Pay Offline Using Redirection

Definition

Airline

This capability allows an Airline to provide information that the payment will be facilitated via redirection of the Payer: to the Airline payment page or Airline’s other information page containing instructions how payment can be finalized.

Seller

This capability allows the Seller to inform an airline of intent to pay using a payment method identified as requiring redirection for either of the following situations:

  1. Pay for an existing unpaid Order or Order Items 

  2. Pay for a selected Offer or Offer Items towards the creation of an Order or Order Items

Preconditions

The airline supports payment via a process “offline” to their distribution platform e.g. payment gateway or other means like a page showing the details for a bank transfer.
The airline can be informed that a payment is processed.
The Seller wishes to pay for an Item be it an OfferItem or an OrderItem;

Limitations

N/A

Process

  1. Seller is presented with instructions by the airline on how to execute the up-coming “offline” payment by the customer, providing the specific payment method, out of the airline’s previously-presented list of supported payment methods (payment method catalogue). The information provided includes:

    1. PaymentMethod (‘paymenttypecode' and other information)

    2. Payment Redirection Acceptance Indicator

    And optionally

    1. PaymentBrandCode

    2. A return URI

  2. An airline responds with details relating to the payment transaction 

    1. A Payment ID

    2. A payment status of PENDING 

    3. A redirection URI

    And optionally

    1. An updated payment time limit

  3. The airline updates the order status when the payment is at a final state and informs the seller that the payment status is now:

    1. SUCCESSFUL

    OR

    1. FAILED
      E.g., in case of payment time limit exceeded or payment failed. 

Post Condition

Success

Seller informed of payment success
Services statuses updated to “ready to proceed”
Payment time limits are removed

Failure

Seller informed of payment failure
Services statuses unchanged
Payment time limits are retained

 

Relevant Messages

OrderCreateRQ 
OrderChangeRQ
OrderChangeNotificationRQ
OrderRetrieveRQ
OrderViewRS