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Old Apr 17, 2019 | 7:03 am
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sram
 
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Originally Posted by canadiancow
Why do you think it's "Tango (T)" ?
Originally Posted by canadiancow
Well, off the top of my head:

1. It hasn't been marketed as "Tango" anywhere in well over a year
2. If "T" matches an L fare, then I wouldn't jump to those conclusions

Is it a single fare? Or are they combining two fares?

Is there a reason you want to fly CA? I feel like there's probably an easier way to get to YYZ on a simpler fare.
They are combining fares. I shared the Fare Basis code above for the AC (CA Fare is UKORCJP6 / AC Fare is L30ZHCTG) . My use of Tango is purely legacy terminology on this forum. I think you know what I mean when I refer to Tango (or standard), its referring to the same branded fare. The fare basis code reflects TG = Tango. My question isn't about what fare class I'm in, but rather if booking via CA, can they book me into a specific branded fare. For example if T is available, can they book me into Flex(T) or Standard(T) or Comfort (T) at time of booking, the TA is telling me no on a 999-ticket, I'd have to have 2 separate tickets. Does anyone have experience in this?

I'd like to avoid CA if possible but I'm constrained by some scheduled meetings, so outbound flights need to be after 6:30PM JST. I'm coming in from Europe so one direction RTW fares are very expensive. Afternoon departures from KIX to YYZ on UA, ANA, AC (via YVR/SFO) combinations are around $4000 O/W. My preference is to come home that night, vs' staying another 24 hours. There are some other options via BR that I'm looking into, which would give me 100% AQM vs CA 75% AQM.

Last edited by sram; Apr 17, 2019 at 7:13 am Reason: added 999 ticket reference
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