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Flights Desk Consultant - Hampshire - Airline
A leading Travel provider with a highly thought of name in the travel industry are looking for a Flight Desk Consultant to join their expert team. Your role will see you booking flights for customers, tour leaders and staff, and to undertake all associated administrative tasks. The role will see you responsible for booking ad-hoc flights for all customers where the group flight allocation is either not available or not suitable, booking business and training trip flights for staff, suppliers, and occasionally journalists, as well as staff flights in accordance with company guidelines. You will be familiar with all airline contracts and ensure bookings are made in accordance with airline restrictions, and IATA regulations, including ticketing deadlines, use the internal flight logs to monitor work and as a tool for liaising with Reservations, Operations and other departments regarding flight bookings, use the Nett Fare Database in conjunction with airline contracts to calculate flight costs and manage Q's by distributing bookings to other departments and manage Flight Desk bookings on a rota basis, especially in relation to ticketing deadlines, and taking appropriate action as and when necessary. The successful candidate will be CRS trained with a knowledge of fares and ticketing, being a good team player, the ability to work to deadlines, under pressure and on their own initiative whilst maintaining an excellent attention to detail. This is an excellent opportunity as a stepping stone for someone who is looking for a career in business travel with solid experience in the leisure or airline sectors of the travel industry.