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Old Mar 2, 2014 | 7:13 pm
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Originally Posted by hperry
I've discovered something else: contrary to advice I see on this forum, I seem to have found a case in which searching multiple segments at the same time is advantageous. When searching for FS on this trans-atlantic flight segment by itself, I see no seats (confirmed on OneWorld, JL-OneWorld, and aa.com). When I add a short connection on the US side, I see one FS seat become available on the trans-atlantic segment (confirmed on OneWorld, JL-OneWorld, and aa.com). How can this be explained?
As mentioned in the KVS Tool User Guide at http://Help.KVSTool.com/#Factors:
Note: Segment Marriage Logic is generally intended to apply to Regular Availability only. However, occasionally, it can get [mis-]applied to Award/Upgrade Availability as well, due to a human or system error. If you run across a case of Married Segments when searching for Award/Upgrade Availability, check Availability segment-by-segment to determine the actual Award/Upgrade Availability for each flight.
Also, the [Awards/JL-OneWorld] Method is the most authoritative source for AA Award Availability:

http://Help.KVSTool.com/#AA
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