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Fare |
Domestic |
Transoceanic |
Description |
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A |
Discounted First class |
na |
Discounted Domestic First class. A class of service are commonly HUP and QUP fares basis, making this fare technically an "upgraded" fare. Why is this important to note? Let's say you get rerouted, or there is a schedule change and you are booked in a flight where no more First class fares are available. You would not be eligible for compensation or partial refund as getting into First class on this fare is contingent on the space being available when booked. It is technically a coach fare. This makes it relatively important to book yourself a seat assignment when travelling in A. |
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B |
Yes |
Yes |
Coach, Upgradeable transoceanic & domestic (also eligible for D511 mileage award domestic upgrade) |
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C |
NA |
Business Elite Fare |
Business Elite Latin America (domestic first class seat, Business Elite service) |
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D |
Business Elite Fare |
Business Elite Fare |
Discounted Business Elite transoceanic and domestic (limited markets) |
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E |
No |
No |
Coach travel, promotional / contest awards no mileage accrual, no upgrades. Also used for SkyBonus (the company version of SkyMiles) awards |
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F |
First Class Fare |
NA |
First Class Full fare - also used when involuntary rerouting any fare class passenger in First due to bumps, irregular ops, etc. |
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G |
via PMU |
NA |
First Class, Domestic upgraded via Platinum Medallion Upgrade, North American Upgrade or Upgrade Points award |
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H |
Yes* |
No |
Non-upgradeable transoceanic, UPGRADEABLE domestic (no mileage award upgrades) *Only Medallions receive domestic upgrades on this fare. |
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I |
Business Elite Fare |
Discounted Business |
Published deeply discounted promotional business class fare, also non published promotional or convention fare in business class |
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J |
NA |
Business Elite Fare |
Business Elite transoceanic full fare - also used when rerouting any fare class passenger in BE due to bumps, irregular ops, etc. |
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K |
Yes* |
No |
Non-upgradeable transoceanic, UPGRADEABLE domestic (no mileage award upgrades) see note 1 *Only Medallions receive domestic upgrades on this fare. |
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L |
Yes* |
No |
Transoceanic or domestic (deep discounted fare) Award mileage cannot be used to upgrade this class of service. *Only Medallions receive domestic upgrades on this fare. |
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M |
Yes |
Yes |
Upgradeable, transoceanic & domestic (also eligible for D511 mileage award domestic upgrade) |
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N |
No |
No |
Coach Points Award - non-upgradeable - no mileage accrual on award tickets |
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O |
NA |
Business Elite Award |
Business Elite Points Award - no mileage accrual on award tickets |
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Q |
Yes* |
No |
Non-upgradeable transoceanic, UPGRADEABLE domestic (no mileage award upgrades) see note 1 *Only Medallions receive domestic upgrades on this fare. |
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R |
First Class Award |
NA |
First Class, Domestic Award - - no mileage accrual on award tickets |
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S |
No |
No |
Non-upgradeable, transoceanic or domestic - consolidator fares. Generally changeable without fee through your booking agent (e.g. tour group). These are NOT priceline fares ... they are fares purchased by a consolidator valid on any number of flights, generally international, for coach travel. Also used for SkyBonus (the company version of SkyMiles) awards |
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T |
Yes* |
No |
Transoceanic or domestic New lowest fare typically for fare matching competitors. Award mileage cannot be used to upgrade this class of service. *Only Medallions receive domestic upgrades on this fare. |
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U |
Yes* |
No |
Coach (discount web fare. domestic and appears to be international too. see note 2). Award mileage cannot be used to upgrade this class of service. *Only Medallions receive domestic upgrades on this fare. |
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V |
via segment |
NA |
First Class, Domestic upgraded via Segment upgrade |
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X |
via segment |
NA |
Business Elite Domestic & Business Mexico upgraded via Segment upgrade (the Mexico flights are domestic First Class cabins coded as "Business") |
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Y |
Yes |
Yes |
Full Fare coach, Upgradeable transoceanic & domestic (eligible for D411 mileage award domestic upgrade) - also used when involuntary rerouting any fare class passenger due to bumps, irregular ops, etc. which could allow an originally non-upgradeable domestic fare to be upgraded after the reclassification (if you are lucky enough to find available inventory under these conditions) |
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Z |
NA |
via PMU or |
Business Elite, transoceanic and domestic when upgraded via Platinum Medallion Upgrade or Points award |
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Color |
Description |
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x |
Coach |
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x |
First / Business Elite |
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Yes |
Fare is Upgradeable |
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No |
Fare is NOT Upgradeable |
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NA |
not applicable |
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? |
unknown - to be determined |
No attempt is made to indicate fare rules like minimum stays, Saturday night requirements, advance purchase rules, etc. You will find that these will vary within a primary class. Class codes like Y06 for example, indicate a Y class fare but some special conditions exist (indicated by the suffix 06). Still, the upgrade rules for Y class apply.
Note 1: Delta classes of service letters do NOT apply to
award space on partners, these are booked in partners award ticket class of
service. Here is a breakdown of SkyTeam + Alaska Airlines (aka Multi-Airline
awards):
Air France - Bus (O) Econ (X)
Aero Mexico - Bus (C) (except on MEX-NRT, where it is "R") Econ (U)
Alaska Airlines - Bus (A) Econ (W)
Avianca - Bus (A) Econ (Z)
Alitalia - Bus (Z) Econ (U)
Copa - Bus (E) Econ (G)
Continental - Bus (E) Econ (G)
China Southern - Bus (I) (P within China) Econ (O)
Hawaiian Airlines - Bus (D) Econ (Z)
Korean Airlines - Bus (D) Econ (E)
KLM - Bus (D) Econ (W)
Kenya Airlines - Bus (D) Econ (W)
Northwest - Bus (D) (Domestically is A) Econ(W)
Czech - Bus (Z) Econ (E)
Aeroflot - Bus (O) Econ (X)
Air Europa - Bus (P) Econ (A)
Note 2: Please note that while domestically only Y, B, and M class of service are upgradeable with mileage awards, Hawaii is an exception. For Hawaii, Y, B, M, H, Q, and K class of service are eligible for mileage upgrades.
Note 3: "Priceline and others 'don't-get-to-choose-the-airline' travel agents book seats into U, L, K, and Q classes. Regardless of market restrictions, these fares have the lowest possible freedoms (no upgradeability, changeability, FF eligibility, or refundability) by virtue they were purchased through one of these agents." ... This would infer that K & Q classes on Delta would NOT be upgradeable when tickets are obtained from these sources. I have no experience with these type of tickets. It is my understanding Delta does provide Skymiles for Priceline tickets and I am not familiar with any special conditions on domestic K & Q that would eliminate them from upgrade consideration - I pass along the comment just the same.
Upgrade Priority
1. The time stamp is the
time you requested the upgrade. Even if you don't clear before you get to the
airport, when you are activated on the airport standby list, the system picks
up the time stamp from when you first requested the upgrade.
2. Elite status has no bearing on the rankings in the "full fare" category (Y
and B fares)........only the 'time stamp of the original upgrade request' determines
the ranking. In other words, a FO (Silver Medallion) on a Y fare who requests
an upgrade earlier than a PM on a Y fare will be higher on the upgrade list.
For "discount
fares", which is everything else besides domestic Y & B passengers
are ranked solely by Medallion status.
3. On Y and B complimetary Medallion upgrades, B class of service is treated the same as the lower classes of service, with upgrades given in priority of Medallion status. Tickets booked in Y are confirmed with the complimentary upgrade at the time of booking as long as V/X inventory is available.
When does your Medallion Status update?
The status update is run in the early hours of Saturday morning. Any agent (TA, GA, RA) who looks at your records will see your current status.
Any intineraries booked before you made the grade will have your status as
of the time of booking. To get your current status into an existing reservation,
ask any agent (other than a CRC agent - they've told me that they can't change
them) to update your status in the PNR - they have to remove your SkyMiles number,
then re-enter it. Then that PNR will reflect your new status. You do need to
do this if you want to clear upgrades, etc. Though there is evidence that bonus
miles will post retroactively, I'd rather not take the chance or have to go
through the hassle of FAXing BPs etc.
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Last updated 23 May 2008
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