Originally Posted by
UAFLYER22
So you are saying that on UA, if S class is not available, it automatically goes to Y? Are those the only two classes that the gov't has contracts for?
No. I’m saying that on that particular route — I think it was WAS-SAC, but I’m not sure — the only two fares published were SCA and YCA. In another market, they may choose to use a different bucket for the _CA fare. Presumably, UA factors several factors into their bid, including the load factor they expect on the route, how often they want to sell _CA vs YCA, etc. I’m sure UA would prefer for it to be all-YCA, but then they’d lose the bid.
Originally Posted by
therossinator
Not necessarily, I always get booked on a U fare every time I go between Guam and Okinawa. Maybe it’s because it includes code shared flights with ANA, maybe it’s because it’s short haul international, not really sure.
Assuming it’s a city-pair route, it just means that UA bid YCA and UCA fares in that market.