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Old Mar 17, 2026 | 7:32 am
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Originally Posted by xliioper (Post # 5)
For most long haul international, they again depend on Economy inventory as first letter of fare basis code and use 'B' to identify them in second to last letter of fare basis code, but don't book into or depend on N class availability. They will just book into same booking class as Economy fares based on first letter of fare basis code.
Thank you. This penultimate letter of the fare basis code being "B" for Basic Economy (BE) on international tickets seems important to keep in mind.
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