Originally Posted by
aktchi
Suppose you query the fare availability for JFK-HND on a given date. EF appears to assume that's your whole trip and gives you an answer.
However, in real life either JFK or HND could be a connecting airport in a longer trip or a stop in a multi-city trip, for example, JFK-HND-MEL-ORD or MEL-JFK-HND-SYD. We can certainly imagine more complex itineraries. In these cases the fare availability could depend on the origin / destination of the entire journey which would render the EF answer wrong.
So, is there a way to tell EF the actual origin and destination of a trip when querying the fare availability?
Anil
EF is probably not the ideal tool... you could do it manually by trying to construct it yourself (e.g. JFK-HND-MEL-ORD is likely to be constructed from half the JFK-HND-MEL plus half the MEL-ORD, picking from fare rules that permit a connection/stopover in IATA Area 3, and can combine as an open jaw, etc.). But really not recommended. A better tool would be matrix.itasoftware.com, enter the exact full itinerary you want and it will price it out and give you links to the actual fare rules available at that time (though you can tell it to not check for actual availability). EF becomes useful if you need to seek out specific flights that have a given fare bucket available (e.g. I class for discounted business class on most OneWorld carriers).