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Old Oct 25, 2018 | 6:11 pm
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Originally Posted by VegasGambler
Oh I see.

The fare rules say "F-type" fares. What is F-type? Is it just F? I assumed that F-type meant any fare that booked into first class.

Anyway, it sounds like it's worth calling to ask if I want to do it, but I should be prepared for it to not work.
Nope. You are confusing (not uncommon) fare types with seat bucket types. Usually the fare basis starts with the same letter as the seat bucket. Not always. AS has over a dozen (I didn't count them) F-type fares that book into F on SFO/HNL right now. Each one has an alphabet soup following the F.
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