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Old May 6, 2012 | 7:58 pm
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Originally Posted by FlyerGoldII
I have am having still some problems.

One is that I get an error message whenever (whichever fare method) I try to get routing rules from YOW to Perth on ANZ.
Perhaps a transient issue? First attempt worked fine for me.
[KVS Availability Tool 6.9.9/Diamond - Routing Rules: YOW-PER/NZ/JA2C/11008 CAD]
Code:
YOWPER-NZ  6MAY12      *RULE DISPLAY*     TARIFF 0003 RULE 8061 
                          
   -FARE BASIS         CAD       NUC                PTC  FT  GI 
JA2C            R  11008.00  11047.32               ADT  EX  PA 
JA2C/CH00       R  11008.00  11047.32               CNN  EX  PA 
JA2C/INF90      R   1100.00   1104.72               INF  EX  PA 
JA2C            R  11008.00  11047.32               INS  EX  PA 
JA2C            R  11008.00  11047.32               UNN  EX  PA 

BOOKING CODES        J                                          

INDUSTRY FARE TYPE -  BX - BUSINESS CLASS EXCURSION             
MPM - PA 13899 VIA PACIFIC

---------------------------------------------------------------

ROUTING C003 FROM-TO  YOW-UA/AA-CHI-UA-SFO/LAX-NZ/UA/CO/HA-     
                      HNL-AKL-PER*                              
             FROM-TO  YOW-UA/AA-CHI-UA-SFO/LAX-NZ/UA/CO/HA-     
                      HNL-AKL-WLG-BHE/NSN-CHC-DUD/ZQN-CHC/      
                      WLG-AKL-PER*                              
             FROM-TO  YOW-UA/AA-CHI-AA-LAX-NZ/UA/CO/HA-HNL-     
                      AKL-PER*                                  
  snipped lots of routes to shorten listing   

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I have decided that I want to travel in Dec on a Circle Pacific fare, probably in business class. The rules state that I can only use YVR as the gateway, if I want to use a Canadian gateway city (which I do; I do not want to use an American gateway city). Looking at your example above, none would be Circle Pacific fares. So if I enter YVR to YVR on the KVS tool, is there only one, or are there several business class fare options, for a Circle Pacific business class fare?
Have you tried entering YVR to YVR in the KVS tool? It does show the two star alliance business class Circle Pacific fares.
[KVS Availability Tool 6.9.9/Diamond - Sabre: Fares/DotRes/US]
Code:
YVR  Vancouver Metro / Intl BC CA = YVR CXH [CYVR]
RTW  01 Jun 2012 | 22 Sep 2012

Carrier    From    To    Fare      Cur                      Fare Basis/TD
---------  ------  ----  --------  ----  --------  ---  --  -------------
AC         YVR     YVR      3790   CAD                      YCPSTAR1
AC         YVR     YVR      3953   CAD                      YRWSPCL
AC         YVR     YVR      4511   CAD                      YCPSTAR2
AC         YVR     YVR      5420   CAD                      YRWSTAR1
AC         YVR     YVR      6177   CAD                      YRWSTAR2
AC         YVR     YVR      7273   CAD                      YRWSTAR3
AC         YVR     YVR      7861   CAD                      CCPSTAR1
AC         YVR     YVR      9399   CAD                      CCPSTAR2
AC         YVR     YVR     10378   CAD                      CRWSTAR1
AC         YVR     YVR     10538   CAD                      FCPSTAR1
AC         YVR     YVR     12190   CAD                      CRWSTAR2
AC         YVR     YVR     12644   CAD                      FCPSTAR2
AC         YVR     YVR     14062   CAD                      CRWSTAR3
AC         YVR     YVR     16708   CAD                      FRWSTAR1
AC         YVR     YVR     20085   CAD                      FRWSTAR2
AC         YVR     YVR     23456   CAD                      FRWSTAR3
One of the web sites also states that SQ and NZ have a combined (those 2 airlines only) fare - can the KVS tool find the fare (presumably, again I would have to use YVR as the Canadian gateway city)?
I don't know about an SQ/NZ combined fare, but there is a SQ/NZ/VS "World Escapade" fare. It seems this fare is not available from Canada (in KVS I tried YVR and YTO and didn't get it); but it is available from the US:
[KVS Availability Tool 6.9.9/Diamond - Sabre: Fares/DotRes/US]
Code:
SFO  San Francisco Intl CA US [KSFO]
RTW  01 Jun 2012 | 22 Sep 2012

Carrier    From    To    Fare      Cur                      Fare Basis/TD
---------  ------  ----  --------  ----  --------  ---  --  -------------
NZ         SFO     SFO      3971   USD                      YRWSPCL
NZ         SFO     SFO      4499   USD                      YCPSTAR1
NZ         SFO     SFO      4800   USD                      YRWESC
NZ         SFO     SFO      5397   USD                      YCPSTAR2
NZ         SFO     SFO      5444   USD                      YRWSTAR1
NZ         SFO     SFO      6205   USD                      YRWSTAR2
NZ         SFO     SFO      7306   USD                      YRWSTAR3
NZ         SFO     SFO      8200   USD                      ZRWESC
NZ         SFO     SFO      9213   USD                      CCPSTAR1
NZ         SFO     SFO     10425   USD                      CRWSTAR1
NZ         SFO     SFO     11085   USD                      CCPSTAR2
NZ         SFO     SFO     12245   USD                      CRWSTAR2
NZ         SFO     SFO     12703   USD                      FCPSTAR1
NZ         SFO     SFO     14126   USD                      CRWSTAR3
NZ         SFO     SFO     15208   USD                      FCPSTAR2
NZ         SFO     SFO     16784   USD                      FRWSTAR1
NZ         SFO     SFO     20177   USD                      FRWSTAR2
NZ         SFO     SFO     23563   USD                      FRWSTAR3
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