Originally Posted by
halls120
I was lucky enough to get a few YCA instant upgrades, but the days of all government YCA tickets being issued as full fare Y are long gone. I flew to Mexico City in January on a reimbursable government fare, and it posted as a W fare.
Aren't these the *CA (usually VCA) fares? IIRC, there are two flavors of government-negotiated fares; VCA usually books into V or similar, is capacity-controlled, and is cheaper. YCA books into Y, is not capacity-controlled, and is usually about 2x as much as VCA. Both are refundable.
Usually when my ticket is purchased by an agency, I get VCA, but on a couple of occasions I've worked with agencies whose policy is YCA, and I've gotten the instant upgrade to JN upon request.