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ExpertFlyer Voice
EF doesn't actually construct routes, we send the search criteria to the reservation system (sometimes a GDS, sometimes an airline directly) and show all the routings that are returned to us. In the case of LX, we talk directly to the LX host for the award results, which may be more inventory then what is offered to *A partner airlines. It should match M&M results vs ANA results.
One reason we don’t and won’t try to construct our own routes is because we’re finding more and more that married segment logic (also called Journey Control) is being applied by airlines for award and upgrade inventory in addition to regular fare inventory. So be careful when searching for award inventory on separate legs of an itinerary.
That aside, we’re glad to see a new free tool that allows easy access to these free data sources. Welcome to the club.
Thanks for the clarification,
EFV. I also did searches on AC, NH, and called Continential phone agent, and none of them have access to the LX 53 flight that
Rom Sac saw on EF, so it looks like EF has access to LX's expanded availability for its own members.
Thanks for the welcome.
I have been a user of EF for a while and find the deep access that it has unparalleled.