I class?
Apr 7, 2006 | 2:35 pm
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I class?
I just booked a trip to NBO in what I think is business class on the KLM.com website. The receipt I got back is in I class. What the heck is I class?
Apr 7, 2006 | 5:10 pm
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I class is the new "not quite as cheap as Z" discount business fare they announced...last summer, I think. On my routes, it's usually about 15% more than Z, with similar restrictions. They don't always offer it; it depends on how the J and C fares are selling, and usually shows up closer to departure. At least that's my experience.
Apr 8, 2006 | 1:22 am
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Thanks Alan. My departure is Monday so I guess that makes sense. It is kinda cheap too. But I couldn't find any restrictions listed when I booked it. Do you know the official restrictions? I looked around on KLM.com, but you know...
Apr 8, 2006 | 2:39 am
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I found a CPH-NBO KL I class fare with the following rules:
FARE BASIS CODE
IRTDK
BK CODE
I -
PENALTY
CHANGES ANY TIME CHANGES PERMITTED. NOTE - REROUTING PERMITTED CANCELLATIONS ANY TIME CANCELLATIONS PERMITTED. NOTE - -FOR CANCELLATIONS AFTER DEPARTURE - THE REFUND GIVEN WILL BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE RT FARE PAID AND THE APPLICABLE FARE FOR THE JOURNEY FLOWN
RES/TKTG
RES MUST BE MADE NO EARLIER THAN 4 DAYS BEFORE DPTR OF FIRST SGMT. TKT MUST BE PURCHASED NO EARLIER THAN 4 DAYS BEFORE DPTR FROM ORIGIN OR 1 DAY AFTER RES IS MADE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. SGMTS USING THIS RULE MUST BE CONFIRMED. ------- RES MUST BE MADE 5 DAYS AND TKT PURCHASED 4 DAYS BEFORE DPTR. FIRST SGMT MUST MEET ADV RES. SGMTS USING THIS RULE MUST BE CONFIRMED.
MAX STAY
RETURN TRVL MUST COMMENCE NO LATER THAN 12 MONTHS. MEASURED FROM DPTR FROM ORIGIN TO DPTR FROM LAST STOPOVER POINT.
SEASONS
NO SEASON RESTRICTIONS APPLY.
BLACKOUTS
NO BLACKOUT RESTRICTIONS APPLY.
EFF/EXP
TICKET MAY BE ISSUED ON/AFTER 1APR06 AND MUST BE ISSUED BY 31MAR07. THE FIRST DATE THAT TRAVEL MAY COMMENCE IS 1APR06 AND THE LAST DATE IS 30NOV07.
FLT APPL
NO FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS APPLY.
STOPOVERS
UNLIMITED STOPOVERS PERMITTED. A STOPOVER OCCURS WHEN THE PASSENGER DOES NOT DEPART AN INTERMEDIATE POINT WITHIN 24 HOURS.
TICKET RESTRICTIONS
TICKET RESTRICTION MAY APPLY. CONTACT THE CARRIER FOR PROVISIONS.
DISCOUNTS
75 PCT OF THE ADT FARE IS CHARGED FOR A CNN PSGR 2 THRU 11 YRS OF AGE. CNN PSGR MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL SGMTS BY AN ADT PSGR TRAVELING IN THE SAME COMPARTMENT. - - - - 100 PCT OF THE ADT FARE IS CHARGED FOR A UNN PSGR 5 THRU 11 YRS OF AGE. PSGR MAY BE UNACCOMPANIED. - - - - 75 PCT OF THE ADT FARE IS CHARGED FOR AN INS PSGR UNDER 2 YRS OF AGE. INS PSGR MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL SGMTS BY AN ADT PSGR TRAVELING IN THE SAME COMPARTMENT. - - - - 10 PCT OF THE ADT FARE IS CHARGED FOR AN INF PSGR UNDER 2 YRS OF AGE NOT OCCUPYING A SEAT. INF PSGR MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL SGMTS BY AN ADT PSGR TRAVELING IN THE SAME COMPARTMENT.
REROUTE
SEE PENALTY.
TRANSFERS
UNLIMITED TRANSFERS AS PERMITTED ON THE ROUTING/MPM.
COMBINATIONS
CARRIER / RULE / FARE CIRCLE OPEN ROUND BASIS TRIP JAW TRIP SAME / SAME / SAME N C C SAME / SAME / DIFF N C C SAME / DIFF / SAME N C C SAME / DIFF / DIFF N C C DIFF / SAME / SAME N C C DIFF / SAME / DIFF N C C DIFF / DIFF / SAME N C C DIFF / DIFF / DIFF N C C Y / PERMITTED N / NOT PERMITTED - / DOES NOT APPLY C / SEE TEXT FOR CONDITIONS CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO ROUND TRIP/SINGLE OPEN JAW - -MAY BE COMBINED WITH ANY ONE WAY/ROUND TRIP FARE GOVERNED BY ANY RULE IN FBRA2P/IPREUAF/IPREUME VIA KL/NW/AF/KQ. -MOST RESTRICTIVE CONDITIONS APPLY. ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS APPLY ROUND TRIP - -PERMITTED. CIRCLE TRIP - -NOT PERMITTED. OPEN JAW - -SINGLE OPEN JAW PERMITTED AT EITHER ORIGIN OR DESTINATION. END-ON-END - -NOT PERMITTED.
OPEN RTN
NOT ALLOWED.
REFUNDS
SEE PENALTY.
CO-TERMINALS
NOT APPLICABLE.
INTL CONST
MAY BE COMBINED WITH APPLICABLE ARBITRARIES.
MISC
NOTE - WHERE THE FAREQUOTE GENERATES A LAST TICKETING - - DATE WHICH DIFFERS FROM THE ONE MENTIONED IN - THE PNR THE LATTER PREVAILS FARE MAY NOT BE USED IN DIFFERENTIAL FARE CONSTRUCTION.
FARE BASIS CODE
IRTDK
BK CODE
I -
PENALTY
CHANGES ANY TIME CHANGES PERMITTED. NOTE - REROUTING PERMITTED CANCELLATIONS ANY TIME CANCELLATIONS PERMITTED. NOTE - -FOR CANCELLATIONS AFTER DEPARTURE - THE REFUND GIVEN WILL BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE RT FARE PAID AND THE APPLICABLE FARE FOR THE JOURNEY FLOWN
RES/TKTG
RES MUST BE MADE NO EARLIER THAN 4 DAYS BEFORE DPTR OF FIRST SGMT. TKT MUST BE PURCHASED NO EARLIER THAN 4 DAYS BEFORE DPTR FROM ORIGIN OR 1 DAY AFTER RES IS MADE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. SGMTS USING THIS RULE MUST BE CONFIRMED. ------- RES MUST BE MADE 5 DAYS AND TKT PURCHASED 4 DAYS BEFORE DPTR. FIRST SGMT MUST MEET ADV RES. SGMTS USING THIS RULE MUST BE CONFIRMED.
MAX STAY
RETURN TRVL MUST COMMENCE NO LATER THAN 12 MONTHS. MEASURED FROM DPTR FROM ORIGIN TO DPTR FROM LAST STOPOVER POINT.
SEASONS
NO SEASON RESTRICTIONS APPLY.
BLACKOUTS
NO BLACKOUT RESTRICTIONS APPLY.
EFF/EXP
TICKET MAY BE ISSUED ON/AFTER 1APR06 AND MUST BE ISSUED BY 31MAR07. THE FIRST DATE THAT TRAVEL MAY COMMENCE IS 1APR06 AND THE LAST DATE IS 30NOV07.
FLT APPL
NO FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS APPLY.
STOPOVERS
UNLIMITED STOPOVERS PERMITTED. A STOPOVER OCCURS WHEN THE PASSENGER DOES NOT DEPART AN INTERMEDIATE POINT WITHIN 24 HOURS.
TICKET RESTRICTIONS
TICKET RESTRICTION MAY APPLY. CONTACT THE CARRIER FOR PROVISIONS.
DISCOUNTS
75 PCT OF THE ADT FARE IS CHARGED FOR A CNN PSGR 2 THRU 11 YRS OF AGE. CNN PSGR MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL SGMTS BY AN ADT PSGR TRAVELING IN THE SAME COMPARTMENT. - - - - 100 PCT OF THE ADT FARE IS CHARGED FOR A UNN PSGR 5 THRU 11 YRS OF AGE. PSGR MAY BE UNACCOMPANIED. - - - - 75 PCT OF THE ADT FARE IS CHARGED FOR AN INS PSGR UNDER 2 YRS OF AGE. INS PSGR MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL SGMTS BY AN ADT PSGR TRAVELING IN THE SAME COMPARTMENT. - - - - 10 PCT OF THE ADT FARE IS CHARGED FOR AN INF PSGR UNDER 2 YRS OF AGE NOT OCCUPYING A SEAT. INF PSGR MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL SGMTS BY AN ADT PSGR TRAVELING IN THE SAME COMPARTMENT.
REROUTE
SEE PENALTY.
TRANSFERS
UNLIMITED TRANSFERS AS PERMITTED ON THE ROUTING/MPM.
COMBINATIONS
CARRIER / RULE / FARE CIRCLE OPEN ROUND BASIS TRIP JAW TRIP SAME / SAME / SAME N C C SAME / SAME / DIFF N C C SAME / DIFF / SAME N C C SAME / DIFF / DIFF N C C DIFF / SAME / SAME N C C DIFF / SAME / DIFF N C C DIFF / DIFF / SAME N C C DIFF / DIFF / DIFF N C C Y / PERMITTED N / NOT PERMITTED - / DOES NOT APPLY C / SEE TEXT FOR CONDITIONS CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO ROUND TRIP/SINGLE OPEN JAW - -MAY BE COMBINED WITH ANY ONE WAY/ROUND TRIP FARE GOVERNED BY ANY RULE IN FBRA2P/IPREUAF/IPREUME VIA KL/NW/AF/KQ. -MOST RESTRICTIVE CONDITIONS APPLY. ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS APPLY ROUND TRIP - -PERMITTED. CIRCLE TRIP - -NOT PERMITTED. OPEN JAW - -SINGLE OPEN JAW PERMITTED AT EITHER ORIGIN OR DESTINATION. END-ON-END - -NOT PERMITTED.
OPEN RTN
NOT ALLOWED.
REFUNDS
SEE PENALTY.
CO-TERMINALS
NOT APPLICABLE.
INTL CONST
MAY BE COMBINED WITH APPLICABLE ARBITRARIES.
MISC
NOTE - WHERE THE FAREQUOTE GENERATES A LAST TICKETING - - DATE WHICH DIFFERS FROM THE ONE MENTIONED IN - THE PNR THE LATTER PREVAILS FARE MAY NOT BE USED IN DIFFERENTIAL FARE CONSTRUCTION.
Apr 8, 2006 | 3:58 am
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[QUOTE=ralfkrippner]I found a CPH-NBO KL I class fare with the following rules:
FARE BASIS CODE
IRTDK
BK CODE
I -
PENALTY
CHANGES ANY TIME CHANGES PERMITTED. NOTE - REROUTING PERMITTED CANCELLATIONS ANY TIME CANCELLATIONS PERMITTED. NOTE - -FOR CANCELLATIONS AFTER DEPARTURE - THE REFUND GIVEN WILL BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE RT FARE PAID AND THE APPLICABLE FARE FOR THE JOURNEY FLOWN
Just to confirm the info from ralphkrippner. I travelled out last week on I class CWL-AMS-PEK. I booked on klm.com about two months back. The fare was about 10% cheaper than Z so I double checked the restrictions with KL's UK telephone numbe, which were exactly as he said. (My treble check that it was BIZ was the 30kg luggage allowance on the eticket and then the ability to book a BIZ class seat by 'phone).
As a 5/6 times per annum traveller on this route to China I was glad to see it so cheap - hope it lasts...
FARE BASIS CODE
IRTDK
BK CODE
I -
PENALTY
CHANGES ANY TIME CHANGES PERMITTED. NOTE - REROUTING PERMITTED CANCELLATIONS ANY TIME CANCELLATIONS PERMITTED. NOTE - -FOR CANCELLATIONS AFTER DEPARTURE - THE REFUND GIVEN WILL BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE RT FARE PAID AND THE APPLICABLE FARE FOR THE JOURNEY FLOWN
Just to confirm the info from ralphkrippner. I travelled out last week on I class CWL-AMS-PEK. I booked on klm.com about two months back. The fare was about 10% cheaper than Z so I double checked the restrictions with KL's UK telephone numbe, which were exactly as he said. (My treble check that it was BIZ was the 30kg luggage allowance on the eticket and then the ability to book a BIZ class seat by 'phone).
As a 5/6 times per annum traveller on this route to China I was glad to see it so cheap - hope it lasts...