Welcome to FT & KVS Tool!

Please see the newly-updated section at http://Help.KVSTool.com/#WhichMethod

[Fares/TVN] is fully-flexible and shows all Fares for the next 12 Months, so the [Date] field is not applicable.

For semi-flexible searches, you can use the [Fares/PSH] Method.

Please see http://Help.KVSTool.com/#Q19

You would need to search for A-G & G-B separately.

Welcome to the KVS Tool!

There is 2 C Award Seats Available on AC+CA on 21 Jun:

[KVS Availability Tool 6.5.1/Diamond - ITA: Awards/AC-StarAlliance/CA]

So am I correct that I cannot see that because I am platinum not diamond? If I try to upgrade to diamond, it does not let me apply my previously payment toward that level? i.e. can I convert my $15 payment to $20 for the 2 month trial for $5 more?

You can also see these flights at the Platinum level, but you would need to split your search into PHL-YYZ & YYZ-SIN:

[KVS Availability Tool 6.5.1/Diamond - SNT: Awards/StarAlliance/JP-ANA-SP1]

Please excuse me if this post is misplaced or naive. I am a KVS newbie and Ihave searched around a bit on KVS and Delta but have not found this exact issue.

I have been trying KVS since DL's award system is dysfunctional. A big peeve I have with dl.com is that when I look for 2 seats, many times only 1 Low award is available, and the other seat is only available at the Medium level. You can't tell this from the dl.com site - when searching, it will offer you the lowest level (for both of the 2 passengers), but then when you try to book, it will give the ever-annoying "your flight just sold out" message because there's really only one low seat.

Now, using WSpan mode in KVS and looking for 2 seats, I get the very same issue, in that those same flights shown on dl.com show up in KVS as available in YS+ for 2 seats. So, am I correct that (like the dl.com search engine) KVS has no way of knowing whether more than one of the available seats on DL is a Standard award? Or am I (hopefully) doing something wrong? Thanks.

Welcome to the KVS Tool!

Have you tried using the [Awards/SkyTeam] Method (which also supports DL's Standard/"Low" Award Availability) instead?

Just wanted to say thanks for this tool. I have to admit that as a newbie to the tool, it was tough to learn at first. But once I got the hang of it, it worked very well and produced the results I was looking for. I snagged a nice award PHL-SIN and PER-PHL (total of seven segments) all in business class. I will definitely be using the tool in the future for finding award flights.

Minor Bug:

If you have set the Awards/Upgrades method to UA and then double click on an item in "My Trips" that uses Awards-Upgrades/CO, the tool will not switch the method and will remain on UA.

In fact, it looks like clicking a My Trips item that uses the CO method won't switch to that method no matter what method you previously used (SNT, AC, etc)

Status of resolveing GTC?
FS does not support some airlines (AA) and ETR is very difficult/time consuming.

6.5.1 question
 

I just upgraded to the 6.5.1 version and have run into a problem: When I search flight availability using Sabre/GTC method (since I know the FS is temporarily unavailable) I get the following error message:
KVS Availability Tool
The requested method is currently unavailable or may require a newer version of the KVS Tool. Please visit www.KVSTool.com to review the latest system status and upgrade announcements.

Have I missed something in the upgrade? Any suggestions? :confused:

Thanks!

Thanks for reporting the issue -- it will be corrected in the next update.

We are still looking for a solution with regard to the GTC engine.

In the meantime, for regular Availability on AA flights, please use the Mobile Companion.

Actually, it's the other way around -- GTC is currently unavailable, so FS is the Method you need to use.

And welcome to [posting on] FT!

Thanks. I've enjoyed reading the forum but never posted. And 'duh' - I must have misread re: FS v. GTC. Just treated myself to another cup of coffee. Now, though, when I choose the FS option when checking availability, I'm getting this odd situation: once I enter the specifics under the Availability search and hit 'GO' the screen immediately switches to the "Settings" tab and the 'Programme" Flightstats - and I get an error message: "The requested Method requires FlightStats membership credentials" Do you think maybe I've got a bug in my system? Perhaps I should uninstall KVS and reinstall? Or do you tihnk it's something much more obvious, like the FS v. GTC thing? ;) I tried using the Galileo option on Availability search, and that worked fine - but of course with much less detailed availability results.

We think that you should read http://Help.KVSTool.com/#Methods ;)

Bingo. Again, I say, 'duh...' Time for more coffee! Thanks again. :)

I'm showing differences in availability between FS and ETR, and its been this way since last Thursday.
Do a search for availability, DTW->AMS for Sept 29 on DL. Notice that every flight is showing LUTE9 availability. Now do a search using ETR for the same thing and ask for L U T E classes. Now things are different and look more realistic. Which one is correct, and how do I know if FS is showing me complete crap for any other flights? Also if you call Delta and speak with them about availability it looks as if the ETR data is either wrong or massively out of date.

What is the proper way for me to interpret this?

They should be both correct, for their respective POSs -- please see http://Help.KVSTool.com/#Factors

What´s wrong with M&M right now?
Just getting this error:

"Error Requesting Data:

Error 35755: No Remote Computer Is Specified
Disconnected"

:confused:

Thanks for reporting the issue -- it has now been resolved.
Please restart the KVS Tool and try again.

OK, interesting -- so I see SABRE has a POS dropdown which is disabled. How can I enable this so that I can select the appropriate point of sale (I'm based out of a european airport)
Otherwise this makes kvstool availability rather useless outside for those of us originating outside US :( (as POS is typically the departure location)

Thanks

KVS Tool currently supports 2 POSs for Regular Availability (US & JP). POS US Availability is typically better than Availability for EUR-based POSs (particularly for European carriers), so it would be more beneficial to book using a US-based POS (and get a lower Fare) rather than trying to ascertain Availability for other POSs.

For Fares, you do have a choice of POSs worldwide: US, CA, UK, ES, AU, RU, MX.

Check awards on LH?
 

So, I have a Diamond membership, but no LH FF#...

Could a kind soul with LH access check two awards for me? Saturday/Sunday August 19/20-2012, SEA to CPH.

Thanks much in advance!!

You don't need a LH M&M membership -- please use the [Awards/StarAlliance] or [Awards/AC-StarAlliance] Method to check LH Award Availability:

http://Help.KVSTool.com/#Classes

Ahh, hadnt tried AC. Thanks!

I found on AF website, F class from CDG to SIN, HKG, ICN, TYO... for travel in 2012
Why KVS do not mention them on Sabre/DotRes ?
More generally, companies websites could have fares that are not mentionned in KVS?
Thanks

Please see http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/air-f...l#post17126150

Any new status/plan to resolve. It has been down for over two weeks.

Unfortunately, the [GTC] engine remains unavailable.

In the meantime, the [Sabre: FS] Method & Mobile Companion continue to provide equivalent functionality.

Trying to see availability of an award flight for Sept 10/12. I'm using the ITA/AC-Star Alliance

Keep getting the same error saying I can't book a flight later than 2012-09-10 which IS the date I'm trying to see.

Same result for every date until I get back to Sept 3/12.

Am I missing something?

Thanks for reporting the issue with the [Awards/AC-StarAlliance] Engine, which has now been resolved.

Please download V6.5.1.R3 and try again, noting that the maximum date range for that Method has been adjusted to 355 days.

I just recently signed up for the KVS Tool, and had some questions about interpreting the fares it shows. I was doing a search for KLM flights from JFK to DEL on 2/25/12 and returning 3/17/12. When the results popped up it shows the cheapest ticket is a base fare of 601 USD for N class. I realize there will be taxes on top, but what is the best strategy now to actually find this fare and book it?

Welcome to the KVS Tool!

Have you checked Availability?
http://www.KVSTool.com/Planning-A-Trip.php

What's happened to the sequence in which BA's fare buckets appear? They used to be listed in descending order but now they're jumbled up. For instance J is now being listed after G-bucket and before the world traveller plus fares.

[KVS Availability Tool 6.3.0.R2/Diamond - Sabre: Availability/FS/US-LTR]

It's a peculiarity of the [Sabre: FS] engine. If you are unsure about the Booking Class hierarchy, please use the Fares function:

[KVS Availability Tool 6.5.1/Diamond - Sabre: Fares/TVN/CA-STD]

If it is a peculiarity it's a recent one. It makes it much harder to assess availability at a glance.

Hi KVS...I will admit to not having read all pages in this thread, but can you let me know when you expect the GTC functionality to reappear?

Many thanks

LE

Sorry to keep going on about this but it seems like the availability shown for BA flights is getting increasingly erratic. In the below example not only are booking classes jumbled up but some are even missing, most importantly the Y and C buckets. Any idea what might be happening?

[KVS Availability Tool 6.3.0.R2/Diamond - Sabre: Availability/FS/US]

We are currently continuing to work on resolving this issue, but as soon as an update is available, it will be posted on the KVS Tool Homepage.

The FS engine had this peculiarity since its inception. However, you can override the BA Booking Class sequence by specifying the following list in the [Display only the following Class(es)] section of the [Filter] Tab in the KVS Tool:

F A J C D R I W E T Y B H K M L V S N Q O G

Must have been a transient issue:

[KVS Availability Tool 6.5.1/Diamond - Sabre: Availability/FS/US]