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Old Aug 1, 2007 | 12:18 pm
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DTW-HomeyFour
 
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[KVS Availability Tool 2.8.5/Platinum - DotRes: DTW-ORD/NW/FA0V8R/454 USD]
Code:
BLACKOUT_DATES: NO BLACKOUT DATES APPLY.
DAY/TIME: NO DAY/TIME TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS APPLY.
RESERVATION/TICKETING: CONFIRMED RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL SECTORS.
  TICKETING MUST BE COMPLETED BY MIDNIGHT 1 DAY AFTER
  RESERVATIONS ARE MADE.
MINIMUM_STAY: NO MINIMUM STAY REQUIREMENTS APPLY.
MAXIMUM_STAY: NO MAXIMUM STAY REQUIREMENTS APPLY.
SEASONALITY: NO SEASONAL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS APPLY.
FLIGHTS: NO FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS APPLY.
SURCHARGES: NO SURCHARGE REQUIREMENTS APPLY.
PENALTIES: NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING.
  CHANGES
  .
  TICKETS MUST BE REISSUED WHEN ANY VOLUNTARY
  CHANGE IS  MADE.
  .
  GDPR - GUARANTEED DAY OF PURCHASE RULE
  DECREASE IN FARE AFTER TICKET PURCHASE.
  .
  IF A DECREASE OCCURS AFTER A TICKET IS PURCHASED
  AND PRIOR TO ANY TRAVEL ON THE TICKET OR A NEW
  FARE FOR WHICH THE PASSENGER QUALIFIES BECOMES
  EFFECTIVE THE DIFFERENCE IN FARE MAY BE REFUNDED.
  FOR COMPLETE DETAILS SEE PARAGRAPH VI BELOW.
  .
  I.  PRIOR TO DEPARTURE -
  A. CHANGES TO DEPARTING FLIGHT ARE PERMITTED
  PROVIDED THE CHANGE IS MADE TO SAME
  ORIGIN/DESTINATION AND SAME TICKETED TRAVEL
  DATE AND SAME BOOKING CLASS.
  .
  B. CHANGES TO DEPARTING FLIGHT INVOLVING A
  CHANGE TO ORIGIN/DESTINATION OR DIFFERENT
  TICKETED TRAVEL DATE OR BOOKING CLASS ARE
  NOT PERMITTED - SEE CANCELLATIONS.
  .
  II. PRIOR TO DEPARTURE - CHANGES TO CONTINUING/
  RETURN FLIGHTS WHEN THERE IS NO CHANGE TO
  ORIGIN/DESTINATION OR STOPOVERS.
  .
  A. CONTINUING/RETURN FLIGHTS MAY BE CHANGED
  TO ANOTHER FLIGHT FOR THE SAME DATE OR TO
  A LATER DATE WITHOUT REGARD TO THE
  ADVANCE RSVN REQUIREMENTS PROVIDED THE
  CHANGE MEETS ALL OTHER FARE RULES.
  .
  CONTINUING/RETURN FLIGHTS MAY BE CHANGED
  TO AN EARLIER DATE PROVIDED THE CHANGE
  MEETS ALL FARE RULES. THE ORIGINAL TICKET
  DATE MAY BE USED TO MEASURE THE ADVANCE
  PURCHASE REQUIREMENT.
  .
  B. IF A CHANGE IS MADE THAT VIOLATES ANY OF
  THE ORIGINAL FARE RULES TRY THE FOLLOWING
  OPTIONS
  .
  B.1  RE-PRICE THE CONTINUING/RETURN PORTION
  OF THE ITINERARY USING FARES IN EFFECT
  ON THE DATE THE ORIGINAL TICKET WAS
  ISSUED. ANY DIFFERENCE IN FARES SHOULD
  BE COLLECTED. IF THE REPRICE RESULTS
  IN A LOWER FARE THE DIFFERENCE MAY BE
  REFUNDED TO THE ORIGINAL FORM OF
  PAYMENT.
  .
  B.2  THE ENTIRE TICKET SHOULD ALSO BE
  REPRICED WITH CURRENT FARES. ANY
  DIFFERENCE IN FARES SHOULD BE
  COLLECTED. IF THE TICKET PRICE IS
  IS LOWER THE DIFFERENCE IN FARES MAY
  BE REFUNDED TO THE ORIGINAL FORM OF
  PAYMENT.
  .
  B.3  IF THE RESULTS OF B.1 - B.2 ABOVE
  RESULT IN MULTIPLE PRICING SOLUTIONS
  THE LOWEST SOLUTION WOULD APPLY.
  .
  III. PRIOR TO DEPARTURE - CHANGES TO CONTINUING/
  RETURN FLIGHTS WHEN THERE IS A CHANGE TO
  ORIGIN/DESTINATION OR STOPOVERS.
  .
  A. REPRICE THE ENTIRE ITINERARY WITH CURRENT
  FARES. ANY DIFFERENCE IN FARES  SHOULD BE
  COLLECTED. IF THE REPRICE RESULTS  IN A
  LOWER FARE THE DIFFERENCE IN FARES MAY BE
  REFUNDED TO THE ORIGINAL FORM OF PAYMENT.
  .
  IV. AFTER DEPARTURE - CHANGES TO CONTINUING/RETURN
  FLIGHT WHEN THERE IS NO CHANGE TO ORIGIN/
  DESTINATION OR STOPOVERS.
  .
  A. CONTINUING/RETURN FLIGHTS MAY BE CHANGED
  TO ANOTHER FLIGHT FOR THE AME DATE OR TO
  A LATER DATE WITHOUT REGARD TO THE
  ADVANCE RSVN REQUIREMENTS PROVIDED THE
  CHANGE MEETS ALL OTHER FARE RULES.
  .
  CONTINUING/RETURN FLIGHTS MAY BE CHANGED
  TO AN EARLIER DATE PROVIDED THE CHANGE
  MEETS ALL FARE RULES. THE ORIGINAL TICKET
  DATE MAY BE USED TO MEASURE THE ADVANCE
  PURCHASE REQUIREMENT.
  .
  B. IF A CHANGE IS MADE TO A DATE THAT
  VIOLATES ANY OF THE ORIGINAL FARE RULES
  TRY THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS
  .
  B.1 THE CONTINUING/RETURN PORTION OF THE
  ITINERARY SHOULD BE RE-PRICED WITH AN
  APPLICABLE FARE IN EFFECT ON THE DATE
  THE ORIGINAL TICKET WAS ISSUED. ANY
  DIFFERENCE IN FARES SHOULD BE COLLECTED.
  IF THE RE-PRICE RESULTS IN A LOWER FARE
  THE DIFFERENCE MAY BE REFUNDED TO THE
  ORIGINAL FORM OF PAYMENT.
  .
  B.2 RE-PRICE THE CONTINUING/RETURN PORTION
  OF THE ITINERARY WITH CURRENT FARES.
  ANY DIFFERENCE IN FARES SHOULD BE
  COLLECTED. IF THE REPRICE RESULTS
  IN A LOWER FARE THE DIFFERENCE IN FARES
  MAY BE REFUNDED TO THE ORIGINAL FORM
  OF PAYMENT.
  .
  B.3  IF THE RESULTS OF B.1 - B.2 ABOVE
  RESULT IN MULTIPLE PRICING SOLUTIONS
  THE LOWEST SOLUTION WOULD APPLY.
  .
  V. AFTER DEPARTURE - CHANGES TO CONTINUING/RETURN
  FLIGHT WHEN THERE IS A CHANGE TO ORIGIN/
  DESTINATION OR STOPOVERS.
  .
  A. REPRICE THE CONTINUING/RETURN PORTION
  WITH A CURRENT FARE. ANY DIFFERENCE IN
  FARES SHOULD BE COLLECTED. IF THE REPRICE
  RESULTS IN A LOWER FARE THE DIFFERENCE IN
  FARES MAY BE REFUNDED TO THE ORIGINAL
  FORM OF PAYMENT.
  .
  VI. GDPR - GUARANTEED DAY OF PURCHASE RULE
  .
  DOMESTIC PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION IS SUBJECT
  TO RULES/FARE/ROUTINGS AND CHARGES IN EFFECT
  ON THE DATE/TIME THE TICKET IS ISSUED/PTA
  PURCHASED UNLESS SPECIFIED IN THE FARE RULES.
  .
  DECREASE IN FARE AFTER PURCHASE
  .
  IF A DECREASE OCCURS AFTER A TICKET IS
  PURCHASED AND PRIOR TO TRAVEL ON THE TICKET
  OR A NEW FARE FOR WHICH THE PASSENGER
  QUALIFIES BECOMES EFFECTIVE THE DIFFERENCE IN
  FARES WILL BE REFUNDED PROVIDED
  .
  1. THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO ORIGIN/DESTINATION/
  STOPOVER POINTS/FLIGHTS/DATES.
  .
  2. ALL CONDITIONS OF THE NEW/REDUCED FARE MUST
  BE MET.  THE ORIGINAL TICKET DATE OF ISSUE MAY
  NOT BE USED TO SATISFY THE ADVANCE
  RESERVATION/TICKETING REQUIREMENTS. THE
  BOOKING CODE OF THE NEW/REDUCED FARE MAY
  DIFFER FROM THE BOOKING CODE ON THE ORIGINAL
  TICKET.
  .
  CANCELLATIONS
  .
  A.CUSTOMERS FIRST POLICY.
  .
  1. FARES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND NOT
  GUARANTEED UNTIL A TICKET IS PURCHASED.

  CANCELLATIONS

  CANCELLATIONS PERMITTED.
  NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING.
  A.CUSTOMERS FIRST POLICY.
  .
  1. FARES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND NOT    ARE
  GUARANTEED UNTIL A TICKET IS PURCHASED.
  .
  B. CANCELLATION FEE
  .
  1. TICKETS WILL BECOME INVALID/EXPIRED ONE YEAR
  AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST DEPARTURE AND MAY
  NOT BE USED OR EXCHANGED FOR TRANSPORTATION
  AFTER THAT TIME AND DATE.
  2. ONCE THIS TICKET BECOMES INVALID - THERE IS
  NO CREDIT FOR ANY AMOUNT PAID FOR THE TICKET
  DUE TO THE IMPOSITION OF A 100 PERCENT
  CANCELLATION FEE
  - SEE GENERAL TARIFF RULE 105 -
BLACKOUT DATES FOR OUTBOUND FLIGHTS: NO BLACKOUT DATES APPLY.
MISC: NO PROVISIONS APPLY.
TICKET RESTRICTIONS: NO TRAVEL DATE RESTRICTIONS APPLY.
[KVS Availability Tool 2.8.5/Platinum - DotRes: DTW-ORD/NW/P26/1036 USD]
Code:
BLACKOUT_DATES: NO BLACKOUT DATES APPLY.
DAY/TIME: NO DAY/TIME TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS APPLY.
RESERVATION/TICKETING: NO ADVANCE RESERVATIONS/TICKETING REQUIREMENTS APPLY.
MINIMUM_STAY: NO MINIMUM STAY REQUIREMENTS APPLY.
MAXIMUM_STAY: NO MAXIMUM STAY REQUIREMENTS APPLY.
SEASONALITY: NO SEASONAL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS APPLY.
FLIGHTS: NO FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS APPLY.
SURCHARGES: NO SURCHARGE REQUIREMENTS APPLY.
PENALTIES: NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING.
  CHANGES
  .
  TICKETS MUST BE REISSUED WHEN ANY VOLUNTARY
  CHANGE IS  MADE.
  .
  GDPR - GUARANTEED DAY OF PURCHASE RULE
  DECREASE IN FARE AFTER TICKET PURCHASE.
  .
  IF A DECREASE OCCURS AFTER A TICKET IS PURCHASED
  AND PRIOR TO ANY TRAVEL ON THE TICKET OR A NEW
  FARE FOR WHICH THE PASSENGER QUALIFIES BECOMES
  EFFECTIVE THE DIFFERENCE IN FARE MAY BE REFUNDED.
  FOR COMPLETE DETAILS SEE PARAGRAPH VI BELOW.
  .
  I.  PRIOR TO DEPARTURE -
  A. CHANGES TO DEPARTING FLIGHT ARE PERMITTED
  PROVIDED THE CHANGE IS MADE TO SAME
  ORIGIN/DESTINATION AND SAME TICKETED TRAVEL
  DATE AND SAME BOOKING CLASS.
  .
  B. CHANGES TO DEPARTING FLIGHT INVOLVING A
  CHANGE TO ORIGIN/DESTINATION OR DIFFERENT
  TICKETED TRAVEL DATE OR BOOKING CLASS ARE
  NOT PERMITTED - SEE CANCELLATIONS.
  .
  II. PRIOR TO DEPARTURE - CHANGES TO CONTINUING/
  RETURN FLIGHTS WHEN THERE IS NO CHANGE TO
  ORIGIN/DESTINATION OR STOPOVERS.
  .
  A. CONTINUING/RETURN FLIGHTS MAY BE CHANGED
  TO ANOTHER FLIGHT FOR THE SAME DATE OR TO
  A LATER DATE WITHOUT REGARD TO THE
  ADVANCE RSVN REQUIREMENTS PROVIDED THE
  CHANGE MEETS ALL OTHER FARE RULES.
  .
  CONTINUING/RETURN FLIGHTS MAY BE CHANGED
  TO AN EARLIER DATE PROVIDED THE CHANGE
  MEETS ALL FARE RULES. THE ORIGINAL TICKET
  DATE MAY BE USED TO MEASURE THE ADVANCE
  PURCHASE REQUIREMENT.
  .
  B. IF A CHANGE IS MADE THAT VIOLATES ANY OF
  THE ORIGINAL FARE RULES TRY THE FOLLOWING
  OPTIONS
  .
  B.1  RE-PRICE THE CONTINUING/RETURN PORTION
  OF THE ITINERARY USING FARES IN EFFECT
  ON THE DATE THE ORIGINAL TICKET WAS
  ISSUED. ANY DIFFERENCE IN FARES SHOULD
  BE COLLECTED. IF THE REPRICE RESULTS
  IN A LOWER FARE THE DIFFERENCE MAY BE
  REFUNDED TO THE ORIGINAL FORM OF
  PAYMENT.
  .
  B.2  THE ENTIRE TICKET SHOULD ALSO BE
  REPRICED WITH CURRENT FARES. ANY
  DIFFERENCE IN FARES SHOULD BE
  COLLECTED. IF THE TICKET PRICE IS
  IS LOWER THE DIFFERENCE IN FARES MAY
  BE REFUNDED TO THE ORIGINAL FORM OF
  PAYMENT.
  .
  B.3  IF THE RESULTS OF B.1 - B.2 ABOVE
  RESULT IN MULTIPLE PRICING SOLUTIONS
  THE LOWEST SOLUTION WOULD APPLY.
  .
  III. PRIOR TO DEPARTURE - CHANGES TO CONTINUING/
  RETURN FLIGHTS WHEN THERE IS A CHANGE TO
  ORIGIN/DESTINATION OR STOPOVERS.
  .
  A. REPRICE THE ENTIRE ITINERARY WITH CURRENT
  FARES. ANY DIFFERENCE IN FARES  SHOULD BE
  COLLECTED. IF THE REPRICE RESULTS  IN A
  LOWER FARE THE DIFFERENCE IN FARES MAY BE
  REFUNDED TO THE ORIGINAL FORM OF PAYMENT.
  .
  IV. AFTER DEPARTURE - CHANGES TO CONTINUING/RETURN
  FLIGHT WHEN THERE IS NO CHANGE TO ORIGIN/
  DESTINATION OR STOPOVERS.
  .
  A. CONTINUING/RETURN FLIGHTS MAY BE CHANGED
  TO ANOTHER FLIGHT FOR THE AME DATE OR TO
  A LATER DATE WITHOUT REGARD TO THE
  ADVANCE RSVN REQUIREMENTS PROVIDED THE
  CHANGE MEETS ALL OTHER FARE RULES.
  .
  CONTINUING/RETURN FLIGHTS MAY BE CHANGED
  TO AN EARLIER DATE PROVIDED THE CHANGE
  MEETS ALL FARE RULES. THE ORIGINAL TICKET
  DATE MAY BE USED TO MEASURE THE ADVANCE
  PURCHASE REQUIREMENT.
  .
  B. IF A CHANGE IS MADE TO A DATE THAT
  VIOLATES ANY OF THE ORIGINAL FARE RULES
  TRY THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS
  .
  B.1 THE CONTINUING/RETURN PORTION OF THE
  ITINERARY SHOULD BE RE-PRICED WITH AN
  APPLICABLE FARE IN EFFECT ON THE DATE
  THE ORIGINAL TICKET WAS ISSUED. ANY
  DIFFERENCE IN FARES SHOULD BE COLLECTED.
  IF THE RE-PRICE RESULTS IN A LOWER FARE
  THE DIFFERENCE MAY BE REFUNDED TO THE
  ORIGINAL FORM OF PAYMENT.
  .
  B.2 RE-PRICE THE CONTINUING/RETURN PORTION
  OF THE ITINERARY WITH CURRENT FARES.
  ANY DIFFERENCE IN FARES SHOULD BE
  COLLECTED. IF THE REPRICE RESULTS
  IN A LOWER FARE THE DIFFERENCE IN FARES
  MAY BE REFUNDED TO THE ORIGINAL FORM
  OF PAYMENT.
  .
  B.3  IF THE RESULTS OF B.1 - B.2 ABOVE
  RESULT IN MULTIPLE PRICING SOLUTIONS
  THE LOWEST SOLUTION WOULD APPLY.
  .
  V. AFTER DEPARTURE - CHANGES TO CONTINUING/RETURN
  FLIGHT WHEN THERE IS A CHANGE TO ORIGIN/
  DESTINATION OR STOPOVERS.
  .
  A. REPRICE THE CONTINUING/RETURN PORTION
  WITH A CURRENT FARE. ANY DIFFERENCE IN
  FARES SHOULD BE COLLECTED. IF THE REPRICE
  RESULTS IN A LOWER FARE THE DIFFERENCE IN
  FARES MAY BE REFUNDED TO THE ORIGINAL
  FORM OF PAYMENT.
  .
  VI. GDPR - GUARANTEED DAY OF PURCHASE RULE
  .
  DOMESTIC PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION IS SUBJECT
  TO RULES/FARE/ROUTINGS AND CHARGES IN EFFECT
  ON THE DATE/TIME THE TICKET IS ISSUED/PTA
  PURCHASED UNLESS SPECIFIED IN THE FARE RULES.
  .
  DECREASE IN FARE AFTER PURCHASE
  .
  IF A DECREASE OCCURS AFTER A TICKET IS
  PURCHASED AND PRIOR TO TRAVEL ON THE TICKET
  OR A NEW FARE FOR WHICH THE PASSENGER
  QUALIFIES BECOMES EFFECTIVE THE DIFFERENCE IN
  FARES WILL BE REFUNDED PROVIDED
  .
  1. THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO ORIGIN/DESTINATION/
  STOPOVER POINTS/FLIGHTS/DATES.
  .
  2. ALL CONDITIONS OF THE NEW/REDUCED FARE MUST
  BE MET.  THE ORIGINAL TICKET DATE OF ISSUE MAY
  NOT BE USED TO SATISFY THE ADVANCE
  RESERVATION/TICKETING REQUIREMENTS. THE
  BOOKING CODE OF THE NEW/REDUCED FARE MAY
  DIFFER FROM THE BOOKING CODE ON THE ORIGINAL
  TICKET.
  .
  CANCELLATIONS
  .
  A.CUSTOMERS FIRST POLICY.
  .
  1. FARES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND NOT
  GUARANTEED UNTIL A TICKET IS PURCHASED.

  CANCELLATIONS

  CANCELLATIONS PERMITTED.
  NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING.
  A.CUSTOMERS FIRST POLICY.
  .
  1. FARES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND NOT    ARE
  GUARANTEED UNTIL A TICKET IS PURCHASED.
  .
  B. CANCELLATION FEE
  .
  1. TICKETS WILL BECOME INVALID/EXPIRED ONE YEAR
  AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST DEPARTURE AND MAY
  NOT BE USED OR EXCHANGED FOR TRANSPORTATION
  AFTER THAT TIME AND DATE.
  2. ONCE THIS TICKET BECOMES INVALID - THERE IS
  NO CREDIT FOR ANY AMOUNT PAID FOR THE TICKET
  DUE TO THE IMPOSITION OF A 100 PERCENT
  CANCELLATION FEE
  - SEE GENERAL TARIFF RULE 105 -
BLACKOUT DATES FOR OUTBOUND FLIGHTS: NO BLACKOUT DATES APPLY.
MISC: NO PROVISIONS APPLY.
TICKET RESTRICTIONS: NO TRAVEL DATE RESTRICTIONS APPLY.
What I found interesting while digging this up is that the F fare is more expensive than the H fare, but less than the B fare on this route.

Basically, F is discount First Class, while P is full-fare first class... same as how (most) B-fares are discount full-fare Y but still are refundable and little or no penalties.
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