SAS EuroBonus - Shocking news! SAS with positive(!) change

I was looking for some flights to the US and it seems that SAS now offers flexible conditions for all booking classes from V and upwards. This also includes the "discounted" B- and Z class. By flexible they mean for a fee, of course, and I don't know the fees' size. Even though competitors like LH have offered this on most booking classes for years, it still has to be considered a late, but welcome change from SAS.

According to my TA, my "discovery" is confirmed in writing by SAS Sales Information.

What's next? 100% earnings on all booking classes and SFO as new IC-destination? :D

I just did a fake booking CPH-EWR and CPH-BKK on sas.dk, the lowest flexible class in economy is now W I think. The fee is euro 114.

This makes it harder (impossible?) to make an Economy reservation with 100% earnings on the SAS website. Even when choosing "Economy Flexible", W class is selected = 25 % earnings. Not a positive change in my mind...

It'll also make it harder for me to argue with my company's travel detail as well to get a flight with 100 % earnings as I now can get a "flexible" flight in W class...
:td:

Then SAS should review the wording on the booking page as the choices are listed as:


Economy - Fixed
Economy - Flexible
Economy Extra - Flex
Economy Extra - Full Flexible
Business Flex - US Domestic Economy
Business - Full Flexible


but the "more information" link shows the flash(y) information chart which has Y and C as "Fixed" or "Fully flexible". "Flexible" is only for M.

Also it would be simple to find a reviewer that would point consistency in wording like: Is Flexible == Flex?

I could not find info about the fees on the site so I email SAS and got the following reply:

For ARN-EWR (per direction if change to same class):
W: 114 Euro
B: 214 Euro
Z. 414 Euro

From the fare rules for W:

UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED
CANCELLATIONS
BEFORE DEPARTURE
CHARGE EUR 214.00.
NOTE -
INFANT FREE OF CHARGE
AFTER DEPARTURE
TICKET IS NON-REFUNDABLE.
CHANGES
ANY TIME
CHARGE EUR 114.00 FOR REISSUE/REVALIDATION.
NOTE -
NO CHILD DISCOUNT. INFANT FREE OF CHARGE.
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REBOOKING IN SAME BOOKING CLASS AS TICKETED CHARGE
EUR 114 PER DIRECTION AND TRANSACTION.
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IN CASE OF UPGRADING TO A HIGHER FARE CHARGE
EUR 114 AND CHARGE THE DIFFERECE BETWEEN THE FARE
PAID AND THE HIGHER UPGRADE SECTOR.
CHANGES MUST BE MADE IN ONE TRANSACTION BEFORE
DEPARTURE OF THE FLIGHT BEING CHANGED.
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WHEN COMBINING ON A HALF ROUNDTRIP BASIS THE
PENALTY CONDITIONS FOR EACH FARE COMPONENT APPLY.
----
FARES MAY BE UPGRADED TO ANY HIGHER SK FARE.
----
IN CASE OF TICKET UPGRADE THE ORIGINAL
NON-REFUNDABLE AMOUNT REMAINS NON-REFUNDABLE.

The same seems to be true on inter-europe fares. T, W and L have all come up as changeable against a fee/reprice on some fare searches today;

From a T fare basis (305 SEK base fare ARN-LIN)

CHANGES
CHANGES PERMITTED.
NOTE -
ORIGIN/DESTINATION OF THE FARE COMPONENT MAY NOT
BE CHANGED.
CHANGES IN SAME BOOKINGCLASS AS TICKETED
CHARGE SEK 500 PER DIRECTION - MUST BE
COLLECTED AS A Q-SURCHARGE IN THE
FARECALCULATION AFTER THE PORTION BEING CHANGED.
CHILD DISCOUNT DOES NOT APPLY.
INFANTS FREE OF CHARGE.
IN CASE OF UPGRADING TO A HIGHER SK ECONOMY
FARE IN RULE SEE2 - UP TO AND INCLUDING E-CLASS -
CHARGE SEK 500 PER DIRECTION AND CHARGE THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FARE PAID AND THE FARE
FOR THE HIGHER UPGRADE SECTOR.
REBOOKING/REISSUE/PAYMENT MUST BE MADE IN ONE
TRANSACTION NOT LATER THAN 1 HOUR BEFORE
DEPARTURE OF EITHER THE FLIGHT BEING CHANGED
OR THE NEW FLIGHT WHICHEVER IS EARLIER.
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WHEN COMBINING ON A HALF ROUNDTRIP BASIS THE
PENALTY CONDITIONS FOR EACH FARE COMPONENT APPLY.