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X -
X. CRS. Connection.
XA.
CRS. Animal and plant health inspection fee.
XBAG. CRS.
Excess baggage.
xenophobia.
Fear or hatred of foreigners or things foreign.
XF.
CRS. 1. Cancelled phone. 2. Passenger facility charge.
XL.
CRS. Cancel. Cancel waitlist.
XLD. CRS.
Cancelled.
Xmas. Abr.
Christmas.
XN. CRS.
Cancelled name.
XO. CRS.
Exchange order.
XR.
CRS. Cancellation recommended.
x-ray.
A baggage screening technology.
XS. CRS.
Cancelled segment.
XSEC. CRS.
Extra section (qv).
XTN. CRS.
Extension.
XX.
CRS. Cancelled.
XY. CRS.
Immigration INS fee.
Y -
Y discount fare.
See selling fare.
YA.
Abr. Young adult.
yacht.
A luxury sail or powered vessel.
yaw.
A deviation in a ship's course, such as that caused by a storm or heavy
seas.
YC.
CRS. Customs user fee.
yield.
Revenue per statistical unit. For example, an airline's yield would be
stated as the average revenue per mile per paying passenger.
yield management.
The practice of adjusting prices up or down in response to demand in
order to control yield. This process is usually computerized.
YMCA.
Abr. Young Men's Christian Association.
YMHA. Abr.
Young Men's Hebrew Association.
yogwan.
A traditional Korean inn.
youth fare.
A fare for young people. The definition of "youth" varies
among suppliers but generally ranges from 12 years of age to 22 or 25
years of age.
youth hostel. See
hostel.
yurt.
A dome-shaped Mongolian dwelling. Any construction patterned on such a
dwelling.
YWCA. Abr.
Young Women's Christian Association.
YWHA.
Abr. Young Women's Hebrew Association.
Z -
zebra. Brit.
Parallel white lines on a road indicating that oncoming traffic must
yield to pedestrians.
zenith.
The highest point.
zephyr.
A gentle breeze.
zeppelin.
1. A blimp (qv). 2. One of a now obsolete class of lighter-than-air
passenger airships.
zero-zero.
Used to describe weather conditions of no ceiling (qv) and no
visibility.
zip code.
A five- or nine-digit number used to facilitate the delivery of mail.
"Zip" is an acronym for zone improvement plan.
Zodiac.
A brand of motorized, rigid-bottom, inflatable boat often used for
recreational outings and wet landings from cruise ships.
zoning.
Municipal laws or regulations regulating the type and size of buildings
that can be erected and activities undertaken in specific areas.
zoo, zoological
park. A park displaying wild (as opposed
to domesticated) animals.
ZP.
CRS. Flight segment tax.
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