ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search Consolidated Information and Help Thread
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Mar 7, 18, 12:52 pm
#1532
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: MUC
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Hey FTers,
Sorry if this is a bit off topic but I'm trying to see if there's anyway to get a higher booking class for flights on the dates in the screenshot, eventually some classes that can be upgraded via Miles&More. I can be flexible on the airlines and dates, just want to make sure I can maximize earning/benefits on this route before buying.
https://imgur.com/a/06X8J
Sorry if this is a bit off topic but I'm trying to see if there's anyway to get a higher booking class for flights on the dates in the screenshot, eventually some classes that can be upgraded via Miles&More. I can be flexible on the airlines and dates, just want to make sure I can maximize earning/benefits on this route before buying.
https://imgur.com/a/06X8J
Mar 7, 18, 1:04 pm
#1534
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Originally Posted by B0gdan
Hey FTers,
Sorry if this is a bit off topic but I'm trying to see if there's anyway to get a higher booking class for flights on the dates in the screenshot, eventually some classes that can be upgraded via Miles&More. I can be flexible on the airlines and dates, just want to make sure I can maximize earning/benefits on this route before buying.
https://imgur.com/a/06X8J
Sorry if this is a bit off topic but I'm trying to see if there's anyway to get a higher booking class for flights on the dates in the screenshot, eventually some classes that can be upgraded via Miles&More. I can be flexible on the airlines and dates, just want to make sure I can maximize earning/benefits on this route before buying.
https://imgur.com/a/06X8J
Mar 7, 18, 1:53 pm
#1535
Moderator: Travel Safety/Security, Travel Tools, California, Los Angeles; FlyerTalk Evangelist
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Moderator's Note
Originally Posted by B0gdan
Hey FTers,
Sorry if this is a bit off topic...
Sorry if this is a bit off topic...
I moved your question to the relevant thread.
TWA884
Travel Tools moderator
Mar 7, 18, 1:56 pm
#1536
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: MUC
Programs: TK Elite, FB Gold
Posts: 303
Hi FTers,
I know this is a bit of a stretch as the fare is low anyway, but I'm looking to see if there's any way to add a leg to SFO before the one to IAD. When I'm trying it's jumping up 3x, 4x the price. Is there anything I'm doing wrong or is it just not possible?
If not, any way to trim the price a bit further?
https://imgur.com/a/lTPSw
I know this is a bit of a stretch as the fare is low anyway, but I'm looking to see if there's any way to add a leg to SFO before the one to IAD. When I'm trying it's jumping up 3x, 4x the price. Is there anything I'm doing wrong or is it just not possible?
If not, any way to trim the price a bit further?
https://imgur.com/a/lTPSw
Mar 8, 18, 2:31 am
#1538
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: London
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Originally Posted by Sealink
I take it ITA Matrix isn't 'live'?
I've just checked a fare on BA and it's EUR 200.00 lower than ITA Flight Matrix shows.
How reliable is it?
I've just checked a fare on BA and it's EUR 200.00 lower than ITA Flight Matrix shows.
How reliable is it?
- POS selection on ITA isn't 100% reliable. So ba.com may see inventory that ITA can't see (or vice versa) because the availability shown by ITA isn't the actual to the market whose availability ought to be being shown. This unreliability includes manual selection of the POS city - it doesn't always work.
- I think that ITA can see BA DIFs on some routes, but not on others. I don't know why this is, but my surmise is that some DIFs are still coded as private fares but others are coded as public fares. Obviously, ITA has a better chance of returning the latter. On my most common routes, I think that HKG DIFs aren't seen by ITA but JNB DIFs are. So this could account for what you've seen.
- ITA fare quotes include BA's GDS fee. That's Ł8 or USD 10 per fare component, or a similar sum in other currencies. This means that ITA quotes are now reliably higher than ba.com quotes, but if you allow for this fee the match is normally exact. That won't account for (or for all of) that €200 difference, though.
- ITA caching could give duff results. But I have only very very rarely seen this myself.
Mar 9, 18, 2:28 pm
#1540
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Originally Posted by Sealink
I take it ITA Matrix isn't 'live'?
I've just checked a fare on BA and it's EUR 200.00 lower than ITA Flight Matrix shows.
How reliable is it?
I've just checked a fare on BA and it's EUR 200.00 lower than ITA Flight Matrix shows.
How reliable is it?
Mar 9, 18, 3:41 pm
#1541
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 529
Originally Posted by B0gdan
Hey FTers,
Sorry if this is a bit off topic but I'm trying to see if there's anyway to get a higher booking class for flights on the dates in the screenshot, eventually some classes that can be upgraded via Miles&More. I can be flexible on the airlines and dates, just want to make sure I can maximize earning/benefits on this route before buying.
https://imgur.com/a/06X8J
Sorry if this is a bit off topic but I'm trying to see if there's anyway to get a higher booking class for flights on the dates in the screenshot, eventually some classes that can be upgraded via Miles&More. I can be flexible on the airlines and dates, just want to make sure I can maximize earning/benefits on this route before buying.
https://imgur.com/a/06X8J
If that is too complicated consult a travel agent, its their job to price you the exact fare class you wish to book
Mar 11, 18, 2:42 pm
#1542
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Originally Posted by fuyao
Yes, just look up which fare class you want each segment to price in (K, L, S, Y,...) and then add it as an advanced routing code on ITA with /f bc=Y bc=K .....
If that is too complicated consult a travel agent, its their job to price you the exact fare class you wish to book
If that is too complicated consult a travel agent, its their job to price you the exact fare class you wish to book
e.g., fc=F will give results for fares with prime code F, but may still result in sectors booked into Y
Mar 12, 18, 10:10 am
#1543
Formerly known as cagalindo
Join Date: Sep 2010
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This ticket has come up for a few days on ITA Matrix but I can't find it on any booking site. Any ideas?
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My only guess is it must be booked from a certain country?
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This ticket has come up for a few days on ITA Matrix but I can't find it on any booking site. Any ideas?
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My only guess is it must be booked from a certain country?
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Last edited by caGALINDO; Mar 12, 18 at 12:28 pm
Mar 12, 18, 10:42 am
#1545
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Location: London
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Originally Posted by caGALINDO
This ticket has come up for a few days on ITA Matrix but I can't find it on any booking site. Any ideas?
POS could be an issue as well, but I can't test that.
