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Old May 10, 2009 | 8:09 pm
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Originally Posted by dingo
I admit that I didn't read the 100+ pages of information here.

I haven't used the tool much but paid for the app so I could search star alliance awards. I enter 10-18-2009 as my date, clt - fco as my route, pick snt: awards/star alliance and search. I see only USAir, not LH as a possibility, and there are no open award seats at all on US. When I check the US website I see plenty of award seats available, and even at the lowest 'saver' level. No awards when I search PHL - FCO either, but again they are obviously there.

Obviously I'm doing something wrong that didn't jump out to me in the help file, or the program doesn't do what I thought it did.

Where are you seeing a standard *A award for CLT-FCO/18 Oct on US? US DM website is showing only a double-mileage award available:



To see LH and other connecting options when non-stop flights exist, you have to activate the [Max] option:

[KVS Availability Tool 3.5.9902/Platinum - SNT: Awards/StarAlliance/JP-ANA]
Code:
CLT  Charlotte Douglas NC US [KCLT]
FCO  Rome Fiumicino IT [LIRF]
SUN  18 Oct 2009 / 1 Seat

Carrier   Flight From Depart    To   Arrive    A/C       Availability
--------- ------ ---- --------- ---- --------- ---- ---- ------------- 
US        718    CLT  14:35     FCO  08:45 +1  CHG       FS/  CS-  YS-
UA        7131   CLT  14:35     IAD  16:13     CRJ       FS/  CS-  YS+
 -> UA    966    IAD  18:18     FCO  08:50 +1  CHG       FS-  CS-  YS+
LH        429    CLT  17:25     MUC  08:10 +1  346       FS+  CS+  YS+
 -> LH    3856   MUC  08:50 +1  FCO  10:20 +1  E95       FS/  CS+  YS+
LH        429    CLT  17:25     MUC  08:10 +1  346       FS+  CS+  YS+
 -> LH    3858   MUC  10:45 +1  FCO  12:15 +1  321       FS/  CS+  YS+
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