Vayama fare class: how can I find it?

cmj · Jul 16, 09, 10:41 am

Does anyone know how I can find out what fare class Vayama booked me into?

Yesterday I booked ORD-CPH one-way on SK economy through Vayama. Throughout the process I looked for any sort of fare class info and couldn't find it. When I received my confirmation, the SAS reservation number is a 5-character alpha-num code that won't work on flysas.com or any of the online lookups (checkmytrip, viewtrip, virtuallythere). I've tried some other routes to make sure, and can't find fare class info anywhere. Some old FT posts talk about viewing fare codes before purchase on Vayama, so I'm wondering if I'm missing something or if they changed their site.

Also, can you typically get a seat assignment on Vayama? They didn't offer me the option. Thanks much!

lauti · Jul 16, 09, 10:52 am

When I used them last year, I was not able to see the fare class. My confirmation code would not work on any of those sites either. I was given the option to select seats, but then when they confirmed the ticket the next day, I was in completely different seats. So I am not sure that even makes a difference.

I used the ticket # to call the airline to get different seats assigned. I did earn miles on AA (flew their partner Air Tahiti Nui), so it was a miles earning fare class. When I looked at my AA statement it had "Y" as the fare class, but I am very sure I was not flying full fare coach.

flaii · Jul 24, 09, 2:30 pm

I was struggling with this too! I called the Vayama help desk, and they said they would not be able to tell me the fare class until after I purchase the ticket. I wouldn't be able to see it before. But after you purchase, you can call and find out the fare class. If it turns out to be non-mileage earning and you need to cancel, they will only charge $50 cancellation and the Vayama booking fee of ~$25 is non-refundable...

Still a bit iffy about booking and potentially going through the refund process, since their one-way fare SAN-AMS is like 1/3 of what I can find directly on united.com or any of the others like expedia or travelocity.