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Old May 25, 2022, 6:17 am
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JDB777
 
Join Date: May 2022
Programs: Aeroplan
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Originally Posted by Adam Smith
The fare brand suffix thing usually holds for North America/Sun fares, but international fares often don't follow that convention.



I tried looking up the fare on EF, and it's the lowest L fare, and one of the cheapest Y cabin fares out there. EF doesn't show what fare family it comes from, but when I looked up a couple of random dates in the future, the Basic fares ended in GT.

Have you looked up the booking using the cow's pnr viewer? It might not tell us anything, but it might.
Thanks very much for looking.

I used the cow tool to find the fare basis. There is evidence of this being a basic fare: Specifically, 0% SQM.

​​​​​The other thing that jumps out is that while the fare is tiny ($121), the YQ box (which I believe is for additional airline fees even though it shows up under taxes) is over $500. So the ticket is primarily made up of YQ fees. I'm new to this side of things so this may be normal, but it felt off to me.
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