Questions tagged [fare-class]
Questions about various fare classes/codes used by the airlines.
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In the travel industry, why is the "business" term coined in for luxury or premium services?
The "business" term is often associated with premium travel products, priced accordingly, among many offerings of the industry.
Business class cabins in airplanes
So-called "business&...
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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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Is Aegean Air's cancellation penalty for Flex/ComfortFlex applied per booking, per leg, per passenger, or somehow else?
Consider one-way tickets from Paris to Larnaka with Aegean Air on December 1, 2022 for two adults. The website shows a price per adult per ticket (not per leg); if I choose a fare, the doubled number ...
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How can I purchase a "Standing / Non-reserved Seat" Korail train ticket online?
"Standing / Non-reserved Seat" is the cheapest fare on Korail:
But how can I purchase a "Standing / Non-reserved Seat" Korail train ticket online?
I only see two purchase options (...
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How can I know with Aegean Airlines if I have Economy Light or Economy ComfortFlex fare?
I bought my tickets from Heraklion (HER) to Bilbao (BIO) with EDreams. I have three flights HER-ATH, ATH-FRA and FRA-BIO, and my first two are with Aegean Airlines. The only information I have is that ...
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How to know if a Delta ticket is refundable?
I believe I booked a fully refundable ticket with Delta, but now I want to be sure. How can I check? My "Itinerary" available on their website under "My Trips" does not mention ...
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Why is Iceland Air's Saga Premium product classified as Business class?
Other than lounge access, I can't see anything in the product that's different from other Premium Economy product. The seats aren't even 180 degree recline!
Sure, they are cheaper than business ...
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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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Is my cabin class based on my operating airline or my marketing airline?
I just got an XML for my PNR from Sabre which held two components:
ResBookDesigCode="X"
MarketingCabin="Y"
MarketingAirline Code="DL"/>
OperatingAirline Code="WA" CompanyShortName="KLM CITYHOPPER"/>
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Turkish airlines new fares. Is 'Economy Promotion' modifiable?
Several days ago, I visited the new web site of Turkish airlines and see some interesting fares. However, I can't figure out whether the cheapest fare ticket can be be modified or not.
I'm not ...
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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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Deciphering Air Canada Fare Codes
While searching for flights with Air Canada, I noticed that the fare codes appear as 6 to 8 letter / digit sequences. The first letter seems to stand for the booking class, but the rest of the letters ...
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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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How is Delta's MQM minimum per leg affected by fare class?
Under Delta's SkyMiles program (both the old one and the new one that began in 2015,) Medallion Qualifying Miles (MQMs) are earned per mile flown, but earn a minimum of 500 per leg. Additionally, the ...
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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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Accessing Travel Agent Fare Class Data
I am interested in accessing a large amount of airline ticket prices for a research project. I want to be able to access the price of an itinerary in each of the available fare classes repeatedly on ...
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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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