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. -- Michael C. Berch mcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx On Sep 5, 2006, at 7:01 AM, Tyler Munoz wrote: > I have flown in that class of service quite a bit on UAL, but I didn't > know other airlines also had it. Does anyone know of a booking engine > that lists this fare? > > -----Original Message----- > From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > Michael C. Berch > Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 3:56 PM > To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: anyone hear about this fare class Y-UP? > > One of the main reasons for its existence is for business travelers > whose corporate travel policies prevent them from traveling first > class at company expense. Their receipt for expense account purposes > will be designated as Y (coach), and many companies (fewer, though, > than in the past) accept or require the use of Y (as opposed to > discounted economy fares) because they are easily changeable and are > refundable if the trip is canceled or rescheduled. But the traveler > (*nod* *wink*) gets to sit in F. Good marketing strategy. > > -- > Michael C. Berch > mcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > On Sep 4, 2006, at 8:40 AM, Mark Gerrard wrote: >> It's not a full fare coach ticket though. >> >> It's basically a discounted first class, coded as a coach fare with >> a free upgrade, so if the F cabin is full they can downgrade you to >> coach without financial compensation! >> >> Mark Greenwood wrote: >>> >>> Yes, many airlines have fares where if you pay full Y you get to >>> fly in >>> First/Business class. NW is one that springs to mind. >>> >>> Mark >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On >>> Behalf Of Mark Panitz >>> Sent: September 2, 2006 9:40 PM >>> To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> Subject: anyone hear about this fare class Y-UP? >>> >>> I heard on my local numbers the consumer reported says that if you >>> found a >>> Y-Up fare it mean automatic upgrade to first class?