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Originally Posted by Totoro
Originally Posted by
WineCountryUA
The A-fare, was that a UA codeshare A fare or an AC A fare? Two very different fares classes as others have explained. Typicallu when booking via UA, you will be booking a codeshare fare class not the flight operator's fare class. In the end what matters is the flight operator's fare class and only the flight operator can tell you that. This is one of the fundamental issues with codeshare.
As other FTer's suspected, my A-fare booked into AC Y cabin. UA fleeced me for an extra $60+ dollars.
I booked on united.com, so I would assume I booked UA codeshare A fare. In any case, united.com showed "first class" cabin, and the UA CSR insisted this booked into first. Lesson learned for next time!
I did not end up having time to call AC before my departure, but I assume they would have set the record straight.
Isn't it deceptive advertising if you're sold a first class fare but end up in economy ?