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Old Mar 12, 2012 | 4:22 pm
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Originally Posted by poverty.jet.set
I'm new to KVS.
Welcome to the KVS Tool!

Originally Posted by poverty.jet.set
I searched for fares for YYZ-PVG using method "Sabre: Fares/DotRes" and POS of "US", UA inc. codeshare
Then I check availability of L fare on dates (UA with no codeshare), looking each direction individually (finding Sep 12 and Oct 1 return)
Then I go to UA site and use those dates, pick the same flight numbers (via SFO out, ORD back), and the fare is L outbound and S return for a total of $1,491.80
Am I doing something wrong?
(side note: this was a few hours ago that I ran both KVS and UA searches; I'm just finding time to post now)
You have done everything correctly.

This looks like a system connectivity issue -- if you use the [Awards-Upgrade/UA] Method to check Availability, you will see that it is showing L0 for your return flights:

[KVS Availability Tool 6.9.6/Diamond - ITA: Awards-Upgrades/UA]
Code:
PVG  Shanghai PuDong CN [ZSPD]
YYZ  Toronto Pearson Intl ON CA [CYYZ]
MON  01 Oct 2012

Carrier    Flight  From  Depart    To    Arrive    A/C  St  Availability
---------  ------  ----  --------  ----  --------  ---  --  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UA         836     PVG   15:55     ORD   16:23     772      F6 FN7 A6 ON4 O2 J9 JN8 C9 D9 Z9 ZN7 P7 PN7 R1 RN1 IN0 I0 Y9 YN9 B9 M9 E9 U9 H9 HN9 Q9 V9 W9 S9 T9 L0 K0 G0 N0 XN0 X0
 -> UA     843     ORD   18:15     YYZ   20:59     319      F6 A6 JN8 ZN7 P7 PN7 R1 RN1 IN0 I0 Y9 YN9 B9 M9 E9 U9 H9 HN9 Q9 V9 W9 S9 T9 L0 K0 G0 N0 XN0 X0
UA         858     PVG   12:10     SFO   07:59     744      F6 FN8 A6 ON6 O5 J9 JN8 C9 D9 Z9 ZN6 P6 PN6 R0 RN0 IN0 I0 Y9 YN9 B9 M9 E9 U9 H9 HN9 Q9 V9 W9 S9 T5 L0 K0 G0 N0 XN0 X0
 -> UA     526     SFO   13:04     YYZ   20:59     319      F6 A6 JN8 ZN6 P6 PN6 R0 RN0 IN0 I0 Y9 YN9 B9 M9 E9 U9 H9 HN9 Q9 V9 W9 S9 T5 L0 K0 G0 N0 XN0 X0
UA         858     PVG   12:10     SFO   07:59     744      F8 FN8 A8 ON6 O5 J9 JN9 C9 D9 Z9 ZN9 P9 PN9 R0 RN0 IN0 I0 Y9 YN9 B9 M9 E9 U9 H9 HN9 Q9 V9 W9 S9 T9 L9 K0 G0 N0 XN0 X0
 -> UA     972     SFO   10:06     ORD   16:20     763      F6 FN6 A1 ON0 O0 J9 JN8 C9 D9 Z9 ZN7 P7 PN7 R4 RN4 IN0 I0 Y9 YN9 B9 M9 E9 U9 H9 HN9 Q9 V9 W9 S8 T0 L0 K0 G0 N0 XN0 X0
 -> UA     843     ORD   18:15     YYZ   20:59     319      F6 A1 JN8 ZN7 P7 PN7 R4 RN4 IN0 I0 Y9 YN9 B9 M9 E9 U9 H9 HN9 Q9 V9 W9 S8 T0 L0 K0 G0 N0 XN0 X0
UA         858     PVG   12:10     SFO   07:59     744      F8 FN8 A8 ON6 O5 J9 JN9 C9 D9 Z9 ZN9 P9 PN9 R0 RN0 IN0 I0 Y9 YN9 B9 M9 E9 U9 H9 HN9 Q9 V9 W9 S9 T9 L9 K0 G0 N0 XN0 X0
 -> UA     222     SFO   10:30     ORD   16:46     320      F8 A5 JN8 ZN5 P5 PN5 R0 RN0 IN0 I0 Y9 YN9 B9 M9 E9 U9 H9 HN9 Q9 V9 W9 S9 T1 L0 K0 G0 N0 XN0 X0
 -> UA     843     ORD   18:15     YYZ   20:59     319      F8 A5 JN8 ZN5 P5 PN5 R0 RN0 IN0 I0 Y9 YN9 B9 M9 E9 U9 H9 HN9 Q9 V9 W9 S9 T1 L0 K0 G0 N0 XN0 X0
UA         858     PVG   12:10     SFO   07:59     744      F8 FN8 A8 ON6 O5 J9 JN9 C9 D9 Z9 ZN9 P9 PN9 R0 RN0 IN0 I0 Y9 YN9 B9 M9 E9 U9 H9 HN9 Q9 V9 W9 S0 T0 L0 K0 G0 N0 XN0 X0
 -> UA     906     SFO   11:06     ORD   17:16     752      F8 A8 JN9 ZN9 P9 PN9 R0 RN0 IN0 I0 Y9 YN9 B9 M9 E9 U9 H9 HN9 Q9 V9 W9 S0 T0 L0 K0 G0 N0 XN0 X0
 -> UA     843     ORD   18:15     YYZ   20:59     319      F8 A7 JN8 ZN7 P7 PN7 R4 RN4 IN0 I0 Y9 YN9 B9 M9 E9 U9 H9 HN9 Q9 V9 W9 S9 T9 L9 K0 G0 N0 XN1 X0
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