Wow :)
 

Wow :) That's very kind of you all to say so :)

I'm pleased that I'm able to contribute something back to FT, from which I've learned a lot. It's also great to know that the time I spend is appreciated and of use to many! However most of the credit goes to hauteboy who created Mileage Monkey in the first place - I'm just tinkering with it here & there.

My silliness
 

Thanks - my mistake. Fixed now

Martin

Such a cool tool.

Thanks to you all.

SLF there is an error in the calculations when selecting AA as the Earning Preference.

The econ column does not include the PLT/EXP earning bonus and only shows base miles where the Biz and First do include this bonus.

Also a request. Could you add another column to the AA results table that shows base miles * 1.5 that would be the EQM for the flights on an AONEx DONEx please?

EQM on LONE* ?
Are EQM earned on OW flights ?

EQM on LONE* vary too much between 0 and 1 EQM per flown mile dependant on the carrier so it would be impossible to show. If the flights do earn EQM then it would be 1 EQM per miles which is the base miles calculation so would be superfluous.

EQM are earned on all OW flights (except those carriers where discount Y doesn't qualify e.g. CX L earns no EQM on AA. ). In Biz o F I believe all flights qualify for 1.5 EQM regardless of carrier hence the request.

I did a table last year (with only the "old" OW members) that covered L class earn rates - in the FAQ sticky, post no. 7. I'll try to update it presently.

I stole that for a wiki page I wrote earlier this year (and then updated with e.g. the new OW members)...feel free to make use of or directly edit that information...

Re EQMs ... I've had a busy weekend, and a busy week ahead. Questions noted.

First of all, the tool is fantastic, especially for those of us who are newbs at putting together a *ONE* itinerary.

Now, my questions:

1. Part of my intinerary includes the segment COS-MCO. The validator says there is no oneworld carrier between those airports, but in fact I fly COS-MCO on AA all the time (via DFW) and the oneworld interactive map shows it as a direct connection.

2. Another segment MM says is not covered by oneworld is SJU-UVF (San Juan, PR to St. Lucia) -- but the interactive map says otherwise. I just checked and AA has many daily flights (via MIA).

Am I overlooking something obvious? Do I need to list the cities I'm connecting through? If so, do those count toward my segments?

Thanks for any help.

The tool looks for direct (single flight number) flights only, because that is the way segments are counted for the OWE fare. If you connect in MIA, for example, to a different flight number, that is a second segment that calls for a second coupon, so when using the tool you should list both flights separately.

Thanks, Viajero. I was just re-reading the FAQ and was coming back to say "nevermind, I get it now." :)

Belatedly, fixed in the beta version.

Possible problem as noted in this post by Serfty

Milage Monkey indicates SYD-JFK may not have First class cabin; I know for a fact that QF107 (indeed AA7365) indeed does.

Downtime this weekend...a note from the hosting company
 

Thanks!! FT seems to have stopped emailing me about new posts in this thread - hmmm. This should be fixed in 0.95014 ...

0.95014 now available
 

0.95014 is now available. Please force a reload (shift-refresh) if you still see 0.95013.

Adding link to a "country of origin" discussion: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...74#post8753374

more enhancements
 

From Gardyloo's post 20 on another thread "Some unpleasant unforeseen rule changes today - Intra-South America O/D O/J prohibited, and no transit through origin point."

The source of Gardyloo's information unknown at this time (EF?). Some discussion on this enhancement on AFF

Also discussion about LAN affiliates on this thread. No real change

Unfortunately look like more programming needed by SLF when all this is 100% confirmed :(

Yes; my access to native Sabre is kaput for the foreseeable.

Edited to add:

Nope, solved - new star file is in the FAQ thread.

ExpertFlyer Confirms Gardyloo's report.

0.95015 beta available
 

Thanks for this!

I've created a new beta version; visiting point-of-origin now terminates itinerary, and the South America & DAC-BKK/SIN exceptions have been removed. Please feel free to test it to make sure it is working as expected.

Below are some tests which 0.95014 accepts as valid but which 0.95015 fails. Please report any issues in this thread.

LGW-MAN-LHR-LAX-HKG-LHR:
0.95014 0.95015

DAC-LHR-JFK-HKG-SIN:
0.95014 0.95015

New feature: embedded google maps
 

The beta version now has google maps embedded - once you've submitted an itinerary in the OWE planner, or point-point sections, you'll see that the airport codes in the results are clickable links. Choose one of these, and a map of that airport will be shown in the main window. Additionally for cities with multiple airports, each of them will be shown with markers, along with the "centre" of the city.

I'd like to make the markers clickable - what I need is a web site which will let me send it the 3-letter airport code as part of a URL. Any suggestions?

0.95015 is now the "current" version
 

....no feedback (either positive or negative :confused:), so anyway I've moved 0.95015 to current :).

Is the google map thing helpful to anyone? I have had great fun playing with it to see where the airports are in relation to cities I'm not familiar with.

Also, if you spot any errors (e.g. the map is NOT located on the advertised airport), please let me know!

It worked fine for Moi ... :D

Thanks for your efforts ^

Thanks for all your hard work on this very useful tool.

Because land segments between "co-terminals" in one city now count as a segment, is there a way to eliminate use of co-terminal codes like BUE, LON, NYC?
I had validated a 20 segment itinerary using USH-BUE-MAD, which was initially accepted by AA RTW office, but was subsequently rejected when Dublin reviewed it.

Happy Travels.

Good idea, thanks...I've updated 0.95015 and something like LHR-NYC-LAX-SYD,MEL-HKG-LHR now gives the following warning:

Oneworld web site rules updated
 

The rules on the Oneworld web site have now been updated effective 13Dec2007. Nothing about co terminals

10: AMM-BUD: 1st of 4 (Europe)
Error!!! No oneworld service exists AMM-BUD

Can the above error be corrected as there is an RJ service between the above two airports. OneWorld's website accepts the above as a valid route for global explorer and there is are direct flights between these airports.

Thanks for the great application, BTW. :-)

Regards,
James

Sorry for the delay in responding. Yes, the Google map is a great feature. To have all this information in one convenient spot is extremely valuable. Thanks very much!

Done. You may need to force a reload (shift-refresh ?) to ensure you get the new version (I didn't change the version number from 0.95015)

Also, welcome to FT :)

Thanks for that, and thanks also for the welcome. :-)

Regards,
James

Just out of simple curiosity: why don't you take the software out of beta and boldly elevate it to at least RC status? It's been a protected teenager long enough, now it's time for it to grow and face the real world as a 1.0 adult. :)

The current version does not seem to know about JFK-SJO (AA971). I think that's a seasonal flight though, but DFW-ANC flights recognized, so that may not be the problem.

Error!!! No oneworld service exists TPA-JFK

AA is discontinuing service TPA-LGA (so you have to route via MIA or elsewhere) and starting TPA-JFK (to connect to flights to Europe). Good if you're going to Europe, lousy if you're going to New York. Not sure of the stop date but TPA-JFK service starts April 7.

Great tool, thanks for all the hard work ....

:D I guess primarily because I consider myself as just the caretaker of the tool at present; hauteboy is of course the original author responsible for 95% of the functionality.

Added, thanks. I couldn't find any evidence of a direct SJO-JFK so I didn't add that (let me know if I'm wrong and one does exist).

I've added TPA-JFK and the return; thanks.

As ever, be sure to force a reload (shift-refresh perhaps) to ensure you get the latest versions of each of the component files. Current version is still 0.95015.

Great tool! Thanks for this!

Chris

A ton of the AA flights in North America have been eliminated. A few notables:

ORD-ANC (now AA codeshare on Alaska)
MIA-ANC
SJU-EGE
SIN-HEL
ZRH-DFW

One to add:

PTY-DFW (AA2102)

I added some links to the google map marker (click on the marker and an info box opens with some links to other places - currently gc.kls2.com, Wikipedia and FlightStats.com). Suggestions welcome for additional useful links here.

Also added a note to click on the google logo if you want to open the map in a new window.

Thanks - I've made these changes (& the return flights where applicable).

0.95016 is now released
 

Mileage Monkey

Containing:

• Added link to permit GC map to be opened in a new window/tab (thanks Mwenenzi)
• Added link to christep's data files (thanks Mwenenzi)
• Updated link to MarkDu's OW Files
• Added ORD-EZE & back (thanks Mwenenzi)

As ever, if you still see 0.95015 then you may need to force a refresh (ctrl-shift-R) or clear your browser's cache.

One more thing added just now:

Added additional links to main page (to visa advisory pages from VS and DL), and also from the google map marker pop-up to additional info sites - theAirDB, SkyTrax, and google searches for the airport & hotels

theAirDB looks interesting; it shows which airlines serve the airport of interest. This could be useful for planning side trips, or for positioning purposes. Alas it wasn't completely accurate as they don't seem to follow all airlines (e.g. Jet Airways isn't covered at present); maybe this is just a matter of time.