What is the Y on a boarding pass?

For example, at my previous airline Y is usually used to denote that you paid the full Economy Class fare, which means you're entitled to certain perks like the chance to upgrade to Business if available, full mileage credited to your frequent flyer account, and free seat selection before flight.



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An “A” or “F” mean first-class treatment, while a “B” often means you're more likely to get upgraded than if you have a “Q” or a “Y” on your ticket—the latter two are typically the cheapest economy fares.

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The six-digit alphanumeric code that appears on your boarding pass is your PNR, or Passenger Name Reference—also known as your record locator, reservation code, or booking code.

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Y - Economy/Coach. Z - Business Class Discounted.

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The letters stand for Secondary Security Screening Selection and if they appear on your boarding pass, it means your name is on a highly classified roster - the Selectee List. Once they come to pass through security, they'll likely be subject to “enhanced” pat-downs while their luggage might be inspected by hand.

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Delta Fare class Z is a revenue fare/booking class of service that is marketed as Discount First Class / Delta One on Delta Air Lines. The fare class is considered a discounted First Class / Delta One.

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What does each letter mean?
  1. Discounted Economy Class Tickets: K, L, Q, V, W, U, T, X, N, O, S.
  2. Full-Fare Economy Tickets: Y, B, M, H.
  3. Premium Economy Fares: W, E.
  4. Discounted Business Class Tickets: D, I, Z.
  5. Full-Fare Business Tickets: J, C, D.
  6. Full-Fare First-Class Passengers: A, F.


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The airline accounting code, or prefix code, is a 3-digit number, referenced by IATA and unique among all the airlines, used to identify the airline in various accounting activities such as ticketing.

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If you take more than your allowance, you will have to pay an excess baggage. If your ticket states: Free baggage allowance: 0PC (zero pieces), it means that your fare does not include free baggage in the hold.

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When IATA formed and began requiring airports worldwide to extend their codes to three-letters (as two-letter codes were becoming scarce) during the 1940s, most of Canada's airports had already adopted the Y for “yes” prefix due to their weather reporting and radio stations located on site.

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Most large airports in Canada have codes that begin with the letter Y, although not all Y codes are Canadian (for example, YUM for Yuma, Arizona, and YNT for Yantai, China), and not all Canadian airports start with the letter Y (for example ZBF for Bathurst, New Brunswick).

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Fare Class Z is marketed as a discount first class / Delta One ticket, and is the lowest revenue fare class in the cabin.

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These days most modern airlines offer travellers a choice of three or four service levels: Economy, Premium Economy, Business, and First Class.

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If the letter B, H, M or Y is on the boarding pass, then the traveller is in the most basic class. This stands for economy seats, revealing the passenger is sitting in some of the cheapest seats onboard.

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Take a look at the boarding group number that's listed on your boarding pass, and listen for announcements from your gate agents. They'll let you know when your group can board. You can also view the digital displays around the gate area to see what groups are currently boarding.

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Group 4 is considered priority boarding on American Airlines. Eligible passengers include elite flyers holder AA Gold or Oneworld Ruby status, as well as AirPass travelers, premium economy ticket holders, travelers who bought priority boarding and eligible corporate travelers.

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