Originally Posted by
andimal
Love the tool - one question:
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Originally Posted by
andimal
I've read that M&M publishes better award availability for its own members than it releases to Star as a whole. However, using the Awards/M&M method returns results termed in YS, CS, and FS. According to the FAQ, these are "normal capacity-restricted Awards" that are "available for redemption across the entire Alliance." However, the availability from Awards/M&M does not match that of Awards/StarAlliance or Awards/AC-StarAlliance for YS, CS, or FS.
Example:
09 MAY 2012, LHR-ZRH 2, seats
Awards/StarAlliance shows FS/ CS- YS- for every nonstop flight
Awards/M&M shows CS+ for every nonstop flight
Do the YS and CS for different methods here mean different things (i.e., different inventory)?
What you are seeing is correct as M&M does, indeed, occasionally provide "better award availability for its own members than it releases to Star as a whole".
The Award Booking Classes are the same (e.g.
X/YS); it is the Availability that varies:
http://Help.KVSTool.com/#Factors