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Kiwi Flyer Mar 18, 2010 10:42 am
xRWSTARx booking class changes
 
Some more airlines have switched to lower booking classes for star alliance RTW, especially in business.

Originally Posted by xRWSTARx rules effective 19MAR10
2. BOOKING CLASS
Code:
Airline First Business Economy
AC      C #1  Z #2    M
BD      D #3  Z #2    M
CA      A #4  D #5    M      international
CA      F #6  C #7    M      within China
CO      D #3  Z #2    M
FM      A #8  D #3    M
JK      C #1  D #9    M
JP      C #1  D #3    M
KF      J #10 Z #11    M #18
LH      A #8  D #3    M
LO      D #3  Z #2    M
LX      A #8  D #3    M
MS      A #3  D #1    M
NH      A #14 D #9    B      international
NH      F    Y        Y      within Japan
NZ      C #12 D #13    M #19
OS      C #1  D #9    M
OU      C    D #3    M
OZ      A #8  D #3    M      international
OZ      Y    Y        Y      within Korea
SA      A #8  D #3    M
SK      J #10 Z #11    M #18
SN      C    D #3    M
SQ      A #14 D #3    M
TG      A #8  D #3    M
TK      F #15 D #3    M
TP      C #1  D #9    M
UA      A #4  D #5    M
US      A #16 Z #17    M
Note 1 If C not available book Y.
Note 2 If Z not available book B
Note 3 If D not available book Y. Exception for TG: on direct services to/from USA if D not available book U.
Note 4 if A not available book C, if A not offered book C and if C not available book Y.
Note 5 If D not available book B, if D not offered book A and if A not available book B provided that only First and Economy
cabin offered on the flight.
Note 6 If F not available book C, if c not available book Y
Note 7 If C not available book F, if F not available book B
Note 8 If A not available book C
Note 9 If D not available book B
Note 10 If J not available book D, if D not available book Y
Note 11 If Z not available book Y
Note 12 If C not available book U, if U not available book Y
Note 13 If D not available book E, if E not available book B
Note 14 If A not available book J
Note 15 If F not available book C
Note 16 If A not available book D, if D not available book Y
Note 17 If Z not available book B, if Z not offered book A and if A not available book B provided that only First and Economy
cabin offered on the flight.
Note 18 For Economy Extra book S - see S class surcharge in paragraph surcharges.
Note 19 For upgrade to Pacific Premium Economy book O. See NZ O class surcharge in paragraph surcharges.
Note 20 If A not available book D.

jimmac Mar 18, 2010 1:20 pm
What does the business switch to Z mean? Less availability?

jth Mar 18, 2010 4:08 pm
Originally Posted by jimmac (Post 13601763)
What does the business switch to Z mean? Less availability?
on SK, Z is a discounted business class with (sometimes) rather low availability. It also zeroes out in advance so this makes last-minute planning more difficult.
And the note "if Z is not available, book Y" means you are stuck in coach - with a C ticket. Kinda crappy.

Edit: Y on SK is "economy extra". While it is not business, it's quite ok on long-haul. Better food service and wider seats with increased leg pitch.

ps9a Mar 18, 2010 7:08 pm
Originally Posted by jth (Post 13602863)
on SK, Z is a discounted business class with (sometimes) rather low availability.
Also Z can be harder/impossible to upgrade to F, depending on the carrier, and often generates a smaller class of service RDM bonus (25% bonus for J,C,D and no RDM bonus for Z on United, for example).


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