A product, also called an “atomic” product, is defined as any item that can be offered to a customer (such as air and/or other types of transportation, transportation portions, any goods, and amenities, etc.). For example, a product can be the actual transportation service (right to travel), a hard product (such as seats and meals), or a soft product (such as flexibility and priority boarding). A product is the most granular level component in Product Catalog.

Classifications of Products

There are two classifications of products: Transport and Non-transport

TRANSPORT PRODUCTS

Transport products are defined as a commercial atomic product between two stations that can be operated by aircraft as well as by other transport vehicles such as trains, buses, etc. (sometimes referred to as “right to travel” or “right to fly”). There are two types of Transport products:

• Transport-Leg products are at the leg level; these represent the intended end-state requirement that transport products apply to a single non-stop portion of travel between two stations.
• Transport-OD products represent an airline’s ATPCO filed fare locations (representing one or more consecutive flight sectors) and can be specified at any geography level ranging from airport to area. Multiple groupings of geographies and non-standard geographies are also supported.
  Examples include Area 1-GB, as well as CN-AU.

📝 Transport-Leg vs. Transport-OD
The end-state requirement specified to date is that Transport products will apply to a single nonstop portion of travel between two stations (operated by aircraft as well as other transport vehicles such as trains, buses, etc.). However, current airfare products often apply to multiple consecutive flight sectors (e.g., a through fare applicable across multiple sectors). As each airline optionally chooses to transition from traditional filed fare data to a Product Catalog, ATPCO anticipates the Transport products will initially transition as a multi-sector product (identified in the Transition Transport-OD elements) until such time that each airline is ready to move away from traditional data.

NON-TRANSPORT PRODUCTS

Non-transport products represent a tangible or intangible service that can be offered by an airline. Examples include the following:

• Seats
• In-flight meals, beverages, and entertainment
• Checked and cabin baggage allowances
• Lounge access and loyalty awards