Definition: Revenue passenger

Category: Transport

A commercial passenger for whose transportation an air carrier receives commercial remuneration.
This definition includes, for example, (i) passengers travelling under publicly available promotional offers (for example "two-for-one") or loyalty programmes (for redemption of frequent flier points); (ii) passengers travelling as compensation for denied boarding; (iii) passengers travelling corporate discounts; (iv) passengers travelling preferential fares (government, seamen, military, youth student etc.);
This definition excludes, for example, (i) persons travelling free; (ii) persons travelling at a fare or discount available only to employees of air carriers or their agents or only for the business of the carriers; (iii) infants who do not occupy a seat.