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Old Jul 12, 2018, 8:45 am
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Originally Posted by sfsouthbay
With all of these fare types I am getting very confused. In the past (if memory serves me correctly), selecting a Basic Economy fare as a 1K would still give me seat selection, free bags, etc. When I tried to book a fare the other day this is what I got - the fare was labeled "Economy (first bag charge/no changes allowed)". I was logged in to my account at the time.
A 1K on Basic Economy does not get seat selection.

Originally Posted by sfsouthbay
Is this considered Basic Economy as well? It was booking me into L and T fares.
This is not BE. This is Economy Light, a new product that's currently only available TATL.

Originally Posted by sfsouthbay
However, I was not able to upgrade myself (which was also stated as a restriction for this fare).
For a 1K, the only disadvantages of Light fares are that they can't be upgraded and that you can't change them at all -- they're "use it or lose it." Non-status, non-credit-cardmembers get a first bag charge, but that wouldn't apply to you.
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