RT - Mixed Fare Class EVA
Feb 14, 2017, 2:07 am
#1
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RT - Mixed Fare Class EVA
Hello,
Just playing around with some ideas and had some questions hopefully someone here can shed some light on.
I was wondering whether anyone knows if EVA allows mixed fare class for different segments? What I'm trying to do is book outbound leg in B, and inbound leg in H.
This way would enable me to possibly request an upgrade on my outbound leg using *A points and save some cash on the ticket itself (I'm not interested in upgrading the inbound leg).
I usually fly with AC and I know that even for INTL itineraries they allow you to pick different fare classes for each leg (ie. Latitude on one leg and flex on the other).
Thanks!
Just playing around with some ideas and had some questions hopefully someone here can shed some light on.
I was wondering whether anyone knows if EVA allows mixed fare class for different segments? What I'm trying to do is book outbound leg in B, and inbound leg in H.
This way would enable me to possibly request an upgrade on my outbound leg using *A points and save some cash on the ticket itself (I'm not interested in upgrading the inbound leg).
I usually fly with AC and I know that even for INTL itineraries they allow you to pick different fare classes for each leg (ie. Latitude on one leg and flex on the other).
Thanks!
Feb 16, 2017, 11:41 pm
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The new mobile booking experience might be able to do this. I was playing with it on my iPhone and noticed that RT itineraries are now presented one segment at a time, each segment with its own price, which shows as "from $xxx".
Feb 17, 2017, 9:12 am
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But what I noticed is that if the first segment you chose one fare type, it automatically assigns the same fare type for the return. I guess I have to try the app and see how different it is from the online option.
Feb 17, 2017, 8:56 pm
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The inbound segment fare type is always at least equal to or higher than the outbound segment. Strangely though, this restriction doesn't seem to apply the other way around.
It was a nice suggestion though. I guess I'll have to talk to my TA and see if they can doing anything.
Feb 22, 2017, 9:51 pm
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No. The ticketing people will tell you they can't. Its easier to just go through a travel agent. They can do it but the airline itself can't. Or you can also just book two itineraries and "merge" the two into one, they do that for free.