Something has been strange with N inventory for a few months, but I also have not seen many (any?) N fares published in that time. My best guess is that N is going to be reserved for Basic Economy, and that (like DL) it will be a negative differential fare. This would make rough sense with how they have been making N available.
The absolutely stupid LAX/ORD fares are back, and with the bottom of the fare table now in G I just cannot imagine them going any lower (these were N fares last winter):
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Cxr Basis BC Cbn Price Tp AP Min Max Days Rf T Start T End
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UA GAK21AWN G Y $24.19 OW 21 TW S N 23-Aug-16 27-Sep-16
UA GRK21AWN G Y $24.19 RT 21 TW S N 23-Aug-16 27-Sep-16
UA GAK14AWN G Y $31.63 OW 14 TW S N 23-Aug-16 27-Sep-16
UA GRK14AWN G Y $31.63 RT 14 TW S N 23-Aug-16 27-Sep-16
UA GAG07TCN G Y $40.93 OW 7 MTWR S N 23-Aug-16 27-Sep-16
Originally Posted by
ftweb
On the same route, V can be cheaper than T? If both are available, would the web site offer you V or T?
Yes, and it will price the lowest available fare. Often you might have a fare in a "higher" bucket which is cheaper because it is day/time restricted whereas the "lower" bucket fare is not. This overlap is somewhat common in the T/L/K/G/N range and much rarer with higher fares.