AA economy fare basis now ends with a number
Apparently, the last digit of the fare basis code encodes the bundle/benefits you're eligible for.
This is the information I have at the moment:
Fares basis codes ending with 1 are "basic" fares published in the GDS.
Fares basis codes ending with 2 are "Essential" fares.
Fares basis codes ending with 5 are published in the GDS.
Fares basis codes ending with 7 are "Plus" fares eligible for free standby on an earlier flight.
Fares basis codes ending with 8 are eligible for free standby on an earlier flight.
Fares basis codes ending with 9 are eligible for free standby on an earlier flight.
Last edited by hillrider; Dec 12, 2012 at 12:10 pm
Reason: Added new info