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A '''fare basis code''' or '''FBC''' specifies the rules of an airline's fare. Fare codes starts with a letter followed by optional letters and digits<ref>{{cite book|first=Todd, G., Rice, S|author=Gorham, G|date=2001|title=Travel Perspectives: A Guide to Becoming a Travel Professional|publisher=Thomson Delmar Learning}}</ref>.

== Booking codes ==

* R: [[supersonic]], (obsolete;formerly Concorde only)., Usedused now for some A380 suites. Also used as& UA's upgrade codeupgrades<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cwsi.net/continental.htm|title=Continental Fare Class Chart|accessdate=2011-12-16|date=2011-02-10}}</ref>.

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

* A: discounted first class

* J, C: [[business class]]

* D, I, Z: discounted business class

* W, T [[premium economy class]]

* B, H, K, Y: [[economy class]]

* L, M, N, Q, T, V, X: [[discounted economy class]]

==References==

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

[[Category:Airline tickets]]