BUF-PBI in F for $202 (tax in)! Where can I book?

 
Old Sep 3, 2006, 12:25 pm
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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.
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Old Sep 3, 2006, 1:53 pm
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I can pull up this fare but it looks like coach to me. Why would it book into F? (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.
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Old Sep 3, 2006, 1:57 pm
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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
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Old Sep 3, 2006, 2:45 pm
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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.
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Old Sep 3, 2006, 3:21 pm
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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.
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Old Sep 3, 2006, 3:53 pm
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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.
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Old Sep 4, 2006, 10:14 am
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E class is moving out of the first class cabin and will now be a coach class bucket.
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