A fare class is the single letter on a ticket that identifies the fare and decides mileage earning, change rights and upgrade eligibility.
A fare class is the single letter on a ticket that identifies the fare and decides mileage earning, change rights and upgrade eligibility.
Also called: Booking class, Fare bucket, Reservation booking designator, RBD.
How it works#
Within one cabin an airline sells several fare classes at different prices and conditions. The letter appears on the booking confirmation and is the most precise information available about a ticket: it sets how many redeemable and qualifying miles credit, whether changes are permitted, and whether an upgrade is allowed at all. Two adjacent seats can sit in entirely different classes.
Not to be confused with#
A fare class is not the same as a cabin class: the cabin is the physical section of the aircraft, the fare class is the fare sold inside it.
In German#
The German term is Buchungsklasse. German version of this term
Related terms#
- Fare basis code: A fare basis code is the full tariff code on a ticket, encoding promotions, validity and restrictions on top of the fare class letter.
- Fare rules: Fare rules are the conditions attached to a specific airfare covering changes, refunds, validity, stopovers and mileage earning.
- Cabin class: Cabin class is the physical section of an aircraft, economy, premium economy, business or first, each with its own seating and service.
Articles that use this term#
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