Behind the Boarding Pass
A passenger who does not show up for their scheduled flight.
What is a no‑show?
This organization sets global standards for airline and airport codes.
What is IATA?
ASC IST's mascot is named after them.
What is Kuşbo?
Using systems or machines to carry out processes without human intervention.
What is automation?
This is the maximum liquid size you can typically carry in hand luggage in most airports.
What is a 100 ml?
The flight preparation process that ensures aircraft weight and balance are within safe limits before departure.
What is load and balance?
This three-letter abbreviation refers to the standard time used worldwide.
What is UTC (or GMT)?
ASC IST’s alternative dining spot -with a fancy name- for the days when Kayseri Mutfağı just won’t do.
What is Ruzeyna?
This process allows passengers to obtain a boarding pass without interacting with airport counter staff.
What is self-service check in?
This country consistently ranks as the most visited in the world, attracting over 80 million tourists annually.
What is France?
The term used for the real departure time of a flight, not the scheduled one.
What is Actual Time of Departure (ATD)?
This IATA system standardizes the billing and settlement process between airlines and travel agents worldwide.
What is BSP?
The person who never forgets to say "kolay gelsin" or "merhabalar" every time they enter the ASC IST zone.
Who is Mehmet abi?
This messaging standard enables automated communication between travel industry systems.
What is EDIFACT?
This passport is often ranked among the most powerful in the world, allowing visa-free access to the most countries.
What is the Singapore passport?
This is the fare and pricing record created in the system before a ticket is issued.
What is TST?
This segment status indicates that a reservation was canceled directly by the airline, not by the travel agent.
What is HX?
Signature line by Yıldız when one of the single ladies cook Turkish coffee for the team.
What is isteme kahvelerin olsun?
A method where systems identify patterns in data and improve performance or decision-making over time without explicit reprogramming.
What is machine learning?
This country spans 11 time zones, making it the country with the most time zones in the world.
What is Russia?
This industry practice allows airlines to sell seats they do not operate themselves.
What is codeshare agreement?
This airline booking term describes when two flight segments must be sold together and may not be available separately.
What is married segment?
The number of the desk you sit at hoping it’s empty, only to realize it is once again booked by Zehra.
What is 8?
This technology allows multiple airline systems to share data instantly without manual input.
What is real‑time data exchange?
A Turkish Airlines Airbus A340-300 with registration TC-JDM became infamous among crews for technical issues and earned this nickname.
What is Deli Mike?