May 18, 2016, 9:36 am
Last edit by: cistavoda
Finnair sells "ticket types" instead of booking classes. The various ticket types can overlap in booking class, but they differ in service level and fare terms.
The ticket types are not sold on destinations covered by joint ventures, ie Japan and NA.
Economy tickets:
Light: Z, O, Q, N, S, V, L
Basic: Z, O, Q, N, S, V, L
Value: Z, O, Q, N, S, V, L, K, M
Pro: Y, B, H
[P, T, R and W Economy class fares have been removed in April 2019 in preparation for the launch of Premium Economy in 2021.]
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/finn...-2021-a-2.html
Premium Economy (from 2021):
P, T, R, W
Business Saver: I (long-haul)
Business: J, C, D (and I for shorthaul in Europe)
Economy award: X
Premium economy award & upgraded: F
Business award & upgraded: U
Light is a handbag-only fare, currently only offered in shorthaul operations (Europe and Middle East).
In addition to the above six fare families there is one additional ticket type called Saver, which contains restricted starting-from fares in the lowest booking classes in fares from Asia and North America.
For deeper insights, see this user guide link
The ticket types are not sold on destinations covered by joint ventures, ie Japan and NA.
Economy tickets:
Light: Z, O, Q, N, S, V, L
Basic: Z, O, Q, N, S, V, L
Value: Z, O, Q, N, S, V, L, K, M
Pro: Y, B, H
[P, T, R and W Economy class fares have been removed in April 2019 in preparation for the launch of Premium Economy in 2021.]
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/finn...-2021-a-2.html
Premium Economy (from 2021):
P, T, R, W
Business Saver: I (long-haul)
Business: J, C, D (and I for shorthaul in Europe)
Economy award: X
Premium economy award & upgraded: F
Business award & upgraded: U
Light is a handbag-only fare, currently only offered in shorthaul operations (Europe and Middle East).
In addition to the above six fare families there is one additional ticket type called Saver, which contains restricted starting-from fares in the lowest booking classes in fares from Asia and North America.
For deeper insights, see this user guide link
Fare class tutorial
Jan 22, 2018 | 3:50 am
#48
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AY has removed the Fare_Branding_User_Guide_Travel_Agencies.pdf from their site. Did anyone make a local copy for sharing? I know it wasn't exactly accurate anymore, but still better than nothing..
May 21, 2018 | 10:45 am
#53
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May 21, 2018 | 10:48 am
#54
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Apparently so, but isn't it interesting there still are VA fares to Japan around, when it has been "banned" since the inception of JJV?
May 21, 2018 | 10:48 am
#55
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Presumably S booking code, value (VA) ticket type, round-trip (2) issued in "GOV".
N would presumably be a season code, though I only know low (L) and high (H). Maybe GOV gets a special "not applicable" season?
N would presumably be a season code, though I only know low (L) and high (H). Maybe GOV gets a special "not applicable" season?
May 21, 2018 | 10:49 am
#56
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Surely they still can force them if they have some corporate or government fares that might even be the same for all long-haul routes.
May 21, 2018 | 10:50 am
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May 21, 2018 | 11:12 am
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Well, I find it interesting insofar that VA are there in order to extract more money without offering much in return and the only group that are targeted by the fare type is civil servants flying on taxpayers money.
May 21, 2018 | 1:12 pm
#59
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Well, if you want to get there, it is interesing that the government sources Value ticket in S booking code, which would also be compatible with Basic. Maybe it always buys Value tickets because it wants semiflexible fares, or because it wants a bag, and thought Value was the way (even though Basic is still available even in short-haul).
But that is probably nothing to Japan, and probably got nothing to do with the transiberian JV.
But that is probably nothing to Japan, and probably got nothing to do with the transiberian JV.
May 22, 2018 | 1:20 am
#60
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That being said, I've never seen a fare basis code like this before when travelling for business.