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New to KVS Diamond and have two basic questions; I apologize if this is the wrong forum.

When searching for Availability on CX I get the following:

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[KVS Availability Tool 7.3.5/Diamond - Availability/FS/US]



Carrier    Flight  From  Depart    To    Arrive    A/C  St  Availability

---------  ------  ----  --------  ----  --------  ---  --  -----------------------------------------------------------

CX         881     LAX   01:05     HKG   07:40 +1  77W      F1 A1 J2 C0 D0 I0 W2 R1 E0 Y6 B5 H4 K2 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0

CX         885     LAX   12:25     HKG   19:05 +1  77W      F1 A1 J2 C1 D1 I0 W3 R3 E2 Y4 B4 H2 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0

CX         883     LAX   23:20     HKG   06:00 +2  77W      F3 A3 J4 C3 D3 I0 W0 R0 E0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L5 V0 S0 N2 Q0 O7

F = first, J = business, Y = economy - but what do all the other codes mean? Is A1 a discounted F fare?

Also - when searching for fares, I get something like:

Code:

[KVS Availability Tool 7.3.5/Diamond - Fares/PSH/RU]



LAX  Los Angeles Intl CA US [KLAX]

HKG  Hong Kong Intl HK [VHHH]

R/T  15 Mar 2014 | All



Carrier    From    To    Fare      Cur   AdvanceP  Min  Max  Fare Basis | Travel Period

---------  ------  ----  --------  ----  --------  ---  ---  --------------------------

CX         LAX     HKG       648   USD        ***       180  SXSPCL

CX         LAX     HKG       797   USD        ***       180  SWSPCL

CX         LAX     HKG       847   USD        ***       180  VLXSPCL      01 Jan-23 May

CX         LAX     HKG       947   USD        ***       180  VLWSPCL      01 Jan-23 May

CX         LAX     HKG       996   USD        ***       180  LLXSPCL      01 Jan-23 May

CX         LAX     HKG      1096   USD        ***       180  LLWSPCL      01 Jan-23 May

CX         LAX     HKG      1146   USD        ***       180  MLXSPCL      01 Jan-23 May

How do you even book these fares, not to mention, how do you figure out class of service they are in?

I've been digesting the KVS knowledgebase but would appreciate some insight.

My goals with KVS are to:

1. Find award travel availability on CX
2. Find good fares
3. Book them

Per Cathay's Website:

First Class (150%) : F, A
Business Class (125%) : J, C, D, I
Premium Economy (110%) : W, R, E
Economy Class (100%) : Y, B, H, K, M, L, V
Economy Class (25%) : S, N, Q

For your second question, take the first letter of the fare. That is the fare class it is booked in. The letter after it probably has to do with the fare rules - I am not 100% on this so don't be surprised if I am wrong. e.g. "MLXSPCL" -> M-class economy fare. LXSPCL = rule for the fare for booking, cancellation etc.

You can book these by going to Cathay's website and doing the "normal" online booking, using an online travel agent, or using a real-life travel agent.

Hope this helps!

Thank you for this!

Quote:

Originally Posted by roastpuff (Post 22525224)

Per Cathay's Website:

First Class (150%) : F, A
Business Class (125%) : J, C, D, I
Premium Economy (110%) : W, R, E
Economy Class (100%) : Y, B, H, K, M, L, V
Economy Class (25%) : S, N, Q