Change an order (XML)
Fix passenger details on an existing booking with a single OrderChange:
POST /ndc/v21.3/OrderChangeThis continues from the order created in Make a test booking. Examples were captured live on v21.3; v25.4 is identical apart from the URL segment and the response <VersionNumber>.
Update a passenger
Section titled “Update a passenger”ChangeOrderChoice > UpdatePax names the passenger to change; DataLists.PaxList carries the passenger’s complete new state (not a sparse patch; send every Individual field):
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><IATA_OrderChangeRQ xmlns="http://www.iata.org/IATA/2015/EASD/00/IATA_OffersAndOrdersMessage"> <DistributionChain> <DistributionChainLink xmlns="http://www.iata.org/IATA/2015/EASD/00/IATA_OffersAndOrdersCommonTypes"> <Ordinal>1</Ordinal> <OrgRole>Seller</OrgRole> <ParticipatingOrg> <OrgID>BZ</OrgID> </ParticipatingOrg> </DistributionChainLink> <DistributionChainLink xmlns="http://www.iata.org/IATA/2015/EASD/00/IATA_OffersAndOrdersCommonTypes"> <Ordinal>2</Ordinal> <OrgRole>Carrier</OrgRole> <ParticipatingOrg> <OrgID>MX</OrgID> </ParticipatingOrg> </DistributionChainLink> </DistributionChain> <Request> <ChangeOrderChoice xmlns="http://www.iata.org/IATA/2015/EASD/00/IATA_OffersAndOrdersCommonTypes"> <UpdatePax> <Current> <PaxRefID>ADT-1</PaxRefID> </Current> </UpdatePax> </ChangeOrderChoice> <DataLists xmlns="http://www.iata.org/IATA/2015/EASD/00/IATA_OffersAndOrdersCommonTypes"> <PaxList> <Pax> <Individual> <Birthdate>1980-03-01</Birthdate> <GenderCode>M</GenderCode> <GivenName>John</GivenName> <Surname>Doe</Surname> </Individual> <PaxID>ADT-1</PaxID> <PTC>ADT</PTC> </Pax> </PaxList> </DataLists> <Order xmlns="http://www.iata.org/IATA/2015/EASD/00/IATA_OffersAndOrdersCommonTypes"> <OrderID>MXYTG780SE6I</OrderID> <OwnerCode>MX</OwnerCode> </Order> </Request></IATA_OrderChangeRQ>The response is the full updated IATA_OrderViewRS; the passenger reflects the change:
<PaxList> <Pax> <ContactInfoRefID>CTC-UA</ContactInfoRefID> <Individual> <Birthdate>1980-03-01</Birthdate> <GenderCode>M</GenderCode> <GivenName>John</GivenName> <IndividualID>PAX-QURULTE</IndividualID> <Surname>Doe</Surname> </Individual> <PaxID>ADT-1</PaxID> <PTC>ADT</PTC> </Pax> </PaxList>Other changes on the same endpoint
Section titled “Other changes on the same endpoint”- Update the booking contact:
DataLists.ContactInfoListalone (noChangeOrderChoice): oneContactInforeplaces the primary; it needs anIndividualname, and other contact types are rejected. See contacts. - Name changes may carry a fee depending on fare rules. When they do, add
PaymentFunctionsfor the quoted amount. Quote first with OrderReshop’s name-change instruction. - Confirm a hold:
PaymentFunctionswith noChangeOrderChoicepays the outstanding balance. Walkthrough: Hold and pay. - Itinerary changes (different flight or date) are a separate flow: OrderReshop → OrderQuote → OrderChange accepting the quoted reshop offer.
- A loyalty number must be a real member number matching the passenger’s name. An unrecognized number is rejected with
ERR-7008(422).
Full schema reference: OrderChange.