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Old May 22, 2022 | 10:38 am
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Originally Posted by Winkdaddy
How do you tell if your B fare is true or due to Prem Plus? (I have an international flight booked in PremPlus, and the domestic legs are B fare) (My Fare Basis code is ALX03SOA, and AKW03SOA)
A while back (Nov, Dec, Jan), some folks on PremEcon tickets were told their "B" fare class on domestic connecting segments were actually a non-B fare basis and not eligible for Instant Upgrade (for a CPU eligible flight). There was no clear way of telling when this was happening. Unclear if this is still happening but may have been related to some form of discount PremPlus that was not a O,A, or R fare basis.

This only mattered to 1Ks

Originally Posted by Duke787
I’ve had 4 B fares (A/O fares that are booked as B for the domestic leg — verified that was the case in all) in the last month as a Plat.

None cleared ahead of time with an instant upgrade but 3/4 ended up clearing at the gate (RDU - EWR, IAD - RDU x2) and one ended up as #1 on the upgrade list (RDU - IAD which is fine since it’s maybe a 35 minute flight)
As a Plat you would not be waitlist or prioritized for Instant Upgrade. Just standard CPU

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