FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Important news for KVS Availability Tool users in light of major airline industry changes.

As you may already know, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has now announced that its new Resolution 0401.2bis has been approved and declared effective 31 April 2009. The Resolution in question is binding on all of the IATA member carriers, which include virtually all major airlines worldwide. The following is a short summary of the key changes:

1. All existing revenue management mechanisms will be phased-out. Airlines will be permitted to file a total of no more than 4 fares per route (one for each cabin). Seasonality restrictions, advance purchase rules, as well as minimum/maximum stay requirements will no longer apply.
   
   Current Fare Displays:
   
   
   
   New simplified Fare Displays effective 31 April 2009:
   
   
   
   
   
2. Multiple booking classes will be eliminated, and availability displays will, likewise, reflect the simplified availability:
   
   Current Availability Displays:
   
   
   
   New simplified Availability Displays effective 31 April 2009:
   
   
   
   
   
3. Award and upgrade capacity restrictions will be removed. Therefore, there will no longer be a need to check award and upgrade availability separately.
   
   Current Award Availability Displays:
   
   
   
   New simplified Award Availability Displays effective 31 April 2009:
   
   
   

Further information will be posted on the KVS Availability Tool Homepage (http://www.KVSTool.com/) as it becomes available...

We also wish to take this opportunity to thank all existing members for their support of the KVS Availability Tool Project during the era of complex airline pricing and award/upgrade capacity controls.