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With many thanks to More Champagne Sir? for collating these originally.
| 241 or 2for1 | Voucher received from BA when set level of expenditure on BA American Express card is reached. This gives a free ticket when purchasing one full miles redemption ticket. |
| AVOD | Audio Video On Demand - An updated IFE system allowing users to watch TV programs/movies etc when they want with the option to pause, rewind, stop etc as needed. |
| B/H | Bulkhead Seat (At the front of each cabin, often providing extra legroom. However, BEWARE bulkhead often = bassinet = babies screaming :( ) |
| BA | British Airways |
| BA AmEx PP | British Airways American Express Premium Plus Card (or without PP to represent BA AmEx standard card) |
| BACON | BA Connect - BA regional domestic service |
| BAEC or EC | British Airways Executive Club |
| BMED | British Mediterranean Airways (franchisee of BA operating flights to Africa, Middle East & Central Asia. Tickets booked through ba.com) |
| CC | In context of Tesco, refers to Clubcard. Else, Cabin Crew. |
| CR or CCR | Concorde Room - for pax ticketed in First class ex-LHR T4 only (or the lucky ‘101 Dalmations’ who hold a special Concorde Room pass, first issued on 2003 after the retirement of Concorde) |
| CE | Club Europe (European Business Class) |
| CPN | Coupon - Refers to Paper Tickets (becoming more and more unusual) |
| CSD | Cabin Services Director (Most senior member of cabin crew) |
| CSDM | Customer Service Duty Manager (Most senior member of airport ground staff) |
| CW | Club World (L/H Business Class) |
| Do | officially a gathering of 12 or more at an event intended for FlyerTalkers. In reality, a gathering of any number of people involving large amounts of Alcohol. Click here for a list of all upcoming Dos. |
| Dusking | not an acronym/abbreviation, but often seen on the board - refers to the process of a plane going from OCW to NCW, and also adding WT+ to L/H aircraft. |
| DYKWIA | Do You Know Who I Am? - Often heard by Gold BAEC members after being refused an upgrade. (Also Rick's handle!) |
| ECCA | Executive Club Corporate Agreement – a legacy scheme which BA ran for major corporate clients, with reduced thresholds for qualifying for Gold, Silver, etc. and various other benefits. Removed from use in July 2003, but still referred to on FT occasionally. On Business is the successor scheme. |
| EF | www.expertflyer.com - useful website which shows flight & seating availability for all carriers (incl. BA). Subscription is £2.95 per month, which can be cancelled at any time. |
| ex-EUR | refers to starting a journey from an out-station in Europe which often results in a significant discount in fare. Click here for more info |
| Fare Classes | Not an acronym, but click here for details |
| FBD | Fast Bag Drop (to be used at the airport after using SSCI or OLCI). Increasingly known as Slow Bag Drop :( |
| FFP | Frequent Flyer Program (e.g. BAEC) |
| FSB | Friends & Supporters of BA (new way of scoring BAEC members - only listed on the CSD's manifest) - this one's a fun fake, that I completely fell for!! |
| GB or GT | GB Airways (franchisee of BA operating flights to destinations around the Med. Tickets booked through ba.com) |
| GEx | Gatwick Express (Fast train between LGW and London Victoria) |
| GUF2 | Gold Upgrade for 2 voucher - voucher given to Gold members upon reaching 2500 TPs and again at 3500 TPs. |
| HA or HHA | Household Account - to permit pooling mileage earnt by family members. Note that HA members lose the ability to redeem for non-HA members. |
| HEx | Heathrow Express (Fast train between LHR and London Paddington) |
| HI | Him/Her Indoors (Not a BA acronym but a very common FT one and deserves a place on this list) |
| IFE | In-flight entertainment |
| ISTR | I seem to recall/remember (not BA, but useful) |
| KUP | Type of American Airlines fare (pronounced K-Up) that books into very cheap First class, but gets full allowance of BAEC F TPs. Seems to be replacing YUP fares, but for all intents and purposes they are the same. |
| KVS | An availability checking tool, http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=319244 |
| L/H | Longhaul |
| MCO | Miscellaneous Charge Order (a form of credit note given to passengers from BA. Also the IATA airport code for Orlando. |
| MFU | Miles for Upgrade (Method of redemption using cash + miles to upgrade). Can be used as a verb, "I want to MFU my WT+ ticket to CW". |
| MHC | Mile High Club (Ahem :D) |
| MIC | BA missed interline connection |
| MMB | Manage My Booking (Tool for seeing details about your booking) |
| MVCC | Most Valued Corporate Client. A tag BA applies to certain valued customers, may appear on pax manifest. |
| NCW | New Club World (New style of Business Class - flat beds) Introduced 2000 |
| NGCW | Next Generation Club World (New style of Business Class replacing NCW) Introduced from November 2005 |
| NOCW | New Old Club World - Only found on BMED, this is a new style of BA's OCW Cradle seat. |
| NSFU | Not Suitable for Upgrade. Could be added to your booking if you annoy the check-in staff by asking for an upgrade :) |
| OCW | Old Club World (Cradle style seats – now only found on BMED flights) |
| OLCI | Online Check-In |
| Op-Up | Operational Upgrade (free upgrade given for an operational reason - e.g. overbooking) |
| OW or 1W | oneworld (Aer Lingus, American Airlines, BA, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, LAN, Qantas). Also refers to a one way ticket. |
| PCPM | Part Cash Part Miles (Another method of redemption using cash + miles. Generally considered a poor use of miles) |
| PFUG | Pre-Flight Upgrade - see Op-Up |
| PNR | Passenger Name Record - also known as the BA Booking Reference |
| PUTI | Posting Under the Influence - VERY common on the BA board ;) |
| PYOBP | Print your own Boarding Pass |
| RDUG | Redemption Upgrade (code appears on e.g. passenger manifest) |
| RTW | Round the World ticket |
| S/H | Shorthaul |
| SAU | Space Available Upgrade |
| SEx or StEx | Stansted Express (Fast train between STN and London Liverpool St.) |
| SFU | Suitable for Upgrade |
| SM or SPML | Special Meal (e.g. Vegetarian, Kosher etc) |
| SS or S/S | Special Services (BA Staff as the airport usually in suits, to help VIP or Premier passengers with anything they need) |
| SSCI | Self Service Check-In |
| SSSS | Selected for Secondary Security Screening (printed on selected boarding passes usually ex-USA meaning you're going to be extra checked by security) |
| T1/T2/T3/T4/T5 | LHR (London Heathrow) Terminal. Terminal 5 is now BA's main LHR Terminal but some flights still leave from others |
| TATL | TrAnsaTLantic (as in a ‘TATL trip’) |
| TCP | To Complete Party - Used where you have two separate bookings on the same flight (e.g. you and spouse) and want to join the bookings up to encourage the BA computer to seat you together. |
| TFTG | Tales from the Galley (kindly provided to us from Pucci, Purserette, Tits (see below) and a few other BA CC FTers. Click here for a great example) |
| Tits | Again not an acronym, but worth mentioning to avoid confusion... Tits is short for Tits McGhee who is one of our BA Cabin Crew posters. |
| TP | Tier Points - what you need to advance in status in the EC |
| WT or Y | World Traveller (Economy) |
| WT+ or WTP | World Traveller Plus (Premium Economy) |
| WW | Willie Walsh (aka "The Boss"), BA’s current CEO. Formerly of Aer Lingus |
| xONEx | oneworld explorer ticket (all OW airlines, not just BA). Cabin class is indicated by first letter (A=First, D=Business, L=Economy) reflecting the fare buckets from which inventory is drawn. The final digit indicates the number of continents (3-6). (e.g. AONE3, DONE4, LONE5, AONE6) See the oneworld forum for more information. |
| YUP | See KUP |
And finally.... FT - FlyerTalk!!!
In addition, check out the official FT Glossary for general (non-BA specific) abbreviations, click here.
