY CITY CODE AIRPORT AIRPORT CODE

ANGOLA LUANDA LAD

BENIN PORTO-NOVO COO COTONOU COO
COTONOU
CAMEROON YAOUNDE YAO
DOUALA DLA
CONGO BRAZZAVILLE BZV
COTE D’IVOIRE YAMOUSSOUKRO ASK
ABIDJAN ABJ

CHAD N’DJAMENA NDJ

EQUATORIAL MALABO SSG
GUINEA
GABON LIBREVILLE LBV
GAMBIA BANJUL BJL
GHANA ACCRA ACC
GUINEA CONAKRY CKY
LIBERIA MONROVIA MLW
MALI BAMAKO BKO
MAURITANIA NOUAKCHOTT NKC
COUNTRY CITY CITY CODE AIRPORT AIRPORT CODE

NIGER NIAMEY NIM

NIGERIA ABUJA ABV

LAGOS LOS

SAO TOME AND SAO TOME TMS

PRINCIPE

SENEGAL DAKAR DKR

SIERRA LEONE FREETOWN FNA

TOGO LOME LFW

 4.SOUTHERN AFRICA

COUNTRY CITY CITY CODE AIRPORT AIRPORT CODE

BOTSWANA GABORONE GBE

LESOTHO MASERU MSU

MOZAMBIQUE MAPUTO MPM

NAMIBIA WINDHOEK WDH

SOUTH AFRICA PRETORIA PRY

CAPE TOWN CPT

JOHANNESBURG JNB

SWAZILAND MANZINI MTS

 5. Indian Ocean Islands ( I.O.I)

COUNTRY CITY CITY CODE AIRPORT AIRPORT CODE

COMOROS MORONI HAH

MADAGASCAR ANTANANARIVO TNR

MAURITIUS PORT LOUIS MRU

MAYOTTE MAMOUDZOU DZA

SEYCHELLES VICTORIA SEZ

6. Libya

COUNTRY CITY CITY CODE AIRPORT AIRPORT CODE

LIBYA TRIPOLI TIP

Traffic Conference Area 3 (TC -3)
There are 4 Sub Areas

1. Southeast Asia (SEA)

2. South Asian Subcontinent (SASC)
3. Japan and Korea (JAPKO)
4. South West Pacific (SWP)
TC 3
1. SOUTHEAST ASIA (SEA)
COUNTRY CITY CITY CODE AIRPORT AIRPORT CODE

BRUNEI BANDAR SERI BWN

BEGAWAN
CAMBODIA PHNOM PENH PNH
CHINA BEIJING BJS BEIJING CAPITAL PEK
SHANGHAI SHA
CHINESE TAIPEI CHINESE TAIPEI TPE
(TAIWAN)
HONG KONG HONG KONG CITY HKG

INDONESIA JAKARTA JKT

DENPASAR-BALI DPS

KAZAKHSTAN ASTANA TSE

ALMATY ALA

KYRGYZSTAN BISHKEK FRU

LAOS VIENTIANE VTE

COUNTRY CITY CITY CODE AIRPORT AIRPORT
CODE

MACAO MACAO MFM

MALAYSIA KUALA LUMPUR KUL
MARSHALL ISLANDS MAJURO MAJ
MONGOLIA ULAANBAATAR ULN
MYANMAR YANGON RGN
PALAU KOROR ROR
PHILIPPINES MANILA MNL
RUSSIA (EAST OF THE KHABAROVSK KHV
URALS )
SINGAPORE SINGAPORE SIN
TAJIKISTAN DUSHANBE DYU
THAILAND BANGKOK BKK
TURKMENISTAN ASHGABAT ASB
TIMOR LESTE DILI DIL
UZBEKISTAN TASHKENT TAS
VIETNAM HA NOI HAN
HO CHI MINH CITY SGN
TC 3
2. SOUTH ASIAN SUBCONTINENT (SASC)
COUNTRY CITY CITY CODE AIRPORT AIRPORT CODE

AFGHANISTAN KABUL KBL

BANGLADESH DHAKA DAC
BHUTAN PARO PBH
INDIA DELHI DEL
MUMBAI BOM
CHENNAI MAA
KOLKATA CCU
MALDIVES MALE MLE
NEPAL KATHMANDU KTM
PAKISTAN ISLAMABAD ISB
KARACHI KHI
SRI LANKA COLOMBO CMB
TC 3
3. JAPAN AND KOREA (JAPKO)
COUNTRY CITY CITY CODE AIRPORT AIRPORT CODE

JAPAN TOKYO TYO NARITA NRT

HANEDA HND
OSAKA OSA KANSAI AIRPORT KIX
NAGOYA NGO
KOREA NORTH PYONGYANG FNJ
KOREA SOUTH SEOUL SEL
TC 3
4. SOUTH WEST PACIFIC SUBAREA (SWP)
COUNTRY CITY CITY CODE AIRPORT AIRPORT CODE

AUSTRALIA CANBERRA CBR

MELBOURN MEL
BRISBANE BNE
PERTH PER
ADELAIDE ADL
DARWIN DRW
SYDNEY SYD
FIJI SUVA SUV
NADI NAN
FRENCH POLYNESIA PAPEETE PPT
KIRIBATI TARAWA TRW
NAURU ISLAND NAURU INU
NEW ZEALAND WELLINGTON WLG
AUCKLAND AKL
CHRISTCHURCH CHC
COUNTRY CITY CITY CODE AIRPORT AIRPORT CODE

PAPUA NEW GUINEA PORT MORESBY POM

SAMOA APIA APW
SOLOMON ISLANDS HONIARA HIR
TONGA NUKU’ ALOFA TBU
TUVALU FUNAFUTI FUN
VANUATU PORT VILA VLI