*A Award search issues
Apr 2, 2011 | 3:46 pm
#1
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*A Award search issues
I was doing long term award searches using the ANA award search site and was seeing a lack of availability on AC.
My searches were 300+ days in the future for travel from ORD to PEK. I am not looking to travel in February, just seeing what options are available that far out.
I did similar searches on the CO award search site and CO shows AC availability connecting through YYZ. For example, if you do a search for ORD->PEK on Feb 14 for 3 people, you will see C/J and Y availability on CO but only Y on ANA
Does ANA engage in any starnet blocking like UA has done?
My searches were 300+ days in the future for travel from ORD to PEK. I am not looking to travel in February, just seeing what options are available that far out.
I did similar searches on the CO award search site and CO shows AC availability connecting through YYZ. For example, if you do a search for ORD->PEK on Feb 14 for 3 people, you will see C/J and Y availability on CO but only Y on ANA
Does ANA engage in any starnet blocking like UA has done?
Apr 3, 2011 | 9:41 am
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Did you try searching the individual segments on ANA rather than the connecting itinerary? It often struggles with the connections.
Also, is it possible that CO is showing F/C for ORD-YYZ and not for YYZ-PEK? They will do that some times and you have to actually get to the end to see which segments are in F/C and which are in Y.
Also, is it possible that CO is showing F/C for ORD-YYZ and not for YYZ-PEK? They will do that some times and you have to actually get to the end to see which segments are in F/C and which are in Y.
Apr 3, 2011 | 2:33 pm
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It looks like there is either a bug in the ANA partner search or ANA is engaging in some form of blocking. I am not saying it is one or the other.
Just to make sure, I did the searches again before replying.