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cmcg Mar 31, 2007 11:49 am
Booking class for RTWF
 
For RTWF business class, is D the only booking class? Thanks.

qasr Mar 31, 2007 12:02 pm
I like the F class one, since it books into A...

Business Class is D only (or M if all Economy plane).

BenjaminNYC Mar 31, 2007 12:11 pm
Originally Posted by qasr (Post 7503169)
I like the F class one, since it books into A...

Business Class is D only (or M if all Economy plane).
I know Economy Class RTW's book into M, but wouldn't a First or Business RTW book into Y on a single-class flight? Seems odd to buy an A or D ticket, and get an M.

dcmike Mar 31, 2007 12:13 pm
Originally Posted by BenjaminNYC (Post 7503212)
I know Economy Class RTW's book into M.
Except the *Lite which books into H.

qasr Mar 31, 2007 12:29 pm
Originally Posted by BenjaminNYC (Post 7503212)
I know Economy Class RTW's book into M, but wouldn't a First or Business RTW book into Y on a single-class flight? Seems odd to buy an A or D ticket, and get an M.
M, always. No compensation offered.

qasr Mar 31, 2007 12:30 pm
Originally Posted by dcmike (Post 7503221)
Except the *Lite which books into H.
Right, but there is no star lite for F/C RTW tickets.

dcmike Mar 31, 2007 12:35 pm
Originally Posted by qasr (Post 7503294)
Right, but there is no star lite for F/C RTW tickets.
Right, just economy :) I was just commenting that all the economy RTW book into M except the *Lite, which is H.

ua_to_ord Mar 31, 2007 12:53 pm
Originally Posted by cmcg (Post 7503120)
For RTWF business class, is D the only booking class? Thanks.
What is the 'F' in RTWF? :confused:

BenjaminNYC Mar 31, 2007 2:06 pm
Originally Posted by dcmike (Post 7503221)
Except the *Lite which books into H.
What's *Lite?

RichardInSF Mar 31, 2007 3:06 pm
I don't know the gory details (although lots of *A experts do I am sure), but it's a *A RTW fare that is lower than the regular RTW fare. It is only available in Y and allows fewer maximum miles than the regular RTW fare.

dcmike Mar 31, 2007 4:13 pm
Originally Posted by BenjaminNYC (Post 7503641)
What's *Lite?
*Lite is the 26,000 mile Econ-only, *A RTW fare. Instead of 15 stops you're also limited to 5. Sometimes they're cheaper then an (expensive) economy fare ex-Eastern Europe to the U.S. For example, I got one out of Moldova for 1440 Euro.

Beerman92 Mar 31, 2007 5:32 pm
Originally Posted by ua_to_ord (Post 7503373)
What is the 'F' in RTWF? :confused:
Maybe "Fare" ?

cmcg Apr 1, 2007 9:42 am
Originally Posted by ua_to_ord (Post 7503373)
What is the 'F' in RTWF? :confused:
Sorry I was typing way too fast. I meant RTW fare so F is fare.

So am I understanding this correctly, that for a *A RTW fare (not *Lite), the booking class for business is D? The reason why I'm asking is I'm having a heck of a lot of trouble getting myself from HKG to practically in continental Europe because all the D fares are booked. Doesn't matter if I go to MUC, FRA or ZRH.

qasr Apr 1, 2007 9:54 am
Originally Posted by cmcg (Post 7506905)
Sorry I was typing way too fast. I meant RTW fare so F is fare.

So am I understanding this correctly, that for a *A RTW fare (not *Lite), the booking class for business is D? The reason why I'm asking is I'm having a heck of a lot of trouble getting myself from HKG to practically in continental Europe because all the D fares are booked. Doesn't matter if I go to MUC, FRA or ZRH.
Yeah, this is common. D fares are worth less to the airline, particularly RTW fares booked in any class. Low yielding fares = less availability.


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