Booking the cheap seats: A process of repeated punishment
Jan 16, 2003, 11:55 pm
#31
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Moved again...in St. Louis now.
Programs: All over the place now.
Posts: 600
keithguy, thanks so much for the links to the class availability!! I always wondered how people knew the class availability. My mind always kind of glazes over when the posts start going into fare class, etc.
Also, when people start talking about "That's bookable in T." or "Well, those upgrades come from U..." I just kind of ignored it since I didn't know a way to find out which class was available w/o calling and asking. I could see them getting frustrated by the 10th flight I asked fare availability.
So, when I book a ticket on AS and there is no Gold Diamond indicating upgrade space for Golds, I always just guess and hope that I pick a flight with a lot of regular F seats so that I'll get bumped. Now, I'll be able to better my chances!
Anyway, thanks again!! I'm off to learn the AS fare classes.
Also, when people start talking about "That's bookable in T." or "Well, those upgrades come from U..." I just kind of ignored it since I didn't know a way to find out which class was available w/o calling and asking. I could see them getting frustrated by the 10th flight I asked fare availability.
So, when I book a ticket on AS and there is no Gold Diamond indicating upgrade space for Golds, I always just guess and hope that I pick a flight with a lot of regular F seats so that I'll get bumped. Now, I'll be able to better my chances!
Anyway, thanks again!! I'm off to learn the AS fare classes.
Jan 17, 2003, 4:33 am
#32
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: MA
Programs: DL DM/2MM Marriott Platinum, HH Diamond,
Posts: 8,906
Think of the power we had with the old Eaasy Sabre on Prodigy back in 1992 or so. All the fares for a given day, fare charts for a given route etc. We have much less functionality now than we used to have back then. I still miss Eaasy Sabre and wonder why they didn't simply become a suscription product.
Jan 17, 2003, 7:32 pm
#33
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Seattle
Posts: 559
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by RobertS975:
Think of the power we had with the old Eaasy Sabre on Prodigy back in 1992 or so. All the fares for a given day, fare charts for a given route etc. We have much less functionality now than we used to have back then. I still miss Eaasy Sabre and wonder why they didn't simply become a suscription product. </font>
Think of the power we had with the old Eaasy Sabre on Prodigy back in 1992 or so. All the fares for a given day, fare charts for a given route etc. We have much less functionality now than we used to have back then. I still miss Eaasy Sabre and wonder why they didn't simply become a suscription product. </font>
Jan 21, 2003, 9:52 am
#34
Join Date: Sep 2002
Programs: HHonors Diamond USAirways CP Hertz Pres Cir
Posts: 549
If only alanw's Christmas Wish were real:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum35/HTML/004799.html
The US website sells you the cheapest fare available (regardless of booking code) -- no option to buy a higher-priced, upgradeable seat!!! I just learned this the hard way.
When I called and complained about the site a Chairman's Preferred agent, he just said, "You can't expect computers to do everything a human mind can do." Obviously he was forgetting that it was a human mind that put together the website!
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum35/HTML/004799.html
The US website sells you the cheapest fare available (regardless of booking code) -- no option to buy a higher-priced, upgradeable seat!!! I just learned this the hard way.
When I called and complained about the site a Chairman's Preferred agent, he just said, "You can't expect computers to do everything a human mind can do." Obviously he was forgetting that it was a human mind that put together the website!
Dec 6, 2003, 10:47 am
#35
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: oakdale,ca
Posts: 161
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by doglover:
I am trying expedia's fare calendar for the first time. Is this new or is this something I haven't seen before.
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I am trying expedia's fare calendar for the first time. Is this new or is this something I haven't seen before.
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Dec 6, 2003, 11:09 am
#36
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Chicago, IL
Programs: AA Platinum, 2 Million Miles
Posts: 1,248
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by doug 2205:
How do I find this? I checked all over the website and couldn't locate it.</font>
How do I find this? I checked all over the website and couldn't locate it.</font>
http://www.expedia.com/pub/agent.dll...1064367776692&
Combine Expedia with the route parser for a powerful combination to get the best fare/maximum miles:
http://www.mileagetools.com/routeparser.jsp
Edited to add RouteParser info
[This message has been edited by Val (edited Dec 06, 2003).]