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Reference to Times

Reference to Times

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Last updated: 10 Jul 2023 by Jakub Bielecki (Deactivated)
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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.

<Time>14:30:47</Time>

 

Format for a Local Date

When specifying a local date.

<Date>2001-12-17</Date>

 

Format for a Local Date and Time

When specifying a local date and time.

<DateTime>2001-12-17T14:30:47</DateTime>

 

Format for a UTC Time

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

<Time>13:30:47Z</Time>

 

Format for a UTC Date and Time

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

<DateTime>2001-12-17T14:30:47Z</DateTime>

 

Format for a Duration

When specifying a duration.

<Duration>P1Y2M2DT10H30M</Duration>

 

 

 

 

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