Originally Posted by
vexorg
ok, well, how exactly do they determine the one letter code as that determines the miles given for the % level miles.
You really are over-thinking things.
These are "codes", but the letters are
not chosen according to any rhyme, reason, or logic. These "codes" do not stand for anything - it is not that airlines go - let's use
F for
First Class,
B for
Business Class and
E for
Economy Class.
Every airline has a table showing how the
chosen letters are assigned to broad fare types. [If it seems random it is only because, as an outsider, you won't immediately know the convention that "J" is intended to refer to full-fare flexible business, "Y" is intended to refer to full-fare flexible economy, "G" is intended to refer to deeply discounted economy, etc.
But once you can find out what the convention is, then it is no longer "random". There is no intrinsic reason to say "J" must be "full fare business" - BUT WHEN YOU ACCEPT THAT THEY HAVE TO ASSIGN SOME STAND-IN CODE FOR EACH FAMILY, THEN YOU REALLY DON'T NEED TO WASTE TIME WONDERING "WHY DID THEY USE J AND NOT K? OR L?"
An initial choice was done - which of course at that time was "random" - but once that choice has been made and is thereafter rigidly adhered to, everyone can "de-code" the information so it is no longer random. You seem to think there is some random element here - that you could buy a really cheap ticket and then end up with a business class letter "J" for example.
This cannot happen. The fare code is, as has already been explained, merely the first letter of longer code which refers to an
exact set of very stringent conditions and which has a
particular price attached to it. When the airlines load fares, it is via these "fare basis" codes. They know the fare structure in use for their airline, so they will always code a fully flexible business class fare as a code starting with J, C, D, etc. They know that V, R, G, etc, are the lowest, most restrictive, economy codes, so they will always code their most restrictive (and cheapest) fares as a code starting in V, R, G, etc.
You may as well ask - in music, why do they use the letters A,B,C,D,E,F,G to refer to the notes on the scale? And why is "A" this note and not a higher/lower note?
When you build a system, you adopt a system - in this case a fare structure - and all the people who need to know about it will understand this convention and follow it.
(You will notice a certain degree of consistency across airlines, but don't read anything into that. Codes like J, C, D, I are typically used for Business Class. Codes like F, A, are typically used for First Class. Codes like Y are typically used for economy. Hence, you will often see people here on flyertalk use "Y" as a shorthand generic term for "Economy" on any carrier, just as "J" or "C" are often used as shorthand generic terms for "Business".
Don't try to see reason and order where there is none.
Airlines need a handy shorthand way to refer to various "levels" of ticket. As you know, no airline sells economy class at only the one price, and business class at only the one price. On any one flight, everyone will have paid different amounts for what are, effectively, the same seat. In order to be able to "track" all these hundreds, if not thousands, of prices, they cannot do this if they only think of Economy as being "Economy". They introduce various different "degrees" of Economy, from the bargain basement discount tickets which have to be bought weeks in advance, which cannot be changed or cancelled, which attract little or no miles, etc etc.
The actual product is the same - the seat you sit in is the same Economy seat that everyone else will sit in, even if they bought a last-minute ticket for 5 times the price of your advance apex ticket - but they need a mechanism to allow them to "differentiate" between these "artificial" different economy seats.
And using different fare codes
is just the first step in allowing them to do this.
so, in stead of selling just "Economy", they can now sell the following:
Economy Y
Economy B
Economy M
Economy U
Economy K
Economy H
Economy L
Economy T
Economy W
Economy S
Economy A
Economy O
Economy E
Economy N
Economy R
Economy V
Economy G
Economy X
The differences between these different types of economy ticket are the ones you have seen on the page you linked to above detailing the fare structure.
This allows them to create 18 "virtual" types of Economy ticket, each with different prices. However, each of these can be split down further. Each of these letter codes may have several options within it [full details in the fare basis]. There is NOT just one type of X ticket for sale for most flights/routes, for example. And each of these different types of possible X will have different rules and different prices.
Economy X for instance may be sold in various other configurations
(The following is purely fictional, made up for illustrative purposes)
Economy XNLDESAT - X fare for sale from Netherlands to Germany requiring a Saturday night stay price: 19 Euro (plus taxes)
Economy XNLDESAPEX - X fare for sale from Netherlands to Germany must be purchased 60 days before departure price: 9 Euro (plus taxes)
Economy XNLDEAPEX - X fare for sale form Netherlands to Germany must be purchased 30 days before departure price: 16 Euro (plus taxes)
Economy XNLGBSAT - X fare for sale from Netherlands to UK requiring a Saturday night stay price: 21 Euro (plus taxes)
Economy XNLGBSAPEX - X fare for sale from Netherlands to UK must be purchased 60 days before departure price: 11 Euro (plus taxes)
Economy XNLGBAPEX - X fare for sale form Netherlands to UK must be purchased 30 days before departure price: 17 Euro (plus taxes)
Economy XNLESSAT - X fare for sale from Netherlands to Spain requiring a Saturday night stay price: 20 Euro (plus taxes)
Economy XNLESSAPEX - X fare for sale from Netherlands to Spain must be purchased 60 days before departure price: 10 Euro (plus taxes)
Economy XNLESAPEX - X fare for sale form Netherlands to Spain must be purchased 30 days before departure price: 15 Euro (plus taxes)
etc etc etc
Originally Posted by
vexorg
Going by this last post, we get miles awarded based on how full the flight is? And it seems a bit of a lottery what miles we get in that case.
No. You get miles based on what fare code your ticket is issued in. As per the fare structure that you linked to above.
Here, for your information, are the full fare rules associated with fare basis "GSRNL" for the AMS to LON route on KLM
It books into economy (G)
Code:
Fare rules & restrictions
KLM (KL) GSRNL AMS to LON
General notes
INSTANT PURCHASE 2ND LEVEL FARES G
FOR ROUND TRIP FARES
Category 4: Flight restrictions
OUTBOUND -
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
ANY KL FLIGHT.
INBOUND -
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
ANY KL FLIGHT.
Category 5: Advanced reservation/ticketing restrictions
RESERVATIONS FOR ALL SECTORS ARE REQUIRED AT LEAST 21 DAYS
BEFORE DEPARTURE.
TICKETING MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN 3 DAYS AFTER
RESERVATIONS ARE MADE OR AT LEAST 21 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE
WHICHEVER IS EARLIER.
NOTE -
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- FAREQUOTE GENERATES A LAST TICKETING DATE WHICH-
- MAY DIFFER FROM THE DATE MENTIONED IN THE PNR. -
- THE MOST RESTRICTIVE DATE PREVAILS. -
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Category 6: Minimum stay requirements
TRAVEL FROM LAST STOPOVER MUST COMMENCE NO EARLIER THAN
1201AM ON THE FIRST SUN AFTER DEPARTURE FROM FARE ORIGIN
OR - TRAVEL FROM LAST STOPOVER MUST COMMENCE NO EARLIER
THAN 3 DAYS AFTER DEPARTURE FROM FARE ORIGIN
OR - WHEN DEPARTURE FROM FARE ORIGIN IS SAT THEN TRAVEL
FROM LAST STOPOVER MUST COMMENCE NO EARLIER THAN 2
HOURS AFTER DEPARTURE FROM FARE ORIGIN.
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
STOPOVERS NOT PERMITTED ON THE FARE COMPONENT.
Category 9: Transfer restrictions
UNLIMITED TRANSFERS PERMITTED ON THE FARE COMPONENT
FARE BREAK SURFACE SECTORS NOT PERMITTED AND EMBEDDED
SURFACE SECTORS PERMITTED ON THE FARE COMPONENT.
NOTE -
OR
AS PER ROUTING REQUIREMENTS
Category 10: Combinability
DOUBLE OPEN JAWS NOT PERMITTED.
APPLICABLE ADD-ON CONSTRUCTION IS ADDRESSED IN
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS - CATEGORY 23.
END-ON-END
END-ON-END COMBINATIONS NOT PERMITTED WITH DOMESTIC/
INTERNATIONAL FARES. VALIDATE ALL FARE COMPONENTS. SIDE
TRIPS PERMITTED.
OPEN JAWS/ROUND TRIPS/CIRCLE TRIPS
FARES MAY BE COMBINED ON A HALF ROUND TRIP BASIS
-TO FORM SINGLE OPEN JAWS WHICH CONSISTS OF NO MORE THAN
2 INTERNATIONAL FARE COMPONENTS AND THE OPEN SEGMENT AT
ORIGIN MUST BE IN ONE COUNTRY. THE OPEN SEGMENT AT
DESTINATION HAS NO RESTRICTIONS.
A MAXIMUM OF 2 FARE COMPONENTS PERMITTED.
MILEAGE OF THE OPEN SEGMENT MUST BE EQUAL/LESS THAN
MILEAGE OF THE LONGEST FLOWN FARE COMPONENT.
OPEN JAWS NOTE -
FOR NORMAL FARES THE MILEAGE OF THE OPEN SEGMENT
MUST BE EQUAL/LESS THAN THE MILEAGE OF THE
OUTBOUND SEGMENT
-TO FORM ROUND TRIPS
-TO FORM CIRCLE TRIPS
A MAXIMUM OF TWO INTERNATIONAL FARE COMPONENTS
PERMITTED.
PROVIDED -
COMBINATIONS ARE WITH ANY FARE FOR CARRIER AF/KL/AZ
WITHIN EUROPE
OR FOR CARRIER AF/KL/AZ BETWEEN EUROPE/ISRAEL
OR FOR CARRIER AF/KL/AZ BETWEEN EUROPE/RUSSIA (EAST OF
THE URALS) IN ANY RULE IN ANY TARIFF.
Category 14: Travel restrictions
VALID FOR TRAVEL COMMENCING ON/AFTER 24MAR 16.
Category 15: Sales restrictions
IF THE FARE COMPONENT INCLUDES TRAVEL BETWEEN AREA 3 AND
EUROPE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
ANY 9W FLIGHT OPERATED BY 9W
TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON KL OR 9W AND MAY NOT BE SOLD
IN VENEZUELA/ANGOLA/EGYPT/NIGERIA
TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON KL OR AF AND MAY NOT BE SOLD IN
VENEZUELA/ANGOLA/EGYPT/NIGERIA
OR - TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON KL OR DL AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD IN VENEZUELA/ANGOLA/EGYPT/NIGERIA
OR - TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON KL OR A9 AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD IN RUSSIA/RUSSIA (EAST OF THE URALS)/EGYPT/
NIGERIA/VENEZUELA/ANGOLA
OR - TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON KL OR A9 AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD IN VENEZUELA/ANGOLA/EGYPT/NIGERIA
OR - TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON KL OR AE AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD IN VENEZUELA/ANGOLA/EGYPT/NIGERIA
OR - TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON KL OR AM AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD IN VENEZUELA/ANGOLA/EGYPT/NIGERIA
OR - TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON KL OR AZ AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD IN VENEZUELA/ANGOLA/EGYPT/NIGERIA
OR - TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON KL OR B2 AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD IN VENEZUELA/ANGOLA/EGYPT/NIGERIA
OR - TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON KL OR BP AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD IN VENEZUELA/ANGOLA/EGYPT/NIGERIA
OR - TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON KL OR CM AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD IN VENEZUELA/ANGOLA/EGYPT/NIGERIA
OR - TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON KL OR CY AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD IN VENEZUELA/ANGOLA/EGYPT/NIGERIA
OR - TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON KL OR CZ AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD IN VENEZUELA/ANGOLA/EGYPT/NIGERIA
OR - TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON KL OR FB AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD IN VENEZUELA/ANGOLA/EGYPT/NIGERIA
OR - TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON KL OR FV AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD IN VENEZUELA/ANGOLA/EGYPT/NIGERIA
OR - TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON KL OR J2 AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD IN VENEZUELA/ANGOLA/EGYPT/NIGERIA
OR - TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON KL OR JU AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD IN VENEZUELA/ANGOLA/EGYPT/NIGERIA
OR - TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON KL OR KE AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD IN VENEZUELA/ANGOLA/EGYPT/NIGERIA
OR - TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON KL OR KQ AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD IN VENEZUELA/ANGOLA/EGYPT/NIGERIA
OR - TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON KL OR LG AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD IN VENEZUELA/ANGOLA/EGYPT/NIGERIA
OR - TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON KL OR ME AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD IN VENEZUELA/ANGOLA/EGYPT/NIGERIA
OR - TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON KL OR MH AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD IN VENEZUELA/ANGOLA/EGYPT/NIGERIA
OR - TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON KL OR MK AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD IN VENEZUELA/ANGOLA/EGYPT/NIGERIA
OR - TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON KL OR MU AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD IN VENEZUELA/ANGOLA/EGYPT/NIGERIA
OR - TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON KL OR OK AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD IN VENEZUELA/ANGOLA/EGYPT/NIGERIA
OR - TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON KL OR OV AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD IN VENEZUELA/ANGOLA/EGYPT/NIGERIA
OR - TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON KL OR PS AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD IN VENEZUELA/ANGOLA/EGYPT/NIGERIA
OR - TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON KL OR PX AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD IN VENEZUELA/ANGOLA/EGYPT/NIGERIA
OR - TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON KL OR QF AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD IN VENEZUELA/ANGOLA/EGYPT/NIGERIA
OR - TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON KL OR RO AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD IN VENEZUELA/ANGOLA/EGYPT/NIGERIA
OR - TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON KL OR SB AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD IN VENEZUELA/ANGOLA/EGYPT/NIGERIA
OR - TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON KL OR SU AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD IN VENEZUELA/ANGOLA/EGYPT/NIGERIA
OR - TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON KL OR SV AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD IN VENEZUELA/ANGOLA/EGYPT/NIGERIA
OR - TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON KL OR UX AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD IN VENEZUELA/ANGOLA/EGYPT/NIGERIA
OR - TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON KL OR WF AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD IN VENEZUELA/ANGOLA/EGYPT/NIGERIA
OR - TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON KL OR 7I AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD IN VENEZUELA/ANGOLA/EGYPT/NIGERIA
NOTE -
THE FARE THAT APPLIES ON THE DATE OF PURCHASE
IS ONLY VALID FOR THE ENTIRE ITINERARY AND THE
SPECIFIC TRAVEL DATES MENTIONED ON THE TICKET.
ANY MODIFICATION MAY REQUIRE THE PAYMENT OF AN
ADDITIONAL AMOUNT.
----------------------------------------------
--FULL AND SEQUENTIAL USE OF COUPONS--
THIS FARE IS ONLY VALID WHEN FLIGHT COUPONS ARE
USED IN THE SAME ORDER AS SHOWN ON THE TICKET
- IF ANY OF THE COUPONS IS NOT USED IN THE
SEQUENCE SHOWN ON THE TICKET A FARE READJUSMENT
WILL BE APPLIED AND THE FARE WILL BE RECALCULATED
BASED ON THE NEW JOURNEY REQUESTED
---------------------------------------------
ONLY KL/AF/DL AIRPORT TICKET OFFICES ARE ALLOWED
TO PROCESS FARE RECALCULATION AND REISSUE AS
DESCRIBED IN GGAIRKL OUT OF SEQUENCE
Category 16: Penalties
CHANGES
BEFORE DEPARTURE
CHARGE EUR 70.00.
CHILD/INFANT DISCOUNTS APPLY.
NOTE -
A CHANGE IS A ROUTING / DATE / FLIGHT MODIFICATION
WHEN MORE THAN ONE FARE COMPONENT IS BEING CHANGED
THE HIGHEST PENALTY OF ALL CHANGED FARE COMPONENTS
WILL APPLY
////
// BEFORE OUTBOUND DEPARTURE //
////
NEW RESERVATION AND REISSUANCE MUST BE MADE AT THE
SAME TIME PRIOR TO DEPARTURE OF THE ORIGINALLY
SCHEDULED FLIGHT. IF CHANGE DOES NOT OCCUR ON THE
FIRST FARE COMPONENT OF THE JOURNEY NEW FARE
WILL BE RECALCULATED USING FARES IN EFFECT ON THE
PREVIOUS TICKETING DATE AND UNDER FOLLOWING
CONDITIONS
- IF SAME BOOKING CLASS IS USED NEW FARE MAY BE
EQUAL OR HIGHER THAN PREVIOUS AND
A / MUST COMPLY WITH ALL PROVISIONS OF THE
ORIGINALLY TICKETED FARE
B / OR MUST COMPLY WITH ALL PROVISIONS OF THE
NEW FARE BEING APPLIED
- IF A DIFFERENT BOOKING CLASS IS USED NEW FARE
MAY BE EQUAL OR HIGHER THAN PREVIOUS AND
A / MUST COMPY WITH ALL PROVISIONS OF THE
NEW FARE BEING APPLIED
-----------------------
NEW RESERVATION AND REISSUANCE MUST BE MADE AT THE
SAME TIME PRIOR TO DEPARTURE OF THE ORIGINALLY
SCHEDULED FLIGHT. WHEN CHANGE OCCURS ON THE FIRST
FARE COMPONENT OF THE JOURNEY ONLY OR ON THE
FIRST FARE COMPONENT AND OTHER FARE COMPONENT OF
THE JOURNEY NEW FARE WILL BE RECALCULATED USING
FARES IN EFFECT ON DATE OF REISSUE AND UNDER
FOLLOWING CONDITIONS
- IF SAME BOOKING CLASS IS USED NEW FARE MAY BE
EQUAL OR HIGHER THAN PREVIOUS AND
A / MUST COMPLY WITH ALL PROVISIONS OF THE
ORIGINALLY TICKETED FARE
B / OR MUST COMPLY WITH ALL PROVISIONS OF THE
NEW FARE BEING APPLIED
- IF A DIFFERENT BOOKING CLASS IS USED NEW FARE
MAY BE EQUAL OR HIGHER THAN PREVIOUS AND
A / MUST COMPLY WITH ALL PROVISIONS OF THE
NEW FARE BEING APPLIED
CHANGES NOT PERMITTED IN CASE OF NO-SHOW.
NOTE -
// BEFORE OUTBOUND DEPARTURE //
// NO SHOW //
IN THE EVENT OF NO SHOW - WHEN CHANGES ARE
REQUESTED AFTER DEPARTURE OF THE ORIGINALLY
SCHEDULED FLIGHT - CHANGES ARE NOT PERMITTED AND
CANCELLATION RULES SHALL APPLY
AFTER DEPARTURE
CHARGE EUR 70.00.
CHILD/INFANT DISCOUNTS APPLY.
NOTE -
/////
// AFTER OUTBOUND DEPARTURE //
////
NEW RESERVATION AND REISSUANCE MUST BE MADE AT THE
SAME TIME. NEW FARE WILL BE RECALCULATED USING
FARES IN EFFECT ON THE PREVIOUS TICKETING DATE
AND UNDER FOLLOWING CONDITIONS
- IF SAME BOOKING CLASS IS USED NEW FARE MAY BE
EQUAL OR HIGHER THAN PREVIOUS AND
A / MUST COMPLY WITH ALL PROVISIONS OF THE
ORIGINALLY TICKETED FARE
B / OR MUST COMPLY WITH ALL PROVISIONS OF THE
NEW FARE BEING APPLIED
- IF A DIFFERENT BOOKING CLASS IS USED NEW FARE
MAY BE EQUAL OR HIGHER THAN PREVIOUS AND
A / MUST COMPLY WITH ALL PROVISIONS OF THE NEW
FARE BEING APPLIED
CANCELLATIONS
ANY TIME
TICKET IS NON-REFUNDABLE IN CASE OF CANCEL.
TICKET IS NON-REFUNDABLE IN CASE OF NO-SHOW.
NOTE -
ANY TIME
CANCELLATIONS RULES APPLY BY FARE COMPONENT
WHEN COMBINING A REFUNDABLE TICKET WITH A
NON REFUNDABLE TICKET PROVISIONS WILL APPLY
AS FOLLOWS
- THE AMOUNT PAID ON THE REFUNDABLE FARE
COMPONENT WILL BE REFUNDED UPON PAYMENT
OF THE PENALTY AMOUNT IF APPLICABLE
- THE AMOUNT PAID ON THE NON REFUNDABLE
FARE COMPONENT WILL NOT BE REFUNDED
--------------------------------------------------
FOR NON REFUNDABLE TICKETS THE YQ/YR CARRIER
IMPOSED SURCHARGE WILL NOT BE REFUNDED
-----------------------------
FOR DEATH/ILLNESS WAIVERS SEE GGAIRKLDEATH/
GGAIRKLHOSPITAL OR KLAF.BIZ/AFKL.BIZ
Category 18: Endorsements
THE ORIGINAL AND THE REISSUED TICKET MUST BE ANNOTATED -
NONENDO/NONREF - IN THE ENDORSEMENT BOX.
Category 19: Discounts
ACCOMPANIED CHILD 2-11 - CHARGE 100 PERCENT OF THE FARE.
TICKET DESIGNATOR - CH.
MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS BY ADULT 18 OR OLDER
OR - INFANT UNDER 2 WITH A SEAT - CHARGE 100 PERCENT OF
THE FARE.
TICKET DESIGNATOR - CH.
MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS BY ADULT 18 OR
OLDER.
NOTE -
1 ADULT PASSENGER AGED AT LEAST 18 YEARS MAY
BE ACCOMPANIED BY A MAXIMUM OF 2 INFANTS OF WHO
BOTH CAN BE BOOKED AS INFANT OCCUPYING A SEAT.
OR - INFANT UNDER 2 WITHOUT A SEAT - CHARGE 10 PERCENT OF
THE FARE.
TICKET DESIGNATOR - IN90.
MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS BY ADULT 18 OR
OLDER.
NOTE -
1 ADULT PASSENGER AGED AT LEAST 18 YEARS
MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY A MAXIMUM OF 2 INFANTS OF
WHO 1 HAVE TO BE BOOKED AS INFANT OCCUPYING A SEAT
-------------------------------------------------
THE AGE LIMITS REFERRED TO IN THIS RULE SHALL BE
THOSE IN EFFECT ON THE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT
OF TRAVEL.
EXCEPTION - INFANTS WHO REACH THEIR 2ND
BIRTHDAY DURING THEIR TRAVEL WILL BE REQUIRED
TO OCCUPY A SEAT ON THE OUTBOUND AND INBOUND
FLIGHT.
THE CHILD FARE NEEDS TO BE APPLIED FOR THE WHOLE
JOURNEY
IF THE FARE COMPONENT IS
ON DIRECT FLIGHTS
UNACCOMPANIED CHILD 5-14. ID REQUIRED - CHARGE 100 PERCENT
OF THE FARE PLUS EUR 100.00.
TICKET DESIGNATOR - UM0.
NOTE -
SERVICE CHARGE FOR UNACCOMPANIED CHILD ON DIRECT
FLIGHTS
OTHERWISE
UNACCOMPANIED CHILD 5-14 - CHARGE 100 PERCENT OF THE FARE
PLUS EUR 150.00.
TICKET DESIGNATOR - UM0.
NOTE -
SERVICE CHARGE FOR UNACCOMPANIED CHILD ON
INDIRECT FLIGHTS
Category 23: Miscellaneous Fare Tags
THIS FARE MAY BE USED FOR ADD-ON CONSTRUCTION. THIS FARE
MUST NOT BE USED AS THE HIGH OR THE LOW FARE WHEN
CALCULATING A DIFFERENTIAL. THIS FARE MUST NOT BE USED AS
THE THROUGH FARE WHEN PRICING A FARE COMPONENT WITH A
DIFFERENTIAL.
NOTE -
THE FARE THAT APPLIES ON THE DATE OF PURCHASE
IS ONLY VALID FOR THE ENTIRE ITINERARY AND THE
SPECIFIC TRAVEL DATES MENTIONED ON THE TICKET.
ANY MODIFICATION MAY REQUIRE THE PAYMENT OF AN
ADDITIONAL AMOUNT.
FULL AND SEQUENTIAL USE OF FLIGHT COUPONS-
THE TICKET/ OR ELECTRONIC TICKET / IS NOT VALID IF
THE FIRST COUPON HAS NOT BEEN USED AND WILL NOT
BE HONORED IF ALL THE COUPONS ARE NOT USED IN THE
SEQUENCE PROVIDED IN THE TICKET / OR ELECTRONIC
TICKET /
IN THIS CASE THE FARE MUST BE RECALCULATED BASED
ON THE FARE THAT WAS VALID ON THE DAY OF ORIGINAL
TICKET ISSUE AND IN THE ORIGINAL BOOKING CLASS.
REISSUING FEES MAY BE COLLECTED DEPENDING ON THE
CONDITIONS OF THE FARE.
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 KL INTERNATIONAL FARES
CHARGE EUR 70.00 OR HIGHEST FEE OF ALL CHANGED FARE
COMPONENTS - CATEGORY 19 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
2. SAME FARE ON 1ST FARE COMPONENT IS USED
3. CHANGE IS BEFORE ORIGINAL SCHEDULED FLIGHT
4. AF/DL/KL G- FARE FAMILY IS USED
5. ALL RULE AND BOOKING CODE PROVISIONS ARE MET
6. ADV RES IS MEASURED FROM ORIGINAL TKT DATE TO
DEPARTURE OF PRICING UNIT
OR -
REPRICE USING FARES IN EFFECT WHEN TKT WAS ISSUED
PROVIDED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET-
1. NO CHANGE TO 1ST FARE COMPONENT
2. SAME FARE ON 1ST FARE COMPONENT IS USED
3. CHANGE IS BEFORE ORIGINAL SCHEDULED FLIGHT
4. AF/DL/KL FARES ARE USED
5. NEW TKT HAS EQUAL OR HIGHER VALUE THAN PREVIOUS
TKT
6. ALL RULE AND BOOKING CODE PROVISIONS ARE MET
7. ADV RES IS MEASURED FROM ORIGINAL TKT DATE TO
DEPARTURE OF PRICING UNIT
OR -
REPRICE USING FARES IN EFFECT TODAY
PROVIDED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET-
1. CHANGE IS BEFORE ORIGINAL SCHEDULED FLIGHT
2. AF/DL/KL G- FARE FAMILY IS USED
3. ADV RES IS MEASURED FROM REISSUE DATE TO DEPARTURE
OF PRICING UNIT
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. CHANGE IS BEFORE ORIGINAL SCHEDULED FLIGHT
3. AF/DL/KL FARES ARE USED
4. NEW TKT HAS EQUAL OR HIGHER VALUE THAN PREVIOUS
TKT
5. ADV RES IS MEASURED FROM REISSUE DATE TO DEPARTURE
OF PRICING UNIT
WHEN CHANGE RESULTS IN LOWER FARE IGNORE RESIDUAL THEN
ADD-COLLECT
ENDORSEMENT BOX- HIGHER NON-REF AMT AND NEW ENDORSEMENTS.
OR -
BEFORE DEPARTURE OF JOURNEY - APPLIES WITHIN TKT VALIDITY
CHANGES NOT PERMITTED/REFUND TKT-ANY REMAINING AMT WILL
APPLY TO NEW TKT
PROVIDED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET-
1. NO CHANGE TO
2. CHANGE IS AFTER ORIGINAL SCHEDULED FLIGHT.
OR -
AFTER DEPARTURE OF JOURNEY - APPLIES WITHIN TKT VALIDITY
CERTAIN DOMESTIC REISSUE PROVISIONS MAY BE OVERRIDDEN BY
THOSE OF KL INTERNATIONAL FARES
CHARGE EUR 70.00 OR HIGHEST FEE OF ALL CHANGED FARE
COMPONENTS - CATEGORY 19 DISCOUNTS APPLY AND
REPRICE USING FARES IN EFFECT WHEN TKT WAS ISSUED
PROVIDED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET-
1. FULLY FLOWN FARE NOT REPRICED TO FURTHER POINT
2. AF/DL/KL G- FARE FAMILY IS USED
3. ALL RULE AND BOOKING CODE PROVISIONS ARE MET
4. ADV RES IS MEASURED FROM ORIGINAL TKT DATE TO
DEPARTURE OF PRICING UNIT
OR -
REPRICE USING FARES IN EFFECT WHEN TKT WAS ISSUED
PROVIDED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET-
1. FULLY FLOWN FARE NOT REPRICED TO FURTHER POINT
2. AF/DL/KL FARES ARE USED
3. NEW TKT HAS EQUAL OR HIGHER VALUE THAN PREVIOUS
TKT
4. ALL RULE AND BOOKING CODE PROVISIONS ARE MET
5. ADV RES IS MEASURED FROM ORIGINAL TKT DATE TO
DEPARTURE OF PRICING UNIT
WHEN CHANGE RESULTS IN LOWER FARE IGNORE RESIDUAL THEN
ADD-COLLECT
ENDORSEMENT BOX- HIGHER NON-REF AMT AND NEW ENDORSEMENTS.
Category 50: Application
KLM STANDARD RULE - ROUND TRIP FARES
APPLICATION
AREA
THESE FARES APPLY
BETWEEN EUROPE AND EUROPE.
CLASS OF SERVICE
THESE FARES APPLY FOR ECONOMY CLASS SERVICE.
TYPES OF TRANSPORTATION
THIS RULE GOVERNS ROUND-TRIP FARES.
FARES GOVERNED BY THIS RULE CAN BE USED TO CREATE
ROUND-TRIP/CIRCLE-TRIP JOURNEYS.
CAPACITY LIMITATIONS
THE CARRIER SHALL LIMIT THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS CARRIED
ON ANY ONE FLIGHT AT FARES GOVERNED BY THIS RULE AND SUCH
FARES WILL NOT NECESSARILY BE AVAILABLE ON ALL FLIGHTS.
THE NUMBER OF SEATS WHICH THE CARRIER SHALL MAKE
AVAILABLE ON A GIVEN FLIGHT WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE
CARRIERS BEST JUDGMENT