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Old Nov 5, 2017 | 2:34 am
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Originally Posted by andreiz
Is there a way to know which bucket the RTW fare books to, e.g. BA J or BA I, same for AA, etc? It makes a difference when calculating EQMs for crediting to AS, sometimes a big one.
If you have ExpertFlyer you can look up the Booking Code Exceptions table. I think the information used to be also duplicated in the fare rules. Let us know if you have a specific marketing carrier in mind.

e.g., for AA DONEx fares:

Code:
>$LB1                                                          
001 LONLON 05NOV17 AA GBP 5471.00 DONE3    STAY---/12MBK-D     
FARE CLS  EXPLANATION                            BOOK CODES    
--------  ----------------------                 ----------    
DONE3     BUSINESS CLASS AROUND THE WORLD FARES     D          
DONE3     APPLIES FOR ROUND TRIP FARES                         
DONE3     FOR ADULT                                            
                                                               
 BOOKING CODE EXCEPTIONS                                       
   VIA AA  D     REQUIRED      WHEN AVAILABLE  D- FARES        
   VIA AA  P     PERMITTED     D- FARES                        
   VIA AA  L     PERMITTED     D- FARES                        
   VIA AA  H     REQUIRED      D- FARES

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