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Old Feb 15, 2023 | 9:35 am
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findark
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Basically all fares will carry a delegation rule; what I don't understand is where the delegated solution will be offered instead of a solution which is in D all the way through (assuming one segment has D but no Z). I don't even know if it's supposed to be valid to delegate if a higher same-cabin fare is available, but I don't see why not. It might just be a case of what the computer thinks you want to see and perhaps a TA can always ticket it either way? I don't actually know this.

UA used to have a very permissive (and IMO reasonable) inventory rule which more or less set P=J on domestic segments married to overwater (Polaris-marketed) segments to mostly obviate this problem, but I don't know how much that's still true.

Delegation rule to R and B for a KOA-PRG Z fare:

Code:
>$LB2                                                          
002 KOAPRG 15FEB23 UA USD 2600.00 ZNW67ENC STAY- V/12MBK-Z     
FARE CLS  EXPLANATION                            BOOK CODES    
--------  ----------------------                 ----------    
ZNW67ENC  NO ADDITIONAL FCL TEXT DATA FOUND      Z             
                                                               
 BOOKING CODE EXCEPTIONS                                       
   VIA UA  Z     REQUIRED      WHEN AVAILABLE  Z- FARES  WITHIN
                               USA                             
   VIA UA  R     REQUIRED      WHEN AVAILABLE  Z- FARES  WITHIN
                               USA                             
   VIA UA  B     REQUIRED      Z- FARES  WITHIN USA            
   VIA UA  Z     REQUIRED      WHEN AVAILABLE  Z- FARES  BETWEEN
   USA-CANADA                      
   VIA UA  R     REQUIRED      WHEN AVAILABLE  Z- FARES  BETWEEN
                               USA-CANADA                      
   VIA UA  B     REQUIRED      Z- FARES  BETWEEN USA-CANADA    
   VIA UA  Z     REQUIRED      WHEN AVAILABLE  Z- FARES  WITHIN
                               AREA 2                          
   VIA UA  R     REQUIRED      WHEN AVAILABLE  Z- FARES  WITHIN
                               AREA 2                          
   VIA UA  B     REQUIRED      Z- FARES  WITHIN AREA 2         
   VIA UA  Z     REQUIRED      WHEN AVAILABLE  Z- FARES  BETWEEN
                               AREA 2-AREA 3                   
   VIA UA  R     REQUIRED      WHEN AVAILABLE  Z- FARES  BETWEEN
                               AREA 2-AREA 3                   
   VIA UA  B     REQUIRED      Z- FARES  BETWEEN AREA 2-AREA 3 
   VIA UA  Z     REQUIRED      Z- FARES
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