IATA Passenger Ground Services with Altea D Customer Management & DGR Cat

Course details

Learn what it takes to work at one of the airline industry's most visible airport positions and obtain the skills you need to provide assistance and related passenger services at the check-in, gate and concourse of your airport.

The course is designed to complement the training requirements outlined in the IATA Airport Handling Manual (AHM), the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) and the IATA Passenger Services Conference Resolutions Manual (PSCRM)

Introduction to Airport & Airline Ground Operations

• The Airport as an Operational System
• Airline Ground Operational Requirements
• International Passenger & Baggage Carriage Regulatory Framework

Camputer Reservations and Departure Control Systems Function

• The Computer Reservations System
• The Departure Control System
• The AMADEUS System

Check-In Procedures for Passengers and their Baggage (Airport & Off-Site)

• Passenger Acceptance
• Baggage Acceptance
• Arrival and Transfer Services

Conditions of Carriage, Boarding Procedures and Close-out Messaging

• Conditions of Contract for Carriage of Passengers and Baggage
• Passenger Boarding Procedures and Flight Close-out Messaging

Introduction to Dangerous Goods Regulations

• International DG Regulatory References
• Restrictions and Limitations
• Classifications, Packaging, Marking and Labeling
• Dangerous Goods Emergency Procedures

Managing Passenger Interactions

• Importance of Customer Service to the Business
• Handling Passenger Interactions Efficiently

Aviation Security Requirements for Passengers and Baggage

• ICAO International Conventions
• Passenger & Baggage Security Procedures
• The Passenger and Baggage Reconciliation Procedures
• Bomb Threats and Responses to them

Enhanced Passenger Facilitation

• Purpose of Advance Passenger Processing
• CUSS, CUTE, CUPPS
• Roles of PGSAs in a Fast Travel Program

Future in the Industry

• Your Future - Landing a Job in Aviation

AMADEUS ALTEA DCS Learning

• Check-in Agent collection:
• Accept a customer and handle a baggage drop
• Handle group and frequent traveller acceptance, baggage connections and seating
• Create bookings, and handle crew, rush and cabin baggage as well as seating and disruptions
• Gate Agent collection
• Board a passenger
• Accept, board and re-grade a customer
• Supervisor collection
• Complete all check-in agent and gate agent responsibilities
• Explain the system architecture of the Amadeus Altéa Suite including Departure Control - Customer Management