Married Segments
airline distribution
Married Segment Control (MSC)
An airline revenue management logic that binds two or more connecting flight segments together as a single origin-destination package, preventing agents from breaking the connection or cancelling single legs to bypass pricing.
Real-World: A flight from New York to Paris connecting through London may have available cheap seats that are strictly unavailable if booking London to Paris as a standalone leg.
- Enforced automatically across Sabre, Amadeus, and Travelport GDS.
- Violating married segment rules can trigger automated airline debit memos (ADMs).
- Ensures accurate through-fare pricing across complex multi-city flight itineraries.