Booking into cheapest booking code?
Jan 24, 2010 | 12:13 am
#1
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Booking into cheapest booking code?
Hi all, apologies if this is a newbie question..
Discovered I've got a few days free in a couple of weeks, and thought I might try my first MR. Was looking at some flights with L fares available (according to .bomb), but when selecting the flights the fare is booked into S fare.
I thought L was the cheapest, doesn't everything default to the lowest fare available?
Thanks in advance.
Discovered I've got a few days free in a couple of weeks, and thought I might try my first MR. Was looking at some flights with L fares available (according to .bomb), but when selecting the flights the fare is booked into S fare.
I thought L was the cheapest, doesn't everything default to the lowest fare available?
Thanks in advance.
Jan 24, 2010 | 12:49 am
#2
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To get a particular fare, there needs to be filed fare, availablity in that fare class and you need to meet all the fare rules (advance purchase, min/max stay, routing, ....).
Likely in this case, for the L fare there is not a filed fare or the fare rules are not met. The existence of Ln, where n>0 is no gauarantee (alone) you can book that fare class.
Likely in this case, for the L fare there is not a filed fare or the fare rules are not met. The existence of Ln, where n>0 is no gauarantee (alone) you can book that fare class.