HoKeY
 

what does HoKeY mean? ive seen it mant times, only in the CO room. seems as if it stands for some type of BF reward seat words.

HoKeY is the term used to describe the H/K/Y fare classes you need to get the chance to upgrade to BF. For Hawaii, it has now been changed to HooeY - only H and Y can be upgraded.

That is - H,K,Y used to be the classes you could upgrade an international flight from for miles only. Now it's only H and Y for "free". The other classes take cash plus miles.

The aforementioned are all correct technical definitions while the practical definition is:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/thumbsup.gif up the butt

Here are but 2 outta the 18 B/F categories for upgrades. Upgrade rules are rapidly approaching the length and complexity of the USA IRS Tax Code.

Travel Area: Between North America and Hawaii


One-way Full Economy Fare Upgrade

7,500 mi

One-way Select Economy Fares Upgrade

17,500 mi

Select Economy Fares Upgrade mileage required when upgrading from World Business Class to First Class on Northwest Airlines. North America: Includes the 48 contiguous U.S., Alaska, Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central America.


BusinessFirst Select Economy Fares Upgrade Policy: Members who purchase a B, V, U, Q, I, S, W, T, X or L (or equivalent) fare can pay a non-refundable service fee in addition to the miles in order to upgrade to BusinessFirst. The non-refundable service fee is $300 one way for B, V, and U (or equivalent) fares and $400 one way for Q, I, S, W, T, X and L (or equivalent) fares. Members will only be charged the service fee when the BusinessFirst upgrade has been cleared.


Effective January 1, 2004, members who purchase a K (or equivalent) fare can pay a $200 non-refundable service fee in addition to the miles in order to upgrade to BusinessFirst. Members traveling to or from Hawaii who purchase an H or K (or equivalent) fare can pay a $200 non-refundable service fee in addition to the miles in order to upgrade to BusinessFirst.


Travel Area: Between North America and Europe

One-way Full Economy Fare Upgrade 10000 mi


One-way Select Economy Fares
Upgrade 20,000 mi

Select Economy Fares Upgrade mileage required when upgrading from World Business Class to First Class on Northwest Airlines. North America: Includes the 48 contiguous U.S., Alaska, Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central America.


BusinessFirst Select Economy Fares Upgrade Policy: Members who purchase a B, V, U, Q, I, S, W, T, X or L (or equivalent) fare can pay a non-refundable service fee in addition to the miles in order to upgrade to BusinessFirst. The non-refundable service fee is $300 one way for B, V, and U (or equivalent) fares and $400 one way for Q, I, S, W, T, X and L (or equivalent) fares. Members will only be charged the service fee when the BusinessFirst upgrade has been cleared.


Effective January 1, 2004, members who purchase a K (or equivalent) fare can pay a $200 non-refundable service fee in addition to the miles in order to upgrade to BusinessFirst. Members traveling to or from Hawaii who purchase an H or K (or equivalent) fare can pay a $200 non-refundable service fee in addition to the miles in order to upgrade to BusinessFirst.

MisterNice

This may be a stupid question, so forgive if it is...

If you book a flight, say on KLM and wish to upgrade to business, what do you have to pay? Is the miles plus money only on CO tickets on CO metal or have they "infected" the partner airlines, or are we "infected" by using OP miles?