Fare class B
Sep 4, 2003 | 11:39 pm
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Fare class B
Getting ready to travel on CO to GUM and NRT. When I tried to change my seat assignment on my GUM leg, full flight; no opportunities to move. On my NRT portion, I was told the fare class was B and upgrades were not allowed on that fare. I work for Uncle Sam who only buys Y class fares. Any ideas what happened or was the CSR misinformed? Any help would be appreciated. Mahalo
Sep 5, 2003 | 9:09 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by HawaiiTrvlr:
...I work for Uncle Sam who only buys Y class fares...
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...I work for Uncle Sam who only buys Y class fares...
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Sep 5, 2003 | 9:11 am
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Uncle Sam buys changeable/refundable tickets, but that doesn't necessarily mean Y class. You most likely have a BDG fare (DG is presumably Discount Government?). BDG fares seem to be less than YDG, and I guess are applicable if your agency books early enough. Like all fares, there's only a set number of BDG per flight. Even though "just" a B fare, the DG gives you Y privileges.
Sep 5, 2003 | 9:16 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Wx4caster:
Uncle Sam buys changeable/refundable tickets, but that doesn't necessarily mean Y class. You most likely have a BDG fare (DG is presumably Discount Government?). BDG fares seem to be less than YDG, and I guess are applicable if your agency books early enough. Like all fares, there's only a set number of BDG per flight. Even though "just" a B fare, the DG gives you Y privileges.</font>
Uncle Sam buys changeable/refundable tickets, but that doesn't necessarily mean Y class. You most likely have a BDG fare (DG is presumably Discount Government?). BDG fares seem to be less than YDG, and I guess are applicable if your agency books early enough. Like all fares, there's only a set number of BDG per flight. Even though "just" a B fare, the DG gives you Y privileges.</font>
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Sep 5, 2003 | 11:48 am
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Thanks for your replies. Makes sense now. Mahalo
Sep 5, 2003 | 12:56 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by HawaiiTrvlr:
Thanks for your replies. Makes sense now. Mahalo</font>
Thanks for your replies. Makes sense now. Mahalo</font>
Have a great trip--I will be in NRT on the 11th. . .