Well, there's being a newbie to FT and having somewhat of a grasp of how airlines & airline tickets work and then there are the complete newbies both to FT and travelling, as this poster appears to be. While wanting to pass on the valuable lessons I've have the good fortune to have benefitted from while on FT, there has to be a better way to adress these types of queries from the completely uninitiated. Maybe a separate thread moderated by some kind FF soul with lots of free time to explain what classes of service are, etc.