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Flight schedule changes

These operations cover airline-initiated changes to the flight itinerary, including schedule modifications, cabin changes, and flight cancellations.

Webhook used: PNR_V3

StepOperation Event triggerContext
1FLIGHT_SCHEDULE_ CHANGE_PENDINGWhen the airline changes the schedule of one or more flights and the change requires attention.The airline has modified the departure time, arrival time, or routing of a flight. This change is reported but pending confirmation from the airline.

Example: The traveler's 8:00 AM departure is moved to 10:30 AM by the airline due to operational changes.
2FLIGHT_SCHEDULE_ CHANGE_CLOSEDWhen a previously pending schedule change has been resolved.A schedule change that was flagged as pending has now been confirmed and closed.

Example: The 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM schedule change has been confirmed by the airline.
3FLIGHT_CABIN_ CHANGEDWhen the cabin class on a flight is upgraded or downgraded.The airline changed the cabin (e.g., from business to economy, or vice versa), typically due to an aircraft equipment change.

Example: A traveler was booked in business class, but the airline swapped the aircraft and downgraded them to premium economy. In this scenario, if there's a price difference then the traveler or the agent must manually request a refund.
4FLIGHT_CANCELLEDWhen one or more flight segments in a booking are canceled.A specific flight in the itinerary has been canceled. The booking may still have other active segments. This is a segment-level event which indicates a flight (not the entire booking) was canceled in a specific segment.

Example: The outbound flight JFK→LHR is cancelled by the airline due to bad weather, while the return flight LHR→JFK remains active.
5FLIGHT_CHANGEDWhen the flight itinerary is changed and the existing ticket is revalidated for the new flights.The traveler's flights have been changed via an exchange, but instead of issuing a new ticket, the airline revalidated the original ticket for the new routing.

Example: The traveler exchanges their direct JFK→LHR flight for a JFK→BOS→LHR routing, and the airline revalidates the original ticket for the new flights.

Schedule and flight changes

Schedule
change

Cabin
change

Flight
cancelled

Itinerary changed
(ticket revalidated)

Ticketed booking

Airline initiates
a change?

FLIGHT_SCHEDULE_
CHANGE_PENDING

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Airline modified flight time/route.
Pending review or acceptance.

FLIGHT_SCHEDULE_
CHANGE_CLOSED

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Schedule change accepted
or resolved.

FLIGHT_CABIN_CHANGED
―――――――――――
Cabin upgraded or downgraded
by the airline.

FLIGHT_CANCELLED
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One or more flight segments
cancelled by the airline.

FLIGHT_CHANGED
―――――――――――
Flights changed, original ticket
revalidated for new routing.