Is my cabin class based on my operating airline or my marketing airline?

Question

I just got an XML for my PNR from Sabre which held two components:

How can I figure out what fare am I suppose to use to determine the real cabin the PNR is on (economy, premium etc.)?

I am using a combination of airline+fare, but I'm not sure which one I'm suppose to use.

Should I use the marketing or Res/operated airline?

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 29 '16 at 16:19

The 'cabin' codes are fairly well standardized:

But there are variations and special cases*. Though 100%, your Y cabin is economy.

Note, this is different from the fare code X which books into Y, as would M, N, Q etc.

*For example Etihad's The Residence. I do not know what code they use.

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 29 '16 at 14:43

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If the marketing cabin is Y, then you're in economy.

You can also use the fact that Delta's "X" fare class is an economy class. It is unlikely to map to a business seat on another carrier.

answered Dec 29 '16 at 14:43

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