{"id":98491,"date":"2016-02-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelstartblg.wpenginepowered.com\/airline-codes-quiz\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:53:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:53:18","slug":"airline-codes-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/airline-codes-quiz\/","title":{"rendered":"The Great Airline Codes Quiz Of 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So you fancy yourself a frequent flyer, you know your Mango\u2019s from your FlySafair\u2019s and your Emirates\u2019 from your Etihad\u2019s plus you\u2019re a deft hand at securing the revered emergency exit seats.<\/p>\n<p>But how well do you know the codes of your favourite carriers? You know \u2026 those letters (and in some case numbers) which precede the flight number printed on your boarding pass.<\/p>\n<p>Take this quiz to find out!<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/cdn.playbuzz.com\/widget\/feed.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"pb_feed\" data-embed-by=\"d02611b8-6ac6-4081-96ce-57994e1640b2\" data-game=\"\/travelstart10\/can-you-guess-the-airline-codes-of-your-favourite-carriers\" data-recommend=\"false\"><\/div>\n<h3>What\u2019s an airline code you ask?<\/h3>\n<p>Airline codes are set by IATA (International Air Transport Association). These are two-character designation codes assigned to the world&#8217;s airlines. Although the IATA standard provides for three-character codes, IATA has so far not used the optional third character in any assigned code. 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