Freight Booking Request (FFR)
FFR (freight booking request) is the Cargo-IMP message an agent or forwarder sends to an airline to ask for space on a flight.
The airline replies with an FFA.
- Code
- FFR
- Standard
- Cargo-IMP
Related terms
- FFAFreight Booking AnswerFFA (freight booking answer) is the Cargo-IMP message an airline sends in reply to a booking request (FFR).
- BookingA booking is a reservation of cargo space on a specific flight for an agreed weight, volume and rate.
- FBLFreight Booked ListFBL (freight booked list) is the Cargo-IMP message listing all shipments booked on a flight.
- SSRSpecial Service RequestA special service request (SSR) is a free-text line in a booking or cargo message that asks for special treatment of a shipment.
More in Documents & Messages
- AWBAir WaybillAn air waybill (AWB) is the transport document for an air shipment and the evidence of the contract of carriage between the shipper and the airline.
- Cargo-IMPCargo Interchange Message ProceduresCargo-IMP (Cargo Interchange Message Procedures) is IATA's older standard for text-based cargo messages such as FWB, FFM, FSU and FHL.
- Cargo-XMLCargo-XML is IATA's XML standard for air cargo messages.
- e-AWBElectronic Air WaybillAn electronic air waybill (e-AWB) is an air waybill sent as data instead of on paper, using the FWB or XFWB message.
- FFMFlight Manifest MessageFFM (flight manifest message) is the Cargo-IMP message that lists every shipment loaded on a flight, with pieces, weight and ULD.
- FHLConsolidation List MessageFHL (consolidation list message) is the Cargo-IMP message that lists the house air waybills in a consolidation under one master air waybill.
Belli runs air cargo for airlines, from booking to billing.
Bookings, air waybills, ULD build up and messaging in one system, built with the people who handle the freight.