Originally Posted by VHF FLYER
. Y used to = 'tourist class' I believe (or bottom of the pile).
Don't underestimate a full fare economy ticket! These are rare!
Cheaper to upgrade, fully flexible, and maybe, just maybe if Y is oversold you'll be one of the first looked at to op-up.
Also. if you miss a conx, chances are you'll be able to be rebooked onto another airline. I've sat at flight conx when 10 people missed one of our flights because of weather - not the previous airlines fault. All we could do for 9 of them in their X, N and Q classes was re-book them for the next days flight and they had to find and finance their own hotels for the night etc but that one full Y fare ticket? He was on the next flight outta LHR with a different airline.
It's far better than those X and N tickets. They REALLY are the bottom of the pile!