KVS Availability Tool - Page 9

PreferBulkhead · Dec 15, 04, 1:04 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by KVS

Are you using the latest version (1.3.2)?

Yes I am indeed... across the top it indicates "KvS Availability Tool 1.3.2"

The SABRE: ITN/UA is just fine.

The SABRE: AuA/*A goes off into lala land after pressing GO and it can sit there for over 1 hou using 100% CPU and not doing anything ... I can click STOP at any time and it terminates the search ...

The interesting thing is with the ITN/UA I see under the STOP button the text "Stop [2K]" ... while with the AUA/*A I see simply "Stop [.]"

Thank-you

PB

KVS · Dec 15, 04, 1:23 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by PreferBulkhead

The SABRE: AuA/*A goes off into lala land after pressing GO and it can sit there for over 1 hou using 100% CPU and not doing anything ... I can click STOP at any time and it terminates the search ...

... while with the AUA/*A I see simply "Stop [.]"

If there's only 1 dot after [Stop] it means that it cannot connect to the AUA website for some reason.

Try opening http://book5.aua.com/ in Internet Explorer:

If it doesn't bring you to AUA's website, then something in your system/network is blocking your access to that website.
If it does, try re-installing the tool using the SETUP (not manually).

PreferBulkhead · Dec 15, 04, 1:32 pm

Thanks - I will pursue your suggestions ... appreciate your time

PB

Added: Going to the url directly seems to have cleared whatever log jam there was ... I can now use KVS AUA/*A successfully ... thanks.

The only problem is that a direct AC Jazz flight from YYZ-> MSY never shows up -- it is there at the AC website - but not via KVS ... I know that is not an prob with KVS - but the backends it accesses -- oh well.

Thanks again!

PB

KVS · Dec 15, 04, 2:18 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by PreferBulkhead

The only problem is that a direct AC Jazz flight from YYZ-> MSY never shows up -- it is there at the AC website - but not via KVS ... I know that is not an prob with KVS - but the backends it accesses -- oh well.

Are you referring to this one?:

[KVS Availability Tool - Sabre: AUA/*A]

Code:

YYZ  Toronto Pearson Int'l ON CA [CYYZ]
MSY  New Orleans Louis Armstrong Int'l LA US [KMSY]
     17 Dec 2004

Carrier   Flight From Depart    To   Arrive    A/C  St Availability
--------- ------ ---- --------- ---- --------- ---- -- ----------------------------------------------- 
AC        8026   YYZ  12:40     MSY  14:40     CRJ  0  Y9 M8 U0 A8 B8 V0 Q0 L0 R0 I0 N0 G0 P0 E0 T0 H0

PreferBulkhead · Dec 15, 04, 2:29 pm

I found out my error (DUH!) it seems that the time of flight is extremely impt here ... if I change the time then it tells me the AC flights ... I guess I was looking for more of an ALL DAY type of search ... well live and learn!

Thanks for your time!

PB

KVS · Dec 15, 04, 3:11 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by PreferBulkhead

I guess I was looking for more of an ALL DAY type of search ... well live and learn!

Just leave the Time: field blank for an all-day search...

PreferBulkhead · Dec 15, 04, 3:39 pm

Of course ... now I feel really dumb

Thanks ... party on dude!

PB

**Simon** · Dec 15, 04, 5:56 pm

KVS,

Super tool, thanks so much for it

One question: is there any way to select, say, two airlines to display:

i.e.,

not AC, not *, but AC;DL

Simon

KVS · Dec 15, 04, 7:25 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simon

One question: is there any way to select, say, two airlines to display:

Not at the moment. Current options are: All (ITN & AUA), 1 specific airline (ITN), or *A (AUA).

Passenger_by_Passion · Dec 16, 04, 4:31 am

Maybe you could replace the lost amex itn connection with the wagon lits itn platform?! As far as I can see this still works fine and gives just about the same information as the amex itn.

Would be great to have three provider options again

Thanks for the tool anyhow

KVS · Dec 22, 04, 8:22 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Passenger_by_Passion

Would be great to have three provider options again

Looks like it will be a "wish coming true" this christmas -- see my next post. Actually, I was already working on that option since last Monday

KVS · Dec 22, 04, 8:29 pm

Just in time for the holidays, Version 1.3.3 of the KVS Availability Tool, holiday edition, is now available for download.

Major Changes:

Sabre: ITN/CWT method has now been added!
- It is, effectively, a replacement for the ITN-AX method
Seat Map option has been restored;
- To access the seat map for a flight, simply select a segment, then right-click and select [Seat Map/Book Segment Using ITN/CWT]

Download Link:

KVS Availability Tool

Viajero · Dec 24, 04, 6:46 am

1.3.3 works great. Thank you!

LonLH · Dec 24, 04, 1:09 pm

I had checked the availability for a RG flight 5 hours ago and it was wide open as per the availability tool- F7 A6 C7 D7 Z7 Y7 B7 M7 H7 Q7 V7 L7.... However when I checked in I was told that the flight is oversold in all classes and that they will have to offload people. It is probably because the airline assumes that people don't turn up and keep the flight oversold, because it is very unlikely that too many people in all classes would suddenly decide to fly on the spur on X-mas eve.
Any thoughts?
Merry X-mas

YYCOllie · Dec 24, 04, 2:12 pm

This says to me that they were still willing to sell 7 tickets, due to (as you guessed) no-shows.

Quote:

Originally Posted by LonLH

I had checked the availability for a RG flight 5 hours ago and it was wide open as per the availability tool- F7 A6 C7 D7 Z7 Y7 B7 M7 H7 Q7 V7 L7.... However when I checked in I was told that the flight is oversold in all classes and that they will have to offload people. It is probably because the airline assumes that people don't turn up and keep the flight oversold, because it is very unlikely that too many people in all classes would suddenly decide to fly on the spur on X-mas eve.
Any thoughts?
Merry X-mas