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-   -   KVS Availability Tool (https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/travel-tools/1592702-kvs-availability-tool.html)

d'Yquem Jul 19, 2015 4:51 pm
Can the KVS availability tool once-again provide paid fare availability for BA through the main (downloadable) program (rather than only through the app)?

Thanks in advance
/d'Yquem

scottinaz Jul 19, 2015 11:06 pm
My subscription to KVS has expired. Could I impose on some nice person to let me know the availability of coach seats on BA 0288 departing PHX on Oct 21? I am trying to figure out if I should pay for a seat assignment.
Thank You

JIMCHI Jul 20, 2015 7:24 am
Originally Posted by scottinaz (Post 25142687)
My subscription to KVS has expired. Could I impose on some nice person to let me know the availability of coach seats on BA 0288 departing PHX on Oct 21? I am trying to figure out if I should pay for a seat assignment.
Thank You
There are approx. 130 seats unassigned. However, it's still 3 months away and I'm sure a good majority of people just get seat assignments at the airport rather than paying the fee. If you're concerned about getting stuck in a middle seat, just pay the fee and then relax.

IMH Jul 20, 2015 7:33 am
Originally Posted by scottinaz (Post 25142687)
[...] availability of coach seats on BA 0288 departing PHX on Oct 21?
There's no need to pay KVS for that (so your post and my answer are probably off topic). FlyerTalk's BA board has a thread where your post would probably have been answered faster:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...ght-loads.html

Right now BA is prepared to sell lots of seats in all World Traveller buckets: Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O9 G9.

KVS Jul 20, 2015 9:36 am
Originally Posted by Smiley90 (Post 25140892)
Thanks, that worked!

Other question:

When I search for YVR-KTM awards, nothing shows up. BUT when I search, e.g.

HKG-KTM - Award found (e.g. October 27)
YVR-HKG - award found (e.g. October 26 or 27)

but when I search for YVR-KTM, I get nothing.
There is currently no Award Availability on the YVR-HKG flight:

[KVS Tool 7.8.4/Diamond - Awards/JL-OneWorld/US]
Code:
YVR  Vancouver Metro / Intl BC CA = YVR CXH [CYVR]
KTM  Kathmandu Tribhuvan NP [VNKT]
MON  26 Oct 2015

Carrier    Flight  From  Depart    To    Arrive    A/C  St  Award Availability
---------  ------  ----  --------  ----  --------  ---  --  ------------------
CX        889    YVR  02:25    HKG  07:00 +1  77W  0  CS0  YS0
 -> KA    192    HKG  17:35 +1  KTM  22:20 +1  333  1  CS0  YS0
Originally Posted by Smiley90 (Post 25140892)
It shouldn't be a too many segments problem, as I think the upper limit for KVStool was 5 segments?
Please review the KVS Tool User Guide, as Route Construction capabilities vary by Method.

Originally Posted by d'Yquem (Post 25141590)
Can the KVS availability tool once-again provide paid fare availability for BA through the main (downloadable) program (rather than only through the app)?
Regular Availability continues to be accessible via the KVS Tool Mobile Companion [only].

Originally Posted by scottinaz (Post 25142687)
My subscription to KVS has expired. Could I impose on some nice person to let me know the availability of coach seats on BA 0288 departing PHX on Oct 21? I am trying to figure out if I should pay for a seat assignment.
Thank You
There you go:

[KVS Tool 7.8.4/Diamond - Seat Map: 21 Oct 2015/BA 288/PHX-LHR/744/Y-Economy]
Code:
    A  B  C  |  D  E  F  G  |  H  J  K   
28      -  -      +  -  -  +      -  -        [W] [E]
29  -  -  -      -  -  +  -      +  +  -    [W] [E]
30  +  +  -      -  +  +  -      -  -  -    [W]
31  +  +  -      -  +  +  -      -  +  +    [W]
32  +  +  -      -  +  +  -      -  +  +    [W]
33  +  +  -      -  +  +  -      -  +  +    [W]
34  +  +  -      -  +  +  -      -  +  +    [W]
35  +  +  -      -  +  +  -      -  +  +    [W]
36  +  +  -      -  +  +  -      -  +  +    [W]
37  +  +  -      -  +  +  -      -  +  +    [W] [L]
39                                      +  +  -   
40  -  +  +      +  -  -  +      -  -  -   
41  +  +  -      -  +  +  -      -  +  +   
42  +  +  -      -  +  +  -      -  -  -   
43  +  +  -      -  +  +  -      -  -  -   
44  +  +  -      -  +  +  -      -  +  +   
45  +  +  -      -  +  +  -      -  +  +   
46  +  +  -      -  +  +  -      -  +  +   
47  +  +  -      -  +  +  -      -  +  +   
48  -  +  -      -  +  +  -      -  +  -   
49  +  +  -      -  +  +  -      -  +  +   
50  -  +  -      -  +  +  -      -  +  -   
51      -  -      -  +  +  -      -  -       
52      +  -      -  +  +  -      -  -       
53      +  -      -  +  +  -      -  -        [L]

[+] Available    [W] Wing Row  [L] Lavatory 
[-] Unavailable  [E] Exit Row  [U] Upper Deck
[P] Preferred    [|] Aisle

scottinaz Jul 20, 2015 3:51 pm
Thank you very much KVS.

geclub1 Jul 21, 2015 12:25 pm
KVS Tool has a 400 queries limit, it seems. But I cannot find out whether that's a daily, weekly, or monthly limit and when it gets reset.
Anybody has any insights?

KVS Jul 21, 2015 12:29 pm
Originally Posted by geclub1 (Post 25150938)
But I cannot find out whether that's a daily, weekly, or monthly limit and when it gets reset.
Mobile Companion usage limits are set on a calendar monthly basis.

As always, no limits apply to the main KVS Tool application.

geclub1 Jul 21, 2015 12:36 pm
Originally Posted by KVS (Post 25150968)
Mobile Companion usage limits are set on a calendar monthly basis.

As always, no limits apply to the main KVS Tool application.
Bummer. The last week of the month will be the time I travel and when I will be needing the tool the most.

Please add this limit info in your help page. It is disappointing to hear of this limitation after I prepaid for one whole year.

KVS Jul 21, 2015 4:40 pm
Originally Posted by geclub1 (Post 25151002)
Bummer. The last week of the month will be the time I travel and when I will be needing the tool the most.
Please contact us via http://Contact.KVSTool.com/ so that we can find a suitable solution.

Originally Posted by geclub1 (Post 25151002)
Please add this limit info in your help page.
The MC usage policy is actually noted on the Membership/Sign-Up page.

geclub1 Jul 21, 2015 5:08 pm
Originally Posted by KVS (Post 25152307)
Please contact us via http://Contact.KVSTool.com/ so that we can find a suitable solution.


The MC usage policy is actually noted on the Membership/Sign-Up page.
Thank you for the suggestion to contacting support. I will do that.

I do not doubt it must be noted somewhere.

Xyzzy Jul 22, 2015 1:20 am
Originally Posted by geclub1 (Post 25151002)
Bummer. The last week of the month will be the time I travel and when I will be needing the tool the most.

Please add this limit info in your help page. It is disappointing to hear of this limitation after I prepaid for one whole year.
Hey - surprises like this are just another part of what you buy when using the KVS Tool. The data that KVS allows unlimited access to is being provided contrary to the policies of its owners. I'd bet that KVS actually pays for the data distributed by the 'companion' hence the limitati:rolleyes:ns. Clearly, KVS's business practices show that that the company feels it's okay to give access to unlimited data if they don't have to pay for it (because it's not KVS's to give away).

JIMCHI Jul 22, 2015 8:10 am
Originally Posted by Xyzzy (Post 25153926)
Hey - surprises like this are just another part of what you buy when using the KVS Tool. The data that KVS allows unlimited access to is being provided contrary to the policies of its owners. I'd bet that KVS actually pays for the data distributed by the 'companion' hence the limitati:rolleyes:ns. Clearly, KVS's business practices show that that the company feels it's okay to give access to unlimited data if they don't have to pay for it (because it's not KVS's to give away).
It shouldn't be a big surprise. On the webpage that lists the various membership levels and prices it states at the bottom: Mobile Companion access is subject to a Fair Usage policy. It would seem, at least to me, that 400 inquiries in a month is certainly well beyond what would be considered "fair usage".

geclub1 Jul 22, 2015 10:36 am
Originally Posted by JIMCHI (Post 25155196)
It shouldn't be a big surprise. On the webpage that lists the various membership levels and prices it states at the bottom: Mobile Companion access is subject to a Fair Usage policy. It would seem, at least to me, that 400 inquiries in a month is certainly well beyond what would be considered "fair usage".
To KVS's credit, they have reset my quota for this month as an exception.

I am not sure whether 400 is fair or not, but this is my usage:
I am monitoring availability of CX HKG to 3 west coast cities on a given day. Because the time of departure is around mid-night, every time I do a search, I have to run essentially six queries. As of yesterday, I was at 335, I think, before the reset.

Jim055 Jul 22, 2015 12:28 pm
@geclub1 abuse is abuse. 400 is more than fair.

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