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United Creates New Economy (Non-Changeable) Fare Class

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United Creates New Economy (Non-Changeable) Fare Class

United Airlines raised some concerns today. The airline is messing around with its fare classes in some markets and introducing what it calls Economy (non-changeable) instead of Basic Economy.

But these fares are not Basic Economy, as they are less restrictive, expect for the “non-changeable part. You get carry-ons and checked bags.

Also when you select Basic Economy you get a warning about the restrictions. That’s not the case with this new fare class.

However, it doesn’t look like United Airlines is bringing back change-fees. The new Economy (non-changeable) fare seems to be specific to Japan. This is due “to quirks in how fares are marketed”, and a United Airlines spokesperson confirmed that there are “no plans to expand this fare outside of Japan.”

United Airlines was the first carrier to get rid of change fees on most tickets back in 2020. And this is supposed to be a permanent, except for Basic Economy fares. Let’s hope that they don’t go back on their word!

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