Enhancements to Sabre Branded Fares
On Tuesday, May 4, 2021, WestJet enhanced how our Branded Fares are displayed for Sabre users. This change was made to enhance how we display our Branded Fares product and features. As part of this change, we have also updated our Branded Fares codes.
Enhanced displays
Sabre users will now see attributes associated to their fares, such as baggage allowance, pre-reserved seats, Lounge access, to name a few.
Users will continue to select the fare details and Brand options and the new enhanced display will now indicate related attributes associated to the respective Branded Fares.
Sabre users within Native displays
For users who shop with our Branded Fare codes within fare quotes, pricing commands or as part of your automated scripting, you will need to update from our old two-character brand codes to our enhanced Branded Fare codes.
| Branded fare name | Old Branded Fare code | New Branded Fare Code |
| Basic | LR | BASIC |
| Econo | LB | ECONO |
| EconoFlex | MB | EFLEX |
| Premium | HR | PREMIUM |
| PremiumFlex | HB | PFLEX |
| Business | BL | BUSINESS |
| BusinessFlex | BH | BUSFLEX |
Frequently asked questions
Q: Is this change only for Sabre users?
A: At this time, we have made the enhancements only within Sabre GDS. We are working to enhance our Branded Fare/Fare Family displays and content in all systems.
Q: How do we update our scripting in Sabre to utilize the new Branded Fare codes?
A: Please work directly with Sabre if you have questions on updating your scripting/PF/QIK keys.