Originally Posted by
rj123456
I understand some of the issues re. screen scraping but as someone pointed out time is money and kvstool does a reasonable job of simplifying (or rather organizing) cumbersome multiple searches. I used it for a bunch of award searches recently and I think I could replicated the functionality using the underlying data sources that KVS itself uses; however the convenience and (once you get used to it) the (artificial) similarity of the views across multiple sources is useful.
So after a 2 month trial, I signed up for an annual subscription.
We are glad that you are enjoying the convenience, which is clearly real, unlike the imaginary "screen scraping".
Originally Posted by
rj123456
Anyways...a question. KVStool claims award availability for Hawaiian is only available in the mobile companion. Per the guide, the econcomy class booking code is T.
Unfortunately, it has now been confirmed that
HA is no longer providing its
T Class Availability. The
HA section of the
KVS Tool User Guide has been updated accordingly.
Originally Posted by
rj123456
Another strange KVS quirk is that it sometimes converts San Jose CA (SJC) to SJO (San Juan Puerto Rico???) on output. However the flight number is a valid HA flight from San Jose.
The
SJC airport code display issue in the MC has now been corrected.
Originally Posted by
Placebogirl
HI KVS, thanks for your quick response. Where/how do I check I or CS class? It doesn't show in the availability option in the mobile companion, nor does there seem to be any way of getting it out of the desktop version. I'm probably being dense here...
Originally Posted by
Placebogirl
Yes, I am being dense. Just worked this out, sorry to bother you.
As you have already discovered,
SQ Award/Upgrade Availability is accessible via the
[Awards] Tab in the main
KVS Tool application.
Originally Posted by
Placebogirl
Just a note though, I class doesn't show in the availability tool.
SQ I Class is known as
CS in the
KVS Tool.
Originally Posted by
Placebogirl
I've just talked to SQ and my travel agent, and CS doesn't map to I class
CS is, most definitely,
I Class on
SQ -- the data comes directly from
SQ, so it is [technically] impossible for it not to match.
Originally Posted by
Placebogirl
I was going to change a flight to get better upgrade availability, because KVS is showing CS+, but there isn't any upgrade availability on that flight.
Are you trying to upgrade using mileage from SQ KF or some other FFP?
When I can see redemption availability for BA flights on BA com, this doesn't seem to show up on the mobile companion site under the appropriate booking codes ie Z, U, P or X. Am I missing something?
Award Availability requires the use of the Main
KVS Tool Application.
Please consult the
BA section of the
KVS Tool User Guide for details:
http://Help.KVSTool.com/#BA
Originally Posted by
LondonElite
I think I'm correct in saying that the mobile companion, as with the previous PC screen Availability tab, did not show the award fare buckets for most (all?) airlines. This is why the Award Availability tab was there (and which is not replicated on the mobile companion.)
That is correct -- Mobile Companion is for Regular Availability only (with a few minor exceptions).