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Nov 18, 2008, 3:16 pm
#121
Company Representative - ITA Software
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Cambridge, MA
Posts: 362
The ONCLON fare you're looking for on BA within Europe has this rule text:
END-ON-END
END-ON-END COMBINATIONS PERMITTED WITH BA FARES WITHIN
EUROPE. VALIDATE ALL FARE COMPONENTS. TRAVEL MUST BE VIA
THE POINT OF COMBINATION.
This means that no other carrier may appear on the same ticket with these BA fares. You'll have to buy it as two tickets, or go to a more expensive fare class on BA.
END-ON-END
END-ON-END COMBINATIONS PERMITTED WITH BA FARES WITHIN
EUROPE. VALIDATE ALL FARE COMPONENTS. TRAVEL MUST BE VIA
THE POINT OF COMBINATION.
This means that no other carrier may appear on the same ticket with these BA fares. You'll have to buy it as two tickets, or go to a more expensive fare class on BA.
Nov 18, 2008, 3:22 pm
#122
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: New York NY
Programs: UA Gold, CO Plat, CO Million Miler
Posts: 2,617
The ONCLON fare you're looking for on BA within Europe has this rule text:
END-ON-END
END-ON-END COMBINATIONS PERMITTED WITH BA FARES WITHIN
EUROPE. VALIDATE ALL FARE COMPONENTS. TRAVEL MUST BE VIA
THE POINT OF COMBINATION.
This means that no other carrier may appear on the same ticket with these BA fares. You'll have to buy it as two tickets, or go to a more expensive fare class on BA.
END-ON-END
END-ON-END COMBINATIONS PERMITTED WITH BA FARES WITHIN
EUROPE. VALIDATE ALL FARE COMPONENTS. TRAVEL MUST BE VIA
THE POINT OF COMBINATION.
This means that no other carrier may appear on the same ticket with these BA fares. You'll have to buy it as two tickets, or go to a more expensive fare class on BA.
thanks for translating. I'll guess I'll take my chances. What do you think about a 2 hour connection from CO to BA at LHR going, and a 2 hour 20 minute connection returning?
Nov 18, 2008, 6:14 pm
#123
Join Date: Jul 2004
Programs: CO Gold; SPG Gold***; AvisFirst;
Posts: 3,970
When I use the TA's at work, either the fare books cheaper with all segments in the same class, or if a segment is not part of a connecting flight (like a stopover outside the 4 hour window) then it messes up the pricing for the whole thing - I usually have to hold everything separately and then call the travel desk and have them sort it out. I assume if you pay for Sabre you could do this.
Nov 18, 2008, 7:06 pm
#124
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: New York NY
Programs: UA Gold, CO Plat, CO Million Miler
Posts: 2,617
co.com does this... our internal one at work does as well.
When I use the TA's at work, either the fare books cheaper with all segments in the same class, or if a segment is not part of a connecting flight (like a stopover outside the 4 hour window) then it messes up the pricing for the whole thing - I usually have to hold everything separately and then call the travel desk and have them sort it out. I assume if you pay for Sabre you could do this.
When I use the TA's at work, either the fare books cheaper with all segments in the same class, or if a segment is not part of a connecting flight (like a stopover outside the 4 hour window) then it messes up the pricing for the whole thing - I usually have to hold everything separately and then call the travel desk and have them sort it out. I assume if you pay for Sabre you could do this.
May 16, 2009, 5:04 pm
#125
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Concord, NC (North of Charlotte)
Programs: Dividend Miles Preferred-Gold, HHonors- Diamond , Priority Club-Gold, Emerald Club- Executive
Posts: 132
Never saw a response to this question. I'm also new to ITA and MR and would like an easier way to search for *A flights (US,UA,etc). Currently I just now how to search one airline at a time (ex. CLT :: US+ or CLT :: UA UA UA)
There must be an easier way.
May 16, 2009, 7:12 pm
#126
Company Representative - ITA Software
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Cambridge, MA
Posts: 362
You can list multiple airlines by putting commas between them, for instance:
BOS::US,UA,AC,LH,SQ,NH+
I thought the original poster knew this but was asking about whether there was a shortcut for the alliances, and unfortunately there isn't.
BOS::US,UA,AC,LH,SQ,NH+
I thought the original poster knew this but was asking about whether there was a shortcut for the alliances, and unfortunately there isn't.
Mar 8, 2010, 11:12 pm
#129
Join Date: Feb 2008
Programs: Marriott LT Platinum; United 1MM, 1K
Posts: 81
Can ITA find stops vs. plan changes?
Hey you MR gurus!
I Need to get my HP mother from Philly to OKC. Since nothing flys direct, I would like to find flights that stop over but don't require equipment changes.
Any way to do that on ITA or any other systems?
Thanks!
I Need to get my HP mother from Philly to OKC. Since nothing flys direct, I would like to find flights that stop over but don't require equipment changes.
Any way to do that on ITA or any other systems?
Thanks!
Mar 9, 2010, 4:48 am
#130
Company Representative - ITA Software
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Cambridge, MA
Posts: 362
From: PHL::F
To: OKC::F
on the round-trip form. "F" indicates a single flight number, but may have one or more stops.
Sometimes a stop, even on a single flight number, requires a change of aircraft, or even a change of aircraft type. If our schedule data indicates that, we'll print it as a red warning on the flight details page (to see an example, look at BOS-NRT with the "::F").
On the default dates, currently we show a single outbound option PHL-OKC on DL with a stop in MEM and a single return option on AA with a stop in DFW. Neither of these has the warning message.
Of course, the lack of warning message isn't a guarantee, but it is an indicator that the airline doesn't plan for an equipment change at that stop.