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Old Feb 6, 2026 | 12:25 pm
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Originally Posted by abcx
Yeah, you can put in fare classes if you do Advanced Search on UA.
Oh, I know — but there was at least one person on here who did that, purchased the W fare that came back, and only then found out that it was one of the hidden, no-changes-allowed BE fares that were being marketed to Japan at the time. Now, it seems that advanced search for W excludes Basic Economy W fares… maybe. Actually, I have a theory it might be related to combinability — so I’d still double-check anything that comes back from doing advanced search for W just in case.
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