Originally Posted by
sgopal2
Hi KVS: Thanks for allowing me to beta test the new 7-day search feature. I focused my review on the Star alliance search since I am primarily a UA flyer. Here are my comments:
I agree with previous posters that having a larger window than +/- 7 days would be desirable. With this new feature, I can search an entire month with 4 clicks. Even if you decide not to go for a larger search window, this is a great improvement.
Thanks for the feedback, however, you appear to be confusing the existing
[Awards/StarAlliance-7D] Method (which allows 7-Day searches in a single query) with the new Beta Power Search functionality (which further extends the search range to 30 days/6+ months).
You can use the Power Search in conjunction with the
[Awards/StarAlliance-7D] Method to scan *A Award Availability for up to 6+ Months.
You can also use Power Search with any other Method to scan across a period of up to 30 days.
Originally Posted by
sgopal2
In the output window, consider adding a column for "date". The reason is that it sometimes get confusing looking at the "arrive" column which shows the time of arrival +X (where X is the day range).
This is something that is being potentially considered. In the meantime, you can click a segment to easily see the exact departure date. Both departure and arrival date indicators follow the requested date as a base, so if both departure and arrival date indicators show "+X", then you know that the flight arrives the same day.
Originally Posted by
sgopal2
It is somewhat confusing that it is possible to select a specific airline in two different areas of the same search. In the main box under the "Awards/StarAlliance-7D" window it is possible to specify a specific Star alliance carrier, or all of them. But then also under the "Filter" tab this is also possible. Is it really necessary to have this twice? Can cause confusion especially if the filter is not set to the same carrier as on the first page.
The [Filter] allows for more flexible airline criteria -- for example, you can specify "SQ; TG" using the [Filter], instead of having to pick a single airline.