Flight Availability Issues
Apr 8, 2007 | 1:18 pm
#16
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Portland OR Double Emerald (QF and AA), DL PM/MM, Starwood Plat
Posts: 19,593
New software has been developed and is now being used by several airlines that makes POS much easier to manage and allows for tracking profitability (and maximizing it) ... thus the "sudden" increase in POS interest. More airlines will be doing more of it in the near future.
Apr 8, 2007 | 9:21 pm
#17
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: OR
Posts: 1,635
As I was looking flight availability from HKG to JFK, KVS shows only B or higher fare class available. However, CX.com HK site will sell me M class. I guess this is POS issue.
Can I say that KVS tool or expertflyer is only useful when you usually buy ticket from US?
Can I say that KVS tool or expertflyer is only useful when you usually buy ticket from US?
Apr 8, 2007 | 10:49 pm
#18
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Worldwide
Posts: 12,952
This may or may not be a POS country issue: For example, CX.com may not check availability in real-time, until you actually enter the payment details and try to complete the purchase (at which point, you would get a 'sorry, fare no longer available' message). It may also be a non-country-specific POS issue, e.g. CX may provide better availability for bookings made through its website ...
Apr 9, 2007 | 7:46 am
#20
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: HK
Posts: 669
There was an article in CX World that introduces the new revenue system that "enables the dinest degree of segmentation down to individual seats instead of by subcllasses through bid-price control...."
I have scanned the article - it makes for an interesting read and could be an explanation to problems of fare class inconsistencies.
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...99929120ZxbJnG
I have scanned the article - it makes for an interesting read and could be an explanation to problems of fare class inconsistencies.
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...99929120ZxbJnG
Apr 9, 2007 | 11:11 am
#21
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Beaverton OR
Programs: GE, AA PLT/2.6MM, BR Gld, Royal Carib. DM+, Celebrity Elite, NCL PLT, Princess Elite
Posts: 1,643
There was an article in CX World that introduces the new revenue system that "enables the dinest degree of segmentation down to individual seats instead of by subcllasses through bid-price control...."
I have scanned the article - it makes for an interesting read and could be an explanation to problems of fare class inconsistencies.
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...99929120ZxbJnG
I have scanned the article - it makes for an interesting read and could be an explanation to problems of fare class inconsistencies.
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...99929120ZxbJnG