Booking specific fare class on US
Apr 18, 2015, 7:14 pm
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Booking specific fare class on US
I am hoping to get EXP via EQPs this year. I am booking a flight for July which is coming up in a fare class that only earns .5. How can I book a specific fare class. Its only a few bucks more according to ITA.
Apr 18, 2015, 8:00 pm
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Simple way is to phone and book
Apr 18, 2015, 8:04 pm
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Apr 18, 2015, 8:29 pm
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Will they waive the phone booking fee?
I don't see the fare class at all in the URL so I am not sure this still works.
A while back, I found a way to force the US booking engine to ticket a specific class. It looks like it still might work.
Apr 18, 2015, 8:38 pm
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After you go through Hipmunk, look for something like "GA14USI1" in the usairways.com URL to which you are redirected. Replace that with the fare basis code shown on ITA along with the flights and departure times you want.
Apr 19, 2015, 4:13 am
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On AA flights, the approach used to be to put the flight on hold, call up reservations to upfare it but leave it on hold, and then purchase via website to avoid the phone fee. But, seeing as you can't hold a US flight, you may just have to ask them to waive the fee since you can't choose the class you want online.
Apr 19, 2015, 10:11 am
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Thanks, I got it to work. My receipt shows the correct fare classes and the price matched up with ITA. So it should be good although I may call to verify the fare classes.
Apr 19, 2015, 2:09 pm
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