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Jan 10, 2011 | 5:24 pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ma91pmh

Folks I am full paid up user of both products. Love em both. Wish KVS would be web based, wish EF had more airlines. C'est la vie.

Anyway I am looking at availability on Swiss (LX) and getting very different results on each. Just one example:

7/29/2011: JFK-ZRH. EF shows 2 seats on both LX15 and LX17 in F (O class). KVS shows FS-
7/30/2001: ZRH-BKK. EF shows 2 seats on LX180. KVS shows FS-

Pretty much all the time I see O class on EF, I see FS- for same number of seats on KVS.

Anyone know who's right?

LX has 2 Availability 'sets': One for its own M&M FFP members (which you can see via the [Awards/M&M] Method in the KVS Tool) and another one for *A redemptions (which you can see via the [Awards/StarAlliance] Method). Only the KVS Tool can show you both:

[KVS Availability Tool 6.0.3/Diamond - SNT: Awards/StarAlliance/JP-ANA-SP1]

Code:

JFK  New York John F Kennedy Intl NY US [KJFK]
ZRH  Zurich CH [LSZH]
FRI  29 Jul 2011 | 2 Seats

Carrier    Flight  From  Depart    To    Arrive    A/C  St  Availability
---------  ------  ----  --------  ----  --------  ---  --  -------------
LX         17      JFK   17:50     ZRH   08:05 +1  333  0   FS-  CS-  YS-
LX         15      JFK   20:55     ZRH   10:50 +1  333  0   FS-  CS-  YS-
LX         19      EWR   21:30     ZRH   11:35 +1  73H  0   FS/  CS-  YS/
CO         78      EWR   18:35     ZRH   08:40 +1  762  0   FS/  CS-  YS-

[KVS Availability Tool 6.0.3/Diamond - Amadeus: Awards/M&M/All]

Code:

JFK  New York John F Kennedy Intl NY US [KJFK]
ZRH  Zurich CH [LSZH]
FRI  29 Jul 2011 | 2 Seats

Carrier    Flight  From  Depart    To    Arrive    A/C  St  Availability
---------  ------  ----  --------  ----  --------  ---  --  ---------------
LX         17      JFK   17:50     ZRH   08:05 +1  333      FS+ CS+ YS- YR-
LX         15      JFK   20:55     ZRH   10:50 +1  333      FS+ CS- YS- YR-
LX         19      EWR   21:30     ZRH   11:35 +1           FS- CS+ YS- YR-
LH         401     JFK   15:35     FRA   05:10 +1  388      FS- CS+ YS+ YR-
 -> LH     1184    FRA   07:35 +1  ZRH   08:25 +1  733
LH         409     EWR   16:30     DUS   06:05 +1  333      FS+ CS- YS- YR-
 -> LX     1029    DUS   06:50 +1  ZRH   08:10 +1  AR1
LX         23      JFK   19:35     GVA   09:40 +1  333      FS+ CS+ YS+ YR-
 -> LX     2809    GVA   11:05 +1  ZRH   12:00 +1  320
LH         413     EWR   20:10     MUC   10:10 +1  346      FS- CS- YS+ YR-
 -> LH/CL  2368    MUC   11:25 +1  ZRH   12:20 +1  AR8

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