Flight Services

A FlightService cannot yet be booked via the API and has no underlying product.

XML Schema:

GET: Get a Flight Service

Fields

Name

Type

Description

id read-only

String

href read-only

Field

name read-only

String

The name of this service.

status

String

The current status of the service:

  • Option: The service is being held on option until the option_expiry_date. No deposit or payment is required to hold an option. An Option service can be Expired or Confirmed.

  • On Request: The service has been requested by the client, but the request has not been sent to the local office. All departures with availability status REQUEST_SPACE can not be put on Option, but must be requested. Full payment is required. An On Request service can be Expired with no cancellation fees applied.

  • Request Confirmation: The service has been requested by the client, and the request has been sent by G Adventures to the local office. A Request Confirmation service can be Cancelled with cancellation fees applied.

  • Confirmed: The service is confirmed. Deposit is always required to confirm, and full payment will be required for a departure where FULL_PAYMENT_REQUIRED_TO_BOOK is present in the flags field. A Confirmed service can be Cancelled with cancellation fees applied.

  • Waitlisted: The service is in a waitlist queue. A cancellation on the product will cause the service to automatically be moved to Option. Only product with availability status WAIT_LIST can be Waitlisted. A Waitlisted service can be Cancelled with no cancellation fees applied.

  • Expired: The service is expired. An Option or On Request service is Expired at midnight EST when it reaches its option_expiry_date. A Waitlisted service can be Expired at any time, but will automatically be Expired when a departure reaches availability status REQUEST_SPACE. No cancellation fees will be applied.

  • Request Cancellation: The service has been requested to be Cancelled. Cancellation fees will be applied when it is Cancelld by G Adventures staff (if applicable).

  • Cancelled: The service is cancelled. A Request Confirmation or Confirmed service can be cancelled with cancellation fees applied.

Active service status transitions:

  • Option –> Confirmed/Expired

  • On Request –> Request Confirmation/Expired

  • Request Confirmation –> Request Cancellation

  • Confirmed –> Request Cancellation

  • Waitlisted –> Expired

status_transitions read-only

List

A list of status values to which this services can transition.

type read-only

String

The type of this resource.

sub_type read-only

String

A brief description of the services type.

start_date read-only

Date

The start date of the services.

finish_date read-only

Date

The finish date of the services.

customers

Field

  • id read-only

String

  • href read-only

Field

  • name

Nested Object

    • legal_first_name required

String

Legal first name as it appears on a passport.

    • legal_middle_name

String

Legal middle name as it appears on a passport.

    • legal_last_name required

String

Legal last name as it appears on a passport.

    • common_name

String

The name this person likes to be called if different from their legal name.

    • title required

String

The title. Valid values are: Mr, Mrs, Ms, and Miss

date_created read-only

Datetime

The date this services had its service status set to Confirmed, in the standard Dates & Times.

date_confirmed read-only

Datetime

The date this services had its service status set to Confirmed, in the standard Dates & Times.

date_cancelled read-only

Datetime

The date this services had its service status set to Cancelled, in the standard Dates & Times.

option_expiry_date read-only

Datetime

The date/time at which an Option service status will automatically be set to Expired, in the standard Dates & Times.

purchase_price read-only

Decimal

The currency-specific purchase price this services was Confirmed at, in the standard Currencies & Prices. The price is not locked until the services has its service status set to Confirmed (i.e. the price could change when the service status is on Option).

applied_promotion

Nested Object

  • id read-only

String

  • href read-only

Field

  • name

String

The name of the promotion used.

  • promotion_code

String

A unique code for this promotion.

  • discount_amount

Decimal

The currency-specific amount that has been discounted from the purchase_price. Add the discount_amount and purchase_price to see the original non-discounted price.

  • commission_rate

Integer

The commission rate for this promotion.

  • terms_and_conditions

String

The promotion applied to this services.

flags read-only

List

A list of codes that, when present, require special considerations for a booked services.

The list of departure service flags related to the current status of a request to hike the Inca Trail, or the option booked for services on these special departures:

Service Status Flags

  • SUSPENDED: This departure service has been suspended due to mitigating circumstances out of G Adventures’ control and will not be departing.

Inca Trail Flags

  • ON_INCA_TRAIL: Inca Trail permits have been obtained for all travellers on this services.

  • REQUESTING_INCA_TRAIL: A request to hike the Inca Trail has been submitted. The permits have not yet been obtained for travellers on this services.

  • ON_LARES_TREK: All travellers on this services will be hiking the Lares Trek as the Inca Trail is not available.

  • CUZCO_STAY: All travellers on this services will stay in Cuzco, as either they have chosen this option or the Inca Trail permits are not available for this departure.

  • INCA_TRAIL_UNKNOWN: A request to the local office has been made to confirm availability and additional local intricacies. This is an intermediary state which can occur before REQUESTING_INCA_TRAIL and any of the other states.

booking read-only

Reference Object

documents read-only

Field

  • id read-only

String

  • href read-only

Field

  • date_created required

Datetime

The time when the resource was created, in the standard Dates & Times.

  • type read-only

String

The document type, currently: INVOICE, ATOL_CERTIFICATE, VOUCHER.

  • audience read-only

String

The intended audience of this document. Either AGENT or CUSTOMER.

  • booking read-only

Reference Object

The related booking resource.

  • mime_type read-only

String

The Internet media type.

declined_reason read-only

Reference Object

The related declined reason resource.

record_locator required

String

The record locator for this flight services.

itinerary_url required

String

A link to detailed information about the flight itinerary.

segments required

Field

  • id read-only

String

  • href read-only

Field

  • airline_record_locator required

String

Record Locator for this specific segment

  • flight_number required

String

The flight number of the segment.

  • booking_class required

String

A brief description of the airfare booking class.

  • departure_date required

Datetime

The local departure date/tiome of the segment.

  • arrival_date required

Datetime

The local arrival date/time of the segment.

  • airline required

Nested Object

The airline for this segment.

    • code required

String

The airline code for this segment, using the standard airline code.

    • name required

String

The airline name for this segment.

  • origin_airport required

Nested Object

The departure airport for this segment.

    • code required

String

The departure airport code, using the standard International Air Transport Association (IATA) airport codes.

    • name required

String

The departure airport name.

  • destination_airport required

Nested Object

The arrival airport for this segment.

    • code required

String

The departure airport code, using the standard International Air Transport Association (IATA) airport codes.

    • name required

String

The departure airport name.

  • technical_stops required

Field

Each segment represents a portion of an airfare itinerary, usually a flight between two cities.

    • departure_date required

Datetime

The local departure date/time of the segment, in the standard Dates & Times.

    • arrival_date required

Datetime

The local arriva date/time of the segment, in the standard Dates & Times.

    • equipment required

String

The model number of the airplane used.

    • origin_airport required

Nested Object

The departure airport for this segment.

      • code required

String

The departure airport code, using the standard International Air Transport Association (IATA) airport codes.

      • name required

String

The departure airport name.

    • destination_airport required

Nested Object

The arrival airport for this segment.

      • code required

String

The departure airport code, using the standard International Air Transport Association (IATA) airport codes.

      • name required

String

The departure airport name.

associated_services required

List

flight_status read-only

Reference Object

Get a Flight Service

GET /flight_services/(string: service_id)/

Example response:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json

{
    "applied_promotion": null,
    "booking": {
        "href": "https://rest.gadventures.com/bookings/123456",
        "id": "123456"
    },
    "commission": null,
    "customers": [
        {
            "href": "https://rest.gadventures.com/customers/123",
            "id": "123",
            "name": {
                "common_name": null,
                "legal_first_name": "Diego",
                "legal_last_name": "Maradona",
                "legal_middle_name": "",
                "title": "Mr"
            }
        }
    ],
    "date_cancelled": null,
    "date_confirmed": "2014-11-12T05:00:00Z",
    "date_created": "2014-11-12T05:00:00Z",
    "documents": [],
    "finish_date": "2014-12-13",
    "flags": [],
    "href": "https://rest.gadventures.com/flight_services/f81604",
    "id": "f81604",
    "itinerary_url": "https://www.checkmytrip.com/cmtservlet?R=ABC123&L=GB&N=Maradona",
    "name": "Miami to Bangkok",
    "option_expiry_date": null,
    "purchase_price": "1470.40",
    "record_locator": "ABC123",
    "segments": [
        {
            "airline": {
                "code": "AA",
                "name": "American Airlines"
            },
            "arrival_date": "2014-11-12T16:15:00",
            "booking_class": "N",
            "departure_date": "2014-11-11T07:15:00",
            "destination_airport": {
                "code": "NRT",
                "name": "Tokyo Airport (Narita International Airport)"
            },
            "flight_number": "61",
            "origin_airport": {
                "code": "MIA",
                "name": "Miami Airport"
            },
            "technical_stops": [
                {
                    "arrival_date": "2014-11-11T09:34:00",
                    "departure_date": "2014-11-11T07:15:00",
                    "destination_airport": {
                        "code": "DFW",
                        "name": "Dallas Airport"
                    },
                    "equipment": "32B",
                    "origin_airport": {
                        "code": "MIA",
                        "name": "Miami Airport"
                    }
                },
                {
                    "arrival_date": "2014-11-12T16:15:00",
                    "departure_date": "2014-11-11T11:25:00",
                    "destination_airport": {
                        "code": "NRT",
                        "name": "Tokyo Airport (Narita International Airport)"
                    },
                    "equipment": "777",
                    "origin_airport": {
                        "code": "DFW",
                        "name": "Dallas Airport"
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "airline": {
                "code": "AA",
                "name": "American Airlines"
            },
            "arrival_date": "2014-11-12T23:15:00",
            "booking_class": "S",
            "departure_date": "2014-11-12T18:05:00",
            "destination_airport": {
                "code": "BKK",
                "name": "Bangkok Airport"
            },
            "flight_number": "8411",
            "origin_airport": {
                "code": "NRT",
                "name": "Tokyo Airport (Narita International Airport)"
            },
            "technical_stops": []
        },
        {
            "airline": {
                "code": "AA",
                "name": "American Airlines"
            },
            "arrival_date": "2014-12-13T16:05:00",
            "booking_class": "Q",
            "departure_date": "2014-12-13T08:15:00",
            "destination_airport": {
                "code": "NRT",
                "name": "Tokyo Airport (Narita International Airport)"
            },
            "flight_number": "8412",
            "origin_airport": {
                "code": "BKK",
                "name": "Bangkok Airport"
            },
            "technical_stops": []
        },
        {
            "airline": {
                "code": "AA",
                "name": "American Airlines"
            },
            "arrival_date": "2014-12-13T10:10:00",
            "booking_class": "Q",
            "departure_date": "2014-12-13T17:05:00",
            "destination_airport": {
                "code": "LAX",
                "name": "Los Angeles Airport"
            },
            "flight_number": "170",
            "origin_airport": {
                "code": "NRT",
                "name": "Tokyo Airport (Narita International Airport)"
            },
            "technical_stops": []
        },
        {
            "airline": {
                "code": "AA",
                "name": "American Airlines"
            },
            "arrival_date": "2014-12-13T20:35:00",
            "booking_class": "V",
            "departure_date": "2014-12-13T12:50:00",
            "destination_airport": {
                "code": "MIA",
                "name": "Miami Airport"
            },
            "flight_number": "124",
            "origin_airport": {
                "code": "LAX",
                "name": "Los Angeles Airport"
            },
            "technical_stops": []
        }
    ]
}