Originally Posted by wetdog
I have been reading the posts here for quite some time. I see people talking about booking Y or B or U, etc. Is there a way to know what type of fare you have booked when you book over the web? I usually book at alaskaair.com and generally buy the cheapest fare available...is there something in the return email from AS or something in "view reservations" that will tell me the fare class? Also, I assume the letter abbreviations are different for each airline, correct? Thanks for any information.
It's actually listed for you when you're buying your tickets online. Right after you select your flight options, the lists of flights and fares appear. Beneath the fare listed you'll see a button marked "SELECT" to actually choose the flights and fare listed.
Directly beneath the "SELECT" button is a link marked "Rules." If you click that, it will tell you exactly what fare basis (or bases, if more than one applies) your ticket encompasses. Furthermore, if you click the fare individual basis code itself, you'll get a detailed listing of the rules governing that fare basis:
Restricted Fare Rules
To view fare rules, click the following links.
Seattle to Los Angeles KE141SN
Los Angeles to Seattle QE141NG