Template talk:Infobox airline/Archive 2

Planned Hub
I would like to ask if putting "planned" after a specific airport which is considered as secondary hub is accepted or not? I have noticed an edit on Philippine Airlines where Clark International Airport is planned to become PAL's secondary hub. SkyHigher (talk) 03:32, 19 December 2016 (UTC)


 * It may be best to wait until it actually is, and planned things can just be mentioned in the main body. MilborneOne (talk) 20:10, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

Airport lounges
A list of the names, but not of which airport, of various airport lounges in infobox (see infobox of the article of Cathay Pacific) would be meaningless to a novice. Is there any encyclopedic value for such list?---Now wiki (talk) 15:44, 8 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Not really most of the stuff we have on lounges is bordering on travel guide stuff, so unless they are individually notable for some reason you are probably right and should not be included in the infobox. MilborneOne (talk) 20:09, 9 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Noted.---Now wiki (talk) 15:33, 12 January 2017 (UTC)


 * When will the template be updated???---Now wiki (talk) 15:35, 12 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I agree that the names of airport lounges is unnecessary. AHeneen (talk) 01:43, 13 January 2017 (UTC)
 * done. Frietjes (talk) 14:53, 11 February 2017 (UTC)

Additional fields
It would be great if we could add additional fields of stats that are commonly measured like PRKs (revenue per passenger kilometer), ASK (available seat kilometers), Load factor, and Passengers per year. Is anyone willing to do this?Keizers (talk) 19:48, 9 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Most readers probably would not have a clue what they are, are this figures actually included in the main body of the article? Appears to be something that could be done in wikidata rather than here. MilborneOne (talk) 20:13, 9 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Load factor is usually a value that is used to measure the performance of a particular route, I don't think I have ever seen it used to measure the performance of an entire airline. ASK and annual revenue passengers are common figures to measure airline performance and would be appropriate measurements for the infobox. I'm not too sure about whether PRKs would be appropriate. AHeneen (talk) 01:41, 13 January 2017 (UTC)


 * I'm quite surprised that no one gets what I am asking for here. For example, it is QUITE common to wonder how much passengers are carried per year Keizers (talk) 14:19, 23 November 2017 (UTC)

Air Way Bill prefix
In addition to the two primary codes (IATA and ICAO) that identify airlines, most cargo airlines have a three digit air way bill prefix as well. This code is used on shipping documents. It is almost universally used for anything involving an airline in the role of a cargo carrier. AZFreight's list of airlines has a relatively complete list, for example. The information seems clearly encyclopedic, and I would therefore recommend added awb_prefix or, if brevity is desired, awb as a field, to be displayed above or below the ISIN field. Waitak (talk) 22:14, 28 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Please make your edits in the sandbox and verify use, then reactivate the edit request. — xaosflux  Talk 13:24, 12 July 2018 (UTC)

Add field for Ticket Stock number
I would like to add the airline's ticket stock number (a three digit number) to the template - and also use that data, as it becomes available, for an automatically created list of ticket stock numbers. This information is sometimes hard to come by. However, I don't know how to do this on Wikipedia. :-) Ds77 (talk) 20:24, 13 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I agree that this template needs the "traded_as" field for the stock code/number, such as found in Template:Infobox company. This was previously discussed above in the section Needs traded_as field (and possibly others) with compelling arguments but no clear consensus for inclusion, but the above comment is the second additional person supporting this field. As such, I have added the edit request. AHeneen (talk) 01:04, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Ds77 is talking about the three-digit "prefix" or "accounting" codes. These are allotted by IATA and appear on printed tickets. I'm disabling Edit template-protected, which should only be used when there's consensus for a change. Alakzi (talk) 01:14, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
 * As we are not a travel guide I cant see any encyclopedic value in the accounting code being displayed, which as far as I know are never mentioned in the article body because they are not notable. Perhaps something for wikidata. MilborneOne (talk) 11:41, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes, it would be convenient to add that field. IATA names it "Accounting code (PAX)" and/or "Airline prefix code", as seen in their code look-up page: http://www.iata.org/publications/Pages/code-search.aspx. For instance, if you search for LH, you will see that the prefix code is 220. So, what about prefix_code for that new field? I can add it in case you agree. -- Denis.arnaud (talk) 16:49, 23 August 2015 (UTC)
 * As already mentioned this is not a travel guide and it has no encyclopedic value so I don't agree that it should be added here, perhaps a field for wikidata. MilborneOne (talk) 11:15, 26 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Proposal created on Wikidata: Wikidata:Property proposal/Airline Accounting Code, and its transclusion in the transportation section -- Denis.arnaud (talk) 09:52, 12 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Thats up to wikidata but you cant include in this infobox witout gaining a consensus here, but they could use it on wikitravel. MilborneOne (talk) 20:43, 12 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Sure, it was already made clear in the discussion above. The idea is just to add it to Wikidata for now. I mentioned that proposal on Wikidata because it was suggested as the potential way to go. -- Denis.arnaud (talk) 20:48, 12 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Understood. MilborneOne (talk) 08:09, 13 August 2018 (UTC)

Destination count
At the risk of asking a silly question, what is the consensus: does a hub also count as a destination? I've noticed that some articles on small airlines seem not to count hubs as destinations, but it seems obvious to me that a hub is simultaneously a destination, and should both be listed by name as a hub *and* counted in the number of destinations. Thoughts? Carguychris (talk) 22:10, 1 May 2019 (UTC)
 * From an airline perspective (I worked at one), a hub definitely counts as a destination. Keizers (talk) 04:14, 2 May 2019 (UTC)

Extra Image
I've just added the ability to have an image in the infobox in addition to the logo. Most infoboxes seem to have the ability to have multiple images. CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Sunasuttuq 08:11, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

Fate parameter
Is there a specific reason why 'fate' parameter isn't available with this infobox, to explain why the airline is now defunct, much like Template:Infobox company? It seems logical to have that option here as well, given that a 'ceased operations' parameter exists.--The Navigators (talk) 04:09, 29 November 2019 (UTC)

Remove slogan
This template still has a slogan, which was removed from on the basis that it is just promotional. I agree; every time I see a slogan in the infobox I think to myself "why are we letting the marketing department into the infobox". Anything truly significant about an airline's slogan can be discussed in the article. But inclusion in the infobox is not warranted. MB 19:12, 28 November 2019 (UTC)
 * , there has been no objection here for a month. Would you feel comfortable removing slogan based on the lack of response here, as well as the consensus at the more general since an airline is really a specific type of company? MB 16:25, 30 December 2019 (UTC)
 * WP:SILENCE probably applies. MilborneOne (talk) 19:23, 30 December 2019 (UTC)
 * removed and tracked in Category:Pages using infobox airline with company slogan until there are fewer to track. Frietjes (talk) 14:11, 2 January 2020 (UTC)

Documentation encourages small text within key_people
This appears to be out of step with MOS:SMALLTEXT, which states "Avoid using smaller font sizes within elements that already use a smaller font size, such as infoboxes, navboxes, and reference sections". The same issue exists with revenue, income and assets fields. Should infobox airline use a style that is visibly different from infobox company? Chris the speller  yack  15:21, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
 * , go ahead and fix the documentation. Frietjes (talk) 15:56, 2 January 2020 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 2 January 2020
Remove all HTML markup and WP templates that specify font size, such as, , ,. , . See the talk page. These are found in parameter instructions, examples and notes for key_people, and parameters for revenue, operating income, net income, assets, equity, losses, etc. Chris the speller   yack  18:27, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Full-protection-shackle-no-text.svg Not done: is usually not required for edits to the documentation, categories, or interlanguage links of templates using a documentation subpage. Use the 'edit' link at the top of the green "Template documentation" box to edit the documentation subpage. – Jonesey95 (talk) 18:38, 2 January 2020 (UTC)


 * ✅ OK, I made the changes myself using the method you suggested. Chris the speller   yack  21:02, 2 January 2020 (UTC)

Image conflict
The doc shows image, but undocumented logo is a working alias that is actually used more often. If you use image=, but include logo= with no value, the image is not displayed. ? MB 18:40, 15 January 2020 (UTC)


 * Iam not convinced that this template needs an "image" when it was designed to show a logo and not a random aircraft picture. MilborneOne (talk) 19:23, 15 January 2020 (UTC)
 * seems reasonable. for now I have unnested the parameters to prevent the non-obvious from happening. Frietjes (talk) 20:04, 15 January 2020 (UTC)

Template:Infobox airline/doc#Example wikidata problems
The wikidata property link template only works to a 'P' code from Wikidata. The wikidata entity link will work with both 'Q' and 'P' codes. If you go to Template:Infobox airline/doc and click on the hyperlinks, for example, on one of the airlines or hubs, it only goes to 'Bad request'. The documentation really needs to be updated to either each 'Q' code for each entity, or just link it to the English Wikipedia page. Funandtrvl (talk) 21:01, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
 * if the purpose was to link to the Wikidata property pages, then this template needs to be coded like Template:Infobox company, where for the ISIN parameter, the data will already be coded for Wikidata, like this:

Adding Membership section in template
Hey there,

Can there be the addition of a Membership section? It would be similar to the section of “alliance”. The reason is because certain airlines, like Arab carriers belong to a specific organization called the ‘Arab Air Carriers Organization’. I suspect other airlines around the world might have memberships in their own respective organizations so this will be a good addition to have. Thanks WatanWatan2020 (talk) 00:28, 30 December 2020 (UTC)
 * There already is a section for alliance memberships which is sufficient. There aren't many other conglomerates as the AACO. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.174.169.170 (talk) 20:58, 30 December 2020 (UTC)

Add Founder
Someone please add a new field for Founder. Currently, key people field is packed with founder names in addition to corporate leaders.Srijanx22 (talk) 00:40, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ You may now use one person or multiple people. User:GKFXtalk 10:41, 23 October 2021 (UTC)