Inverness WTP pricing problem - Need help
Apr 27, 2018, 9:56 am
#17
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I don't know either -- but despite being a valid route and connection with the correct available inventory, multiple BA agents have been unable to get my JFK-LHR-INV itinerary to price automatically including an overnight connection at LHR. It therefore seemed like a reasonable explanation when BA told me this is a problem with their systems (and that they are aware of it).
I wonder if it works in certain situations and not others? If so, would be interesting to know what situations those are…
I wonder if it works in certain situations and not others? If so, would be interesting to know what situations those are…
ITA uses a similar logic, which means that you have to use advanced codes to price some itineraries that include WT+ on some but not all sectors.
Apr 27, 2018, 10:10 am
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Domestic connections do not follow the flat 24 hour rule - see..
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/air-pass...ic-connections
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/air-pass...ic-connections
For domestic connections where the airport the second flight arrives at is the same as the first flight departs from, these flights aren’t connected. For example, Manchester to Edinburgh and then Edinburgh to Manchester, isn’t a connected flight.
Apr 29, 2018, 9:53 am
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Sorry folks but been away for a bit. The flight landing in London is too late to get on the Inverness flight on the 16/12 hence the overnight to 17/12 but the connection time is LESS than 24 hours so still not sure how this forces the changes.
Apr 29, 2018, 10:15 am
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I have now also tried....
I30/11/18 - INV to LHR on BA1649
30/11/18 - LHR to LAX on BA269
15/12/18 - LAS to LGA arriving at 10:50 then changing to Heathrow
16/12/18 - LHR to ABX
Quotes fine on Google. Forces me into Club World on BA.
I30/11/18 - INV to LHR on BA1649
30/11/18 - LHR to LAX on BA269
15/12/18 - LAS to LGA arriving at 10:50 then changing to Heathrow
16/12/18 - LHR to ABX
Quotes fine on Google. Forces me into Club World on BA.
Apr 29, 2018, 10:35 am
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I tried phoning the first lot and that time it was only giving me the 2 stop option at the time which having read the last few posts and the 24hour thing, i kind of get. Hoping though someone knows how to beat the "computer says no" option
Apr 29, 2018, 12:00 pm
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Again: Are you using the ba.com multi-city page to book? If so, the possible reason that I have surmised above means that if you phone BA, my money would be on you easily getting the price that Google/ITA will show. If ITA can price it, then 99% of the time it is bookable so long as there is availability; IME it's rare for ITA to get the rules wrong.
Apr 29, 2018, 12:09 pm
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Again: Are you using the ba.com multi-city page to book? If so, the possible reason that I have surmised above means that if you phone BA, my money would be on you easily getting the price that Google/ITA will show. If ITA can price it, then 99% of the time it is bookable so long as there is availability; IME it's rare for ITA to get the rules wrong.
PS - Matrix isnt quoting it correctly, its only google.
Apr 29, 2018, 1:16 pm
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ITA Matrix will do it correctly if you leave the cabin selector on Cheapest and choose WT+ by using the "f bc=t" switch. If you change the cabin selector to Premium economy, it will do what I think the BA multi-city page is doing: every sector must be in premium economy or higher. But that's not what you want because that forces an itinerary which is in Club rather than ET on the short-hauls.
Last edited by Globaliser; Feb 27, 2019 at 8:43 am