Re: anyone hear about this fare class Y-UP?

[Mark Gerrard <markgerrard@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is incorrect.

YUP fares are usually booked in either A or P class. If you do a search 
on any of the major travel booking engines for a business class fare, it 
will be the lowest fare available, which will usually be anywhere from 
$700 to $1200 depending on destination.  CO are I think the only major 
carrier that do not do YUP fares, they just have straight Z fares which 
are a discounted business class.

Michael C. Berch wrote:
> On most (major) airlines it's simply the unadorned Y fare, but you  
> have to check with the airline to make sure it applies to your  
> specific flight. "Y-UP" is not in common use; what usually happens is  
> that you book in Y, and through the reservations desk or the web site  
> you get a seat assignment in F.  Then when you check in, you get a  
> real F boarding pass (which is often a different color or style, and  
> gets perks like a lounge, early boarding, etc.). Sometimes the  
> boarding pass is coded with a class like NF, FN, ZF, FZ, or F2.  
> Depends by airline.
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