Reference to Times

UTC or Local Time

Best practice is to use UTC, following ISO 8601, for all elements unless

• they relate to a flight which require the date and time to be returned in the local time of the location of the arrival/departure of that flight

• they relate to a document issuance date/time. The Point Of Issuance defines the local time (as per the element ../TicketDocInfo/IssueInfo/IATA_LocationCode)

Examples of Dates, Times and Duration

Format for a Local Time

When specifying a local time.

Format for a Local Date

When specifying a local date.

Format for a Local Date and Time

When specifying a local date and time.

Format for a UTC Time

When specifying a time in UTC, include the Zulu indicator.

Format for a UTC Date and Time

When specifying a date and time in UTC, include the Zulu indicator.

Format for a Duration

When specifying a duration.