Booking using CO's website
Dec 29, 2000 | 5:56 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Hartford, CT, USA
Posts: 16
Booking using CO's website
Was informed last night by CO that I am on a B fare today rather than a Y fare. If I want to make a flight change I have to pay $$. I book my flights on CO's website every week. Why is it that they don't show you the fare class when booking ? Does anyone know how I can specify Y travel over B travel using CO's site ?
$478 for BDL-EWR round trip on ATR 42's is a B fare. I can't imagine what the Y fare cost.
$478 for BDL-EWR round trip on ATR 42's is a B fare. I can't imagine what the Y fare cost.
Dec 29, 2000 | 6:08 am
#2
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Spring Lake,NJ
Posts: 1,219
Why would you fly that anyway??? That can be driven in 2 1/2 hours or so...by the time you get to BDL a little early for the flight...check in...board and fly....it could have been driven.
Dec 29, 2000 | 8:29 am
#3
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Join Date: May 1998
Location: Houston, Texas, TEXAS
Posts: 1,510
You can determine the fare type by clicking on the "Rules" of the fare. As far as the type of fare that you get when you use CO O.L., it's probably the least expensive of the available fares.
Dec 29, 2000 | 9:07 pm
#4
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Smoke filled room, TPA and FLL/MIA :UAL 1K and 2MM,AA EX PLAT and 2MM,Lifetime Plat Starwood
Posts: 4,318
Well, I suggest you check the box in part 3 under the Coach/FirstClass toggle that says:
Avoid most change penalties.
C.o.o.l will show fare classes as mentioned by clinking on rules. However, you must first click on the details prompt first.
[This message has been edited by cigarman (edited 12-29-2000).]
Avoid most change penalties.
C.o.o.l will show fare classes as mentioned by clinking on rules. However, you must first click on the details prompt first.
[This message has been edited by cigarman (edited 12-29-2000).]
Dec 29, 2000 | 10:09 pm
#5
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Between SNA and ONT
Posts: 1,486
I'm not sure why it matters for this particular flight. The only reason one might want a Y fare is to upgrade at ticketing, but you can't upgrade in a ATR. 
Jan 2, 2001 | 5:59 am
#6
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Hartford, CT, USA
Posts: 16
I wantthe Y fare because it's refundable and I can also change flights without any change fees. My plans change at the last minute often.
Jan 5, 2001 | 11:23 am
#7
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Napa Valley, IAH, SAN, and SMF.
Programs: UA Premier 1K
Posts: 206
I like to fly Y fares whenever possible so to assure an immediate upgrade. However, most of the time online booking will produce a Q fare, even if I check all the boxes (refundable, changeable, etc.). It would be great if the COOL site would add a checkbox where we could indicate a desire for a Y fare. Wonder if anyone is listening?