Originally Posted by djcrooks
Last time I bought a CXLeverage business class ticket, it was booked in "JSMBIZ" and showed as "J" on the boarding passes. Even got an op-up to F on HKG-LAX.
CX boarding passes always show either F, J or Y no matter which subclass you are booked into. (eg. A, I, or M etc.) --So don't make the mistake of assuming that what you see on a CX boarding pass is what class you are booked into.
Was it an electronic ticket? E-ticket receipts are sometimes very bad (especially when it is not printed by a travel agent) when it comes to showing your booking class (most often it just shows the fare basis).
The booking class does not always correspond with the fare basis.
It could be possible the for the fare basis JSMBIZ, the fare could actually be booked in C, D, I etc.
For example, I have a ticket which shows "FR" as the fare basis, but it is actually booked in "A" class.