R's are back now lets save the Privledge Packs!
 

Im glad that the Onepass members didnt take it lying dow ^ ^
I see they actually listen to us amazing !

Now how about getting the Privledge Packs back from oblivion!

It's great to have the ability to see the R class again! If it were a glitch, glad it's over! If it was initially intentional to remove visibility, thank you to whomever changed their mind! I think this is very, very important and helpful to your most loyal and frequent travelers, Continental. Thanks.

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The end of an era.

Am I Missing Something about R Class?
 

Greetings,

Using KVS, SABRE-ITN, I was able to pull up R Class, is this not what you were looking for?

[KVS Availability Tool 2.2.4/Platinum - Sabre: ITN/US-AX1]
Michael

Yes, it is! I don't believe Sabre-ITN was showing it before -- great news indeed -- thanks for noticing it ^.

CO R Class
 

CO's R class is now available via the Sabre: ITN method of the KVS Tool, instead of Amadeus: AUA.

Heads-up, we're going to be switching some letters around
 

For those of you availability-watchers out there, we're making some changes starting next week (7-Aug) you're going to want to take note of. These changes will apply to flights on or after 20-Sep 2006.
The actual availability of these classes will not be impacted, only the letters will be changing.
There will be no change to the E class designation (First/BusinessFirst free ticket awards for non-Elites). After this change, R class will be used for some retail First/BusinessFirst fares.

Cool, thanks! F was actually used for mileage/elite upgrades until a few years ago.

And apparently, ExpertFlyer is now showing "R" inventory as well!!! ^ ^ ^
(Although I don't think "E" or "G" inventory shows - :( )

Yes, it is on ExpertFlyer as well.

But, our sense is this is going to be short lived and as CO Insider has stated, R will be replaced by F (which is not showing on any tool) after 20-Sept. So if you are seeing R after Sept 20th it would seem to us that this is not an upgrade bucket but a revenue bucket. CO is very protective of their award/upgrade inventory exposure. Enjoy it while it lasts.

Inportant Change to ExpertFlyer for CO
 

We have done more research on this R class issue and have found the following:

- The Sabre (or Sabre/ITN) availability data, for whatever reason, for R class inventory is not consistent with the data when direct connecting to CO. We believe the CO direct connect data to be the most accurate.

- We have changed our access method for all CO flight availability to directly access CO to achieve the most accurate data.

- As a result of this change, you must specifiy "R" in the Class box when doing a Flight Availability query on ExpertFlyer. This will then respond with all classes, including R. Failure to specify R in the Class box will return all buckets but not R.

- Keep in mind that the meaning of R data for flights as of Sept 20th is, according to CO Insider a revenue fare.

We will keep an eye on this situation and make changes, if possible, as necessary to provide the most accurate information and let you know accordingly. Enjoy it while it lasts.

Thank you all for your support,
EFV

Edited to add: If you specify R in Class, CO will attempt to provide a response where there is R class availability between your specifed city pairs which may be through connections instead of more direct or n/s routes. This should be interpreted as R class inventory being currently zero for the direct routes within the time window specified. Try moving the Departure time forward 6-10 hours as this may expose R availability on more direct routes. If no R inventory is returned on CO then it just is not available for what was specified.

Thanks for the update, EFV!

E bucket?
 

Has anyone else noticed that the E fare bucket is showing up on Sabre:ITN now? I know that according to the most up to date info I've found on here that it is for non-Elite economy rewards. Anyone happen to know if they're changing the E bucket?

CO Insider, I'm looking at you. :D

There are no current plans to change the E bucket. E class will continue to be used for First/BusinessFirst class free ticket awards for non-Elites. If you can see E, this will be your indication that EN (used for Elites) is also available, since E is always a subset of EN.

OT but when will Rev Mgmt release standard rewards? I'm held up in some reward travel for next year and the only thing CO lists is Easy Pass and I'm told that Rev Mgmt is still holding up releasing the new coded standard reward seats.