Deciphering Air Canada Fare Codes

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While searching for flights with Air Canada, I noticed that the fare codes appear as 6 to 8 letter / digit sequences. The first letter seems to stand for the booking class, but the rest of the letters / digits remain a mystery.

I collected a bunch of fare codes from random Air Canada flights and listed them below by class. Can the SE community help decipher the entire fare code? Feel free to add more codes if they are not already listed, perhaps it will help us find the pattern.

Tango Class

SLRCILW LLRCILW LKRCILW KKRCILW KKRCZILW

KKXRCT87 T7S1TG TKWRCT15 TLRCILW KKXRCT50

Flex Class

HKX2RCE HKW2RCE MFFILW UKW1RCE

Premium Economy

NLRCME3W NKXRCE7

Business Class

PRCT98 PWRCT88 PXRCT88






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How do you read a fare basis code?

The first character of the fare basis code is always a letter, and will almost always match the booking class....Booking class.Booking codeMeaningFfull-fare First class, on airlines which have first class distinct from business class.Jfull-fare Business classWfull-fare Premium economyYfull-fare Economy class

What does each letter of the fare basis code mean?

While the letters can vary a bit by airline, an \u201cF\u201d nearly always means first class, while business class is often indicated with a J, C, or D. Economy class has a long potential list of letters associated with it, with Y, L, M, Q, T, B, and K being among the most common.

What do the codes on airline tickets mean?

A - First Class Discounted. B - Economy/Coach \u2013 Usually an upgradable fare to Business. C - Business Class. D - Business Class Discounted. E - Shuttle Service (no reservation allowed) or Economy/Coach Discounted.

What does class K mean on Air Canada?

J is an unrestricted fully flexible Business class fare; I think Z is a Business class award ticket. Premium Economy fare buckets are O, E and N. Economy fare buckets are Y, B, M, U, H, Q, V, W, S, T, L and K. Flexible or semi flexible (and expensive) Economy fares are Y or B fares.



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