Flight interruption manifest
Encyclopedia
A Flight Interruption Manifest (FIM) is a document issued by an airline
as a substitute ticket for passengers experiencing irregularities during travel when the original ticket is not available. http://webwork.staralliance.com/book/Ticketing.html http://airtravel.about.com/od/serviceissues/l/blfim.htm A FIM is generally issued at a gate, ticket counter or transit desk by an airline agent and will note their original routing and ticket numbers, as well as those of the new routing, thereby making the FIM the new ticket. A FIM is only valid for a specific flight on a new airline that is not the airline the ticket was originally issued with. For example, a Delta
gate agent could produce a FIM for a flight on United and send the data to United. The FIM would then be accepted as a regular ticket on the specified United flight.
Flight interruption manifests are perceived by both flying passengers and airlines as becoming increasingly impractical, especially with the widespread use of electronic ticketing, or e-Tickets. Producing a FIM requires that the e-ticket be converted to a regular paper ticket and that the data manually be sent to the receiving airline. Several carriers have announced that they will be working together to smooth and digitize these transactions. http://archives.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/09/27/xml.airlines.idg/index.html
Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...
as a substitute ticket for passengers experiencing irregularities during travel when the original ticket is not available. http://webwork.staralliance.com/book/Ticketing.html http://airtravel.about.com/od/serviceissues/l/blfim.htm A FIM is generally issued at a gate, ticket counter or transit desk by an airline agent and will note their original routing and ticket numbers, as well as those of the new routing, thereby making the FIM the new ticket. A FIM is only valid for a specific flight on a new airline that is not the airline the ticket was originally issued with. For example, a Delta
Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines, Inc. is a major airline based in the United States and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The airline operates an extensive domestic and international network serving all continents except Antarctica. Delta and its subsidiaries operate over 4,000 flights every day...
gate agent could produce a FIM for a flight on United and send the data to United. The FIM would then be accepted as a regular ticket on the specified United flight.
Flight interruption manifests are perceived by both flying passengers and airlines as becoming increasingly impractical, especially with the widespread use of electronic ticketing, or e-Tickets. Producing a FIM requires that the e-ticket be converted to a regular paper ticket and that the data manually be sent to the receiving airline. Several carriers have announced that they will be working together to smooth and digitize these transactions. http://archives.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/09/27/xml.airlines.idg/index.html