FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Ridiculous price discrepancy on ITA Matrix

Dec 10, 2014 | 4:46 am

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nux

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There is no U fare bucket availability for those flights, only M and above which will likely mean much more expensive fares available as you have found.

ITA Matrix sometimes picks up incorrect fare bucket availability for certain carriers, showing fares that are not actually available to purchase.

Results from ExpertFlyer.com

Code:

Flight Availability Search
Departing JFK on 26/12/14 12:00 AM for CAI
Returning on 11/01/15 12:00 AM 
Flying MS  
Direct/Non-Stop Only
Exclude Codeshares
                                                                     Frequency
Flight        Stops  Depart             Arrive             Aircraft  Reliability     Available Classes
0 Connections
MS 986        0      JFK                CAI                773       Su,T,Th,F,Sa    C9 D0 J0 Z0 Y9 B9 M2 H0 Q0 K0 V0 L0 E0 G0 S0 W0 T0 U0 
                     26/12/14 6:30 PM   27/12/14 12:50 PM            72% / 25m

Results from ExpertFlyer.com

Code:

Flight Availability Search
Departing JFK on 26/12/14 12:00 AM for CAI
Returning on 11/01/15 12:00 AM 
Flying MS  
Direct/Non-Stop Only
Exclude Codeshares
                                                                     Frequency
Flight        Stops  Depart             Arrive             Aircraft  Reliability     Available Classes
0 Connections
MS 985        0      CAI                JFK                773       Su,T,Th,F,Sa    C9 D9 J2 Z0 Y9 B9 M9 H0 Q0 K0 V0 L0 E0 G0 S0 W0 T0 U0 
                     11/01/15 10:25 AM  11/01/15 3:25 PM             48% / 35m

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