What is the difference between D and X fares in JL?
I have a business trip coming up which requires a roundtrip ticket HND-SFO. As I do for all trips, business and pleasure, I start shopping around aggregator sites, like expedia, and then directly purchase with the airline.
Usually the difference in price is negligible, and what I see in expedia mirrors exactly what I see on the airline website, in terms of price and availability.
This time was no different, and I found a business class seat in Japan Airlines (JL) in fare class D, which has no choice in seating, and has a non refundable part of the cost.
On the other side, I contacted the business travel agency my company works with. Usually they have exactly the same fares as expedia, but this time they found another business class seat in the same flights, for the same days, in the same airline, in fare class X, which is 30% cheaper than the one before, totally refundable and probably with a choice of seat.
I understand fare classes vary by airline, so this is likely JL-specific, but in general, I want to know what happened here. How is it that the travel agency has a much cheaper fully refundable ticket, yet expedia nor the airline has it directly. I assume the difference is in the fare classes, but if somebody would be able to explain to me what is the reason for such a huge difference here, I would appreciate it.
Best Answer
The available seats within a fare class on a specific day can change without notice. If a flight is not selling well on a certain date, they may shift some seat inventory to a lower fare class to fill that flight. If a flight is selling quickly, they may move seat inventory out of the cheap fare class into a higher one. So it is possible that seat inventory changed between when you looked on Expedia and when your TA looked on their system.
According to JAL's US website, both X and D fare classes allow advance seat selection and both seem refundable after a stiff penalty fee. Can't find the same info on their Japan website. http://www.ar.jal.com/arl/region/en/flight_planning/index03.html
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What is X class ticket?
W - Economy/Coach Premium. X - Economy/Coach Discounted. Y - Economy/Coach. Z - Business Class Discounted.What are the types of journeys in fare calculations?
There are three types of simple itineraries:- One-way (OW) You are flying from somewhere (your origin) to somewhere else (your destination).
- Return or Round trip (RT) You are flying from your origin to your destination (which for return fares is also called the point of turnaround) then back to your origin. ...
- Open jaw (OJ)
What is Z fare?
A ZED Fare is a special fare/agreement between airlines to allow employees to travel on a space available basis. 'What are Y or B fares?
Y is almost universally used for full fare economy tickets. B, H, L, M, and V are just some of the letters indicating subclasses (reduced, restricted, and/or discounted fares). These letters vary by airline and in value.Jeep JL \u0026. JK Differences | Interior + Exterior
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