Some changes to Air China booking classes are being implemented from the end of March 2016.

Based on the new Phoenix Miles earnings table the key ones seem be that the highest business class fare bucket will now be J (was C previously), and most importantly they will start using "R" for some discounted business class fares.

This previously was I think a travel industry fare (that is at least was a contact at SAS told me ..) - with no mileage earning on any partner programs - so until new agreements are made between alliance partners be careful of booking discounted business class fares on CA - at least make sure they are in the "Z" rather than "R" fare bucket.

It appears also that the new booking code for Premium Economy fares will be "G" (whereas it was "W" previously) - again I am basing this on the new earnings table. There are couple of other apparently switched earnings classes.

EDIT: It looks like some FFPs have already updated their earnings table to reflect these changes (notably United)

https://www.united.com/CMS/en-US/mar...spx?ItemId=312

NEW:
http://s22.postimg.cc/uvp66tac1/CA_new.png

OLD:
http://s12.postimg.cc/yuk6c765p/CA_old.png

Hi

TLV -BRU flight cancelled with SN, offering rerouting with OS/LH/LX with stopover.

Is there any way i could maximize the miles earned from this rerouting? i think LX tickets generally earn more miles on the lower booking classes, in comparison with LH.

For example, i see online tickets with LH for cheap, but if i try to book it under a SN flight number, the same flight jumps up alot. So can i ask SN CS to rebook me on LH flight, but tell them the SN flight number under which to book it? if you get what i mean...

Locate an alternative that suits you and ask SN to rebook onto it. They will not try to force you onto anything else, any LH group is OK.

Not sure if this is the right place for this question ....

I'm trying to book a flight USA to Europe on UA and I want to avoid the basic economy restriction that prevents seat assignments without paying. If I avoid a basic economy fare, my UA elite benefits put me up in economy plus for. free. Of course, you pay more for the ticket.

I'm asking about this because last month, I booked a cheap with KLM itinerary that had four of five flights on Delta metal, and of those four flights, three of them were KLM flight numbers because KLM issued the ticket. On all of those flights, Delta did not recognize the basic economy restriction because it was a KLM flight number. I was able to choose seats in advance for free. Only on the one flight that was a Delta flight number did they recognize the basic economy. It was explained to me by a gate agent that if the flight had a KLM or Air France flight number, Delta's system never recognizes those tickets as basic economy.

Is there some similar quirk or loophole in Star Alliance? Would booking it with a Brussels, Lufthansa,, Swiss, SAS ticket and codeshare flight number do the trick or would they all translate directly into United basic economy?

Hello,

Does anyone know what fare class the RTW tickets map to for mileage accrual? Is it Y? Does each Star Alliance airline handle it differently? Does the fare class depend on the mileage program I will credit the miles, or the metal flown?

Thank you!

This is from a 2022 document as I am unable to find anything more recent, but doubt much would have changed.

And yes the miles you earn depend on BOTH your operating airlines and your FFP airline. Check wheretocredit.com for your route.

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...284b19e144.png

Thank you, where did you pull this up from? Can I use a website like ITA Matrix to pull all the rules?

Also is there information on how the pricing works for RTW? Is it a combination of

`Base Fare × Starting city multiplier × miles flown × stopovers + taxes`?

Or specific airlines / routes cost more than others for example, is NRT->ZRH with Swiss is more expensive than ICN->MUC with Lufthansa? Is it affected because some airlines have price their tickets with low fare but very high fuel surcharges?

I can only confirm booking class in Business for RTW this was April 2025
AC Z
LH group Z
MH Z
NZ Z
SQ D
I credited to Aeroplan and received full Miles & SQMS & SQD.
FTalker Quail does my *RTW bookings.
I suggest you reach out to Quail for Y or F class bookings & how each *A airline will credit to their FF program.

You can download a current version of the full fare rules here.

There is a base fare depending on the country the RTW is originating from, the cabin class and the amount of miles required for your itinerary (26,000 / 29,000 / 34,000 / 39,000).

On top of the base fare you will have to pay taxes, fees and fuel surcharges which depend on the airports you are visiting and the airlines you are taking.

The fare class on RTW tickets is determined by the fare rules. How many status miles and redeemable miles you will get for these tickets will solely depend on the program you intend to credit these flights to. We can give you more detailed information if you tell us which program you have in mind.
If you book codeshare flights as part of your RTW ticket, the accrual will likely depend on the booking class the codeshare booking class is mapped into of the operating airline.

You meant to write NH (ANA) instead of MH (Malaysia Airlines), right? ;)

You can check RTW fares by searching fares from the same city (e.g. LAX LAX) and using the *A carrier of your choice.