ANA (All Nippon Airways) fare classes explained
Every fare class (RBD — reservation booking designator) on ANA (All Nippon Airways), what it means for award booking, and which classes are most useful to know.
Fare classes by cabin
First Class (The Suite)
| Class | Type | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| F / A / P | First revenue | ANA's flagship cabin |
| O | First award | ANA Mileage Club + Virgin Atlantic award space |
Business Class (The Room)
| Class | Type | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| J / C / D / Z | Business revenue | ANA business class |
| I | Business award | ANA Mileage Club + partner award business |
Premium Economy
| Class | Type | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| W / E / G | PE revenue | ANA Premium Economy |
| R | PE award | Award PE inventory |
Economy
| Class | Type | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Y / B / M / U / H / Q / V / W / S / T / L / K | Economy revenue | Various revenue economy |
| X | Economy award | Award economy |
Award fare classes you should care about
For award booking, these are the ANA (All Nippon Airways) classes that show inventory:
O (first)I (business)R (premium economy)X (economy)
Notes
ANA's award classes are O (first), I (business), R (PE), X (eco). When searching ANA via tools like ANA's own award tool, look for these classes. Virgin Atlantic books O class for ANA First — and that's the famous 110K-round-trip First Class redemption.
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