Class Y on an airplane - what is it? Classes of service on airplanes, classes of air tickets. What does promotional economy mean on an airplane?

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Airline ticket classes are primarily distinguished by seat comfort and on-board meals. Today there are three classes of air tickets: Economy, Business and First. These are the cheapest, and therefore the most popular plane tickets, with minimal amenities and comfort. Baggage in this class may not be included in the flight price at all. If the flight lasts more than 1.5 hours, passengers may be offered meals. Passengers are transported to the plane by bus. Economy class tickets are generally non-refundable and non-exchangeable.

Economy class corresponds to the following letter designations:

• W – premium;
• S, Y – regular economy class (various levels of comfort);
• B, H - with a discount (different types of discount);
• K, L - cheap class (economy with discount);
• M – tourist;
• N, Q, T, X, O - various types of discounts;
• V - at a discount (youth class);
• G - group (reservation under certain conditions).

• J – premium;
• C – normal;
• D, Z, I – with a discount (different systems of discounts, on which the cost of business class air tickets may depend).

In some cases, airlines divide classes into subclasses (for example, Premium, Advanced and others).

In each case, before booking a ticket on the checkout page, you must read the fare rules.

First class air tickets correspond to the following letter designations:

• P – premium;
• F – normal;
• A – with a discount.

Table of symbols for classes of service/booking in air tickets

At the airport/on board the aircraft, the dimensions of hand luggage are checked by the Airline's measuring devices. Hand luggage must fit freely (without force - under its own weight) into these measuring devices.

¹ In excess of the norm and without charging an additional fee, the passenger has the right to carry the following things if they are with the passenger and not included in the luggage:

• A backpack with dimensions no more than 40x30x20 cm, weighing no more than 5 kg, or a handbag, or a briefcase with things included in the backpack, or bag, or briefcase;
• Bouquet of flowers;
• Outerwear;
• Umbrella cane;
• Baby food for the child during the flight;
• Suit in a suitcase;
• A device for carrying a child (baby cradle, restraint systems (devices) for children under two years of age, baby stroller and other devices) when transporting a child, which can be safely placed in the aircraft cabin on a shelf above the passenger seat or under the seat in front of the passenger seat ( dimensions no more than 65x40x20 cm);
• Medicines, special dietary needs in the amount required for the duration of the flight;
• Crutches, canes, walkers, rollators, folding wheelchairs used by a passenger and having dimensions that allow them to be safely placed in the aircraft cabin on a shelf above the passenger seat or under the seat in front of the passenger seat;
• Items purchased from duty-free shops at the airport, packaged in one sealed plastic bag, weighing no more than 3 kg.

² Ski, snowboard, surfing and diving equipment, hockey equipment, bicycles, scooters, golf equipment, fishing equipment. Exception: direct flights between Moscow and the cities of Bukhara, Samarkand, Tashkent, Fergana, Dushanbe, as well as transfer routes from/to these cities when traveling through Vnukovo airport in Moscow

³ If there are no seats at the applied rate, an additional payment will be charged up to the available rate

4 1 flight segment is a flight from one city to another.
If you fly from Kaliningrad to Sochi with a transfer in Moscow, then these are 2 flight segments.

5 Baggage allowance, regardless of the fare: hand luggage (40x30x20cm) 5 kg, as well as baby food, a cradle and a stroller (according to FAP standards).

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If you decide not to fly

Notify Utair about this no later than 40 minutes before flight departure. If you do not show up for your flight and do not notify us in advance, your seats along the entire route will be canceled automatically.

You will not be able to board the plane at the transfer point or on the return route. If you want to terminate your flight or fly only from the transfer point or only on the return route, be sure to call Utair.

Notification

Transportation and other services provided by the carrier are subject to the terms and conditions of carriage, which are incorporated herein by reference. These conditions can be obtained from the issuing carrier or the carrier named on the ticket. Passengers whose carriage has a final destination or stopover in a country other than the country of departure are advised that the entire carriage, including any part thereof located within the territory of a country, may be subject to the provisions of international agreements known as the Montreal Convention or its predecessor, the Warsaw Convention. convention, including amendments to it (Warsaw system). For such passengers, the applicable agreement (including special conditions of carriage resulting from applicable tariffs) governs and may limit the liability of the carrier. More detailed information can be obtained from the carrier.

Classification of service areas on the aircraft:

• Economy class

This article will focus on third class service on an airplane. The class of service is indicated on the boarding pass and has the following designations: W, S, Y, B, H, K, L, M, N, Q, T, V, X. Which letter will be indicated on your ticket depends only on the airline, operating the flight. Each air carrier chooses its designation from the proposed list of possible ones.

The economy class area takes up the largest part, and is usually located in the middle and rear sections of the aircraft.

Pros and cons of economy class on an airplane

Most tourists going on a seaside holiday or people traveling for work prefer to fly in economy class. And the following facts support this:

1. Optimal price-quality ratio at low cost of flights; do not count on a high level of service;
2. The lowest cost of air tickets on an airplane is possible only when seated in the economy class of the aircraft;
3. The width of the seats is only 43-46 cm, which may not be entirely comfortable to accommodate people of full build;
4. The distance between the rows is 74-91 cm, depending on the modification of the aircraft and the direction of flight - on international flights, as a rule, legroom may be slightly larger;
5. On long flights, hot meals are provided without a choice of dishes and several types of drinks; on short-distance flights - tea, coffee or soft drinks;
6. The seats in economy class are located quite closely, the distance between the seats is minimal. In one row of the aircraft there can be 6-10 passenger seats, articulated 3-4;
7. Check-in for the flight takes place at the general counter on a first-come, first-served basis. An exception may only be for passengers with small children;
8. Passengers are delivered on board the aircraft by bus in several stages. The buses are often packed;
9. After landing, economy class passengers disembark after those arriving in business or first class;
10. Airplane baggage rules limit the possible weight of hand luggage (no more than 10 kg) and main cargo (no more than 20 kg) for economy zone passengers;
11. The number of blankets and pillows during flights is limited: first of all, accessories are distributed among children on the plane, then the remaining blankets can go to those who managed to contact the flight attendant in order to get a warm blanket.

What are the best seats in economy class?

Not all seats in economy class are equally comfortable. Before your flight, we recommend that you read the material about where the best seats on the plane are so that, if online check-in is possible or during check-in for a flight at the airport, you can take the most comfortable seats on the plane and have a good time on board.

• The most comfortable seats:
  • in order to sleep or enjoy beautiful views, it is better to take a seat by the porthole;
  • If you can’t sleep during flights and prefer to get up often, we recommend taking an aisle seat so as not to wake up your sleeping neighbor every time;
  • Tall passengers should request emergency exit or front row seats at check-in. These seats have increased legroom.


• Worst options:
  • the last row of the aircraft - the seat backs do not recline and are fixed in a strictly vertical position;
  • the seats located in front of the emergency hatches - for safety reasons, the backs of such chairs also cannot be tilted.

Remember, all is not lost if you don't get the chair you want. After all passengers have taken their seats in economy class and the “boarding completed” sign lights up, look around and assess the situation on the plane. If the plane is not fully loaded, there is a high probability of having good options for free seats. Often on such flights the back rows are empty, where you can sit on several seats at once and get a good night's sleep.

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AIR TICKETS - AIR TICKET CLASSES
Booking class is the letter designation of the quota of seats on a flight corresponding to a particular fare. The class of air ticket determines the service you will receive during the flight. If a regular dinner included in the ticket price is offered to everyone regardless of class, free alcoholic drinks will be provided only to first class passengers. However, if you are flying abroad, and especially to Europe, then it is hardly worth overpaying - even in the economy class of international flights there is quite high-quality service and comfortable conditions that meet European standards. Moreover, you will have to overpay a lot - prices for air tickets from the same company for the same flight can differ twice (if you compare first and economy class). For each fare, the airline has established a booking class N, V, R, M, K, H, B, Y and quotas of seats for sale in this subclass. Moreover, the cheaper the fare, the lower the quota of seats. It is clear that if you sell all the seats at the minimum fare, then the flight is unlikely to be economically justified. Therefore, there are always few cheap tickets. The airline determines in advance (purely technically) how many seats in a given price quota it will sell on the flight. Of course, the division of quotas varies on each flight in each season.
First grade
Р R - supersonic class
F R - premium first class
P F - first class
A A - first class with discount
Business Class
And J - premium business class
B C - business class
D D - business class with discount
Ш Z - business class with discount
S I - business class with discount
Economy class
Yu W - economic premium
C S - economy class
E Y - economy class
F B - economic with discount
C H - economic with discount
K K - cheap class (economy with discount)
L L - cheap class with discount (economy with discount)
M M - tourist class (economy with discount)
N N - economic with discount
I Q - economic with discount
T T - economic with discount
B V - economic with a discount (youth class)
X X - economic with discount
E E - shuttle tariff; reservations are not allowed; Places are confirmed upon registration
U is a shuttle tariff; no reservation required; places guaranteed
Г G - group class - reservation under certain conditions
O O - economic with discount
The level of service for Class C may be the same or higher than Class Y, but lower than Class J.
The level of service for class M may be the same or lower than for class Y.
When selling with seat numbers, only 16 subclasses can be used; when selling without seat numbers, 26 subclasses can be used.

Within one class of air tickets (business or economy) there is a division by fare type. At the same time, passengers of the same class, regardless of the type of fare, receive exactly the same set of services and can take any seat in the economy class cabin. So what do those Y, B, M, H, Q, K, L, U, T on the ticket mean?

Strictly speaking, economy class fares differ in terms of ticket return and exchange, the size of the discount for children, and the validity period of the ticket. The conditions for applying the fare determine the amount of the fine for returning a ticket, the specifics of calculations when changing different sections of the route, and the possibility of making changes to the route, for example, changing the name of the passenger or the departure date.

Fares are indicated on tickets by letter codes. But the designation system and fare conditions differ depending on the airline.

In general, three main tariff groups can be distinguished:

In addition, some plans may have additional restrictions. Such as, for example, the ability to choose a seat in the cabin during check-in. And lastly, different amounts of bonus miles are awarded for different tariffs.

The conditions on board will be the same regardless of the chosen fare, and the price difference may vary by 7 times. So the conclusion is simple: if you are sure that plans will not change, take the cheapest tariff.

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