Reservation Data

1) Inventory Management

~ Control of the number of customers booked for a particular service. For example, a given flight for a specific segment on a particular day in a specific class. It reduces the risk of having to deny a customer the service required.

2) Management Information

~ To assess anticipated revenue earnings, to know the various prices with a particular booked service and the number of customers expected to take up the booked service. For example, the number of passengers expected to travel on a series of flights covering a specified route or series of routes over any particular period of time.

3) Catering and / or Special Services

~ To determine items required for that particular service per day. For example, member and types of passengers which influence the type of meals required.

4) Boarding Information

~ To provide the service delivery point with details of the number and names or each customer by class of service booked.

5) Capacity & Planning Adjustment

~ To estimate the advance volume of customers that can be expected to take up a service at the time of delivery. For example, the number of passenger that can be expected to travel on a particular flight or route on a particular day or on a specific period. This aspect of reservation control allows for the continual and on going reassessment or estimation of likely take up leading optimum revenue return.

6) Yield Control

~ To facilitate control of the yield obtained from each class of services in a mix classes for the services being offered. For example, of each booking designator offered on a flights.