SABRE - BASIC COMMANDS

🛫 Basic Sabre Commands

Sabre is a powerful tool for travel professionals, and mastering its basic commands can significantly improve efficiency and accuracy. Below is a guide to some of the most commonly used commands in Sabre.

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✈️ Flight Availability and Booking

• Availability Search

  1OCTLONNYC
  

  Searches for flights from London (LON) to New York City (NYC) on October 1st.

• Sell a Flight Segment

  0AA1Y1
  

  Sells one seat in class Y on American Airlines flight line 1 from the availability display.

• Display Itinerary

  *I
  

  Displays the current itinerary.

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👤 Passenger Name Record (PNR) Creation

• Add Passenger Name

  -RICHARDS/DEAN
  

  Adds the passenger name.

• Add Phone Number

  9Z-1234567890
  

  Adds a contact phone number.

• Add Received From Field

  6DEAN
  

  Indicates who provided the booking information.

• End and Retrieve PNR

  ER
  

  Ends and retrieves the PNR.

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  🔍 PNR Management

• Retrieve PNR by Record Locator

  *ABC123
  

  Retrieves a PNR using the record locator.

• Cancel Segment

  X1
  

  Cancels segment line 1.

• Change Segment

  W‡PR
  

  Replaces a segment with a new one.

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• 🧠 Tips for Using Sabre

• Always double-check city codes and travel dates.
• Use the help command H/COMMAND to get assistance on any command.
• Keep your entries clean and organized to avoid errors.

Basic Pricing Commands

• WP → Price the PNR using lowest applicable fare (system auto-pricing).

• WPNC → Price and create a new fare quote record (stores it).

• WPNC‡A → Price PNR and store all applicable fare quote records.

• WPNCB → Price PNR with baggage allowance display.

• WPNC‡PQ → Price and store a provisional quote (not for ticketing).

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Options & Modifiers

• WPQ → Quick price check (does not store).

• WPP → Price with penalties (change/refund rules).

• WPAE → Price with alternative fares and fare types.

• WPNC‡ADT → Price for adults only.

• WPNC‡CHD → Price for child passenger.

• WPNC‡INF → Price for infant passenger.

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Repricing / Itinerary Options

• WP‡A → Price using specific airline (e.g., WP‡AQR → Price with Qantas only).

• WP‡FXX → Exchange pricing (reissue/revalidation).

• WP‡X → Exclude a particular carrier.

• WP‡JC → Specify booking class.

• WP‡L5 → Limit pricing to a max of 5 fare options.

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Storing and Displaying

• PQD → Display stored fare quote records.

• PQE → Erase stored fare quote.

• WPNC‡A‡PQ → Store multiple pricing options for comparison.