New KVS Availability Tool Is Here!

[floris_FRA]

KVS thanks for a great tool!


I have a couple of questions:
- which engine should one use? AMEX or UA for LH or SA flights

- I am looking for award availability and as far as I understand it, if the class isn't shown then ITN doens't know about it? For example:

LH 576 FRA 22:30 CPT 11:25 +1 340 0 F4 A3 C9 D9 Z9 Y9 B9 M9 H9 Q9 V9 W9 S0

I looked at the list on here it shows LH award class to be O-I-X.

So in the above example, no O-I-X means ITN does not see it?

Is there a way to see the award classes?

Thanks again!

[Snoopyo]

Hi KVS,

Could really appreciate a registration code. You have PM.

thanks,
Mary

[KVS]

Originally Posted by floris_FRA

which engine should one use? AMEX or UA for LH or SA flights

It is, generally, preferable to use ITN/AX access method as the ITN/UA method tends to show UA flights even when they were not requested.

However, sometimes using ITN/UA access will display classes that ITN/AX does not.

Originally Posted by floris_FRA

I am looking for award availability and as far as I understand it, if the class isn't shown then ITN doesn't know about it?

That is correct.

Originally Posted by floris_FRA

Is there a way to see the award classes?

You can use smiley67's tool for that. The link should be somewhere in this thread.

[floris_FRA]

Originally Posted by KVS

It is, generally, preferable to use ITN/AX access method as the ITN/UA method tends to show UA flights even when they were not requested.

However, sometimes using ITN/UA access will display classes that ITN/AX does not.


That is correct.


You can use smiley67's tool for that. The link should be somewhere in this thread.

Thank you very much!

[par8thed]

Fantastic tool! Thanks!!!

[KVS]

Version 1.3.1 of the KVS Availability Tool is now available for download.

A new search method [AUA.com/*A (Sabre)] has been added:

• Airline selection options for this method are:
  • Search *A Airlines Only
  • All Airlines

• The following *A award classes (F/C/Y) are now available:
  • LH: O/I/X
  • OS: -/I/X
  • LO: -/Z/V
  • BD: -/I/X+Z
  • SK: -/I/X
  • TG: O/I/X
  • RG: O/I/X

• Expanded class availability on a number of airlines, e.g. W/T classes on BA that are not available through ITN

Feel free to post feedback/bug reports on this new method in this thread...

Enjoy!

See Also: *A Booking Classes: Booking Class Alignment

Download Link: New KVS Availability Tool Is Here!

[Tax Dude]

Thanks for the new version!

I take it then, that this new search method doesn't provide the data for AC award space (D/W)?

[KVS]

Originally Posted by Tax Dude

I take it then, that this new search method doesn't provide the data for AC award space (D/W)?

I am afraid not... It provides award class data for virtually all *A airlines (as per my previous post), with the exception of AC and UA.

[parnel]

KVS, thanks again for all your work....I seem to be having trouble downloading the latest version.Do I need to remove the old version first?

[aad665]

Thank KVS

aad665

[KVS]

Originally Posted by parnel

KVS, thanks again for all your work....I seem to be having trouble downloading the latest version.Do I need to remove the old version first?

Could you be more specific about the problem you're having? And no, you don't have remove the previous version before installing a new one.

[martyYYZ]

Works fine for me on Windows XP! Thanks KVS for this great tool!

[parnel]

Originally Posted by KVS

Could you be more specific about the problem you're having? And no, you don't have remove the previous version before installing a new one.

It downloads onto my destop as a zip file and then when I open that up I get three files as listed


kvs_availabilitytool.cab
setup.exe
lst.exe

And I can't install from any of the three baxes.
Best explanation I can give

I'm on XP professional

[KVS]

Originally Posted by parnel

It downloads onto my destop as a zip file and then when I open that up I get three files as listed

Try copying/extracting all 3 files out of the ZIP file to a new temporary folder, then run SETUP.EXE

If that doesn't work, use WinZip [http://winzip.com] to extract the files from the ZIP archive.

[GJS - yow]

This is so cool

I just entered a flight YOW-ZRH, and the KVS Availability Tool responded with 8 combinations of flights on AC, LH, BD, and/or UA. This will be indispensable in planning future travel.

Thanks again to KVS!!