What do the different fare letters mean?
Jun 21, 2011 | 11:21 am
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What do the different fare letters mean?
I've been flying for quite some time and have never figured out the airline booking language of sorting fares by letter: J, K etc... Do they refer to upgradable fares? i.e. one is an upgradable fare from coach to business, one is for only miles used to "purchase" ticket, etc. I am sure they differ between airlines, but generally, what do they mean?
Jun 21, 2011 | 11:51 am
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Jun 21, 2011 | 1:12 pm
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It depends on the airline too, and there may be a thread in the specific airline's forum explaining them.
For example, the one for United Airlines is here
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...-each-one.html
It was started in 2002, but has been kept up to date
For example, the one for United Airlines is here
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...-each-one.html
It was started in 2002, but has been kept up to date
Jun 22, 2011 | 8:22 am
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This is still the standard reference for DL fare codes.
About the only things you can expect to be consistent across carriers is that
Y is the most expensive ("full fare") economy class
J or C is the full fare business class
F is the full fare first class
(And that's not even always true, as until recently, KL used something other than Y.)
About the only things you can expect to be consistent across carriers is that
Y is the most expensive ("full fare") economy class
J or C is the full fare business class
F is the full fare first class
(And that's not even always true, as until recently, KL used something other than Y.)