Originally Posted by
FlyerGoldII
Thanks, for the information.
I did see steps #3 and #4. It does answer my questions in terms of the apparent discrepancy.
But I do have followup questions:
Originally Posted by
FlyerGoldII
1) why (as in my example) are several fares listed, if they violate the fare rule requirement for days one can travel (either on the day of departure or day of arrival)?
When displaying fares, the [Fares/DotRes] Method validates for Fare
Seasonality and
Advance Purchase rules only.
Originally Posted by
FlyerGoldII
2) why are certain fares listed, if those fares are sold out?
Fares cannot be "sold out"; they can only be either filed or un-filed.
Originally Posted by
FlyerGoldII
OR to put it another way,
will your KVS tool be upgraded in the future, so that steps #3 and #4 will automatically be incorporated when the fare list is displayed (ie so that the customer can determine just from one step, rather than 3 steps, that the displayed fares are the ones that are available to the customer)?
This is not what the Tool is really intended to do. The Tool is designed to answer questions, such as:
- What is the lowest possible fare?
- What is the lowest possible upgradeable fare?
- Am I getting the lowest possible fare?
- What do I need to do to get this fare?
- Why am I not getting the fare I want?
- How many seats are currently remaining in booking class X (availability in which is required for this fare)?
In contrast, booking websites cannot provide answers to the above, but can automatically calculate:
- How much does it cost to depart on XX and return on YY?
- How much does it cost to depart on XX and return on YY, +/- 3 days?