Originally Posted by
isaacchambers
4. Check Expertflyer for fare grids....remember Porter fare classes are significantly different than AS. (I.e. Porter Reserve is U, E, Q, F classes, so when you book porter reserve....alaska says you were upgraded!) Similarly, Porter uses X class as a regular economy ticket fare class.....so remind AS that it isnt a saver ticket if you need to cancel....AS has NOT put thier fare classes and codeshare on to PD flights at all....hence all the confusion and bugs with the fare classes shown.....remember there are NO saver/basic fares on PD when booking through Alaska (however, if you book direct with PD, they do!)
Recently, PD has introduced a new fare class, M, that is used for both basic and standard fares. M is also not listed as a mileage earning fare class, so keep an eye out, even when booking through AS.