Originally Posted by
finandist
...With the search box specifying a minimum length of four letters, how is the user supposed to search for IATA codes for airlines and airports (two and three letters, respectively)? I would think these would be the most common uses of the search box (as most posts reference airports and airlines solely by these abbreviations).
OK, I'm not Randy, but I'll add as a member of FT for more than six years that actually, the search keyword is quite often (I would venture to say usually) something other than an airport code. For example, a hotel name, a city name (spelled out), a word such as "upgrade," or "award," or "elite," or some kind of loyalty program-specific jargon ("Diamond," "Platinum," etc.). (And these are just the things that spring to mind off the top of my head.)
Is there a workaround that I'm not aware of? I found nothing in the FAQs. Thanks for any enlightenment you could provide!
There is a Technical Issues forum where Search issues have been heavily discussed. In particular, there is a lengthy, stickied thread on using Search here:
http://flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=676224