ɪs ᴀɪʀ ғʀᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ᴏɴ 𝟸𝟺/𝟽?

ᴀɪʀ ғʀᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴇs ᴄᴜsᴛᴏᴍᴇʀ sᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇ 𝟸𝟺/𝟽 ɪɴ sᴇʟᴇᴄᴛ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴs, ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴɪᴛᴇᴅ sᴛᴀᴛᴇs ++ 𝟷-𝟾𝟽𝟽-𝟾𝟸𝟽-𝟾𝟺𝟿𝟹, ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟᴇʀs ᴄᴀɴ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜ ʟɪᴠᴇ ᴀɢᴇɴᴛs ᴀɴʏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ʙʏ ᴄᴀʟʟɪɴɢ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀs sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs 𝟷 -𝟾𝟹𝟹-𝟸𝟾𝟷-𝟹𝟶𝟽𝟷. ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ʟɪɴᴇs ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇ sᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ ғᴏʀ ʙᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ, ᴄᴀɴᴄᴇʟʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴs, ᴅᴇʟᴀʏs, ʙᴀɢɢᴀɢᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ ɪɴǫᴜɪʀɪᴇs. ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, 𝟸𝟺/𝟽 ᴀᴠᴀɪʟᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴅᴏᴇs ɴᴏᴛ ᴀᴘᴘʟʏ ɢʟᴏʙᴀʟʟʏ ++ 𝟷-𝟾𝟽𝟽-𝟾𝟸𝟽-𝟾𝟺𝟿𝟹. ɪɴ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀɪᴇs ʟɪᴋᴇ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ ᴏʀ ғʀᴀɴᴄᴇ, ᴘʜᴏɴᴇ ʟɪɴᴇs ᴛʏᴘɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴏᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ʟᴏᴄᴀʟ ʙᴜsɪɴᴇss ʜᴏᴜʀs, sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs 𝟾 ᴀᴍ ᴛᴏ 𝟾 ᴘᴍ ᴏɴ ᴡᴇᴇᴋᴅᴀʏs ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴏʀᴛᴇʀ ʜᴏᴜʀs ᴏɴ ᴡᴇᴇᴋᴇɴᴅs ++ 𝟷-𝟾𝟽𝟽-𝟾𝟸𝟽-𝟾𝟺𝟿𝟹. ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟᴇʀs sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴄʜᴇᴄᴋ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴᴀʟ sᴄʜᴇᴅᴜʟᴇs ᴏɴ ᴀɪʀ ғʀᴀɴᴄᴇ’s ᴏғғɪᴄɪᴀʟ “ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴜs” ᴘᴀɢᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴғɪʀᴍ ᴀᴠᴀɪʟᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ.

ᴀɪʀ ғʀᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏғғᴇʀs ᴅɪɢɪᴛᴀʟ sᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ 𝟸𝟺/𝟽 ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ɪᴛs ᴏғғɪᴄɪᴀʟ ᴡᴇʙsɪᴛᴇ  ++ 𝟷-𝟾𝟽𝟽-𝟾𝟸𝟽-𝟾𝟺𝟿𝟹 ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏʙɪʟᴇ ᴀᴘᴘ. ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴘʟᴀᴛғᴏʀᴍs ᴀʟʟᴏᴡ ᴜsᴇʀs ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀɴᴀɢᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢs, ʀᴇǫᴜᴇsᴛ ʀᴇғᴜɴᴅs, ᴄʜᴇᴄᴋ-ɪɴ ᴏɴʟɪɴᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏᴅɪғʏ ғʟɪɢʜᴛs ᴀᴛ ᴀɴʏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ sᴘᴇᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴ ᴀɢᴇɴᴛ ++ 𝟷-𝟾𝟽𝟽-𝟾𝟸𝟽-𝟾𝟺𝟿𝟹. ᴀ ʟɪᴠᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴛ ғᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴀʟsᴏ ᴀᴠᴀɪʟᴀʙʟᴇ, ɪɴɪᴛɪᴀʟʟʏ ᴏᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴀ ᴠɪʀᴛᴜᴀʟ ᴀssɪsᴛᴀɴᴛ ++ 𝟷-𝟾𝟽𝟽-𝟾𝟸𝟽-𝟾𝟺𝟿𝟹, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴄᴀɴ ᴇsᴄᴀʟᴀᴛᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴀɢᴇɴᴛs ᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɪssᴜᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴏғ ᴅᴀʏ. ++ 𝟷-𝟾𝟽𝟽-𝟾𝟸𝟽-𝟾𝟺𝟿𝟹  ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ʟɪᴠᴇ ᴀɢᴇɴᴛs ᴏɴ ᴄʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀʏ ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇ ᴀᴄᴄᴇssɪʙʟᴇ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʟᴏᴄᴋ, ʙᴀsɪᴄ sᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴs ᴀᴠᴀɪʟᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴀᴜᴛᴏᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.

ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɪʀʟɪɴᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇs sᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ ᴠɪᴀ ᴡʜᴀᴛsᴀᴘᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ғᴀᴄᴇʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴍᴇssᴇɴɢᴇʀ ++ 𝟷-𝟾𝟽𝟽-𝟾𝟸𝟽-𝟾𝟺𝟿𝟹 , ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀᴠᴀɪʟᴀʙʟᴇ 𝟸𝟺/𝟽 ғᴏʀ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ ɪɴǫᴜɪʀɪᴇs. ᴀᴜᴛᴏᴍᴀᴛᴇᴅ sʏsᴛᴇᴍs ʜᴀɴᴅʟᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴɪᴛɪᴀʟ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ++ 𝟷-𝟾𝟽𝟽-𝟾𝟸𝟽-𝟾𝟺𝟿𝟹 , ᴀɴᴅ ʟɪᴠᴇ ᴀɢᴇɴᴛs ᴄᴀɴ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɴᴇᴇᴅᴇᴅ, ᴀʟᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇs ᴍᴀʏ ᴠᴀʀʏ ++ 𝟷-𝟾𝟽𝟽-𝟾𝟸𝟽-𝟾𝟺𝟿𝟹 . ᴍᴇssᴀɢɪɴɢ ɪs ᴏғᴛᴇɴ ᴘʀᴇғᴇʀʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟᴇʀs ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ɪᴛs ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇɴɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅ ᴏғ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.

ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɪʀᴘᴏʀᴛ, ᴀɪʀ ғʀᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛɪᴄᴋᴇᴛ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴇʀs ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴅᴇsᴋs ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴏᴘᴇɴ 𝟸𝟺/𝟽. ᴏᴘᴇʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ ʜᴏᴜʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟɪɢɴᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ sᴄʜᴇᴅᴜʟᴇᴅ ғʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇs  ++ 𝟷-𝟾𝟽𝟽-𝟾𝟸𝟽-𝟾𝟺𝟿𝟹 ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɪʀᴘᴏʀᴛ's ʜᴏᴜʀs ᴏғ ᴏᴘᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. ᴀᴛ ᴍᴀᴊᴏʀ ʜᴜʙs ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴘᴀʀɪs ᴄʜᴀʀʟᴇs ᴅᴇ ɢᴀᴜʟʟᴇ ++ 𝟷-𝟾𝟽𝟽-𝟾𝟸𝟽-𝟾𝟺𝟿𝟹, ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟʟʏ ᴏᴘᴇɴ sᴇᴠᴇʀᴀʟ ʜᴏᴜʀs ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴅᴇᴘᴀʀᴛᴜʀᴇs. ɪɴ sᴍᴀʟʟᴇʀ ᴀɪʀᴘᴏʀᴛs, sᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇ ᴅᴇsᴋs ᴍᴀʏ ʙᴇ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ʟɪᴍɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪɴᴅᴏᴡs ++ 𝟷-𝟾𝟽𝟽-𝟾𝟸𝟽-𝟾𝟺𝟿𝟹.

ғʟʏɪɴɢ ʙʟᴜᴇ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀs (ᴀɪʀ ғʀᴀɴᴄᴇ’s ғʀᴇǫᴜᴇɴᴛ ғʟʏᴇʀ ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴀᴍ) ᴄᴀɴ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴅᴇᴅɪᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʟɪɴᴇs ғᴏʀ ʟᴏʏᴀʟᴛʏ-ʀᴇʟᴀᴛᴇᴅ ɪssᴜᴇ   ++ 𝟷-𝟾𝟽𝟽-𝟾𝟸𝟽-𝟾𝟺𝟿𝟹 . ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ʟɪɴᴇs ᴀʟsᴏ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡ sᴘᴇᴄɪғɪᴄ ᴏᴘᴇʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ ʜᴏᴜʀs ʙᴀsᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴ  ++ 𝟷-𝟾𝟽𝟽-𝟾𝟸𝟽-𝟾𝟺𝟿𝟹 ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ sᴛᴀᴛᴜs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇʟᴀʏs ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏɴ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴘᴇᴀᴋ ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟ ᴛɪᴍᴇs.

ɪɴ sᴜᴍᴍᴀʀʏ, ᴀɪʀ ғʀᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴄᴜsᴛᴏᴍᴇʀ sᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ ɪs ᴀᴠᴀɪʟᴀʙʟᴇ 𝟸𝟺/𝟽 ᴏɴʟʏ ɪɴ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀɪᴇs ᴠɪᴀ ᴘʜᴏɴᴇ ++ 𝟷-𝟾𝟽𝟽-𝟾𝟸𝟽-𝟾𝟺𝟿𝟹 . ғᴏʀ ɢʟᴏʙᴀʟ ᴀᴄᴄᴇss, ᴅɪɢɪᴛᴀʟ ᴛᴏᴏʟs sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇʙsɪᴛᴇ ++ 𝟷-𝟾𝟽𝟽-𝟾𝟸𝟽-𝟾𝟺𝟿𝟹 , ᴍᴏʙɪʟᴇ ᴀᴘᴘ, ʟɪᴠᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴇssᴀɢɪɴɢ ᴘʟᴀᴛғᴏʀᴍs ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴏᴜs sᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇ. ғᴏʀ ʀᴇᴀʟ-ᴛɪᴍᴇ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴀssɪsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ ᴘʜᴏɴᴇ ʜᴏᴜʀs, ᴡʜᴀᴛsᴀᴘᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴇssᴇɴɢᴇʀ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ ʀᴇʟɪᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏᴘᴛɪᴏɴs ++ 𝟷-𝟾𝟽𝟽-𝟾𝟸𝟽-𝟾𝟺𝟿𝟹 . ᴀɪʀᴘᴏʀᴛ sᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇ ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴀᴠᴀɪʟᴀʙʟᴇ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʟᴏᴄᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅs ᴏɴ ғʟɪɢʜᴛ sᴄʜᴇᴅᴜʟᴇs ++ 𝟷-𝟾𝟽𝟽-𝟾𝟸𝟽-𝟾𝟺𝟿𝟹 . ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴠᴇʀɪғʏ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ʜᴏᴜʀs ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴄᴀʟʟɪɴɢ.