CX Award availability has been supported since Jun 2009, and the KVS Tool continues to have the most comprehensive award and upgrade coverage across all 3 global alliances.

Some of the advantages of the KVS Tool include:

• Incomparably wider award availability coverage in all 3 global alliances:
  
  
  • Available exclusively via KVS Tool (Awards):
    *A: UA/US/CO/LH/OS/SK/TP/LO/JK/TK/SQ/NH/OZ/TG/SA/MS/JP/OU/KF
    *O: BA/IB/MA/LA/CX
    *S: DL/KL/SU/AM/KE/CZ/KQ/UX
    **: HA/YX/FJ
    
    
  • Available exclusively via KVS Tool (Upgrades):
    *A: UA/US/LH/OS/SK/TP/LO/JK/TK/SQ/NH/OZ/TG/SA/MS/JP/OU/KF
    *O: BA
    
    
  • Also available via KVS Tool (Awards):
    *A: AC/BD/NZ/SN/CA/FM
    *O: QF/AY
    *S: AF/OK
    **: LY/EI/AS/TN/JJ/IT
    
    
  • Also available via KVS Tool (Upgrades):
    *A: AC/BD/NZ/SN/CA/FM
    **: LY/HA
    
    
  
  
• Text seat maps for most carriers, which can be easily copied-and-pasted into a Forum post or an e-mail message, just like most other types of results (availability, fares, fare rules).
  
  
• Multiple GDS & Point-of-Sale (POS) options for more relevant/accurate availability data.
  
  
• 'Always-on' approach: No need to log-in (except for once every 6/12 months when renewing membership); users are never 'logged-out'.
  
  
• Keyboard shortcuts, which enable mouse-free interaction and can really speed things up.
  
  
• PNR Manager
  
  
• Reference Information Lookup:
  • Maximum Permitted Mileage [MPM]
  • Minimum Connection Time [MCT]
  
  
• Flight Operational Info (With Airline Comments)
  
  
• Visa/Immigration/Customs Information (TIMATIC)