Originally Posted by
nomad1974
I might be completely off the mark here but isn't this somehow against IATA rules?! Isn't Y-Class supposed to be fully flexible, always?!
No. There even are plenty of IATA fares with a Y---- fare basis which have restrictions attached to them (eg: IATA fare YEE2M on IGR-SAO, which has a cancellation penalty).
In any event, IATA recommendations on fare type nomenclature are just that: recommendations.