Had an hour spare last night and intended to finish my TR. Alas my notes were at the office so I decided to compile this list. It’s not exhaustive, and I’d appreciate other poster’s contributions to this thread. Hopefully it will be useful for newer members grappling with FF terminology.
Largely inspired (read stolen) from the
FlyerTalk - The world's most popular frequent flyer community glossary.
Please Post your AFF Acronyms and Abbreviations here. Also any advice about mistakes/ inclusions/ exclusions appreciated. I can update this post if necessary.
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Qantas' Status Abbreviation Summary:- CL: Chairmans Lounge
- NB: Nufin Bronze
- PG: Partner Gold
- PS: Plebian Silver
- QP: Qantas Club Member
- SG: Scum Gold
- WP: W@nker Platinum
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AFF (Australian Frequent Flyer) Acronyms & Abbreviations.
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*A: Star Alliance - United, Lufthansa, Air Canada, Singapore Airlines etc.
748: Boeing 747-8 series aircraft
A
A: Discounted First booking class (see also F)
AA: American Airlines (see also LOC)
AACT: AA Candy Thief a.k.a. AA Platinum status member
AC: Aircraft, also Heavy AC: Very large aircraft e.g. 747, 767 and 777.
AC: Air Canada
ADL: Adelaide airport
AF: Air France
AFAIK: "As Far As I Know"
AFF: Australian Frequent Flyer forum - a.k.a. THIS forum.
AKL – Auckland airport
AM: Aeromexico
AOC: Air Operator’s Certificate (see also OC)
AONE4: A (Fiirst) ONE (OneWorld Explorer) 4 (4 Continents)
APEC: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
APEX: Advance Purchase Excursion fares, usually the lowest available.
AQ: Aloha Airlines
AQIS: Australian Quarantine and Inspection Services
AS: Alaska Airlines
ATB: Automated ticket/boarding pass (electronically generated).
ATC: Air Traffic Control
ATW: Around The World e.g. AA ATW desk.
AVOD: Audio Visual On Demand
AY: Finnair
AZ: Alitalia
B
B6: Jetblue Airways
BA: British Airways
BIS: "Butt in Seat" e.g. BIS miles = actual miles flown, excluding bonuses.
BNE: Brisbane airport
BNM: "By No Means"
BR: EVA Airways
BTW: "By The Way"
BW: BWIA West Indies Airways
C
CA: Air China
CASA: Civil Aviation Safety Authority (a.k.a. CAA)
CASR: Civil Aviation Safety Regulations (a.k.a. CAR)
CBR: Canberra airport
CC: Credit Card
CI: China Airlines
CIP: Commercially Important Passenger
CIR: Circle Pacific fare
CL: Chairman’s Lounge – QF’s highest member tier/ lounge (also QFCL).
CNS: Cairns airport
CO: Continental Airlines
COS: Class of Service, usually referring to bonuses e.g. First COS bonus.
COS: Customer of Size - Passenger who has trouble fitting into a standard
WHY seat.
CRS: Computerized Reservation System
CS: Customer Service. Add an "A" for Agent or "R" for Rep.
CTOs: City Ticket Offices, or non-airport airline offices.
CX: Cathay Pacific Airways
CZ: China Southern Airlines
D
D: Discounted Business booking class (see also J)
DCIR22: D (Business) CIR (Circle Pacific) 22 (22,000 MPM)
DJ: Virgin Blue
DL: Delta Air Lines
DM List: Departure Management list, used by airlines at boarding gates.
DONE4: D (Business) ONE (OneWorld Explorer) 4 (4 Continents)
DRW: Darwin airport
DVT: Deep Vein Thrombosis
DYKWIA: "Do You Know Who I Am"?
E
E+: United's "Economy Plus"
E-: The remainder of the United Economy section after E+ rows.
EI: Aer Lingus
EGR: Electronic Upgrades = "Paperless" upgrades - Also EUG.
EMR: Electromagnetic Radiation
EQM: Elite Qualifying Miles - see also "Q Miles".
ETA: Estimated Time of Arrival
EUG: Electronic upgrades
EXP: Executive Platinum on American AAdvantage.
F
F: Full-fare First booking class OR generic First (see also A)
F/O: First Officer, a.k.a. Co-Pilot
F9: Frontier Airlines
FA: Flight Attendant
FAA: Federal Aviation Administration
FARs: Federal Aviation Regulations
FF: Frequent Flyer - Also VFF, a Very Frequent Flyer.
FFP: Frequent Flyer Program
FI: Icelandair
FL: AirTran Airways
FOC: "Fear of Coach or Economy class"
FT: Abbreviation for FlyerTalk at
FlyerTalk - The world's most popular frequent flyer community
FTERS: FlyerTalkers -- all members who participate in FlyerTalk forums.
FWIW: "For What It's Worth"
G
GHLAM: "Good Hard Look At Myself"
GP: Gold Passport, the Hyatt frequent stay program.
H
HA: Hawaiian Airlines
HBA: Hobart airport
HH: Hilton Honors - the Hilton frequent stay program
HHOK: "Ha Ha Only Kidding"
HIP: Higher Intermediate Point
HP: Hahn Premium OR
HP: America West Airlines
I
I: Deep discount (heavily restricted) business booking class (see also J, D)
(NB: I represents other classes/ codes too e.g. *A business award & upgrade booking code)
IATA: International Air Transport Association
IB: Iberia
ICAO: International Civil Aviation Organisation
IDB: Involuntarily Denied Boarding. Airlines usually offer compensation.
IFE: In Flight Entertainment (also AVOD IFE)
IIRC: "If I Recall Correctly"
ILS: Instrument Landing System (bad weather)
IME: In My Experience
IMO: "In My Opinion" or IMHO -- "In My Humble Opinion"
INSPass: A pass allowing expedited passage - US Customs/ Immigration.
J
J: Full-fare Business booking class OR generic Business (see also D)
JI: Midway Airlines
JL: Japan Airlines
JM: Air Jamaica
JR: Aero California
JQ: Jet Star
K
KE: Korean Air
KL: KLM-Royal Dutch Airlines
L
LA: Lan-Chile
LCC: Low Cost Carrier
LH: Lufthansa
LMAO: "Laughing My Arse Off"
LO: Lot Polish Airlines
LOC: (AA's) Lack Of Challenge a.k.a. AA's platinum challenge
LOL: "Laugh(ing) Out Loud"
LOTFAP: Land Of The Free And Paranoid a.k.a. The U.S.A.
LP: Lan Peru
LX: Swiss International Air Lines
LY: El Al Israel Airlines
M
MA: Malev-Hungarian Airlines
MCO: Miscellaneous Charge Orders, issued by airlines for ticket refunds etc.
MCT: Minimum Connection Time
MEL: Melbourne airport
MH: Malaysia Airlines
MHC: Mile High Club
MPM: Maximum Permitted Mileage (e.g. RTW fares have MPM limits).
MR¹: Mileage Run, extended flight trip/segments to increase one's FF Miles/Status
MR²: Mattress Run, multiple stays at hotels to increase one's Hotel Elite Status
MS: Egyptair
MU: China Eastern Airlines
MX: Mexicana de Aviacion
N
N7: National Airlines
NB: "Nuthin" Bronze – A Bronze member of QFs FF program (also QFNB).
NH: All Nippon Airways, also known as ANA.
NM: Nelly Mobbs – an infamous AFF & FT member
NRSA: Non-revenue space available e.g. unpaid airline staff travel.
NW: Northwest Airlines
NZ: Air New Zealand
O
O7: OzJet
OC: (Air) Operator's Certificate a.k.a. AOC - license to operate aircraft
O&D: Origins & Destinations
OK: Czech Airlines = CSA
OLCI: On-Line Check In
OMG: Oh My God e.g. OMG o'clock = very very early.
OMNI: Anything not related to travel, miles, points, dining, airports etc.
ONE: OneWorld Explorer fare (also OWE)
O/W: One way
OW: One World alliance – Qantas, Cathay Pacific, British Airways, AA etc.
OWE: OneWorld Explorer fare (also ONE)
OOL: Gold Coast (cOOLongatta) airport
OP: Original Poster or the person who started the thread.
Op-up: Short for operational upgrade or Bump.
OS: Austrian Airlines
OT: "Off Topic"
OTTOMH: "Off the top of my head"
OZ: Asiana Airlines
P
PAX: Short for passenger(s). See also SLF.
PER: Perth airport
PIN: Personal Identification Number
PK: Pakistan International Airlines
PNR: Passenger Name Record, used for reservation/ PAX information.
POT USA: President Of The United States of America
PR: Philippine Airlines
PS: "Plebian" Silver – A Silver member of QFs FF program (also QFPS).
PUTI: Posting under the "influence"
Q
QANTAS: Queers And Nymphomaniacs Trained As Stewards*
Q MILES: Qualifying miles counting towards Elite status - also EQM.
QC: Qantas Club (see also QP) or Quick Check-in.
QF: Qantas Airways
QFCL: Qantas CL member (with access to QF’s
Choice Liquor).
QFF: Qantas Frequent Flyer
QFWP: Qantas "W*nker" Platinum - A platinum member of QFs FF program.
QFSG: Qantas "Scum" Gold – A Gold member of QFs FF program.
QFPS: Qantas "Plebian" Silver – A Silver member of QFs FF program.
QFNB: Qantas "Nuthin" Bronze – A Bronze member of QFs FF program.
QP: Qantas Pub a.k.a. QC or Qantas airport departure lounges.
R
RG: Varig airlines
RO: Tarom-Romanian Air Transport
ROE: Rate Of Exchange
ROFLMAO: "Rolling On the Floor Laughing My A$$ Off"
RPT: Regular Public Transport
RT: Round or Return Trip
RTFM: "Read The F***ing Manual"
RTW: Round the World ticket
S
S2: Air Sahara
SA: South African Airways
SACL: Sydney Airports Corporation Limited
SATS: Singapore Airport Terminal Services.
SC: Status Credit
SCRUN: Status Credit "Run" - Qantas' version of MR¹
SFSC: Self Funded Status Chaser
SG: "Scum" Gold – A Gold member of QFs FF program (also QFSG).
SK: SAS - Scandinavian Airlines System
SLF: Self Loading Freight - flight crew lingo for Passengers.
SN: Sabena airlines
SO: Significant Other, referring to one’s partner.
SPG: Starwood Preferred Guest
SQ: Singapore Airlines
SR: Status Run
SSSS: Selected for Secondary Security Screening
ST: Sky Team alliance
SV: Saudi Arabian airlines
SWMBO: She Who Must Be Obeyed
SWP: South West Pacific
SWU: System Wide Upgrade (for any segment in an airline's route system)
SY: Sun Country Airlines
SYD: Sydney airport
T
T/O: Take off
TA: Travel Agent
TG: Thai Airways
TIX: Short for tickets
TK: Turkish Airlines
TP: TAP - Air Portugal
TR: Trip Report
TSA: Transportation Security Administration
TSV: Townsville airport
TZ: American Trans Air
U
UA: United Airlines
UC: Upgrade Credit
UD: Upper Deck on larger aircraft, like the 744.
UM: Unaccompanied Minor, or a child traveling alone.
UG: UpGrade - such as from economy to business, or business to first.
US: US Airways
V
VDB: Voluntary denied boarding, more commonly known as a "bump".
VFR: Visual Flight Rules (good weather)
VS: Virgin Atlantic Airways
VV: Vice versa
W
WHY - Generic Economy/Coach class - see Y (as in Why am I here?)
WN: Southwest Airlines
WP: "W*nker" Platinum - A platinum member of QFs FF program (also QFWP).
WRT: "With Regards To"
WTF: What the Fcuk?
WTMD: Walk Through Metal Detector
WT+: BA's World Traveller Plus (premium economy class)
Y
Y: Full-fare Economy booking class OR generic Economy.
YGM: "You’ve got mail"
YGPM: "You've Got Private Mail"
YMMV: "Your Mileage May Vary"
YV: Mesa Airlines
YX: Midwest Express
* This acronym is included for entertainment purposes only and is not intended to cause offence.
- good word actually (when I remember when leaving looking at the meeting room table groaning with the weight of the numerous empty glasses that once contained HP's). A number of us original members of that BNE QP meet are posters here...but we're all on FT. What a night to be born again 
:wink:
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