How do airlines know if an agent selling through NDC has reached its RHC and therefore restrict cash FOP if needed?

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TitleHow do airlines know if an agent selling through NDC has reached its RHC and therefore restrict cash FOP if needed?
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If All Amounts Owing by the Travel Agent are, at any time, equal to or higher than the Remittance Holding Capacity (RHC), the Cash Payment Method as a form of payment (FOP) will be immediately removed from an Agent.
By accessing the BSP NDC API1 – “Agency Upfront Validation” and checking Agent status, the NDC Airline immediately receives in return, in an automated way, the information Cash Form of Payment “not allowed”.


In a manual manner, this information is  also disseminated to  BSP participating airlines through the e-bulletin available in the IATA Customer Portal. Below you can find an example for the e-bulletin entry:


 
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