摘要 |
A system for settling the payment of a travel e-ticket of a transportation carrier characterized in that it comprises: data storage means for storing passenger name records (PNR) in a database (110); means for identifying passenger name records (PNRs) that are eligible for a late payment (PAB) service in said database (110), each passenger name record (PNR) being associated to at least one segment, means for detecting (160) when a predetermined event occurs prior to transportation carrier departure, a server associated to said database (110) and arranged for retrieving (172) from said database (110) all passenger name records (PNRs) eligible for the late payment (PAB) service; means for selecting (130) through an algorithm at least one segment that can be priced for each retrieved passenger name record (PNR); means for pricing (130, 120) said segment; means for issuing (PPP) (130) a coupon associated to said segment; means for updating said database (136) with issuance information concerning said segment; means for voiding all travel coupons (142) for which no change of coupon status has been reported by an airport departure control system (DCS) (180) handling the carrier departure; means for receiving from the airport departure control system (DCS) (180) a change of coupon status indicating that the coupon has been used (144), then triggering a reporting (144) of the segments for which a change of coupon status has been reported by departure control system (DCS) (180); means for settling the payment of coupons (150) for which change of status has been reported on the basis of the prices determined by the means for pricing (125).
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