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Oct 8, 2017 | 12:52 pm

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pewpew

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Quote:

Originally Posted by D582

N is not available on the return with those outbound flights. Once the outbound segments are booked, it will show as 0. ExpertFlyer or ITA Matrix can never account for these scenarios because they are not building a PNR.

Here is the availability when it is searched without making a booking:

Code:

                                    
 08DEC  FRI   TXL/Z‡1     YEG/MST-8                             
 1AC/** 9436 J4 C4 D4 Z4 P2 Y4 TXLFRA 0745 0855 319 0 5 DCA /E  
             B4 M4 U4 H4 Q4 V4 W0 S0 T0 L0 K0                   
 2AC/** 9101 J4 C4 D4 Z4 P2 O4    YVR 1020 1130 744 0 DCA /E    
             E4 N4 Y4 B4 M4 U4 H4 Q4 V4 W4 S4 T4 L4 K4          
 3AC     242 J7 C6 D4 Z3 P2 R6    YEG 1400 1628 319 S 0 DCA /E  
             Y9 B9 M9 U2 H9 Q9 V5 W0 G0 S0 T0 L0 A0 K0                 
                                   
 08JAN  MON   YEG/MST     TXL/‡8                                
 1AC/** 8149 Y9 B9 M9 U9 YEGYYC 1525 1619   DH4 0 DCA /E        
             H9 Q9 V9 W9 G9 S9 T9 L9 A0 K0                      
 2AC     844 J9 C9 D9 Z9    FRA 1755 1105‡1 789 BM 0 DCA /E     
             P9 R0 O9 E9 N1 Y9 B9 M9 U9 H9 Q9 V9 W9 S9 T9 L9 K0 
 3AC/** 9247 J4 C4 D4 Z4    TXL 1245 1355   321 0 DCA /E        
             P2 Y4 B4 M4 U4 H4 Q4 V4 W4 S4 T0 L0 K0

Once the outbound segments are booked, N disappears:

Code:

                                                            
 1 AC9436B 08DEC 5 TXLFRA SS1  0745  0855  /DCAC /E             
 2 AC9101N 08DEC 5 FRAYVR SS1  1020  1130  /DCAC /E             
 3 AC 242B 08DEC 5 YVRYEG SS1  1400  1628  /DCAC /E             
                                  
 08JAN  MON   YEG/MST     TXL/‡8                                
 1AC/** 8149 Y9 B9 M9 U9 YEGYYC 1525 1619   DH4 0 DCA /E        
             H9 Q9 V9 W9 G9 S9 T9 L7 A0 K6                      
 2AC     844 J9 C9 D9 Z9    FRA 1755 1105‡1 789 BM 0 DCA /E     
             P9 R0 O9 E9 N0 Y9 B9 M9 U9 H9 Q9 V9 W9 S9 T9 L7 K6 
 3AC/** 9247 J4 C4 D4 Z4    TXL 1245 1355   321 0 DCA /E        
             P2 Y4 B4 M4 U4 H4 Q4 V4 W4 S4 T0 L0 K0

That's too bad; I'll just console myself by realizing that this means I get an extra hour with my family before I head back to school. Thanks for checking!

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