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1. Scheduled maintenance works

   Dear Colleagues,
   
   

   Please be advised that scheduled maintenance works on production environment of Online-Ticket server will be conducted on April 25, from 07-00 till 08-00 Moscow time.
   
   

   Due to scheduled maintenance of the system services interruption up to 5 minutes may be expected.

    

   Kind regards,
   Sirena-Travel JSC

2. Schеdulеd maintеnancе works

   Dеar collеaguеs,
   
   

   Plеasе bе advisеd on Fеbruary 19, from 23-00 till 04:00 20 Fеbruary Moscow timе, schеdulеd optimization of Sirеna-Travеl nеtwork infrastructurе will bе carriеd out. Duе to schеdulеd nеtwork optimization intеrruptions in thе opеration of various sеrvicеs up to 1 minutе may bе еxpеctеd.
   
   

   Kind rеgards,
   Sirеna-Travеl JSC

3. Maintenance works on MixVel Platform

   Dear Colleagues,
   
   Please be advised that scheduled maintenance works on production environment of MixVel Platform distribution system (MXV) will be conducted on October 21, 23:00 Moscow time.
   Due to scheduled maintenance of the system services interruption up to 5 minutes may be expected.

   
   Kind regards,
   Sirena-Travel JSC

4. Sirena-Travel GDS update in terms of filling out Netting in RET(IATA) IT0N file record

   Dear colleagues,
   
   

   Please be advised that on May 23, 2023 the production software of MXL will be updated in terms of filling out the fields containing Netting-transaction information (residual amounts of original ticket used for payment for a new ticket) in the version 22 and 23 of RET(IATA) IT0N file record.

   After updating the original ticket amounts used for payment for fares, taxes and miscellaneous fees for a new ticket will be specified in the IT0N record as follows:

   
   Example:

   N000002RUB0RTR      00000001790RM6      00000000269CWJ      00000000458CWH      00000000352CWI      00000000937CB8      00000000312         00000000000         00000000000         00000000000         00000000000

   Description of the fields in detail below:

   Currency used is RUB0

   "TR" =1790 is the residual tax amount of the original ticket 

   "M6" =269 is the residual tax amount of the original ticket  

   Used in payment for:

   "WJ"=458 tax of the new ticket

   "WH"=352 tax of the new ticket

   "WI"=937 tax of the new ticket

   "B8"=312 tax of the new ticket

   
   RET format also provides opportunity to show the residual amount of fare/tax/fee not used for payment for a new ticket – U code.

   
   Please refer to SP Data Interchange Specifications Handbook version 23 for full description of the format.

5. Izhavia Airlines switched to branded fares

   Since May 3, 2023 Izhavia airline company switched to a new structure of the fare schedule in the format of branded fares.

    

   Branded fares differ from each other by the set of included services, availability and weight of free luggage, conditions of ticket exchange and refund. In the itinerary receipts and when buying online, the changes will be fixed by changing the fare letter codes. Economy class is represented by groups: Light (LT), Standard (ST), Plus (PL).

    

   Branded fares are coded according to booking classes:

    

   Economy-Light (ELT, QLT, GLT, KLT, LLT, XLT, VLT, TLT, MLT, HLT, WLT, NLT, SLT, JLT).

    

   Where LT is the designation of fares that include free of charge carry-on baggage up to 5 kg and with dimensions not exceeding 40x30x20 cm;

    

   Economy Standard (EST, QST, GST, KST, LST, XST, VST, TST, MST, HST, WST, NST, SST, JST).

    

   ST - designation of fares which include free of charge carriage of hand luggage up to 5 kg and with dimensions not exceeding 40x30x20 cm, and baggage weighing no more than 10 kg and with dimensions not exceeding 203 cm in three dimensions;

    

   Economy Plus (EPL, QPL, GPL, KPL, LPL, XPL, VPL, TPL, MPL, HPL, WPL, NPL, SPL, JPL).

    

   PL - designation of fares that include free carriage of hand luggage up to 5 kg with dimensions not exceeding 40x30x20 cm and baggage weighing no more than 20 kg with dimensions not exceeding 203 cm in three dimensions, hot meal on board.

    

   The conditions of fares Promo (OSS), Social (USS), Economy-Basic (Y), Comfort (C) and Business (F) fares remain unchanged.

6. Changing PNR time limit settings for SU bookings

   Attention accredited agencies and subagents!

    

   Aeroflot PJSC informs that from 01/12/2023 changed setting time limit in PNR for SU bookings.

    

   When creating a booking, the system initially sets a time limit of 30 minutes and issues a reminder to apply the TL command.

   After applying the TL command, the system analyzes the 5th category of the UPT and, in accordance with it, sets the time limit in the form:

   TL-1820/12YANV23/A

    

   and issues a response:

   PNR TIME LIMIT CHANGED (TL-1746/15JAN23)

    

   If the agent does not submit a TL request and issue a ticket within the set 30 minutes, the time limit will be triggered and the seats will be cancelled.

    

   Please use the information in your work.

    

   Reference information: reservation systems department +7 (495) 660-19-72

7. Aeroflot EMD-S registration functionality activated

   Dear colleagues,

    

   We would like to inform you that Aeroflot's EMD-S (Electronic Miscellaneous Document Standalone)  functionality has been activated in TCH and BSP sessions in GDS Sirena.

    

   From now on, registration of the security deposit in TCH and BSP sessions must be done on EMD-S.

    

   The deposit refund penalty is charged by EMD-S in both the BSP session and the TCH session.

    

   The ticket refund fee is charged by EMD-S only in the TCH session.

    

   EMD-S registration is available for the following services:
   

   RFISC	Services
   995	CANCELLATION FEE
   997	DEPOSITS DOWN PAYMENTS

   
   
   

8. URGENT! Change of Minimum Connect Time information filing procedure

   Dear colleagues!

   Due to the decision made by Cirium to stop transmission of Minimum Connecting Time (hereinafter MCT) change data files to Sirena-Travel GDS you are kindly requested to send completed MCT Template (Attachment 1) toossr@sirena-travel.ru in order to ensure prompt information update.

     

9. The instruction "TECHNOLOGY OF DATA TRANSFER ON THE SALE OF SUBSIDIZED TRANSPORTATION" has been updated

   Dear colleagues,

    

   We would like to inform you that the updated instruction "TECHNOLOGY OF DATA TRANSFER ON THE SALE OF SUBSIDIZED TRANSPORTATION" has been posted on the website.

    

   Sincerely,

   Sirena Company.

10. Terminal version update - 1.73b (Rev.3)

    Dear colleagues,

     

    A new version of the terminal - 1.73b (Rev3) has been installed in Sirena-Travel GDS.
    
    

    It includes the following changes in the Railway Transportation application:
    
    

    1. For passengers under 14 years of age who have Russian citizenship, and the identity document belongs to another country, it became possible to select Russia in the “Citizenship” field.

    2. To reduce situations when the passenger's personal data is filled in incorrectly, an additional notification has been added for the operator if the "patronymic" field of the passenger is not filled.

    
    Sincerely,

    Sirena-Travel JSC.