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Aug 13, 2016 | 7:33 am

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Originally Posted by enesem

I am trying to understand BA fare codes. I have found the usual resource with single letter references, but it's difficult to actually use those in practice. For example, what would this code from a WTP flight, LHR-HKG:

Fare Basis Outbound: ELXAPGB
Fare Basis Inbound: TJWAPUK9

There is meaning to them, not that it helps much with wanting to upgrade, but since you asked...

E - booking code (of course)
L - low season (the J in the T fare is shoulder season)
X - midweek (the W in the T fare is weekend)
AP - advance purchase requirement applies (as well as suggesting other restrictions)
GB - country that the fare originates from (same for UK in T fare)

The 9 on the T fare could just mean version 9 or level 9 or that's the favourite number of someone writing the rules..

I've seem some funny fare bases over the years - in the past BA had a SLAPUS fare out of the US, and an AFFLAC from the Caribbean (sounds like a US insurance company with a duck spokesperson). Currently, Ethiopian have a BLOWUS1 fare ex-USA, if you're into that kind of thing...

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