Booking class E on QF domestic?

[Keith009]

Thanks Keith, but.......

So does that mean (apart from know it's a red e-deal, flexisaver etc) you cant tell until you've booked (and thus paid what is often a non-changeable ticket)?

Sorry, misreading on my part.
You can view the fare class during the actual booking process, per serfty a few posts up: http://www.frequentflyer.com.au/com...ing-class-e-qf-domestic-14967.html#post197370

 

[docjames]

view page source - i'm sorry, i still dont understand? Will send PM so not to continue hijak.

 

[serfty]

view page source - i'm sorry, i still dont understand? Will send PM so not to continue hijak.

To view the page source on your browser toolbar choose "View" and then go to down to "Source".

For Keyboard Shortcuts:

• with FireFox, press [CTRL]+U
• with MS Internet Explorer press [ALT]+V,C

Here's a copy of a post I made on FlyerTalk:

Qantas have updated their domestic web booking engine and one can now ascertain the exact booking class fare bucket for a domestic flight before purchasing.

You can do it on the website by:

• Doing a flight/fare search for your dates/destination and bringing up the list of available flights/prices,
• Selecting the flight/price you want,
• Viewing the page source,
• Repeating the following until you find your fare bucket code:
  • search for "addClasse", you will see something like:
    
    "theRecommandation.addClasse('O');"​
  • Two lines above that would be a line similar to the following:
    
    "var theRecommandation = new Recommandation(0, 103.69);"​
  • if the price when rounded up matches the price you are looking for (e.g.109.0 -> 109), then your fare class is that contained in the addClasse search, e.g. ('O')
    
    e.g.

    var theRecommandation = new Recommandation(1, 109.0);
    
    theRecommandation.addClasse('O');

  • if the price does not match repeat until you find it.
• Note that for multi segment options there will be an addclasse line for each segment, e.g. The following is a $1420 2 segment Business class fare in D and J:

  var theRecommandation = new Recommandation(42, 1419.7);
  
  theRecommandation.addClasse('D');
  
  theRecommandation.addClasse('J');

 

[simongr]

I can not believe that QF have not blocked people from viewing the source code - isnt that a basic security decision when coding websites?

 

[opusman]

I can not believe that QF have not blocked people from viewing the source code - isnt that a basic security decision when coding websites?

There's not really a foolproof way of blocking access to client side source code, since by definition the client has to have access to it to render it.

 

[serfty]

I can not believe that QF have not blocked people from viewing the source code - isnt that a basic security decision when coding websites?

If you know how, it's very easy to get around restrictions on viewing source code - one of the issues with the internet.

The booking class code information was not accessible simply by viewing source for much of last year and this year.

However the newer booking system comes from a third party web site and the class code information is now available again (not much else however).

 

[philflyer]

I guess this serves as a warning to be very careful when making bookings.

When it comes to cheap domestic flights with no rewards you'll find me on Virgin Blue. Even then I feel like I'm wasting an opportunity.

 

[serfty]

... When it comes to cheap domestic flights with no rewards you'll find me on Virgin Blue. Even then I feel like I'm wasting an opportunity.

Note that this booking will credit the OP with 2000 QFF points and 20 SC's - it's just they though they were booking O class to credit to AAdvantage,.