Originally Posted by CrampedInY
I have an international ticket from a consolidator. The booking class is "H" and the fare basis is a 5 character code starting with "V". For upgrades, is this ticket considered "H" or "V", i.e., can a SWU be used or must an SSWU be used?
Upgrades are based on your booking class; the fare basis is irrelevant. It's common that on consolidator tickets, the first letter of the fare basis doesn't match the booking class. So in your case, you will be able to use SWU since it's H cls.