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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