Amadeus : How to refund a non-refundable unused e-ticket - taxes only with NRF tax (Cryptic)

Procedure 

Tip before you start.
Before the refund process initiation, you need to check that all e-ticket coupons statuses related to the refund are open for use (O).
Also you need to know beforehand:
  • if ticket can be refunded
  • the exact amount of fare you wish to refund
  • all specific tax in detail that will be refunded and all those that will not
  • if a cancellation penalty applies
  • if other fees apply (e.g administrative fee)
Scenario: The ticket base fare and the fuel surcharge tax (YQ) are non-refundable. All the other taxes are refundable.

1  Initiate a ‘tax-only’ refund & display the refund record. Enter:

TRF125-5236554055/TAX        by ticket number
 -or-
TRF/L6/TAX                                from the PNR by ticket FA line (e.g. line 6)

2. Display the refundable taxes panel. Enter:

TRFT

System response:

3.  Delete the Non refundable tax. Enter:

TRFU/TX2 delete tax in line 2 (YQ)

System response :

4. Redisplay the refund record. Enter:

TRF

5. Process refund. Enter:

TRFP

System response:



  
Other updates in a refund record & related entries
EntryExplanation
TRFU/CM10ASet cancellation penalty commission as amount e.g. EUR10.00
TRFU/CM3PSet cancellation penalty commission as percentage e.g. 3%
TRFU/NF100Set the net amount to be refunded e.g. EUR100.00
TRFU/FPA1250.67Set the amount to be refunded in a specific form of payment e.g 1 to a specific amount e.g. EUR250.67
TRFU/FP1CASHSet the form of payment (to be used only for Option 1 or Option 2 issued tickets)
TRFU/RMAUTH BY LOCAL AIRLINE OFFICESSet a specific free text remark (this information is for internal use as it is not transmitted to the airline)
TRFU/AA0148876Set a specific airline authorization code (this information is for internal use as it is not transmitted to the airline)
TRFIGIgnore refund record (nothing will be saved in the record)

  
Actions triggered after a refund.
1. ET’ changes to ‘ER in ticket FA line:
  
2. Relevant e-ticket coupon status(-es ) changes to Refund(R):
  
3. The refund is reported in the Query Report (TJQ) with transaction type RFND:
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