Originally Posted by
Hendo5698
I am looking to book a flight with expert mode enabled on united.com and have run into an issue. I have selected business/businessfirst for my cabin and the only fares that come up are C class seats. I look on the available cabins for both my departure and return flight at there is Z class availability, at least Z1 or higher, why would the website default to C class at a fare almost double Z class?
Welcome to FT! This is a common question around here for newcomers.. in order to purchase a specific booking code there not only has to be inventory shown in the bucket, but there also has to be a fare published for the city pairs you're trying to book, and your itinerary must meet all the rules for that fare.
There either may not be a Z fare published or for some reason your itin doesn't qualify..could be not enough advance purchase (many Z fares have a 30 or 50 day advance), no Sat night stay, or you don't meet the minimum stay requirements.