Love the glossary. It's very helpful in figuring out acronyms. But I often read posts that refer to F class or J class or T class or some other class. Could fare classes be added to the glossary?

(and what exactly is F and J class if I may ask? )

Classes differ for each airline.. there's no single answer for "F class", etc. I'd ask your class question in the forum for the airline you're interested in.

Thanks Dan.

I didn't realize that the letters meant different things for different airlines.So how do FT'ers "understand" each other -- are they just very familiar with the airline under discussion?

Maybe there could be a mini-glossary with the classes for some of the most frequently used airlines, just so they could all be in one place? Or is there a "reference section" for each airline that I don't know about?

Thanks! That was the fastest reply I've gotten in my life. Do you do customer service for a living?

Yes.

There isn't a reference section for that, although you may find the classes for an airline listed on that airline's website, in their various Customer Support areas.

F-class is generic for First Class as most airlines that have multiple classes refer to their forward cabins as F - although depending on airline, it could be listed as F,P, or A - each one meaning a different type of first class fare - one could be Full Paid First class, the other could be Discounted Paid First, and the last could be upgraded/award travel First class.

C & J are generic for Business Class, sometimes it's D or Z - depends on the airline & the value of the ticket (free/full-fare/discount fare)

Y is generic for Economy - Y being the highest economy fare on most (if not all) airlines - a Y-class ticket is often fully refundable & often times will allow the purchaser a 1-cabin upgrade if its available.

If you search each board for Fare Class Definition by airline & you should get some results - I know UA & NW have them.

You're getting there!

Also try searching the airline alliance forums. Eg Star Alliance has a sticky thread on the fare classes for all *A (that's star alliance!) carriers.

You might also try various websites that were created by other Flyertalkers. Generally, an airlines' fare class definitions are listed on those pages. A list of links can be found here:

http://www.flyertalk.com/talklinks.shtml

aloha