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sub2mn Sep 3, 2006 12:25 pm

BUF-PBI in F for $202 (tax in)! Where can I book?
 
I am planning to go to PBI from BUF Dec 2nd, returning Dec 3rd.
I checked ITA and it shows plenty of combinations for $202 or $207 in First.
Booking class is E
I tried Expedia, Orbitz, US Air, I can never get this fare to come up.

Is there a mistake in ITA?
Any idea if this fare can really be booked? If so, how and where? I'd love to book it if indeed it is not a mistake by ITA.

Thanks in advance.

gleff Sep 3, 2006 1:53 pm

I can pull up this fare but it looks like coach to me. Why would it book into F? :confused: (I'm no US expert, but didn't think E was a first class bucket?)

[KVS Availability Tool 2.3.0/Platinum - DotRes: BUF-US-PBI/ER21N1/178 USD]
Code:

BKCODE: E -
FLIGHTS: NO FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS APPLY.
TICKET RESTRICTIONS: NO SALES RESTRICTION APPLY.
MINIMUM: 1 DAY. MEASURED FROM DPTR FROM ORIGIN TO DPTR
  FROM LAST STOPOVER POINT.
RESERVATION/TICKETING: RES MUST BE MADE NO LATER THAN 21 DAYS BEFORE
  DPTR FROM ORIGIN. TKT MUST BE PURCHASED NO LATER THAN
  21 DAYS BEFORE DPTR FROM ORIGIN OR 1 DAY AFTER RES IS
  MADE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. SGMTS USING THIS RULE
  MUST BE CONFIRMED.
MAXIMUM:
BLACKOUTS: TRAVEL IS NOT VALID 16-17NOV06, 21-22NOV06, 25-27NOV06, 
21-23DEC06, 26-30DEC06, 1-3JAN07, 16FEB07, 19FEB07,
25FEB07, 15-18MAR07, 23-25MAR07, 30-31MAR07, 1APR07,
5-6APR07, 9APR07, 15-16APR07 OR 22APR07.
MISC: NOTE - STANDBY - STANDBY PERMITTED FOR
  EARLIER APPLICABLE FLIGHT ON SAME DAY AS TICKETED FOR
  25.00 USD NONREFUNDABLE FEE. AFTER EACH TICKETED
  DEPARTURE DATE STANDBY IS NOT PERMITTED
PENALTIES: CANCELLATIONS TICKET IS NON-REFUNDABLE. NOTE
  - I. BEFORE DEPARTURE - IF THE RESERVATION IS
  CANCELLED ON/BEFORE TICKETED DEPARTURE DATE / THE
  VALUE OF THE ORIGINAL / NONREFUNDABLE TICKET MINUS AN
  ADMINISTRATION FEE WHICH WILL BE DEDUCTED AT THE TIME
  THE ITINERARY IS CANCELLED / MAY BE APPLIED FOR
  FUTURE TRAVEL ON US AIRWAYS /US/ OR AMERICA WEST /HP/
  WHEN PURCHASING A NEW TICKET ON ANOTHER US/HP FLIGHT.
  ALL TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF
  ORIGINAL TICKET ISSUE. ANY SUCH FUTURE TRAVEL TICKET
  IS A SEPARATE TICKET PURCHASE / AND IS NOT A
  CONTINUATION / EXTENSION OR SUBSTITUTION OF THE
  UNUSED TICKET. SUCH ORIGINAL /  NONREFUNDABLE
  TICKETS HAVE NO CASH VALUE / NO OTHER TRADE IN OR
  EXCHANGE VALUE / AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED TO
  ANOTHER PERSON. US/HP MAY IN ITS DISCRETION DETERMINE
  THE AMOUNT OF THE ADMINISTRATION FEE WHICH SHALL NOT
  BE LESS THAN USD 100.00 AND MAY IMPOSE OTHER TERMS
  AND CONDITIONS THEREON. B. AFTER DEPARTURE IF ANY
  PART OF THE  TICKET IS UNUSED AFTER TICKETED
  DEPARTURE DATE IT HAS NO VALUE. CHANGES CHARGE USD
  100.00 FOR REISSUE. NOTE - I. BEFORE DEPARTURE -- TWO
  ONE-WAY CONSTITUTE ROUND TRIP NONREFUNDABLE TICKET.
  ITINERARIES MAY BE REBOOKED UP TO ONE YEAR PROVIDED
  PSGR CANCELS THE TICKETED FLIGHT RESERVATION
  ON/BEFORE TICKETED DEPARTURE DATE ALL TRAVEL MUST BE
  COMPLETED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF ORIGINAL TICKETED DATE.
  IF TICKETED FLIGHT RESERVATION IS NOT CANCELLED
  ON/BEFORE TICKETED DEPARTURE DATE REBOOKING IS NOT
  PERMITTED AND THE TICKET HAS NO VALUE. IF A DECREASE
  OCCURS AFTER A TICKET IS PURCHASED AND PRIOR TO ANY
  TRAVEL OR A NEW FARE FOR WHICH THE PASSENGER 
  QUALIFIES BECOMES EFFECTIVE THE DIFFERENCE IN FARE
  MAY BE CREDITED IN THE FORM OF A NONREFUNDABLE
  VOUCHER ON US/HP. VOUCHER MUST BE USED WITHIN ONE
  YEAR OF ISSUE DATE. --- CHANGES TO THE TICKET - THE
  ENTIRE TICKET MUST BE REPRICED WITH CURRENT FARES.
  ALL PROVISIONS OF THE NEW FARE I.E. ADV RSVN/MIN/MAX
  STAY ETC MUST BE MET.  ANY DIFFERENCE IN FARES PLUS
  ANY FEES MUST BE COLLECTED. NO REFUND PERMITTED FOR A
  DECREASE IN FARE. --- II. AFTER DEPARTURE-IF TICKETED
  FLIGHT RESERVATION IS NOT CANCELLED/CHANGED ON/BEFORE
  TICKETED DEPATURE DATE THE TICKET HAS NO VALUE. ---
  AFTER DEPARTURE--WHEN THERE IS NO CHANGE TO
  ORIGIN/DESTINATION OR STOPOVERS. A. CHANGES MAY BE
  MADE ON/BEFORE TICKETED DEPARTURE DATE OF EACH FLIGHT
  FOR ANY FEES WITHOUT REGARD TO ADVANCE RSVN PROVIDED
  THE CHANGE MEETS ALL OTHER FARE RULES. --- B. WHEN
  THE CHANGE VIOLATES THE TICKETED FARE RULES THE
  FOLLOWING OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE AND THE LOWEST
  SOLUTION WILL APPLY. --- B1.REPRICE THE CHANGED 
  CONTINUING/RETURN FARE COMPONENTS WITH A CURRENT
  FARE. ALL FARE RULES OF BOTH THE RETAINED FARE OF THE
  UNCHANGED FARE COMPONENT AND THE NEW FARE OF THE
  CHANGED FARE COMPONENT MUST BE MET. THE ADVANCE
  PURCHASE IS MEASURED BETWEEN THE REISSUE DATE AND THE
  DEPARTURE DATE OF THE PRICEABLE UNIT. NO REFUND
  PERMITTED FOR A 
  DECREASE IN FARE. ANY DIFFERENCE IN FARES PLUS ANY
  FEES MUST BE COLLECTED. B2.PRICE THE FLOWN FARE
  COMPONENTS USING HISTORICAL FARES. PRICE THE UNFLOWN
  FARE COMPONENTS USING ONE WAY CURRENT FARES. COMPARE
  THE TOTAL FROM THE ORIGINAL TICKET TO THE NEW TOTAL
  OF THE FLOWN AND UNFLOWN FARE COMPONENTS. ANY
  DIFFERENCE IN FARES PLUS ANY FEES MUST BE COLLECTED.
  --- NO REFUND PERMITTED FOR A DECREASE IN FARE.
  TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF ORIGINAL
  TICKETED DATE. --- III.AFTER DEPARTURE- CHANGES TO
  CONTINUING/RETURN FLIGHTS WHEN THERE IS A CHANGE TO
  DESTINATION OR STOPOVERS. --- A. PRICE THE FLOWN FARE
  COMPONENTS USING HISTORICAL FARES. PRICE  THE
  UNFLOWN FARE COMPONENTS USING ONE WAY CURRENT FARES.
  COMPARE THE TOTAL FROM THE ORIGINAL TICKET TO THE NEW
  TOTAL OF THE FLOWN AND UNFLOWN FARE COMPONENTS. ANY
  DIFFERENCE IN FARES PLUS ANY FEES MUST BE COLLECTED.
  --- NO REFUND PERMITTED FOR A DECREASE IN FARE.
  TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF ORIGINAL
  TICKETED  DATE. --- IV.IF THE TICKET BEING EXCHANGED
  COMPRISES MORE THAN ONE FARE TYPE THE MOST
  RESTRICTIVE RULES APPLY TO THE ENTIRE TICKET. --- V.
  THE TICKET MUST BE REISSUED-ALL FEES AND ANY
  ADDITIONAL FARE MUST BE PAID AT TIME OF REISSUE. ---
  VI.AFTER EACH TICKETED DEPARTURE DATE- NO CHANGES
  PERMITTED - TICKET HAS NO VALUE
SEASONS: NO SEASON RESTRICTIONS APPLY.


sadiqhassan Sep 3, 2006 1:57 pm

Seems to be an ITA error.

The fare rules say:


Originally Posted by Fare Rules
Rule application:

NORMAL/EXCURSION FARES
APPLICATION
CLASS OF SERVICE
THESE FARES APPLY FOR COACH/OFF-PEAK COACH CLASS
SERVICE.

CAPACITY LIMITATIONS
SEATS ARE LIMITED

Cheers

LoganFlyer Sep 3, 2006 2:45 pm

E used to be the fare class for those upgraded into first from a coach fare; however, it is no longer a first class fare on US. This changed with the recent fare changes. The fare class for those upgraded into first is now O.

me4yankees Sep 3, 2006 3:21 pm


Originally Posted by LoganFlyer
E used to be the fare class for those upgraded into first from a coach fare; however, it is no longer a first class fare on US. This changed with the recent fare changes. The fare class for those upgraded into first is now O.

E still existed on Sept. 1 and it exists on my boarding pass for tomorrow, Sept. 5.

LoganFlyer Sep 3, 2006 3:53 pm


Originally Posted by me4yankees
E still existed on Sept. 1 and it exists on my boarding pass for tomorrow, Sept. 5.

From my understanding (and an e-mail I got from US), the fare changes are being implemented from Sept. 2-4. That's interesting that you've got an E class for your flight; my flights tomorrow where I've been upgraded are showing as O class.

flyingcat Sep 4, 2006 10:14 am

E class is moving out of the first class cabin and will now be a coach class bucket.


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