Fare Class U
Jan 31, 2010 | 8:45 pm
#1
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Fare Class U
What does everyone know about fare class U? Is it just a standard Economy booking code? Anything special with U class?
Thanks
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Jan 31, 2010 | 8:47 pm
#2
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It is just a basic economy class booking code usually less restrictive in booking but most of the time still non refundable.
Jan 31, 2010 | 9:42 pm
#3
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Not anything special - a fairly expensive booking class for coach.
Jan 31, 2010 | 11:29 pm
#4
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Agreed. It has higher availability than most booking classes, and usually (at least domestically in many markets) can be booked as a one way vs some of the lower classes requiring round trips. As such, it is more expensive than what the typical "leisure/vacation" traveler buys, but is more in line with business travel that demands availability, flexibility, and has a relatively short advanced purchase requirement.
Jan 31, 2010 | 11:43 pm
#5
Join Date: Feb 2003
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I only ended up in U once, when UA misconnected me and then chose to punish me for missing my connection by cancelling the rest of my itinerary. When I went back online to check my restored itinerary, after a 1K agent had rebooked me, I found that I was now in U (the original discounted booking class being unavailable). I just kinda assumed it was a way of restoring my itinerary without giving me the undeserved privileges for full Y.
Feb 1, 2010 | 12:35 am
#6
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Houston, TX, USA
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Be careful
Be careful that UA does not book in U class for Air China flight - I arrived in Beijing yesterday and had a separate internal China flight booked in U - Air China did not recognize it - I had to go to UA desk (thank goodness it was still open) and they had to work with Air China to rebook in K class. The UA agent said this was a common problem
Feb 1, 2010 | 12:44 am
#7
Join Date: Jun 2004
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Be careful that UA does not book in U class for Air China flight - I arrived in Beijing yesterday and had a separate internal China flight booked in U - Air China did not recognize it - I had to go to UA desk (thank goodness it was still open) and they had to work with Air China to rebook in K class. The UA agent said this was a common problem