website improvements this week
Jul 23, 2008, 10:36 am
#106
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DeltaWebDev, do you know when the issue on Vista with multi-city bookings (whereby IE closes automatically) will be corrected? This was in another thread, but I can't locate it and it's probably better to consolidate the questions here.
Very glad you're here.
Very glad you're here.
Jul 23, 2008, 11:52 am
#107
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Having said that, I do have a question...
Before the recent redesign of the "itineraries and check-in" interface, you could easily access all of your PNRs from one another. For example, if I was reviewing an upcoming itinerary, at the bottom (I think) of the screen I had a list of all my other upcoming PNRs, and I could click each of them to switch.
Now, if I select a PNR from the drop down list on the home page, once I'm on the next screen there's no way to see any other booking in my file, unless I refresh the homepage and start again. Is there a reason for this? I really miss the old functionality in this regard.
Jul 23, 2008, 11:59 am
#108
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Thanks again for being here and your proactivity. I hope with the collective knowledge here on FT we can be of help to you!
Jul 23, 2008, 10:57 pm
#109
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Thanks DWD, you are the bomb diggety dot com. 
No, but if she is sitting right next to me on the same record locator, shouldn't we be able to both board Breezeway. Honestly, it isn't a big issue, I have just been waiting to board with her. I just lose that sense of I'm cooler than the rest of you by not being able to board from the Breezeway. (Totally joking, please don't take me to the woodshed for a comment intended as humor.)
No, but if she is sitting right next to me on the same record locator, shouldn't we be able to both board Breezeway. Honestly, it isn't a big issue, I have just been waiting to board with her. I just lose that sense of I'm cooler than the rest of you by not being able to board from the Breezeway. (Totally joking, please don't take me to the woodshed for a comment intended as humor.)
Jul 23, 2008, 11:13 pm
#110
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She can board with you. Breezeway is for Delta and SkyTeam Elites, since she is not an Elite, it won't show on the BP. But you can take her with you during Breezeway boarding.
Jul 24, 2008, 1:06 am
#111
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Jul 24, 2008, 2:33 am
#112
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Is this stated DL policy? I just don't want to get in a situation where I tell her to board with me, then a fiesty GA tells us that I can go ahead but she'll have to wait for her zone. That would result in not only embarassment for her, but emotional and possible physical pain for me.
Jul 24, 2008, 3:02 am
#113
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unfortunately that's really not me, nor is it what i believe is the right thing to do. so i came without asking permission, posted, and within 12 hours of starting this thread i'd already received numerous emails asking if i was "DeltaWebDev" to which i said yes. i've nothing to hide or be ashamed of with posts here.
DL has main it quite plain in the past that they wanted all communications from the company to come out of their corporate offices. Good luck, but be careful.
Jul 24, 2008, 4:19 am
#114
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orlandodlplat: when you click on the itineraries tab on the home page (i know, if the page hasn't loaded...) there is a link to take you to a summary list of all of them. not exactly what you are asking for but its the summary of your current itineraries. it is one extra click to review your desired itinerary, but cuts out the looping back to the home page if you are going to look at multiples.
the award issue with it shifting at wide displays should be fixed soon.
Jul 24, 2008, 6:00 am
#115
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Now, if I select a PNR from the drop down list on the home page, once I'm on the next screen there's no way to see any other booking in my file, unless I refresh the homepage and start again. Is there a reason for this? I really miss the old functionality in this regard.
Jul 24, 2008, 6:40 am
#116
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so, i'm sure it would be preferred that i use the delta blog to get this information out, but honestly i'd rather provide the info now to a rather vocal group of frequent flyers. plus i struggle to write in the delta voice. i am a developer after all you know? 
so yesterday as the news reported we launched some changes to the boarding passes printed when using online check-in. Instead of two copies on the same sheet of paper, there is now only one (the agents never take the second one hence removing it) along with weather info (my favorite part), events, etc. A nice plus that you won't hear about is that we resolved all printing issues we know of with boarding passes so they should print correctly in all supported browsers (that means safari users too).
last night we updated the revenue (booking) path for purchasing tickets. there were no new features added, just performance enhancements for the response time. we won't know until early next week how much of an improvement we managed, but it does respond much much faster now so give it a try.
*crosses fingers he's not opening a can of worms
so yesterday as the news reported we launched some changes to the boarding passes printed when using online check-in. Instead of two copies on the same sheet of paper, there is now only one (the agents never take the second one hence removing it) along with weather info (my favorite part), events, etc. A nice plus that you won't hear about is that we resolved all printing issues we know of with boarding passes so they should print correctly in all supported browsers (that means safari users too).
last night we updated the revenue (booking) path for purchasing tickets. there were no new features added, just performance enhancements for the response time. we won't know until early next week how much of an improvement we managed, but it does respond much much faster now so give it a try.
*crosses fingers he's not opening a can of worms
Jul 24, 2008, 7:51 am
#117
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Jul 24, 2008, 7:54 am
#118
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Foreign carriers have been doing it for years.
Jul 24, 2008, 11:48 am
#119
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i can't locate that thread either. once it can be reproduced consistently (that's not to say you can't as i've no doubt you can to the point of frustration) so it can be debugged i'd have a better idea. right now i'm trying to think of what things could cause changes to browser behavior under vista.
My computer is new (as in newly offered), and I bought it in April. It is running Vista and whatever the most current IE is. I do not have this problem at work, which is running the older version (not Vista) of Windows.
Jul 24, 2008, 12:08 pm
#120
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thank you very much! that's the exact detail i need. i'll try it this evening to see if i can reproduce it. i was just starting on the full search.