United Airlines Fare Chart |
| Fare | Domestic Upg. | International Upg. | Award Miles | Elite Miles | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A |
First Class |
NA |
150% | 150% | Discounted Fare First Class. Round The World First is booked in this class. |
| B |
Yes |
Yes |
100% | 150% | 2nd Tier Economy. Almost Full Fare Economy with minimal restrictions - also used Star * RTW |
| C |
Yes |
Business Fare |
125% | 150% | Full Fare Unrestricted Business Class. Upgradeable to F domestically. |
| D |
Yes |
Business Fare |
125% | 150% | Discounted Business fare- used also on all "Business" Class Star RTW fares. Upgradeable to F domestically. |
| E |
Yes |
Yes |
100% | 100% | 4th Tier Economy. 'Ted' and some low web/discount fares from early 2005. Now officially elevated to above H class! |
| F |
First Class Fare |
First Class Fare |
150% | 150% | Full Fare Unrestricted First Class |
| G |
Yes |
Yes |
100% | 100% | 14th Tier Economy. Travel Industry Economy Class fares |
| H |
Yes |
Yes |
100% | 100% | 6th Tier Economy. Higher level Economy Class with few restrictions. Some "RTW" coach is H. May require twice the points to upgrade than Y or B fares. |
I |
NA |
Business Upgrade |
N/A | N/A | Business Class Upgrade class from Economy (Better known as 'NC' class) |
J |
NA |
Business Fare |
125% | 150% | Business Class. |
| K |
Yes |
Yes |
100% | 100% | 13th Tier Economy. Seasonal Economy Promotional Fares/Reduced Fare Gov’t contract etc |
| L |
Yes |
Yes |
100% | 100% | 12th Tier Economy. Discount Fare Economy with a lot of restrictions |
| M |
Yes |
Yes |
100% | 100% | 3rd Tier Economy. Almost Full Fare Economy with few restrictions. May require twice the points to upgrade than Y or B fares. |
| N |
Yes |
No |
N/A | N/A | Economy Class AWARD TICKET (Better known as 'XY' class) |
| O |
NA |
Business Award |
N/A | N/A | Business Class AWARD TICKET (Better known as 'XC' class) |
| P |
First Class |
NA |
150% | 150% | Premium USA Transcon First Class on 3 classers |
| Q |
Yes |
Yes |
100% | 100% | 7th Tier Economy. Discount Economy with moderate restrictions. (Bereavement tix are in Q)** Q can be a QUP that books into domestic F without the use of an upgrade instrument. Some Q fares are refundable. |
R |
First Award |
NA |
N/A | N/A | First Class AWARD TICKET (Better known as 'XF' class) |
S |
Yes |
Yes |
100% | 100% | 10th Tier Economy. Real Lowball coach with lot of restrictions. Reports that some are not mile earning ex UK/Brazil etc. |
| T |
Yes |
Yes |
100% | 100% | 11th Tier Economy.Heavy discount Fare Economy - often with a lot of restrictions |
U |
Yes |
Yes |
100% | 100% | 5th Tier Economy. Showed up Nov/03 as booking class for "TED" also in mid 2005 a high level mainline class! |
V |
Yes |
Maybe ** |
100% | 100% | 8th Tier Economy. Discount Fare Economy often with a lot of restrictions** |
| W |
Yes |
Maybe ** |
100% | 100% | 9th Tier Economy. Discount Fare Economy often with many restrictions** |
X |
NA
|
First Class Upgrade |
N/A | N/A | First Class UPGRADE AWARD from paid Business* (Better known as 'NF'). Please reference the class of fare for your original ticket. |
Y |
Yes |
Yes |
100% | 150% | 1st Tier Economy. Full Fare unrestricted Economy class |
Z |
NA
|
Business Class |
100% | 150% | Heavily discounted Business Class - CANNOT (officially) be upgraded using either miles or SWU's or Sales Dept upgrade certificates. |
|
Color |
Description |
|
x |
Coach |
|
x |
First / Business |
|
Yes |
Fare is Upgradeable |
|
No |
Fare is NOT Upgradeable |
|
NA |
not applicable |
| ? |
Unknown |
* If you purchase a ticket on a flight that is marketed by United but operated by another airline (known as a code-share flight), the operating airline determines how many miles you earn for your flight.
* Note that the booking class that appears on your ticket may differ from the booking class that the operating airline uses to determine flight miles earned.
*Applies to THREE class equipment. In TWO class equipment, upgrading from coach to First is also in "NF" class. Two class aircraft [at present!] only run on North American routes. "Two class upgrades" are officially not allowed for paying pax - i.e. nothing one can do - whether with miles, and/or coupons of any kind will "officially" take you from paid coach to First on a THREE class aircraft.
**The ONLY official way to upgrade a "published" lower priced international Q, V, W, coach fare is with a SWU or certain Sales Dept or one-segment certs etc. (However as a "lottery" side bar to this, in 2006 United actively started offering PAID upgrades at check-in for many long haul International flights - $US550 one way being a typical price point.)
FARES ARE PUBLISHED IN THE FOLLOWING DESCENDING CLASS OF SERVICE/BOOKING CODE ORDER:
1) FIRST CLASS:
BOOKING CODE: F
2) RESTRICTED FIRST CLASS:
BOOKING CODE: P
BOOKING CODE: A
3) BUSINESS CLASS:
BOOKING CODE: C
4) RESTRICTED BUSINESS CLASS:
BOOKING CODE: D
BOOKING CODE: Z
5) COACH CLASS:
BOOKING CODE: Y
6) RESTRICTED COACH CLASS:
BOOKING CODE: B
BOOKING CODE: M
BOOKING CODE: E
BOOKING CODE: U
BOOKING CODE: H
BOOKING CODE: Q
BOOKING CODE: V
BOOKING CODE: W
BOOKING CODE: S
BOOKING CODE: T
BOOKING CODE: K
BOOKING CODE: L
BOOKING CODE: G
Pecking Order By Fare
- First class: F, P, A
- Business class: C, D, Z
- Coach class: Y, B, M, E, U, H, Q, V, W, S, T, K, L, G
Nikki says,"For the past 3 years, I have been able to purchase a business class (Z) upgrade from an S fare for TransAtlantic flights, The upgrade is offered at the at the time of check-in, (either online or at the counter domestically, and overseas at the ticket counter). The cost starts around $550 (but cannot use miles). Not sure if you'd like to annotae that, but just thought I'd contribute.
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