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Old Jan 21, 2015, 10:55 am
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Here are some more hidden features of the ITA software.

The extensions to the itasoftware routing language are accessed by postpending commands after a '/'. There's a wide set of commands available, but there's no description of them available on the ITA web site. Unfortunately, each command applies only to one part of the trip, so they must usually be entered in each box.

EXCLUDE SPECIFIC AIRLINES
Command is "-airlines XX ..."
Ex: prohibit jetBlue or Delta
from: BOS ::/ -airlines B6 DL
to: LAX ::/ -airlines B6 DL

LIMIT TO SPECIFIC AIRLINES
Command is "airlines XX ..."
Ex: consider only jetBlue or Delta
from: BOS ::/ airlines B6 DL
to: LAX ::/ airlines B6 DL

LIMIT TO A SINGLE ALLIANCE
Command is "alliance star-alliance|oneworld|skyteam"
Ex: oneworld carriers only
from: BOS ::/ alliance oneworld
to: LAX ::/ alliance oneworld

EXCLUDE CODESHARES
Command is "-codeshare"
Ex: prohibit jetBlue or Delta
from: BOS ::/ -codeshare
to: LAX ::/ -codeshare

LIMIT DURATION OF ITINERARY, IN MINUTES
Command is "maxdur XXX"
Ex: no more than 5hrs for each part of trip
from: BOS ::/ maxdur 300
to: LAX ::/ maxdur 300

EXCLUDE OVERNIGHT STOPS, AIRPORT CHANGES, REDEYES, PROPELLER PLANES, TRAINS, HELICOPTERS, ANY KIND OF SURFACE TRAVEL
Commands are "-overnight", "-change", "-redeye", "-prop", "-train", "-helicopter", "-surface"
Ex: no overnight stops, no airport changes, no redeyes, no propeller planes
from: BOS ::/ -overnight, -change, -redeye, -prop
to: LAX ::/ -overnight, -change, -redeye, -prop

SET MINIMUM OR MAXIMUM TIME FOR CONNECTIONS, IN MINUTES
Commands are "minconnect XX", "maxconnect XX"
Ex: no less than one hour, no more than two hour connections
from: BOS ::/ minconnect 60, maxconnect 120
to: LAX ::/ minconnect 60, maxconnect 120

EXTRA CONNECTION TIME
Command is "padconnect XX"
Ex: require at least 20 minutes more than airline specified minimum connection time
from: BOS ::/ padconnect 20
to: LAX ::/ padconnect 20

PUTTING LOTS OF THINGS TOGETHER
Separate with commas.
Ex:
from: BOS :: UA UA / f bc=l|bc=y, -redeye, -prop
to: LAX :: UA+ / f ua.bos+lax.yup, padconnect 20, -overnight
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Old Nov 26, 2013, 1:05 am
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Originally Posted by traveller1971
Does anybody know if you can combine alliances into a single query?
Alas, no:

Advanced Routing Code: "/ alliance star-alliance oneworld"
QPX Warning message: Malformed SLICE-COMMAND-LINE: alliance expects exactly one argument

Advanced Routing Code: "/ alliance star-alliance;oneworld"
QPX Warning message: Illegal COMMAND-LINE prefix: oneworld

Originally Posted by jackal
Hmm, can you negate (with -) the alliance flag? Haven't tried, but wonder if the syntax would work.
No, it doesn't:

Advanced Routing Code: "/ alliance ~star-alliance"
QPX Warning message: SLICE-PERMITTED-ALLIANCE: "~star-alliance" is not a Carrier Alliance

Advanced Routing Code: "/ ~alliance star-alliance"
QPX Warning message: Illegal COMMAND-LINE prefix: ~alliance
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Old Dec 10, 2013, 12:28 pm
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Fare booking class with multiple airlines??

How can I specify a fare class on three or four airlines in a single search.

For example YYZ to LAX Fare booking class M on either AC/UA/AA?
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Old Dec 10, 2013, 1:33 pm
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Originally Posted by camelari
How can I specify a fare class on three or four airlines in a single search.

For example YYZ to LAX Fare booking class M on either AC/UA/AA?
AC,UA,AA+ / f bc=m
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Old Dec 11, 2013, 9:32 am
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Originally Posted by Pinni
AC,UA,AA+ / f bc=m
I am posting the following getting error code

ac+,ua+ / f bc=k
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Old Dec 11, 2013, 9:41 am
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Originally Posted by camelari
I am posting the following getting error code

ac+,ua+ / f bc=k
Try:

ac,ua+ / f bc=k
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Old Dec 11, 2013, 2:07 pm
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Originally Posted by Globaliser
Try:

ac,ua+ / f bc=k
does ac,ua+ mean the same thing as ac+,ua+?

The latter has never worked for me, but I've never tried the former, as I interpret it to mean "one segment on AC or any number of segments on UA." I want the search to mean "any number of segments on AC or any number of segments on UA," or even better, "any number of segments on AC and/or UA."

If it means the latter, that's big news for my ITA searches!
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Old Dec 12, 2013, 1:14 pm
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Originally Posted by jackal
does ac,ua+ mean the same thing as ac+,ua+?

The latter has never worked for me, but I've never tried the former, as I interpret it to mean "one segment on AC or any number of segments on UA." I want the search to mean "any number of segments on AC or any number of segments on UA," or even better, "any number of segments on AC and/or UA."
I suspect that the reason why ac+,ua+ doesn't work is that it's not valid, as the error messages show.

As far as I can see ac,ua+ means "any number of segments on AC and/or UA". I haven't found any valid combinations for AC and UA, but I have tried this formula with BA/QF on multi-sector trips between the UK and Australia, and seen different combinations of BA and QF codes returned.
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Old Dec 15, 2013, 9:35 am
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Originally Posted by camelari
How can I specify a fare class on three or four airlines in a single search.

For example YYZ to LAX Fare booking class M on either AC/UA/AA?
I'm not near a computer it try it right now, but isn't that:

f+ /f o=ua|o=ac|o=aa, bc=m

Or similar? Assuming you want operating carrier to be those three to simplify earning, etc.

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Old Dec 15, 2013, 5:15 pm
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Originally Posted by EsherFlyer
I'm not near a computer it try it right now, but isn't that:

f+ /f o=ua|o=ac|o=aa, bc=m

Or similar? Assuming you want operating carrier to be those three to simplify earning, etc.
That doesn't work at all nice try though :-)
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Old Jan 20, 2014, 8:26 am
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Code Share.

How is it possible to price a UA code share on AC?

I want get price from UA on AC flights.

If i input O:AC+ it only shows me AC flights and AC being the carrier.
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Old Jan 20, 2014, 8:30 am
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Code:
O:AC+ / f UA
should do the trick.
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Old Jan 20, 2014, 8:35 am
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Originally Posted by onoez
Code:
O:AC+ / f UA
should do the trick.
Great

Can you specify a fare basis code?
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Old Jan 20, 2014, 8:38 am
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Yeah, just use e.g.

Code:
/ f UA..LA14FS
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Old Jan 21, 2014, 9:08 am
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Originally Posted by onoez
Yeah, just use e.g.

Code:
/ f UA..LA14FS
And you can use a wildcard, e.g.
Code:
/ f UA..L-
or you can specify carrier and one or more booking designator(s), e.g.
Code:
/ f UA|bc=L

/ f UA|bc=K|bc=L
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Old Feb 19, 2014, 10:47 pm
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Is there any way to define various connection cities?

For ex, right now I have to do this as two different queries:
JFK :: aa DFW aa
SFO

JFK :: aa ORD aa
SFO

Can I define multiple options for connecting cities in one query?
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