Originally Posted by
SamuelS
The fare basis code was not listed in the fare rules
Not that this excuses the complete irregularity in how the same ticket accrues miles on DL vs. NW., but the fare basis for fares (including "A" fares)
is viewable before booking (although it does take work--it doesn't display by default.)
As I mentioned in post #2, when booking on DL.com, you can see the fare rules prior to purchase by clicking on the link portion of "View change & cancellation policies." on the "Trip Summary" page (the page that appears after you've selected your flights). This link appears slightly below the "Total for all passengers" line near the bottom. This will bring up a pop-up window that has the fare rules for each of your legs. At the top of the page for each fare rule, it gives the fare code, e.g., "Fare Code - KA00UPNA". If you click on the "Full Fare Rules" tab at the top of each leg's page, it will bring up a window that further lists the "Fare Basis" for each flight (which is the same as the 'fare code'). In over three years with DL, I have
never seen a flight that did not display the fare basis in this manner.
Originally Posted by
SamuelS
NWA have informed me that they show it was "HA00UPRA". I checked the e-ticket and it shows "FA00UPNN" in the fare construction box
However when NWA agents spoke to DL agents on the phone, they recreated this booking and it booked the
exact same fare ('A' booking class, same fare, same taxes, same routing - everything) but it showed up as MA00UPRA on their end.
Bizarre that it would show an "FA" fare, as F is a higher bucket than A, so while having an M or H fare UP to A makes sense, it doesn't make sense to have and F fare UP to A.
Did you buy your ticket recently, or a while ago? As I mentioned in another post, Q and H used to be the most common fare bases for
XA-UPs, but in the last month or two Y and M seem to be the most common. If you purchased a while ago, that would explain why your ticket was an HA-UP, but booking the same flight today would give an MA-UP.