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May 29, 2012 | 7:13 pm

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I think this has something to do with what's going on with Kayak and other engines, not that it is their fault. The fare is published with booking codes A U I. This is very unusual for a coach fare.

[KVS Availability Tool 7.0.0/Diamond - Routing Rules: YYC-NYC/DL/UA14UWNQ/498 USD]

Code:

YYCNYC-DL 29MAY12      *RULE DISPLAY*     TARIFF 0013 RULE 9002 
                          
   -FARE BASIS         CAD       NUC                PTC  FT     
UA14UWNQ             249.00    249.88               ADT  NL     
UA14UWNQ/IN00          0.00      0.00               INF  NL     
UA14UWNQ             249.00    249.88               INS  NL     

BOOKING CODES        A U I                                      

INDUSTRY FARE TYPE - SIP - INSTANT PURCHASE

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

ROUTING  302 FROM-TO  YYC-NYC*                                  
             FROM-TO  YYC-CVG-NYC*                              
             FROM-TO  YYC-DTT-NYC*                              
             FROM-TO  YYC-MSP-NYC*                              
             FROM-TO  YYC-SLC-NYC*                              
             FROM-TO  YYC-ATL/CVG/DTT/MEM/MSP/SLC/BOS/LAX/      
                      WAS/RDU/YTO/YEA/YVR/YWG-NYC*              
             FROM-TO  YYC-ATL-CVG/DTT/MEM/WAS-NYC*              
             FROM-TO  YYC-YVR-ATL-NYC*                          
             FROM-TO  YYC-CVG-ATL/DTT/MEM/MSP/BOS/WAS-NYC*      
             FROM-TO  YYC-YTO/YEA/YVR/YWG/PDX/SEA-CVG-NYC*      
             FROM-TO  YYC-DTT-ATL/CVG/MEM/MSP/BOS/WAS-NYC*      
             FROM-TO  YYC-YTO/YEA/YVR/YWG/PDX/SEA-DTT-NYC*      
             FROM-TO  YYC-MEM-ATL/CVG/DTT/MSP/WAS-NYC*          
             FROM-TO  YYC-YEA/YVR/YWG/PDX/SEA-MEM-NYC*          
             FROM-TO  YYC-MSP-ATL/CVG/DTT/MEM/BOS/WAS-NYC*      
             FROM-TO  YYC-YEA/YVR/YWG/PDX/SEA-MSP-NYC*          
             FROM-TO  YYC-SLC-ATL/CVG/DTT/MEM/MSP/WAS-NYC*      
             FROM-TO  YYC-YVR/PDX/SEA-SLC-NYC*                  
             FROM-TO  YYC-MEM-NYC*

Here is another coach fare. As you can see, it only books into U.

[KVS Availability Tool 7.0.0/Diamond - Routing Rules: YYC-NYC/DL/UA03X3NQ/498 USD]

Code:

YYCNYC-DL 29MAY12      *RULE DISPLAY*     TARIFF 0013 RULE 9003 
                          
   -FARE BASIS         CAD       NUC                PTC  FT     
UA03X3NQ             249.00    249.88               ADT  NL     
UA03X3NQ/IN00          0.00      0.00               INF  NL     
UA03X3NQ             249.00    249.88               INS  NL     

BOOKING CODES        U                                          

INDUSTRY FARE TYPE - SIP - INSTANT PURCHASE

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

ROUTING  302 FROM-TO  YYC-NYC*                                  
             FROM-TO  YYC-CVG-NYC*                              
             FROM-TO  YYC-DTT-NYC*                              
             FROM-TO  YYC-MSP-NYC*                              
             FROM-TO  YYC-SLC-NYC*                              
             FROM-TO  YYC-ATL/CVG/DTT/MEM/MSP/SLC/BOS/LAX/      
                      WAS/RDU/YTO/YEA/YVR/YWG-NYC*              
             FROM-TO  YYC-ATL-CVG/DTT/MEM/WAS-NYC*              
             FROM-TO  YYC-YVR-ATL-NYC*                          
             FROM-TO  YYC-CVG-ATL/DTT/MEM/MSP/BOS/WAS-NYC*      
             FROM-TO  YYC-YTO/YEA/YVR/YWG/PDX/SEA-CVG-NYC*      
             FROM-TO  YYC-DTT-ATL/CVG/MEM/MSP/BOS/WAS-NYC*      
             FROM-TO  YYC-YTO/YEA/YVR/YWG/PDX/SEA-DTT-NYC*      
             FROM-TO  YYC-MEM-ATL/CVG/DTT/MSP/WAS-NYC*          
             FROM-TO  YYC-YEA/YVR/YWG/PDX/SEA-MEM-NYC*          
             FROM-TO  YYC-MSP-ATL/CVG/DTT/MEM/BOS/WAS-NYC*      
             FROM-TO  YYC-YEA/YVR/YWG/PDX/SEA-MSP-NYC*          
             FROM-TO  YYC-SLC-ATL/CVG/DTT/MEM/MSP/WAS-NYC*      
             FROM-TO  YYC-YVR/PDX/SEA-SLC-NYC*                  
             FROM-TO  YYC-MEM-NYC*

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