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Mar 20, 2012 | 6:09 pm

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anabolism

Join Date: Aug 2004

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Originally Posted by anabolism

The KVS table above shows a DONEWC4 costing more than a DONE4, while my EF query shows a DONEWC4 as much less expensive. Very odd, since one would expect the relative cost difference to be accurate even if the currency conversion is incorrect.

Ah, I see the difference: I queried using BA as the carrier, while the KVS query used CX. Changing EF to query CX instead of BA shows fares in the $11k area:

Results from ExpertFlyer.com

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Fare Information Search:

Departing MNL on 03/20/12 for MNL
Flying CX   on booking class D
Viewing in currency USD
Validated Results

Fare Basis  Airline  Booking  Trip Type   Fare           Cabin  Effective  Expiration  Min/Max  Advanced
                     Class                                      Date       Date        Stay     Purchase Req
DAS13       CX       D        Round-Trip  4385.00 (USD)  B                             03 / 12M 
DAS17       CX       D        Round-Trip  5040.00 (USD)  B                             03 / 12M 
DCIR22      CX       D        Round-Trip  5453.00 (USD)  B                             05 / 12M 07
DCIR26      CX       D        Round-Trip  6653.00 (USD)  B                             05 / 12M 07
DCIR29SA    CX       D        Round-Trip  7089.00 (USD)  B                             05 / 12M 07
DONE3       CX       D        Round-Trip  9947.00 (USD)  B                             10 / 12M 
DONEWC3     CX       D        Round-Trip  9947.00 (USD)  B                             10 / 12M 
DGLOB34     CX       D        Round-Trip  11346.00 (USD) B                             10 / 12M 
DONE4       CX       D        Round-Trip  11346.00 (USD) B                             10 / 12M 
DONEWC4     CX       D        Round-Trip  11346.00 (USD) B                             10 / 12M 
DONE5       CX       D        Round-Trip  12218.00 (USD) B                             10 / 12M 
DONE6       CX       D        Round-Trip  13505.00 (USD) B                             10 / 12M

So, can the BA fare be used?

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