Passenger Denied Boarding File Format

PART 251 - Report of Passengers Denied Confirmed Space Report

OMB NO: 2138-0018
EXPIRATION DATE: 9/30/2011

Paperwork Reduction Act Burden Statement

A federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that collection of information displays a current valid OMB Control Number. The OMB Control Number for this information collection is 2138-0018. Public reporting for Form 251, Report of Passengers Denied Confirmed Space, is estimated to be approximately 10 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, completing and reviewing the collection of information. All responses to this collection of information are mandatory, as authorized by 14 CFR, Part 250. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to: Information Collection Clearance Officer, Cecelia Robinson, OAI/BTS/RITA, RTS-42, Room E34, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, D.C. 20590 or e-mail – cecelia.robinson@dot.gov.

REQUIREMENTS

RECORD DESCRIPTION: 251 - Report of Passengers Denied Confirmed Space Report

Field Description	Data Type	Length	Comments	Sample Data
Carrier Name	Character	30		Atlantic Southeast
OAG Carrier Code	Character	2	Two Letter Code	EV
Quarter Ended	Character	6	Quarter/Year	3Q2010
Number of passengers who were denied boarding involuntarily who qualified for denied boarding compensation and: (a) were given alternate transportation within the meaning of §250.5.	Numeric	Varies		1177
(b) were not given such alternate transportation.	Numeric	Varies		1358
Number of passengers denied boarding involuntarily who did not qualify for denied boarding compensation due to: (a) accommodation on another flight that arrived within 1 hour after the scheduled arrival time of the original flight.	Numeric	Varies		0
(b) substitution of smaller capacity equipment.	Numeric	Varies		0
(c) failure of passenger to comply with ticketing, check-in, or reconfirmation procedures, or to be acceptable for transportation under carrier’s tariff or contract of carriage.	Numeric	Varies		746
TOTAL NUMBER DENIED BOARDING INVOLUNTARILY	Numeric	Varies		3281
Number of passengers denied boarding involuntarily who actually received compensation.*	Numeric	Varies	*If any passengers qualified for denied boarding compensation but were not offered compensation, attach a pdf statement as to the number of such passengers and an explanation of why the offer was not made.	2535
Number of passengers who volunteered to give up reserved space in exchange for a payment of the carrier’s choosing.	Numeric	Varies		28566
Number of passengers accommodated in another section of the aircraft: (a) Upgrades.	Numeric	Varies		0
(b) Downgrades.	Numeric	Varies		0
Total Boardings.	Numeric	Varies		25450773
Amount of compensation paid to passengers who: (a) were denied boarding involuntarily and were given alternate transportation within the meaning of §250.5.	Currency	Varies		407092
(b) were denied boarding involuntarily and were not given alternate transportation.	Currency	Varies		480726
(c) volunteered for denied boarding.	Currency	Varies		0

RECORD FORMAT:

The 251 - Report of Passengers Denied Confirmed Space Report reports must be created as an electronic “comma separated values” file, using ASCII text character encoding, for uploading via the “eSubmit” application.

The comma separated values file MUST BE indicated when naming the file, by using the letters [CSV] or [csv] following the file name, as the file name extension.

The file name is flexible and may be determined by the individual air carrier, but the comma separated values (csv) file format is required, as outlined in the rule entitled, Submitting Airline Data via the Internet.

The fields in the sample record shown below follow the same order as the above record description, separated by commas, and saved with the file name extension of .csv.

Suggested file name: XX201003-Form251.csv

Sample Record Format:

Atlantic Southeast Airlines,EV,3Q2010,1177,1358,0,0,746,3281,2535,28566,0,0,25450773,407092,480726,0

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