FORM OF IDENTIFICATION (FOID) for electronic ticketing
Over 67 carriers launched their electronic ticketing in our system, among the most in HK market, some of them require ticket issuers to input Form of Identification (FOID) into the PNR as one of their mandatory procedures. Please kindly find the entries below.
Currently, there are 8 airlines which require electronic ticket issuers to input FOID into the PNR. However, the airlines may change their procedures at any time, please always refer to our information page HE ETT XX (XX is the 2 letter airline code) to get the update information.
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Entry 1 (for passport holder):
SR FOID YY-PPE232323
YY is the 2 letter airline code
PP is the 2 letter ID code (followed by passport number)
Entry 2 (for ID card holder):
SR FOID YY-ID12345678/P1
YY is the 2 letter airline code
ID is the 2 letter ID code (followed by local defined ID number)
/P1 stands for associating FOID to passenger 1
PNR Response :
--- RLR --- RP/HKG1A0980/HKG1A0980 ML/SU 26FEB08/0456Z YSM8VT HKG1A0980/9999ML/26FEB08 1.AMADEUS/FOID TEST 2 HX 125 Y 12MAR 3 HKGFOC HK1 1055 1225 12MAR E CA/CALOC 3 HX 126 Y 18MAR 2 FOCHKG HK1 1315 1445 18MAR E CA/CALOC 4 AP HKG (852) 2913 7470 - AMADEUS HONG KONG LTD - A 5 TK OK26FEB/HKG1A0980 6 SSR FOID HX HK1 PPE232323 |
Below are the frequently used valid two letter ID codes and please refer to HE FOID for moreinformation.
PP | PASSPORT |
ID | LOCALLY DEFINED ID NUMBER |
FF | FREQUENT FLYER |
NI | NATIONAL IDENTITY |
Thank you for your attention.