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Tagged with fare-class air-travel
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can i take advantage of first class perks if the first leg of my flight is economy class whilst the second leg is first?
I purchased an American Airlines ticket that has me doing a layover at airport B. The first leg of the trip (going from airport A to airport B) is economy and the second leg (going from airport B to ...
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How are the ranks of the first class fares with Alaska Airlines used?
I see in this Alaska Airlines Fare Chart (mirror) that the first class fares have ranks with Alaska Airlines. From my understanding, ranks for the coach fares are used to prioritize which passengers ...
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Qatar economy booking classes
Qatar Airways advertises "fare families" to make it easy to see what is allowed, allowed for a charge, or not allowed with a particular fare:
Promo Fare
Saver Fare
Value Fare
Flexi Fare
But which ...
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BA: "anx9c1s6 type fares"?
What are "anx9c1s6 type fares", as seen on the following screenshot I got from britishairways.com while making a booking?
(Googling yields zero hits.)
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Interline Plating Carriers - Whose baggage policy applies?
I learned about Interline Partnerships and Plating Carriers today and I am wondering how these agreements work in regards to baggage policy. In particular, I'm curious as to whose baggage fees are ...
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What is VLEE6M fare basis?
I am flying to BOM (Bombay airport) from JED (Jeddah airport), my ticket is showing VLEE6M fare basis. What is it?
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Find out booking class of past flights
Is there a way to find out the booking class of a past flight, only having your name, flight number and booking reference/ticket number?
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Do gate agents really seat young children away from their parents in United Basic Economy?
According to United, for Basic Economy fares:
Seats will be assigned prior to boarding. Customers traveling
together, including families, will not be able to sit together.
My husband and I plan ...
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What does First class (fare class F) on Jetstar Airways mean?
A friend of mine recently booked a multi-city one-way ticket covering three airlines that according to ITA Matrix includes this mysterious segment:
Note that this is described as "First (F)", even ...
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What is the difference between D and X fares in JL?
I have a business trip coming up which requires a roundtrip ticket HND-SFO. As I do for all trips, business and pleasure, I start shopping around aggregator sites, like expedia, and then directly ...
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Flying with Swiss Economy class (W) - what is my luggage allowance?
I am flying with Swiss on Economy class (fare code W). My ticket says that my luggage allowance is no check-in luggage and one piece of hand-luggage. However, the Swiss website says that I have the ...
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What does the flight jargon "fare class" actually mean? Is it the same as either "fare basis (code)" or "travel class"?
I just added a tag for fare-class since I saw a question about them and thought it's a frequent enough topic in air travel even though I didn't know exactly what it was.
I guess it's something more ...
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Can I determine upgrade eligibility if I know the fare class?
I have frequent flyer status with Turkish Airlines which gives me Star Alliance Gold status.
Using Kayak to search for flights, I want to know, prior to purchasing a ticket, that I am able to upgrade ...
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Determine Cathay Pacific fare class
I recently flew with Cathay Pacific in economy and now Qantas is rejecting my frequent flyer point claim. Is there a way to check which fare class I bought based on my e-ticket?
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