Fare Question (seatcounter.com) (A Class)
Jan 4, 2007 | 7:47 pm
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Fare Question (seatcounter.com) (A Class)
Are F,A, and P all first class seats? For instance a flight on seatcounter shows 3 F and 2 A fares left (all other fares are sold out). Does that mean there are a total of 5 first class seats, or only 3?
Sorry, I'm learning, but I did do a search and found a good link (http://members.shaw.ca/fewmiles/AA/recht/fares.html) and that leads me to believe A and P are also first class, however, based on some people's replies to other threads, it seems that F is all people talk about when using seatcounter (or expertflyer).
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Sorry, I'm learning, but I did do a search and found a good link (http://members.shaw.ca/fewmiles/AA/recht/fares.html) and that leads me to believe A and P are also first class, however, based on some people's replies to other threads, it seems that F is all people talk about when using seatcounter (or expertflyer).
Thanks
Jan 4, 2007 | 7:49 pm
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Jan 4, 2007 | 7:50 pm
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F, A and P are all first class inventories, but A and P are a subset of F. So F3 A2 P0 means there are 3 first class seats remaining, of which 2 can be sold as A inventory seats.
Jan 4, 2007 | 7:50 pm
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Jan 4, 2007 | 7:51 pm
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It means there are 3 first class seats of which they are willing to sell 2 of which as 'A' fares (generally as YUP's or mileage upgrades).
Jan 4, 2007 | 7:51 pm
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Jan 4, 2007 | 7:53 pm
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A, F, and P are first class; D, I and J are business. There are probably only three available seats.
Jan 4, 2007 | 7:56 pm
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F = full fare F seats.
A = discounted F seats (YUPs), F seats for people traveling on first class round-the-world tickets, and F seats used for passengers upgrading from Y on 2-class flights, and from J on 3-class flights, using either miles or VIP upgrade certificates.
P = more deeply discounted F seats (usually KUPs).
Z (a "hidden" fare class not viewable on seatcounter) = F seats available for award travel.
A, P and Z are all subsets of F.
Jan 4, 2007 | 7:56 pm
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Jan 4, 2007 | 7:57 pm
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Jan 4, 2007 | 7:59 pm
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To elaborate yet further- don't read FewMiles for fare classes. While some of it is correct, other information is ourdated and can lead (and has led) to problems.
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