Regarding the following KVS tool displays of seat availability on the YOW-YYZ and the YYZ-LAS flights, there are 2 issues:
A. I had bought a revenue ticket some time ago, whereby I would go from YOW to LAS on AC on Nov 11, and come back on Nov 15. I was originally booked on the 10 AM flight from YOW to YYZ; however, Air Canada sent me an email this morning that the 10 AM flight has been cancelled. I was re-booked on the 9 AM flight. I am booked to go on AC 597 from YYZ to LAS, departing at 1:10 PM.
This and the other KVS tool availability functions do not yet reflect that cancellation.
B. My wife and I plan to go to Las Vegas that day; I wish to book a business class seat through my Aeroplan account for her. Obviously, I wish to book her to be on the same flights as I am booked on.
The Aeroplan web site is showing that I will get a non-priority award if she goes on the 11 AM flight, and then go on a flight to Denver on AC, and on a flight from Denver to LAS on UA.
My Aeroplan award account shows that I can book her on the 9 or 11 (or 10) AM flight from YOW to YYZ, and then AC 597, leaving at 1:10 PM. However, it is listed as classic plus award, with a 92,000 Aeroplan mile requirement, rather than a 40,000 mile requirement. Realizing that even with SEs, there is some capacity control to IKK award bookings, I still see no reason based on data from the KVS tool why the Aeroplan web site would require 92,000 miles, if I book the 9 AM flight from YOW to YYZ and then on AC 597 leaving YYZ at 1:10 PM. Any thoughts?
[KVS Availability Tool 5.7.4/Diamond - Sabre: Availability/FS/US]
Code:
YOW Ottawa Metro / Ottawa Int'l ON CA = YOW [CYOW]
YYZ Toronto Pearson Int'l ON CA [CYYZ]
THU 11 Nov 2010
Carrier Flight From Depart To Arrive A/C Availability
--------- ------ ---- -------- ---- -------- --- -- -----------------------------------------------------------------
AC 479 YOW 06:00 YYZ 07:00 319 R3 Y9 B9 M9 U9 H9 Q9 K9 V9 N9 W9 G9 S9 P9 L9 T9 E9 A0 J9 C9 D9 Z8
AC 441 YOW 07:00 YYZ 08:00 319 R3 Y9 B9 M9 U9 H9 Q9 K9 V9 N9 W9 G9 S9 P9 L9 T9 E9 A0 J9 C9 D9 Z8
AC 477 YOW 07:30 YYZ 08:30 E75 R2 Y9 B9 M9 U9 H9 Q9 K9 V9 N9 W9 G9 S9 P9 L9 T9 E0 A0 J9 C9 D9 Z7
AC 443 YOW 08:00 YYZ 09:00 320 R5 Y9 B9 M9 U9 H9 Q9 K9 V9 N9 W9 G9 S9 P9 L9 T9 E9 A0 J9 C9 D9 Z9
AC 445 YOW 09:00 YYZ 10:00 319 R2 Y9 B9 M9 U9 H9 Q9 K9 V9 N9 W9 G9 S9 P9 L9 T9 E9 A0 J9 C9 D9 Z6
AC 447 YOW 10:00 YYZ 11:00 320 R2 Y9 B9 M9 U9 H9 Q9 K9 V9 N9 W9 G9 S9 P9 L9 T9 E9 A0 J9 C9 D9 Z6
AC 449 YOW 11:00 YYZ 12:00 319 R5 Y9 B9 M9 U9 H9 Q9 K9 V9 N9 W9 G9 S9 P9 L9 T9 E9 A0 J9 C9 D9 Z9
AC 451 YOW 12:00 YYZ 13:00 E90 R1 Y9 B9 M9 U9 H9 Q9 K9 V9 N9 W9 G9 S9 P9 L9 T9 E9 A0 J9 C9 D9 Z5
AC 453 YOW 13:00 YYZ 14:00 E75 R1 Y9 B9 M9 U9 H9 Q9 K9 V9 N9 W9 G9 S9 P9 L4 T4 E0 A0 J9 C9 D9 Z3
AC 455 YOW 14:00 YYZ 15:00 320 R1 Y9 B9 M9 U9 H9 Q9 K9 V9 N9 W9 G9 S9 P9 L4 T4 E4 A0 J9 C9 D9 Z5
AC 457 YOW 15:00 YYZ 16:00 E90 R1 Y9 B9 M9 U9 H9 Q9 K9 V9 N9 W9 G9 S0 P0 L0 T0 E0 A0 J9 C9 D9 Z1
AC 459 YOW 16:00 YYZ 17:00 320 R1 Y9 B9 M9 U9 H9 Q9 K9 V9 N9 W9 G9 S9 P9 L4 T4 E4 A0 J9 C9 D9 Z2
[KVS Availability Tool 5.7.4/Diamond - Sabre: Availability/FS/US]
Code:
YYZ Toronto Pearson Int'l ON CA [CYYZ]
LAS Las Vegas McCarran Int'l NV US [KLAS]
THU 11 Nov 2010
Carrier Flight From Depart To Arrive A/C Availability
--------- ------ ---- -------- ---- -------- --- -- -----------------------------------------------------------------
AC 591 YYZ 09:15 LAS 10:59 320 R0 Y9 B9 M9 U9 H9 Q9 V9 W0 S0 L0 K9 N9 G0 P0 T0 E0 A0 J4 C4 D0 Z0
AC 597 YYZ 13:10 LAS 14:54 319 R0 Y9 B9 M9 U9 H9 Q9 K9 V4 N4 W0 A0 G0 S0 P0 L0 T0 E0 J7 C7 D2 Z0