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NA.
Abr. Not available. Not applicable. No answer. Need alternative.
NABTA.
National Association of Business Travel Agents.
NAC.
CRS. No action taken on communication.
NACA.
National Air Carrier Association.
NACOA.
National Association of Cruise Only Agencies.
NACTA.
National Association of Commissioned Travel Agents.
NAFTA.
North American Free Trade Agreement.
NAOAG.
North American Official Airline Guide.
NAR.
CRS. New arrival information.
narrow body.
adj. Referring to any aircraft with a single center aisle.
NATA.
National Air Transportation Association.
national park.
An area set aside by a country for preservation and recreation due to
its outstanding natural beauty.
nautical mile.
A measure of distance used in air and sea transportation of
approximately 1.1 miles.
navigable. Open
to commercial shipping.
navigation
lights. See running lights.
NB.
CRS. Northbound.
NBR.
CRS. Number.
NBTA. National
Business Travel Association.
NC.
CRS. No charge.
NCL.
Norwegian Cruise Lines.
nested
excursions. See back-to-back ticketing.
Net.
Informal term for the Internet (qv).
net amount.
The amount due the supplier after commissions have been deducted.
net fare, net
rate. 1. The wholesale price that is
marked up for sale to the customer. 2. The fare after commission. 3. The
price at which a consolidator sells a ticket to a travel agent.
net profit.
Profit after all expenses have been taken into account.
netiquette. From
"net etiquette," the unwritten code of what is acceptable in
e-mail communication.
networking.
The process of using one contact to gain others.
neutral unit of
construction. A common denominator used
to calculate a total when adding fares in different currencies.
NIBS.
Abr. Neutral Industry Booking System.
NO. CRS.
No action taken (on segment).
no go.
Slang. 1. Not possible. 2. A cancelled flight or other service.
no name.
v. To make a reservation even though you don't have the passenger's name
yet.
no frills.
adj. Bare bones. A service, as an airline flight, providing only the
basics with no additional amenities.
no show.
n. A passenger who doesn't arrive for a flight or a hotel guest who
reserves but never arrives.
NOCN. CRS.
No connection.
non-commissionable.
adj. Referring to elements of a travel product for which the passenger
must pay but for which the travel agent receives no commission. For
example, port fees.
non-compete
agreement, non-compete clause. A clause
in an employment contract which prevents the employee from establishing
a competing business for a period of time after leaving the company's
employ. Often unenforceable.
non-refundable.
Of a ticket, no moneys will be returned should the trip be cancelled.
The amount of the ticket, minus a service fee, may be applied to another
trip in many cases.
non-scheduled. Of
an airline or other carrier, having no fixed timetable of operations.
Operating on an irregular schedule. Non-scheduled carriers may have
lower fares than scheduled ones.
non-sked.
See non-scheduled.
non-transferable.
Cannot be used by anyone other than the person to which it was issued,
as a ticket.
nonstop.
Transportation comprising a single segment. Without intermediate stops.
NOOP. CRS.
Not operating.
NOREC.
CRS. No record.
normal fare. An
airline fare for a completely unrestricted ticket.
Northern Lights,
The. See aurora borealis.
nose count.
The physical counting of passengers, as by a flight attendant, to
compare a manifest with the actual number of passengers. See also
headcount.
NOSH.
CRS. No show.
notarize.
To have a document or a signature verified as genuine.
notary public.
A person who has been authorized by the courts to attest to the
authenticity of documents and signatures, usually for a fee. Sometimes
referred to as a "notary."
NOTR.
CRS. No traffic rights.
NPS.
National Park Service.
NPTA.
National Passenger Traffic Association.
NR.
CRS. No rate. No payment required.
NRC.
CRS. No record.
NRCF.
CRS. Not reconfirmed.
NRP.
CRS. Non-revenue (i.e. not paying) passenger.
NRS. CRS.
No rate specified. (i.e. none available at time of reservation.)
NSML.
CRS. No-salt meal.
NSST. CRS.
Non-smoking seat.
NTA.
National Tour Association.
NTBA.
1. CRS. Name to be announced (i.e. name will be provided later). 2. Abr.
National Tour Brokers Association. See NTA.
NTHP.
National Trust for Historic Preservation.
NTI. CRS.
Need ticketing information.
NTSB. National
Transportation Safety Board.
NUC.
Abr. Neutral unit of construction (qv).
NV.
Abr. Nuclear vessel.
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