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Browsing ITA Matrix using JNB-CPT as an example routing, I can see two fare types: Business Restricted (R) and Business Unrestricted (D)

Here are the fare rules for each:

BA (Comair) R class
Code:
British Airways (BA) RWOW JNB to CPT
General notes

BUSINESS RESTRICTED FARES                 R
From/To SOUTH AFRICA FOR ONE WAY FARES

Category 4: Flight restrictions

  THE FARE COMPONENT MUST BE ON
      ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
        ANY BA FLIGHT.

Category 5: Advanced reservation/ticketing restrictions

  RESERVATIONS FOR ALL SECTORS ARE REQUIRED AT LEAST 6 DAYS
  BEFORE DEPARTURE.
  TICKETING MUST BE COMPLETED THE DAY RESERVATIONS ARE MADE
  OR AT LEAST 6 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE WHICHEVER IS EARLIER.

Category 7: Maximum stay requirements

  TRAVEL FROM LAST STOPOVER MUST COMMENCE NO LATER THAN 6
  MONTHS AFTER DEPARTURE FROM FARE ORIGIN.

Category 8: Stopover restrictions

  UNLIMITED STOPOVERS PERMITTED ON THE PRICING UNIT.

Category 10: Combinability

   ADD-ONS NOT PERMITTED.
  END-ON-END
    END-ON-END COMBINATIONS PERMITTED WITH DOMESTIC FARES
    WITHIN SOUTH AFRICA. VALIDATE ALL FARE COMPONENTS. FARES
    MUST BE SHOWN SEPARATELY ON THE TICKET. TRAVEL MUST BE
    VIA THE POINT OF COMBINATION.
  OPEN JAWS/ROUND TRIPS/CIRCLE TRIPS
    FARES MAY BE COMBINED ON A HALF ROUND TRIP BASIS WITH BA
    FARES
    -TO FORM SINGLE OR DOUBLE OPEN JAWS
    -TO FORM ROUND TRIPS
    -TO FORM CIRCLE TRIPS
   PROVIDED -
     COMBINATIONS ARE WITH ANY FARE FOR CARRIER BA IN ANY
      RULE IN ANY TARIFF.

Category 15: Sales restrictions

  TICKETS MAY ONLY BE SOLD IN SOUTH AFRICA/ZIMBABWE/ZAMBIA/
  BOTSWANA/SWAZILAND/LESOTHO/MOZAMBIQUE/MALAWI/NAMIBIA/
  MAURITIUS.
         NOTE -
          VAT AT 14 PCT SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE FARE.

Category 16: Penalties

  CANCELLATIONS
    CANCELLATIONS PERMITTED.
         NOTE -
          A REFUND WILL BE MADE TO AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO
          THE UNUSED PORTION OF THE TICKET LESS
          ADMINISTRATION FEE AND APPLICABLE VAT.
  CHANGES
    CHANGES PERMITTED.
         NOTE -
          PERMITTED SUBJECT TO THE APPLICABLE BOOKING CLASS
          BEING AVAILABLE.
          IF THE APPLICABLE BOOKING CLASS IS NOT AVAILABLE
          UPGRADE PERMITTED TO THE NEXT HIGHER APPLICABLE
          FARE

Category 18: Endorsements

  THE ORIGINAL AND THE REISSUED TICKET MUST BE ANNOTATED -
  NONENDO/VALID BA/MN ONLY - IN THE ENDORSEMENT BOX.

Category 19: Discounts

  ACCOMPANIED CHILD 2-11 - CHARGE 75 PERCENT OF THE FARE.
        TICKET DESIGNATOR - CH
  OR - UNACCOMPANIED CHILD UNDER 12 - CHARGE 75 PERCENT OF
         THE FARE.
             TICKET DESIGNATOR - CH
  OR - INFANT UNDER 2 WITH A SEAT - CHARGE 75 PERCENT OF THE
         FARE.
             TICKET DESIGNATOR - CH
  OR - 1ST INFANT UNDER 2 WITHOUT A SEAT - CHARGE 10 PERCENT
         OF THE FARE.
             TICKET DESIGNATOR - IN.
         NOTE -
          INFANTS BECOMING TWO YEARS ENROUTE MUST HAVE
          A BOOKED SEAT FOR THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE
          JOURNEY AND THE CHILD FARE APPLIES FOR THIS PART
          OF THE JOURNEY.
          -----
          CHILDREN WHO HAVE REACHED THEIR 12TH BIRTHDAY
          AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE MUST PAY THE FULL
          APPLICABLE ADULT FARE.
          -----
          FARES ARE CALCULATED PER SECTOR AND THE TOTAL FARE
          IS ROUNDED TO THE NEXT HIGHER TEN RAND.

Category 31: Voluntary changes

  IN THE EVENT OF CHANGES TO TICKETED FLIGHTS
   BEFORE DEPARTURE OF JOURNEY - APPLIES WITHIN TKT VALIDITY
    CERTAIN DOMESTIC REISSUE PROVISIONS MAY BE OVERRIDDEN BY
    THOSE OF BA INTERNATIONAL FARES
     NO CHARGE OR HIGHEST FEE OF ALL CHANGED FARE
     COMPONENTS- INFANT/CHILD DISCOUNTS APPLY AND
      REPRICE USING FARES IN EFFECT WHEN TKT WAS ISSUED
       PROVIDED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET-
       1. NO CHANGE TO 1ST FARE COMPONENT/FARE BREAKS
       2. SAME FARE ON 1ST FARE COMPONENT IS USED
       3. WHEN NO INTL COUPONS REMAIN - ALL NEW TRAVEL MUST
       BE DOMESTIC
       4. ANY CARRIER FARES ARE USED
       5. NEW FARE IS EQUAL OR HIGHER THAN PREVIOUS FARE
       6. ALL RULE AND BOOKING CODE PROVISIONS ARE MET
       7. ADV RES IS MEASURED FROM ORIGINAL TKT DATE TO
       DEPARTURE OF FARE COMPONENT
      OR -
      REPRICE USING FARES IN EFFECT TODAY
       PROVIDED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET-
       1. WHEN NO INTL COUPONS REMAIN - ALL NEW TRAVEL MUST
       BE DOMESTIC
       2. ANY CARRIER FARES ARE USED
       3. NEW TKT HAS EQUAL OR HIGHER VALUE THAN PREVIOUS
       TKT
       4. ADV RES IS MEASURED FROM REISSUE DATE TO DEPARTURE
       OF FARE COMPONENT
   WHEN CHANGE RESULTS IN LOWER FARE REFUND RESIDUAL THEN
   ADD-COLLECT - REFUND VIA ORIGINAL FORM OF PAYMENT
   ENDORSEMENT BOX- HIGHER NON-REF AMT AND NEW ENDORSEMENTS.
  OR -
   AFTER DEPARTURE OF JOURNEY - APPLIES WITHIN TKT VALIDITY
    CERTAIN DOMESTIC REISSUE PROVISIONS MAY BE OVERRIDDEN BY
    THOSE OF BA INTERNATIONAL FARES
     NO CHARGE OR HIGHEST FEE OF ALL CHANGED FARE
     COMPONENTS- INFANT/CHILD DISCOUNTS APPLY AND
      REPRICE USING FARES IN EFFECT WHEN TKT WAS ISSUED
       PROVIDED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET-
       1. WHEN NO INTL COUPONS REMAIN - ALL NEW TRAVEL MUST
       BE DOMESTIC
       2. FULLY FLOWN FARE NOT REPRICED TO FURTHER POINT
       3. ANY CARRIER FARES ARE USED
       4. NEW TKT HAS EQUAL OR HIGHER VALUE THAN PREVIOUS
       TKT
       5. ALL RULE AND BOOKING CODE PROVISIONS ARE MET
       6. ADV RES IS MEASURED FROM ORIGINAL TKT DATE TO
       DEPARTURE OF FARE COMPONENT
   WHEN CHANGE RESULTS IN LOWER FARE REFUND RESIDUAL THEN
   ADD-COLLECT - REFUND VIA ORIGINAL FORM OF PAYMENT
   ENDORSEMENT BOX- HIGHER NON-REF AMT AND NEW ENDORSEMENTS.

Category 33: Voluntary cancellations

  REFER TO PENALTIES CATEGORY 16

Category 50: Application

BUSINESS CLASS FARES WITHIN SOUTH AFRICA
 APPLICATION
   AREA
     THESE FARES APPLY
     WITHIN SOUTH AFRICA.
   CLASS OF SERVICE
     THESE FARES APPLY FOR BUSINESS CLASS SERVICE.
   TYPES OF TRANSPORTATION
     FARES GOVERNED BY THIS RULE CAN BE USED TO CREATE
     ONE-WAY/ROUND-TRIP/CIRCLE-TRIP/OPEN-JAW JOURNEYS.


BA (Comair) D class
Code:
British Airways (BA) D JNB to CPT
General notes

BUSINESS UNRESTRICTED FARES               D
From/To SOUTH AFRICA FOR ONE WAY FARES

Category 4: Flight restrictions

  THE FARE COMPONENT MUST BE ON
      ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
        ANY BA FLIGHT
        ANY MN FLIGHT.

Category 5: Advanced reservation/ticketing restrictions

  RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL SECTORS.
  TICKETING MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN 28 DAYS AFTER
  RESERVATIONS ARE MADE.
         NOTE -
          STANDBY PERMITTED.

Category 7: Maximum stay requirements

  TRAVEL FROM LAST STOPOVER MUST COMMENCE NO LATER THAN 12
  MONTHS AFTER DEPARTURE FROM FARE ORIGIN.

Category 8: Stopover restrictions

  UNLIMITED STOPOVERS PERMITTED.

Category 10: Combinability

   ADD-ONS NOT PERMITTED.
   END-ON-END PERMITTED. VALIDATE ALL FARE COMPONENTS.
   TRAVEL MUST BE VIA POINT OF COMBINATION.
  OPEN JAWS/ROUND TRIPS/CIRCLE TRIPS
    FARES MAY BE COMBINED ON A HALF ROUND TRIP BASIS
    -TO FORM SINGLE OR DOUBLE OPEN JAWS/ROUND TRIPS/CIRCLE
    TRIPS.
   PROVIDED -
     COMBINATIONS ARE WITH ANY FARE FOR ANY CARRIER IN ANY
      RULE IN ANY TARIFF.

Category 15: Sales restrictions

         NOTE -
          SALES PERMITTED WORLDWIDE

Category 16: Penalties

  CANCELLATIONS
    ANY TIME
      CANCELLATIONS PERMITTED.
         NOTE -
          A REFUND WILL BE MADE TO AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE
          UNUSED PORTION OF THE TKT LESS ADMINISTRATION
          FEE AND APPLICABLE VAT.
  CHANGES
    ANY TIME
      CHANGES PERMITTED.
         NOTE -
          IN THE EVENT OF CHANGES TO TICKETED FLIGHTS
          AND WITHIN TICKET VALIDITY CERTAIN DOMESTIC
          REISSUES MAY BE OVERRIDEN BY THOSE OF BA
          INTERNATIONAL FARES.
          --IF CHANGES ARE MADE TO THE FIRST TICKETED
            FLIGHT COUPON THE ITINERARY- MUST BE REPRICED
            USING CURRENT FARES AT TIME OF CHANGE.
          --IF CHANGES ARE NOT MADE TO THE FIRST FARE
            COMPONENT/FARE BREAK ACCESS THE FARE AT TIME OF
            TICKETING DATE. SAME FARE ON 1ST COMPONENT IS
            USED. NO CHANGE TO BOOKING CLASS-NO ADDITIONAL
            AMOUNT TO COLLECT. CHANGE TO BOOKING CLASS - THE
            FARE NEEDS TO BE RE-ASSESSED WITH THE APPLICABLE
            FARE CONDITIONS OF THE NEW BOOKING CLASS.
          --PRIVATE TARIFFS ARE INCLUDED.
          --BA FARES ARE USED.
          --CHILD/INFANT DISCOUNTS APPLY.

Category 19: Discounts

  ACCOMPANIED CHILD 2-11 - CHARGE 75 PERCENT OF THE FARE.
        TICKETING CODE - BASE FARE CODE PLUS CH
  OR - UNACCOMPANIED CHILD UNDER 12 - CHARGE 75 PERCENT OF
         THE FARE.
             TICKETING CODE - BASE FARE CODE PLUS CH
  OR - INFANT UNDER 2 WITH A SEAT - CHARGE 75 PERCENT OF THE
         FARE.
             TICKETING CODE - BASE FARE CODE PLUS CH.
         MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS IN SAME
           COMPARTMENT BY ADULT 16 OR OLDER
  OR - 1ST INFANT UNDER 2 WITHOUT A SEAT - CHARGE 10 PERCENT
         OF THE FARE.
             TICKETING CODE - BASE FARE CODE PLUS IN.
         MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS IN SAME
           COMPARTMENT BY ADULT 16 OR OLDER.
         NOTE -
          THE FARE CHARGED SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE AGE
          OF THE CHILD OR INFANT AT THE DATE OF DEPARTURE.

Category 31: Voluntary changes

  IN THE EVENT OF CHANGES TO TICKETED FLIGHTS
   BEFORE DEPARTURE OF JOURNEY - APPLIES WITHIN TKT VALIDITY
    CERTAIN DOMESTIC REISSUE PROVISIONS MAY BE OVERRIDDEN BY
    THOSE OF BA INTERNATIONAL FARES
     NO CHARGE OR HIGHEST FEE OF ALL CHANGED FARE
     COMPONENTS- INFANT/CHILD DISCOUNTS APPLY AND
      REPRICE USING FARES IN EFFECT WHEN TKT WAS ISSUED
       PROVIDED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET-
       1. NO CHANGE TO 1ST FARE COMPONENT/FARE BREAKS
       2. SAME FARE ON 1ST FARE COMPONENT IS USED
       3. WHEN NO INTL COUPONS REMAIN - ALL NEW TRAVEL MUST
       BE DOMESTIC
       4. ANY CARRIER FARES ARE USED
       5. NEW FARE IS EQUAL OR HIGHER THAN PREVIOUS FARE
       6. ALL RULE AND BOOKING CODE PROVISIONS ARE MET
       7. ADV RES IS MEASURED FROM ORIGINAL TKT DATE TO
       DEPARTURE OF FARE COMPONENT
      OR -
      REPRICE USING FARES IN EFFECT TODAY
       PROVIDED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET-
       1. WHEN NO INTL COUPONS REMAIN - ALL NEW TRAVEL MUST
       BE DOMESTIC
       2. ANY CARRIER FARES ARE USED
       3. NEW TKT HAS EQUAL OR HIGHER VALUE THAN PREVIOUS
       TKT
       4. ADV RES IS MEASURED FROM REISSUE DATE TO DEPARTURE
       OF FARE COMPONENT
   WHEN CHANGE RESULTS IN LOWER FARE REFUND RESIDUAL THEN
   ADD-COLLECT - REFUND VIA ORIGINAL FORM OF PAYMENT
   ENDORSEMENT BOX- HIGHER NON-REF AMT AND NEW ENDORSEMENTS.
  OR -
   AFTER DEPARTURE OF JOURNEY - APPLIES WITHIN TKT VALIDITY
    CERTAIN DOMESTIC REISSUE PROVISIONS MAY BE OVERRIDDEN BY
    THOSE OF BA INTERNATIONAL FARES
     NO CHARGE OR HIGHEST FEE OF ALL CHANGED FARE
     COMPONENTS- INFANT/CHILD DISCOUNTS APPLY AND
      REPRICE USING FARES IN EFFECT WHEN TKT WAS ISSUED
       PROVIDED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET-
       1. WHEN NO INTL COUPONS REMAIN - ALL NEW TRAVEL MUST
       BE DOMESTIC
       2. FULLY FLOWN FARE NOT REPRICED TO FURTHER POINT
       3. ANY CARRIER FARES ARE USED
       4. NEW TKT HAS EQUAL OR HIGHER VALUE THAN PREVIOUS
       TKT
       5. ALL RULE AND BOOKING CODE PROVISIONS ARE MET
       6. ADV RES IS MEASURED FROM ORIGINAL TKT DATE TO
       DEPARTURE OF FARE COMPONENT
   WHEN CHANGE RESULTS IN LOWER FARE REFUND RESIDUAL THEN
   ADD-COLLECT - REFUND VIA ORIGINAL FORM OF PAYMENT
   ENDORSEMENT BOX- HIGHER NON-REF AMT AND NEW ENDORSEMENTS.

Category 33: Voluntary cancellations

  REFER TO PENALTIES CATEGORY 16

Category 50: Application

BUSINESS FARES
 APPLICATION
   AREA
     THESE FARES APPLY
     WITHIN SOUTHERN AFRICA
     AND BOTSWANA
     AND LESOTHO
     AND MALAWI
     AND SWAZILAND.
   CLASS OF SERVICE
     THESE FARES APPLY FOR BUSINESS CLASS SERVICE.
   TYPES OF TRANSPORTATION
     FARES GOVERNED BY THIS RULE CAN BE USED TO CREATE
     ONE-WAY/ROUND-TRIP/CIRCLE-TRIP/OPEN-JAW JOURNEYS.
   MAY BE USED FOR EN-ROUTE UPGRADING FROM A LOWER
   FARE PROVIDED ALL CONDITIONS OF THESE FARES ARE
   MET.
 CAPACITY LIMITATIONS
   SEATS ARE LIMITED
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