Direct Connect XML API
BlueAir – our newest airline supplier
We are pleased to announce that we have launched BlueAir as a new airline supplier to our rapidly expanding portfolio of bookable suppliers. You can now make bookings on these suppliers and benefit from the largest network of bookable suppliers – all aggregated by Travelfusion.
Please check that the supplier name blueair is added to your [...]
XML Schema change – Durations
We have fixed a bug in our XML responses where durations are being set to 0 in cases where they cannot be calculated. This has required a change to our XML schemas, since the element needs to be omitted in these cases.
New XML element IsSometimesRequired
We have added a new XML element to the RequiredParameter structure to handle special cases where a certain value is sometimes required by the supplier, but not always
Aircraft Type now available in the Travelfusion XML API
We are pleased to announce the release of a new feature within our XML API.
The type of aircraft operated by the supplier will now be included in flight results whenever it is available.
Currently a flight segment is returned as follows:
<Segment>
<Origin>
<Type>airport</Type>
<Code>LGW</Code>
<Terminal>South</Terminal>
</Origin>
<Destination>
<Type>airport</Type>
<Code>MAD</Code>
</Destination>
<DepartDate>16/06/2010-16:50</DepartDate>
<ArriveDate>16/06/2010-20:15</ArriveDate>
<Duration>145</Duration>
<TfOperator>
<Name>Easyjet</Name>
<Code>U2</Code>
</TfOperator>
<TfVendingOperator>
<Name>Easyjet</Name>
<Code>U2</Code>
</TfVendingOperator>
<Operator>
<Name>Easyjet</Name>
<Code>U2</Code>
</Operator>
<VendingOperator>
<Name>Easyjet</Name>
<Code>U2</Code>
</VendingOperator>
<FlightId>
<Code>U25479</Code>
<Number>5479</Number>
</FlightId>
<TravelClass>
<TfClass>Economy With Restrictions</TfClass>
<SupplierClass>Y</SupplierClass>
</TravelClass>
<SegmentMayEndWithAStop>false</SegmentMayEndWithAStop>
</Segment>
After the changes go live, this result may include aircraft type information as follows:
<Segment>
<Origin>
<Type>airport</Type>
<Code>LTN</Code>
</Origin>
<Destination>
<Type>airport</Type>
<Code>MAD</Code>
</Destination>
<DepartDate>17/06/2010-17:50</DepartDate>
<ArriveDate>17/06/2010-21:20</ArriveDate>
<Duration>150</Duration>
<TfOperator>
<Name>Easyjet</Name>
<Code>U2</Code>
</TfOperator>
<TfVendingOperator>
<Name>Easyjet</Name>
<Code>U2</Code>
</TfVendingOperator>
<Operator>
<Name>Easyjet</Name>
<Code>U2</Code>
</Operator>
<VendingOperator>
<Name>Easyjet</Name>
<Code>U2</Code>
</VendingOperator>
<FlightId>
<Code>U22205</Code>
<Number>2205</Number>
</FlightId>
<TravelClass>
<TfClass>Economy [...]
SupportedCard charges in ProcessDetails response
We are undertaking an urgent change to the behaviour of our system regarding card charges for Easyjet. From now on, our XML API will return both card charges and minimum charges for Easyjet bookings as a fixed amount. This amount will be calculated by Travelfusion and will be different for each flight.
So, where are API [...]
