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A '''fare basis code''' or '''FBC''' specifies the rules of an airline's fare. Fare codes starts with a single letter, called a booking code, representing the type of ticket and fare, followed by optional letters and digits, representing a specific set of fare rules, for instance how many days in advance the ticket needs to be booked, corporate discounts, or other special promotional elements.<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]], formerly Concorde only, used now some A380 suites & UA upgrades<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cwsi.net/continental.htm|title=Continental Fare Class Chart|accessdate=2011-12-16|date=2011-02-10}}</ref>.

Booking codes are in general airline specific, and the same code may have quite different meanings for tickets issued by different airlines. Nevertheless, certain booking codes have fairly standardized meanings across nearly all airlines:

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

* AJ: discounted first[[business class]]

* J, CY: [[businesseconomy class]]

* D, I, Z: discounted business class

In addition, R, A, D, I, Z usually refer to special types of premium class tickets, for instance suites ([[Singapore Airlines]]), discounted first and business class, and upgrades. W, T often refer to premium economy class, and B, H, K, L, M, N, Q, T, V, X to various types of discounted or restricted economy class tickets.

* W, T premium economy class

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

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

==References==