New PE fare classes are out!
Feb 14, 2014, 1:00 pm
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New PE fare classes are out!
I just logged in my eUpgrade account and noticed this:
So, O fares have the same eUpgrade requirements as Latitude now. E, N become discounted (I assume) PE fares and have the same requirements as Flex.
I was able to confirm all my upgrades on my trip to HKG next week since I booked O class when that was the only one available.
Curious about the accrual rules (and price!) for these...
So, O fares have the same eUpgrade requirements as Latitude now. E, N become discounted (I assume) PE fares and have the same requirements as Flex.
I was able to confirm all my upgrades on my trip to HKG next week since I booked O class when that was the only one available.
Curious about the accrual rules (and price!) for these...
Last edited by gabdusch; Feb 14, 2014 at 1:10 pm
Feb 14, 2014, 1:12 pm
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And the reason why FTers have been booking PE fares has mostly been elimintated...
Requiring the same amount of upgrade credits for E and N fares as for Flex fares doesn´t exactly encourage FFers to buy PE fares - it´s not as if PE fares are particularly cheap, though I guess it makes some sense when comparing the discounted PE fares on TPAC routes with the over-inflated Flex fares on TATL routes.
In any case I doubt many pax will buy fully-flexible PE fares (O).
Requiring the same amount of upgrade credits for E and N fares as for Flex fares doesn´t exactly encourage FFers to buy PE fares - it´s not as if PE fares are particularly cheap, though I guess it makes some sense when comparing the discounted PE fares on TPAC routes with the over-inflated Flex fares on TATL routes.
In any case I doubt many pax will buy fully-flexible PE fares (O).
Feb 14, 2014, 1:18 pm
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Agreed...Although it will be interesting to see where O will be positioned relative to Y and B. Not sure what the advantage of O will be over Y/B if O is indeed fully flexible PE?
It seems the fares have not been loaded in the res system yet.
It seems the fares have not been loaded in the res system yet.
Feb 14, 2014, 1:26 pm
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- one fully-refundable O fare which requires a return trip (and possibly min. stay / Sat. night) and
- one fully-refundable O fare which can be used for one-way bookings (no restrictions whatsoever)
The former would likely be priced somewhere between B and Y while the latter would be priced above Y.
Feb 14, 2014, 1:52 pm
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Feb 14, 2014, 2:34 pm
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So an E75 will be able to upgrade a Flex fare (with the crazy $750 co-pay of course) but not a PE fare booked in E or N?
Feb 14, 2014, 2:49 pm
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Now let's just wait for AC to change all the rules on us, re-map an O booking to something else, the eUps not to work properly, to have to call in, etc., etc. Noooo, that would never happen.
Feb 14, 2014, 3:40 pm
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Agree. I was expecting the E75 and E50 to have to pay for the co-pay on the E and N fare, but not be able to upgrade at all is a first one...
Feb 14, 2014, 3:53 pm
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