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A '''Fare Basis Code''' (or '''FBC)''' specifies the rules of an airline's fare. The FBCFare codecodes starts with a letter (see Table below) followed by optional letters and digits.

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|+ First position in FBC ("booking codes")

! Booking codes !! Description

|-

| R || supersonic (international only)

|-

| P, F || first class

|-

| A || discounted first class

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| J, C || business class

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| D, Z || discounted business class

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| Y, S, W || coach class

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| B, H, K, L, M, N, Q, T, V, ... || discounted coach class

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For more details and examples, see Todd et al. (2001, pp. 83-84).

!== Booking codes !! Description==

|* R: || [[supersonic]] (international only)

* P, F: [[First class (aviation)|first class]]

|* P,A: F ||discounted first class

|* J, C: || [[business class]]

|* AD, ||Z: discounted firstbusiness class

|* Y, S, W: || coach[[economy class]]

|* DB, ZH, K, L, M, N, Q, T, ||V: discounted businesseconomy class

==References==

*Todd, G., Rice, S. and Gorham, G. (2001). "Travel Perspectives: A Guide to Becoming a Travel Professional", Thomson Delmar Learning.

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