Change of Fare Code after Rebooking of an UuA Sector
Jul 26, 2017, 10:43 am
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Change of Fare Code after Rebooking of an UuA Sector
BA rescheduled a flight in November from a 17:55 departure to 20:35. I was on this flight in CW, after UuA from WTP. Since the new timing did not work for me I called the Gold line and asked to be rebooked on the earlier flight. It took the agent a long while but he finally got approval and rebooked me.
When I checked the booking using MyFlights App I noticed that the fare-code changed from U (the usual code of reward CW bookings) to I (the cheapest CW code of revenue bookings). I suspect this relates to the fact that there was no award availability on the early flight and I am thankful to BA that accommodated my request.
Is this indeed the reason for the change in the fare-code? Is it meaningful in any way?
When I checked the booking using MyFlights App I noticed that the fare-code changed from U (the usual code of reward CW bookings) to I (the cheapest CW code of revenue bookings). I suspect this relates to the fact that there was no award availability on the early flight and I am thankful to BA that accommodated my request.
Is this indeed the reason for the change in the fare-code? Is it meaningful in any way?
Jul 26, 2017, 10:57 am
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Yes, had a schedule change on JFK-LHR in Jan and the same thing happened, fare bucket changed from U to I. This is expected when involuntary rerouting is in question (= same cabin, but not same fare code required).
Jul 26, 2017, 11:35 am
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Thanks; I had a similar thing during IRROP when the code changed from U to J but this was done in the last minute by an AA agent in SAN lounge. I ended up getting J's TP and avios 
Jul 26, 2017, 11:46 am
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Jul 26, 2017, 2:24 pm
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Jul 26, 2017, 3:03 pm
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Speaking of which, and without having to do with the time change, this trip turned from a dream (two legs on the UD of the 747 and two on the 787 all in CW) to a nearly nightmare (all on 4 class 777s now) 
But I know, it could be worse
But I know, it could be worse