What are the 5 elements of PNR?

PNR Creation ? Always create the basic PNR with the 5 mandatory elements (Name, Itinerary, Contact, TK element, Reference, End Transaction) and wait for the Airline locator. If the Airline PNR is not reflecting contact the Help-Desk.



In the airline industry, a PNR (Passenger Name Record) is the digital backbone of any booking, and it requires five mandatory elements to be considered "complete" and saved in a Global Distribution System (GDS) like Amadeus or Sabre. These elements are: (1) Name, which includes the surnames and first names of all travelers; (2) Itinerary, which details at least one flight segment, including flight number, date, and class of service; (3) Contact, which provides the phone number or email of the passenger or the travel agency; (4) Ticketing Arrangement, which specifies how and when the ticket will be issued (or a time limit for purchase); and (5) Received From, which records the name of the person or entity making the reservation. Without these five pieces of data, the system will not generate a Record Locator (the 6-character alphanumeric code), and the reservation will not exist. In 2026, additional "optional" elements like Passport Data (APIS) are often required for international travel.

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Passenger name record (PNR)
  • dates of travel and travel itinerary,
  • ticket information,
  • contact details like address and phone number,
  • travel agent,
  • payment information,
  • seat number and baggage information.


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A PNR can contain a maximum of 999 elements. These PNR elements can either be mandatory or optional. The mandatory elements are: LetterDefinitionTransaction Command SSegmentSS MNameNM AContactAP RReceived FromRF TTicketingTK When creating a PNR, you can enter the elements in any order.

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Out of the 10 digits, the first three digits store information about the zone and the Passenger Reservation System (PRS) from which the ticket has been booked. The first digit denotes the railway zone which is the train's origin. The next two digits indicate the PRS from where the ticket has been issued.

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Flushed PNR is the term used at Railways end. When the Journey for particular ticket has been passed, Railway server will remove that data after particular duration.

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In the US, PNR data obtained from commercial carriers is stored in the Automated Targeting System. Just as in the EU, PNRs are depersonalized after six months. In five years, records are moved to a dormant database where they remain available for another ten years — for security purposes only.

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PNR is a 10-digit number which stands for 'Passenger Name Record'. It is a unique number that is assigned to every booked train ticket on Indian Railways. PNR Status shows the current status of booked train tickets i.e. whether it is confirmed, waitlisted or RAC (Reservation Against Cancellation).

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An airline's reservation system automatically generates a unique record locator whenever a customer makes a reservation or booking, commonly known in the industry as an itinerary. When an itinerary is entered into the reservation system it is commonly known as a passenger name record (PNR).

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The PNR number may be found in your ticket itself. If more than one ticket is booked at the same time, they will all have the same PNR number. This number corresponds to bookings, not individual passengers.

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The PNR number may be found in your ticket itself. If more than one ticket is booked at the same time, they will all have the same PNR number. This number corresponds to bookings, not individual passengers.

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U.S. law requires airlines operating flights to, from, or through the United States to provide the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), with certain passenger reservation information, called Passenger Name Record (PNR) data, primarily for purposes of preventing, detecting, ...

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