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How to work with American Airlines in DRCT

This guide offers a comprehensive overview to help you book and issue American Airlines tickets, covering both product features and post-sale support.

Written by Yuliia Tkachuk
Updated this week

📍What can you do in the American Airlines channel?

In this channel you can:

  • Make a calculation;

  • Create a booking;

  • View the created bookings;

  • Enter passport information;

  • Reprice on the day of issue;

  • Issue tickets;

  • Void tickets;

  • Cancel booking.


🚀 How to create and issue tickets via DRCT extension?

Step 1. To start working in DRCT, enter in your GDS

  1. Passenger name and date of birth.

  2. Flight segment.

  3. Calculation command, e.g. FXB.

❗️The following pricing commands are currently supported:


1. FXB

2. FXA

3. FXB/KC

4. FXB/SBF

5. FXB/R UP

Step 2: Calculate and book

✏️ At this point, DRCT will offer to calculate. At the right of the corner calculation window will pop up with price quote offered by DRCT.


Click on the «Book» button complete the reservation. Within 3-7 seconds the booking will be created in DRCT.

Step 3: Manage the booking

✏️ In order to start working with the booking, you need to open it in DRCT application by clicking on the blue icon in the right corner.

❗️Here you can proceed with following commands:

  • RTLOCATOR — to open the needed booking.

  • RTACTIVEPNR — to view all the active bookings.

  • TTP — to issue the ticket for current PNR.

  • TTM — to issue the baggage for current PNR.

  • XI/ER — to cancel the booking.

  • TRDC/ER — to void the ticket for current PNR.

  • SR DOCS YY HK1-P-UKR-FZ111111-UKR-14DEC97-F-03JUL30-DOE-JANE — to enter the passenger's passport information.

  • ADDlocator — to add passive segments in Amadeus.

Step 4: Issuing

✏️ Press TTP button or enter the command on your own and the ticket will be issued. All tickets issued will be included in the «Sales» section on the DRCT.aero website.


💡 How to create and issue tickets via DRCT search?

Step 1. Search

✏️ To get started, enter your search parameters and then click «Search». DRCT will provide you with flight options in a few moments.

Step 2: Create the booking

✏️ Select the flight and price that you would like, and then provide the passenger details. Press the «Book» button once you're done to complete the reservation.

✏️ To open only the booking that you have created, please click on the green pop-up line labeled "Open booking.”

Step 3: Issue

✏️ Once you are redirected to the booking page, enter and save passport information.

✏️ When you are done, click on the «Issue» button located in the top right corner of the page to generate your tickets.

✏️ All tickets issued will be included in the «Sales» section on the DRCT.aero website. Here you can download the ticket in PDF format.


📈 Reprice on the date of issue

For American Airlines if you issue the ticket on the next day after the booking creation, the price may change. When you click "Issue", a window with the recalculated price will appear.

  • If the price is acceptable, click "Issue".

  • Otherwise, click "Cancel" to discard the action.

  • If the price hasn’t changed, the ticket will be issued without any additional notifications.

❗️It’s strongly recommended to issue American Airlines bookings on the day of creation, as the airline guarantees the fare only for the booking creation day.

On the following day, the price may no longer be valid and recalculation may be required.


❌ Void and cancellation

After the tickets are issued, you are allowed to void them until the end of the day. For that, click "Void and cancel" button at the top right corner. The segments will be also removed automatically.

❗️The void is processed for all passengers in the booking. To split the passengers — please reach the support team.


💼 Additional services

For American Airlines in DRCT, additional services cannot be added. Only seat selection is available for issued bookings.

To add seats, please contact support via chat.


💡 How to manage American Airlines bookings once they are issued?

Our support team is available to assist you with post-purchase service matters for the following topics:

  • Ticket exchange.

  • Seat selection.

  • Special service assistance.

  • Request for PETC, AVIH, UMNR and others services.

  • Change / enter passport data.

  • Change / enter contact details.

  • Change / enter mile card.

  • Exchanges.

  • Refunds.

  • Other issues.


💙 If you have any questions remained, do not hesitate to contact us via support chat — we will gladly assist.

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