Asiana FAs might know your booking class!
#1
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Asiana FAs might know your booking class!
I was recently on an OZ flight in F between ICN and HKG and saw the passenger list hanging in the galley.
Apparently, on OZ, the passenger's booking class is actually listed on the Passenger Information List (PIL)!! -But in a "discreet way".
In addition to frequent flyer status, there is a two letter notation.
For example:
OF = Booking Class "O" in F Cabin = Award/Upgrade F with miles
AF = Booking Class "A" in F Cabin = Discount First/RTW
FF = Booking Class "F" in F Cabin = Full fare F
IC = Booking Class "I" in C Cabin = Award/Upgrade C with miles
DC = Booking Class "D" in C Cabin = Discount Business/RTW
JC = Booking Class "J" in C Cabin
CC = Booking Class "C" in C" Cabin = Full C
I guess you can guess what the following codes mean:
YY
BY
HY
KY
MY
LY
I asked the flight attendant what these codes meant, and she had know idea. However, I was able to guess what they meant.
Note: These codes are also printed on the bottom right hand corner Asiana's boarding passes (but in reverse order). For example, "IC" becomes "CI", and "AF" becomes "FA".
If "CI", or FO" prints on the boarding pass, the "/NO MILES/" notation is also added!
I would assume that normally the flight attendant won't know what these codes mean unless they have previously worked on the ground in reservations/ticketing or at a travel agency.
Apparently, on OZ, the passenger's booking class is actually listed on the Passenger Information List (PIL)!! -But in a "discreet way".
In addition to frequent flyer status, there is a two letter notation.
For example:
OF = Booking Class "O" in F Cabin = Award/Upgrade F with miles
AF = Booking Class "A" in F Cabin = Discount First/RTW
FF = Booking Class "F" in F Cabin = Full fare F
IC = Booking Class "I" in C Cabin = Award/Upgrade C with miles
DC = Booking Class "D" in C Cabin = Discount Business/RTW
JC = Booking Class "J" in C Cabin
CC = Booking Class "C" in C" Cabin = Full C
I guess you can guess what the following codes mean:
YY
BY
HY
KY
MY
LY
I asked the flight attendant what these codes meant, and she had know idea. However, I was able to guess what they meant.
Note: These codes are also printed on the bottom right hand corner Asiana's boarding passes (but in reverse order). For example, "IC" becomes "CI", and "AF" becomes "FA".
If "CI", or FO" prints on the boarding pass, the "/NO MILES/" notation is also added!
I would assume that normally the flight attendant won't know what these codes mean unless they have previously worked on the ground in reservations/ticketing or at a travel agency.
#3
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Maybe I didnt make myself clear at the start, sorry
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#7
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I can't see that it matters. I have flown on OZ in both F and C on award tickets and not noticed any difference in service from other pax. Having said that, when I was the white guy who ordered the Korean food and ate with chopsticks, lots of cabin crew wanted to talk to me about food.
I have talked to cabin crew on other airlines and they seem to know little about frequent flier schemes and rewards.
I have talked to cabin crew on other airlines and they seem to know little about frequent flier schemes and rewards.
#9
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Ah, okay. You will get the miles for the class you paid for. So if the original booking was an award, you will get no miles. If the original booking was a paid business class ticket and you were upgraded to F you will still get your C miles.
#11
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The problem with OZ is that they don't tell you the exact booking classes. They only tell you that:
Tickets marked with a discount of more than 50% on the fare basis, special discount tickets ineligible for mileage, award tickets, and free tickets are excluded form mileage eligibility under this program.
#12
Join Date: Jul 2000
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This is not uncommon with many frequent flyer programs. BD is another example with quite a lot of booking classes ineligible for any mileage accrual. But almost every program has something like this.
The problem with OZ is that they don't tell you the exact booking classes. They only tell you that:
The problem with OZ is that they don't tell you the exact booking classes. They only tell you that:
Tickets marked with a discount of more than 50% on the fare basis, special discount tickets ineligible for mileage, award tickets, and free tickets are excluded form mileage eligibility under this program.
All other mileage accruals are governed by the booking class which is clearly indicated on the website.
http://chkin.flyasiana.com/English/F...jsp?CAT=ASIANA
http://chkin.flyasiana.com/English/F...n.jsp?CAT=STAR
#14
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What they mean by "discount of more than 50% on the fare basis" is things like AD75, AD90, ID90, ID00 tickets which are all industry or airline employee benefit travel, and thus not eligible for miles.
All other mileage accruals are governed by the booking class which is clearly indicated on the website.
http://chkin.flyasiana.com/English/F...jsp?CAT=ASIANA
http://chkin.flyasiana.com/English/F...n.jsp?CAT=STAR
All other mileage accruals are governed by the booking class which is clearly indicated on the website.
http://chkin.flyasiana.com/English/F...jsp?CAT=ASIANA
http://chkin.flyasiana.com/English/F...n.jsp?CAT=STAR
IMHO this page doesn't clearly indicate the booking classes and the relevant mileage accrual. But maybe I haven't looked well enough.
#15
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: AUH
Posts: 8,265
I can see that the less experienced travellers may assume all fares earn miles which is perfectly understandable - for myself however, it's one of the first things I always check.
So far, I haven't yet personally come across tickets that are booked in an eligible booking class but specifically excluded from miles. It would be interesting to hear more about SirJman's ticket for future information.