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Old Dec 6, 2010, 11:41 am
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Originally Posted by wobbly wings
How do I find out all *A services into Caribbean islands from MCO or close airports?
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but there's nothing, or next to nothing. *A is not great for Caribbean destinations.

CheeseToastie's wonderful Star Alliance route finder doesn't show anything at all out of MCO except Jamaica via CLT -- and when I've searched in the past it wasn't any better out of any other Florida airport, including MIA.
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Old Dec 6, 2010, 11:54 am
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CheeseToastie's wonderful Star Alliance route finder doesn't show anything at all out of MCO except Jamaica via CLT -- and when I've searched in the past it wasn't any better out of any other Florida airport, including MIA.
Didn't know about this tool. Thanks for posting the link ^
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Old Dec 6, 2010, 12:32 pm
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Seems to be a fair choice from Charlotte but not sure if backtracking comes into this
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Old Dec 6, 2010, 1:53 pm
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Originally Posted by caz312
Seems to be a fair choice from Charlotte but not sure if backtracking comes into this
That shouldn't be a problem as far as booking is concerned, given that there simply aren't any more direct routes. But flying US would certainly reduce the fun factor when it comes to actually making the trip.
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Old Dec 6, 2010, 2:03 pm
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Originally Posted by IMH
That shouldn't be a problem as far as booking is concerned, given that there simply aren't any more direct routes. But flying US would certainly reduce the fun factor when it comes to actually making the trip.
Not to mention that a premium redemption would also cost F miles. Which is a complete waste IMHO.
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Old Dec 7, 2010, 4:09 am
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Originally Posted by IMH
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but there's nothing, or next to nothing. *A is not great for Caribbean destinations.

CheeseToastie's wonderful Star Alliance route finder doesn't show anything at all out of MCO except Jamaica via CLT -- and when I've searched in the past it wasn't any better out of any other Florida airport, including MIA.
Yes, unfortunately that's in line with what I found manually. Many thanks for the link - didn't know about it! ^
Unfortunately it's not just the caribbeans that do not get many services - the whole of FL seems pretty light.
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Old Dec 8, 2010, 11:30 am
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I'm trying to find award ticket availability for LAX-CDG any time starting April 2011. Is there a way to do this other than manually testing each date in ANA search tool? I've gone through probably 20 threads today and can't figure it out. Thank you all for your help!
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Old Dec 8, 2010, 12:40 pm
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Originally Posted by kerosundae
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I'm trying to find award ticket availability for LAX-CDG any time starting April 2011. Is there a way to do this other than manually testing each date in ANA search tool? I've gone through probably 20 threads today and can't figure it out. Thank you all for your help!
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The short answer is no, there is no way to test multiple dates in one go. When you put a date in, you will see a left and right arrow above each set of results, that allows you to advance the date forwards or backwards, but other than that, there is no easy way to check across a range of dates.

Finding a result after a long search on the ANA tool and then booking it allows one to feel a sense of accomplishment before looking forward to your next trip.
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Old Dec 8, 2010, 12:45 pm
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Originally Posted by baggageinhall
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The short answer is no, there is no way to test multiple dates in one go. .
I suggest running a search on Aeroplan.com and just keep clicking next/previous day in the results.

There should be no problems with LAX-CDG in April, but ANA may have a hard time, cannot handle more than 1 connection.

An easy check across the range of dates is the calendar on Continental.com, but beware, only limited partners are shown - ie. no LH or LX
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Old Dec 8, 2010, 12:58 pm
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Originally Posted by kerosundae
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I'm trying to find award ticket availability for LAX-CDG any time starting April 2011. Is there a way to do this other than manually testing each date in ANA search tool? I've gone through probably 20 threads today and can't figure it out. Thank you all for your help!
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Old Dec 8, 2010, 1:05 pm
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But EF doesn't cover all *A carriers?
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How do I find availability inside China e.g. PEK > HGH (ANA isn't showing anything for any date I give it)? I can't book HGH > HKG since the CA flight is a code share with a Oneworld airline?
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Old Dec 9, 2010, 2:08 pm
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How do I find availability inside China e.g. PEK > HGH (ANA isn't showing anything for any date I give it)?
[KVS Availability Tool 6.0.2/Diamond - SNT: Awards/StarAlliance/JP-ANA-SP1]
Code:
PEK  Beijing Capital CN [ZBAA]
HGH  Hangzhou CN [ZSHC]
SAT  01 Jan 2011 | 1 Seat

Carrier    Flight  From  Depart    To    Arrive    A/C  St  Availability
---------  ------  ----  --------  ----  --------  ---  --  -------------
CA         1509    BJS   08:00     HGH   10:00     321  0   FS+  CS-  YS-
CA         1595    BJS   09:00     HGH   11:00     738  0   FS+  CS-  YS-
CA         1702    BJS   10:55     HGH   12:55     319  0   FS+  CS-  YS+
CA         1704    BJS   11:55     HGH   14:10     320  0   FS+  CS-  YS+
CA         1712    BJS   12:55     HGH   14:55     320  0   FS+  CS-  YS+
CA         1716    BJS   14:00     HGH   16:00     320  0   FS+  CS-  YS+
CA         1563    BJS   14:55     HGH   17:00     738  0   FS+  CS-  YS+
CA         1547    BJS   16:00     HGH   18:00     757  0   FS+  CS-  YS+
CA         1565    BJS   17:00     HGH   19:00     319  0   FS+  CS-  YS+
CA         1706    BJS   17:55     HGH   19:55     320  0   FS+  CS-  YS+
CA         1710    BJS   19:00     HGH   21:10     320  0   FS+  CS-  YS+
CA         1708    BJS   21:00     HGH   23:10     319  0   FS+  CS-  YS+
Originally Posted by Shimon
I can't book HGH > HKG since the CA flight is a code share with a Oneworld airline?
That is correct:

[KVS Availability Tool 6.0.2/Diamond - Amadeus: Timetable/NL-BCDF]
Code:
HGH  Hangzhou CN [ZSHC]
HKG  Hong Kong Intl HK [VHHH]
WED  29 Dec 2010 - 05 Jan 2011

Carrier    Flight  From  Depart    To    Arrive    A/C  St  Frequency | Dur'n | Dep T | Arr T | Effect | Ending | Exceptions
---------  ------  ----  --------  ----  --------  ---  --  ----------------------------------------------------------------
CA/KA      6527    HGH   08:00     HKG   10:20     EQV  0   1234567     02:20       -       1   29 Dec   05 Jan
CA/KA      6529    HGH   11:05     HKG   13:25     EQV  0   1234567     02:20       -       1   29 Dec   05 Jan
CA/KA      6525    HGH   15:35     HKG   17:55     333  0   1234567     02:20       -       1   13 Dec   26 Mar
CA         4520    HGH   11:40     CTU   14:25     757  0   1234567     06:45       -       -   24 Dec   26 Mar
 -> CA     427     CTU   16:00     HKG   18:25     319  0                           -       1
CA         1596    HGH   12:00     PEK   14:00     EQV  0   1234567     06:50       -       3   29 Dec   05 Jan
 -> CA     115     PEK   15:30     HKG   18:50     321  0                           3       1
CA         1703    HGH   09:00     PEK   10:55     320  0   1234567     07:05       -       3   28 Dec   26 Mar
 -> CA/KA  6509    PEK   12:30     HKG   16:05     333  0                           3       1
CA         1707    HGH   15:00     PEK   17:00     320  0   1234567     07:05       -       3   29 Dec   05 Jan
 -> CA/KA  6521    PEK   18:30     HKG   22:05     EQV  0                           3       1
CA         1707    HGH   15:00     PEK   17:00     320  0   1234567     07:05       -       3   28 Dec   26 Mar
 -> CA     107     PEK   18:30     HKG   22:05     321  0                           3       1
CA         1709    HGH   16:00     PEK   18:00     320  0   1234567     07:05       -       3   29 Dec   05 Jan
 -> CA/KA  6511    PEK   19:30     HKG   23:05     EQV  0                           3       1
CA         1711    HGH   09:55     PEK   11:55     EQV  0   123-567     07:15       -       3   29 Dec   05 Jan
 -> CA/KA  6519    PEK   13:30     HKG   17:10     333  0                           3       1
CA         1703    HGH   09:00     PEK   10:55     320  0   1234567     07:25       -       3   29 Dec   05 Jan
 -> CA     109     PEK   13:00     HKG   16:25     EQV  0                           3       1
CA         1715    HGH   17:00     PEK   19:00     320  0   123456-     07:35       -       3   29 Dec   05 Jan
 -> CA/KA  6523    PEK   21:00     HKG   00:35 +1  EQV  0                           3       1
CA         1715    HGH   17:00     PEK   19:00     320  0   ------7     07:45       -       3   02 Jan   02 Jan
 -> CA/KA  6523    PEK   21:10     HKG   00:45 +1  321  0                           3       1
CA         1510    HGH   11:00     PEK   13:00     321  0   1234567     07:50       -       3   29 Dec   26 Mar
 -> CA     115     PEK   15:30     HKG   18:50     321  0                           3       1
CA/SC      4974    HGH   14:30     XMN   15:50     738  0   1------     07:50       -       -   06 Dec   21 Mar
 -> CA/SC  4797    XMN   16:10     WUH   17:35     738  0                           -       -
 -> CA/KA  6531    WUH   20:20     HKG   22:20     320  0                           2       1
CA         1705    HGH   14:00     PEK   16:05     319  0   1234567     08:05       -       3   29 Dec   05 Jan
 -> CA/KA  6521    PEK   18:30     HKG   22:05     EQV  0                           3       1
CA         1705    HGH   14:00     PEK   16:05     319  0   1234567     08:05       -       3   23 Nov   26 Mar
 -> CA     107     PEK   18:30     HKG   22:05     321  0                           3       1
CA         1707    HGH   15:00     PEK   17:00     320  0   1234567     08:05       -       3   29 Dec   05 Jan
 -> CA/KA  6511    PEK   19:30     HKG   23:05     EQV  0                           3       1
CA         1701    HGH   07:55     PEK   09:55     319  0   1234567     08:10       -       3   27 Dec   26 Mar
 -> CA/KA  6509    PEK   12:30     HKG   16:05     333  0                           3       1
CA         1596    HGH   12:00     PEK   14:00     EQV  0   1234567     08:10       -       3   29 Dec   05 Jan
 -> CA/KA  6517    PEK   16:30     HKG   20:10     333  0                           3       1
CA         1705    HGH   14:00     PEK   16:05     319  0   ----5--     08:20       -       3   31 Dec   25 Mar
 -> CA     1365    PEK   17:10     WUH   19:15     737  0                           3       2
 -> CA/KA  6531    WUH   20:20     HKG   22:20     320  0                           2       1
CA         1741    HGH   08:05     CTU   10:55     319  0   1234567     08:25       -       -   27 Dec   23 Jan
 -> CA/KA  6501    CTU   14:05     HKG   16:30     320  0                           -       1
CA         1701    HGH   07:55     PEK   09:55     319  0   1234567     08:30       -       3   29 Dec   05 Jan
 -> CA     109     PEK   13:00     HKG   16:25     EQV  0                           3       1
CA/SC      4974    HGH   14:30     XMN   15:50     738  0   -----6-     08:30       -       -   01 Jan   26 Mar
 -> CA/SC  4797    XMN   16:10     WUH   17:35     738  0                           -       -
 -> CA/KA  6531    WUH   21:00     HKG   23:00     321  0                           2       1
CA         1709    HGH   16:00     PEK   18:00     320  0   123456-     08:35       -       3   29 Dec   05 Jan
 -> CA/KA  6523    PEK   21:00     HKG   00:35 +1  EQV  0                           3       1
CA         1709    HGH   16:00     PEK   18:00     320  0   ------7     08:45       -       3   02 Jan   02 Jan
 -> CA/KA  6523    PEK   21:10     HKG   00:45 +1  321  0                           3       1
CA         1721    HGH   13:30     CAN   15:35     319  0   12-----     08:50       -       -   21 Dec   22 Mar
 -> CA     8232    CAN   17:15     WUH   18:55     320  0                           -       2
 -> CA/KA  6531    WUH   20:20     HKG   22:20     320  0                           2       1
CA         1711    HGH   09:55     PEK   11:55     EQV  0   123-567     08:55       -       3   29 Dec   05 Jan
 -> CA     115     PEK   15:30     HKG   18:50     321  0                           3       1
CA         1705    HGH   14:00     PEK   16:05     319  0   -----6-     09:00       -       3   01 Jan   26 Mar
 -> CA     1365    PEK   17:10     WUH   19:15     737  0                           3       2
 -> CA/KA  6531    WUH   21:00     HKG   23:00     321  0                           2       1
CA         1733    HGH   13:55     SZX   16:00     319  0   -----6-     09:05       -       -   01 Jan   26 Mar
 -> CA/ZH  3356    SZX   18:00     WUH   19:40     320  0                           B       -
 -> CA/KA  6531    WUH   21:00     HKG   23:00     321  0                           2       1
CA         1711    HGH   09:55     PEK   11:55     EQV  0   1-3-5--     09:10       -       3   29 Dec   05 Jan
 -> CA     1439    PEK   13:30     CKG   16:00     738  0                           3       -
 -> CA/KA  6505    CKG   17:00     HKG   19:05     320  0                           -       1
CA         1510    HGH   11:00     PEK   13:00     321  0   1234567     09:10       -       3   04 Dec   26 Mar
 -> CA/KA  6517    PEK   16:30     HKG   20:10     333  0                           3       1
CA         1701    HGH   07:55     PEK   09:55     319  0   1234567     09:30       -       3   29 Dec   05 Jan
 -> CA     4130    PEK   11:30     CKG   14:05     738  0                           3       -
 -> CA     419     CKG   15:10     HKG   17:25     EQV  0                           -       1
CA         1721    HGH   13:30     CAN   15:35     319  0   -----6-     09:30       -       -   01 Jan   26 Mar
 -> CA     8232    CAN   17:15     WUH   18:55     320  0                           -       2
 -> CA/KA  6531    WUH   21:00     HKG   23:00     321  0                           2       1
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Old Dec 9, 2010, 2:16 pm
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I have to pay for this software? And is it showing award availability for BMI?
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Old Dec 9, 2010, 2:44 pm
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Yes, KVS is subscription only, but very worth it in my opinion. I prefer the interface onto ANA.
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