Flight Reservation System

This is a C++ console application that simulates a flight reservation system. Users can view available flights, book seats, cancel bookings, and administrators can manage flight information.

Features

• Flight Schedule Viewing: Display flight information from a flights.txt file.
• Seat Booking: Book seats in First Class, Business Class, or Economy Class. Generates unique booking IDs and stores booking details in bookings.txt.
• Booking Cancellation: Allows users to cancel existing bookings using their booking ID, name, and CNIC.
• Admin Menu: Provides an interface for authorized users to:
  • Add new flights to flights.txt.
  • Remove existing flights from flights.txt.
  • View all bookings from bookings.txt.
• Input Validation: Robust input validation to handle incorrect user input and prevent program crashes.
• Error Handling: Uses exceptions (try-catch) for proper error handling, providing informative error messages to the user.
• Screen Management: Uses system("cls") to clear the console screen for a cleaner user interface.
• Data Persistence: Stores flight information in flights.txt and booking information in bookings.txt.

Files

• flight.cpp: The main C++ source code file.
• flights.txt: Contains the flight schedule information (airline, departure, arrival, date/time). Each flight is on a separate line, with comma-separated values. Example: PIA, Karachi -> Lahore, 25-12-2024 10:00
• bookings.txt: Stores booking details (booking ID, name, CNIC, contact, class, row, column). Each booking is on a separate line, with comma-separated values. Example: BK12345,John Doe,1234567890123,03001234567,First Class,1,2

Compilation (Dev-C++)

1. Create a new Console Application project in Dev-C++.
2. Add flight.cpp, flights.txt, and bookings.txt to your project.
3. Compile the project (F9).

Running the Program

Run the executable file generated after compilation.

Usage

The program starts with a welcome screen. The main menu provides options for:

• Viewing Flight Schedules
• Booking a Seat
• Canceling a Seat
• Admin Menu (requires username and password)
• Exiting

Follow the on-screen prompts for each option.

Key Implementation Detail (2D Arrays):

When passing 2D arrays to functions in C++, the second dimension (number of columns) must be specified in the function declaration and definition. This is why the function signatures use char seats[][10].

Error Handling

Exceptions (try-catch) are used for error handling.

Author

Muhammad Hamza Butt