What is a consolidator ticket?
A consolidator ticket is a discounted airfare ticket that is sold by most Airlines to help fill seats. Consolidator airfares are usually lesser than the published fares that are offered directly from the airlines.

What does consolidator mean?
consolidator. Noun. (plural consolidators) Anyone who, or anything that consolidates. (aviation, travel, dated) A company that buys airline tickets in bulk and then resells them at discounted prices.

What are bulk airline tickets?
Consolidators are companies that buy flight tickets in bulk at wholesale prices directly from airlines, and then sell them at greatly reduced rates to others. Using a consolidator will likely get you a better rate than you could on your own through an airline.

How do airline consolidators work?
Generally, Airline consolidators are the wholesalers of airline fares. Through their partnerships with airlines, the consolidators gain airfare at reduced prices or with a commission. These fares are then offered exclusively to travel agents who work with the consolidator.

What is a net fare?
Net fare or Net rate — the price of a ticket minus any third party commission or tax.