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.
Booking codes
- R: supersonic (international only). Also used for A380 suites.
- P, F: first class
- A: discounted first class
- J, C: business class
- D, Z: discounted business class
- Y, S, W: economy class
- B, H, K, L, M, N, Q, T, V: discounted economy class
- These are not fare basis codes, they are classes of service (known as RBD [Reservation Booking Designator]in fare filing parlance). The class of service is *usually* the first letter of a fare basis code ***
References
- Todd, G., Rice, S. and Gorham, G. (2001). "Travel Perspectives: A Guide to Becoming a Travel Professional", Thomson Delmar Learning.
- These are not fare basis codes, they are classes of service (known as RBD [Reservation Booking Designator]in fare filing parlance). The class of service is *usually* the first letter of a fare basis code **