N is the code for free ticket on Delta.



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Time..... is on my side.

Good link doc. I have always wondered what the heck Q and M classes are. I am flying Q class this weekend, 7 day advance purchase with Saturday night stay. Still not a cheap flight though but beats Y by about $1,300! Might as well go F

Y-class does not mean full-fare coach on all airlines. On LH for example Y is used for "Discover Europe" tickets available for travellers from overseas to Europe, flying into Europe on non-Staralliance carriers.
On *alliance it is booked in G-class.
Easy, isn't it ?!?

And by the way, unrestricted full-fare coach on LH is booked in H-class.

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Booked a discounted business class fare on CO to AMS earlier this year. Booking class was Z and NW only gave me coach class mileage, even though it wasn't an upgraded flight. I am still fighting over it with NW.

Hmmm, I just received an award ticket in F on BA and the class is listed as Z and the fare basis code starts with a P.

Northwest has something they call P. I think this is some kind of first class fare basis, but I know they also offer F for first class.

Any idea what NWA's P is?

"Booked a discounted business class fare on CO to AMS earlier this year. Booking class was Z and NW only gave me coach class mileage, even though it wasn't an upgraded flight. I am still fighting over it with NW."

Sorry but NOT surprised!

"Any idea what NWA's 'P' is?"

It's not PATHETIC, is it?

With apologies,
-Mark

NW's P class is for full-fare, paid First Class. However, with NW discontinuing First Class product internationally, I'm not sure what P will stand for in the future.

Generally, airlines each have their own system of booking classes. This was designed, I believe, for revenue/yield management purposes. Each booking/fare class (should be distinguished from service class), is assigned to be booked in a certain level within each airline's revenue/yield management hierarchy. However, booking classes might not always book into the same bucket (revenue management term for fare class within the system) on all flights, or even on the same flights. Therefore, it is entirely possible to have a 2 B booking class ticket on the same flight booking in different buckets. This allows the airlines to control the seats being sold at different fare levels through adjustments anytime throughout the lifetime of the booking period.

Another point to keep in mind is that designated booking classes are not necessarily assigned based on rules or fares, but also for point of sale.

Hope that helps.