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Old Sep 2, 2023 | 12:50 pm
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Whenever you are trying to evaluate pricing rules on ITA, always turn inventory off. The valid connections HND-GMP on all of KE, OZ, and NH show as correctly pricing using UKX8WNMD on that date with inventory off.

As may be obvious if you look at inventory, not all carriers use the same inventory classes: U class on DL is not the same thing as U class on NH, and UKX8WNMD does not use U class on NH. This is the purpose of the third "C" button in ExpertFlyer:

For example, this fare requires K class on NH:

Code:
>$LB1/NH                                                       
001 ATLSEL 06DEC23 DL USD 1170.00 UKX8WNMD STAY-||/-- BK-U     
FARE CLS  EXPLANATION                            BOOK CODES    
--------  ----------------------                 ----------    
UKX8WNMD  NO ADDITIONAL FCL TEXT DATA FOUND      U             
                                                               
BOOKING CODE EXCEPTIONS FOR CARRIER: NH                        
   VIA NH                      NO BOOKING CODE DATA EXISTS  FLTS
                               5001-9999                       
   VIA NH                      NO BOOKING CODE DATA EXISTS  FLTS
                               2210-3200                       
   VIA NH                      NO BOOKING CODE DATA EXISTS  FLTS
                               3610-4840                       
   IF VIA DL                      ALL ECONOMY CABIN               
   VIA NH  K     REQUIRED      WITHIN JAPAN                    
IF VIA DL                      U- FARES                        
   VIA NH  K     REQUIRED      WHEN AVAILABLE  BETWEEN TYO-SIN 
IF VIA DL                      U- FARES                        
   VIA NH  L     REQUIRED      BETWEEN TYO-SIN                 
IF VIA DL                      ALL ECONOMY CABIN               
   VIA NH  K     REQUIRED      BETWEEN TYO-SIN                 
IF VIA DL                      ALL ECONOMY CABIN               
   VIA NH  K     REQUIRED      ALL INTERNATIONAL SECTORS       
IF VIA DL                                                      
   VIA NH                      NO BOOKING CODE DATA EXISTS     
IF VIA EY                      ALL INTERNATIONAL SECTORS       
   VIA NH  K/W   REQUIRED      WITHIN JAPAN                    
IF VIA **                      ALL CARRIERS EXCEPT NH          
IF VIA **                      ALL CARRIERS EXCEPT NH
Via OZ it requires V class, and via KE it requires T class. These classes are not available on ATL-HND-GMP for your dates.
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