Difference between Y, B, H, K, and V class?
 

Hey guys

So i booked a cathay economy ticket, and wanted to upgrade to business. However, i was told it was a V class, and i need Y, B, H, K to upgrade. Just wondering whats the difference between these classes apart from upgrade availablity and price?

Thanks

Price and availability to purchase and with which to use for upgrading purposes.

To summarize: ($ could also mean the number of seats that the airline is willing to sell you)

Y=$$$$$$$$
B=$$$$$$$
H=$$$$$$
K=$$$$$ (Can use miles to upgrade)
L=$$$$
M=$$$
V=$$ (Yes - mileage accrual)
S=$ (No - mileage accrual)

ohh i see. SO... i got the cheapest seats that counts the miles as well ^

but why doesnt cathay just sell Y class then, if its the most profitable? :confused:

There's a theory called the price elasticity of demand. Google it.

thanks. cheers ;)

One answer missing from this thread is that different classes are not just price differentials, but they also have different "perks". Some classes you can change dates at will, other cheaper classes will charge you if you make any changes. Different classes charge different prices. Anyway, in theory different class should have extra or less perk, and it various between airlines.

I just check price for SIN-NRT on cheptickets.sg, and CX came out as the cheapest SGD637 inclusive of all taxes. And it is in B class which is 100%mileage accuable.

Can't find the same price at CX web. The cheapest rate S class which i no milege accruale is SGD900+.

is this for real?

Is it possible cheaptickets.sg made mistake?

HA! different types, but that's two good ones in two days. Love it

The second fare, SGD 900 for S class, is what sounds like a mistake. Are you sure that's correct?

BTW, does anyone know what Q, N, O classes are (even below S as showing up in the KVS tool)?

I am familiar with S, which is like a super saver.

I've used Q which coincided with some AMEX certificates for 299usd RT fares LAX-HKG back around 2006-2007.

Correct or not I do not know but that's what the website show.
S class, no mileage ~S$950
V class, full mileage ~S$1085

so not sure how come cheaptickets.sg price for full mileage (B class) is only S$600+

I am interested to learn how you found out it was B class.

WOW. I am blown away. Just checked myself, indeed non-mileage accruing is S$950! Note to self: flights from Singapore to Japan are ridiculously expensive, especially on CX! Cheapest EY class on SQ is S$1200.