Continental Airlines  
Fare Domestic International
Description
 
A First Class NA Domestic First class
 
AU First Upgrade NA Elite Upgrade to First Class
B Yes  No Slightly discounted Coach
C NA First Class International First Class
D First Class  NA Discounted First class
E Yes  No Reward
F First Upgrade  NA BF standard reward code for Plat Elites which used to be "EG" - ie better availibility than just plain "E"
G Yes  No Reward
H Yes  No Discounted Coach
I Yes  No Discounted Coach
J NA Business First Business First
K Yes No Discounted Coach
L Yes No  Discounted Coach
M Yes Yes Elite Reward
N Yes No  Discounted Coach
O Yes No  Mid-range Economy
P First Award  NA First Class award
Q Yes No Discounted Coach
R First Upgrade  No Upgrade.
S Yes No Discounted Coach
T Yes No Discounted Coach
U Yes No Discounted Coach
V Yes No Discounted Coach
W Yes No Discounted Coach
X Yes No Discounted Coach
Y Yes Yes  Full Fare unrestricted Economy class
YN No No Coach Award
Z NA Business First Discounted Business First
 

Code Description
X Coach
X First / Business Elite
Yes Fare is Upgradeable
No Fare is NOT Upgradeable
NA Not Applicable
? Unknown

Upgrade priority within Elite level will be based on fare class purchased. The fare class structure in priority order is as follows: H, K, N, B, O, V, U, Q, I, S, W, T, X and L.