Originally Posted by
Worldtravelerr
Hi all,
I travel on Cathay Pacific quite a number of times. I do chase flyer status so I try to accumulate as much status points and Asia miles as possible.
During a round trip flight from JFK to HKG, I booked economy flex but unfortunately did not earn 100% status points for the booking. I found out later that booking class was the main reason why Cathay did not award 100% status points! But my family and I all booked economy flex! It wasn’t economy light.
With all that in mind, I would like to ask you all:
- Which flying classes are considered full economy? Which are considered discount economy?
- What determines the flying class code?? Since economy flex is the most expensive of the three economy classes, why was my ticket still considered discount economy??
- Are consumers able to view which flying class code is assigned to them before ticket purchase?? Is there any way to select the flying class code online?
Your feedback is greatly appreciated. Thank you!
CX shows booking class just before you confirm your booking. When on the payment webpage, choose all your flights, then it should prompt you with all the status points etc. Click "show more" (or similar i forgot the exact wording) then it should show Class x under the equipment listed to operate the flight.
For Econ Light, Essential, Flex etc, they do not affect the fare class. They only affect the fare basis (the 8 digit code that most people don't know what it means). For example, Econ Light shows as xx21xxxx and Econ Flex shows as xx41xxxx. You could buy Fare Class Q with Econ Flex and that would still be considered discount economy. HOWEVER, Econ Flex does affect the amount of status points you earn, which can be seen either during purchase or from the status point calculator on the CX webpage.
On the topic of fare classes, I'm not 100% sure but I think its as follows:
S,N,Q,O: Discount Economy
M,L,V: Economy
Y,B,H,K: Full Economy
Let me know if any of this doesn't make sense or if anyone more experienced can provide a better explanation.