redburgundy

OP updated by moderator.

The UA forum has this listing of UA booking codes:
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Is there a comparable list for LH?

WindFlyer

I haven't seen one, though you could look at this thread which lists them...

...and in general, I'd say they are rather harmonized as far as FACDZYBMHVW are concerned

SmilingBoy

Let me try (no guarantees!). It is mostly the same as UA. Differences in bold.

A = Discounted Fare First Class. Round The World First is booked in this class.
B = Almost Full Fare Economy with minimal restrictions
C = Full Fare Unrestricted Business Class
D = Discounted Fare Business - used also on all Business Class *A RTW fares
E = Lowest Economy fare domestic/intra-European. Changeable against a fee, though
F = Full Fare Unrestricted First Class
G = Economy fare, some restrictions. Often used for group travel.
H = Higher level Economy Class with few restrictions.
I = Business Class Award and Upgrade
J = not in use
K = Discount economy fare with lots of restrictions. Typically used for intra-German oneways
L = Discount Fare Economy with a lot of restrictions
M = Almost Full Fare Economy with few restrictions, also used *A RTW
N = Non-revenue Economy Class
O = First Class Award and Upgrade
P = Non-revenue First Class, but not in use (?)
Q = Discount Economy with moderate restrictions.
R = Non-revenue Business Class
S = Ready-To-Fly economy class intra-Europe, negotiated fares like L'Tur
T = Heavy discount Fare Economy - often with a lot of restrictions
U = Heavy discount Fare Economy - often with a lot of restrictions
V = Discount Fare Economy often with a lot of restrictions, lowest 100% mileage earning fare
W = Discount Fare Economy often with many restrictions
X = Economy Class Award
Y = Full Fare unrestricted Economy class
Z = Heavily discounted Business Class

Anybody know the missing ones?

SmilingBoy.

Triple3

At least some...

G: Third highest economy level, with some restrictions. (I do believe the H bucket is only applicable when travelling over the weekend.)

K: Discount economy fare with lots of restrictions. Typically used for intra-German oneways (Code: KFLYOW).

P: non-rev first class (?)

alex0683de

G - Economy fare, restricted. Often used for group travel.
K - Economy fare, restricted, changeable for a fee.

X - Economy award. (no upgrade available INTO Eco, unless you can now buy tickets for the baggage hold)

Also, it might be worth mentioning the mileage levels:

German Domestic:

E L T U - 125 miles per intra-Germany sector
G H K M Q S V W - 500 miles per intra-Germany sector
B Y - 750 miles per intra-Germany sector
C D Z - 1500 miles per intra-Europe sector (Business)

Continental:

E L T U - 125 miles per intra-Europe sector
G H K M Q S V W - 750 miles per intra-Europe sector
B Y - 1250 miles per intra-Europe sector
C D Z - 2000 miles per intra-Europe sector (Business)

Intercontinental:

S W - 50% distance miles, minimum 500
G H K M Q V - 100% distance miles, minimum 500
B Y - 150% distance miles, minimum 750
C D Z - 200% distance miles, minimum 1000 (Business)
A F - 300% distance miles, minimum 1500 (First)

Values/classes taken from www.meilenrechner.de.

alex0683de

There seem to be four fare classes missing from the alphabet - R, P, J and N.

If R and N are non-rev, then it's probably P - First, R - Business and N - Economy, but what is J?

SmilingBoy

Maybe J is not used by LH? LX uses it for highly discounted business class tickets.

SmilingBoy.

SmilingBoy

True!

Thanks for the help, Triple3 and Alex. I'll update my post.

SmilingBoy.

jarino

For both UA and LH, RTW coach is in M, not in H or B as quoted in #1

S is used for NEGO fares, too, like L'tur last minute sometimes.
I think P is not used as LH banned all non-rev F travel. When R, N, O, I, X showed up in SABRE for some time, P and J were the only unused letters.

SmilingBoy

Thanks. Updated my post.

SmilingBoy.

baggage tag

Please note that Y is not always UNRESTRICTED, as I recently found out. I flew HAM-FRA-HAM, had a G class ticket in the morning and a Y return later in the day. I was told at Frankfurt this ticket was only changeable against a 50EUR fee as I travelled to FRA on a "cheap" G-class ticket in the morning. All in all the fare was over 480€. Ridiculous!

alex0683de

This is "normal" - on any airline ticket, when you combine fare classes, the fare restrictions of the more restrictive class apply to the whole ticket.

If you had a four segment itinerary with three segments in Y and one segment in E, the rules for E would still apply.

sebastian746

thanks for your work guys^

Kiwi Flyer, maybe you can link to this post in the

Lufthansa, Austrian, LOT and Miles & More Quick Reference Thread

ViennaExpat

I just booked FRA-MNL-FRA leaving Monday and returning Friday, all in H.

Btw: They automatically assigned me an exit row seat. Nice .
Will still go for an upgrade ...

ulev

H is the booking class for the so called STARLITE RTWs, which are not available in all markets.

Are you saying LH is not offering compensation tickets in F anymore? Care to tell us where that info is coming from? A free ticket in F to anywhere in the world used to be the standard compensation if they had to bump you from a confirmed F seat.