We are certainly sorry you feel that way, especially noting that you have been a KVS Tool member since 2005.

As we have mentioned in Post #5474 above, certain major changes in the system may cause the System Code to also change, in which case a Replacement Registration Code should be requested via the Registration Wizard.

Since you have maxed out on the number of registered machines, you needed to provide either the codes of the other 2 systems or the [old] code of the PC you were dealing with at that time.

There are procedures in-place for those members, who require a Replacement or Additional Registration Code immediately.

A Registration Code for your notebook has now been rushed and should be in your E-Mail Inbox.

What is this problem? Says Iberia something when I tried to check award availability on BA. Thank you.

http://incy.shutterfly.com/pictures/18

Any way to automate searching a bit? I'd like to start monitoring published fares and availability on a few specific route-dates a couple times a day.

If you implemented a command line or batch feature, you could give EF alerts a run for their money, especially since they're very cagey about the frequency of their checks. That said, I can see the abuse potential.

Must have been a transient issue -- please clear MSIE Cache & Cookies and restart the KVS Tool:

[KVS Availability Tool 7.1.7/Diamond - Amadeus: Awards/BA-OneWorld]

At some point in future development, is it possible to add BA award availability via avios.com, as it is often reported that this is different to going through ba.com and the like.

Many thanks!

sorry, duplicate for some reason :-/

I keep having to enter the Captcha letters and numbers when I search. How can this be disabled? It is very annoying.

Sorry just to interject, I've never seen this happening to me. Which functions are you using?

post deleted - problem resolved

Users, who exceed the query/velocity limits when using the [Awards/StarAlliance] Method, may be prompted for a CAPTCHA -- this is a requirement that is imposed by the [Awards/StarAlliance] Engine itself.

The OP may wish to use the [Awards/AC-StarAlliance] Method instead.

KVS Tool already has 3 different data sources for BA Award/Upgrade Availability:
http://Help.KVSTool.com/#BA

Based on the information we have, these existing data sources are more authoritative than Avios.com. If you have any specific examples to the contrary, please do send them to us for evaluation.

Hi,
I am trying to find availability on Middle East Airlines (ME), part of skyteam. However when I search for example DXB-BEY nothing comes up for ME. Is ME still supported? Because that was the only reason I signed up. Also the dates I am searching are March 13th, or 29th.
Thanks,

Welcome to the KVS Tool!

ME Award Availability is still supported (as shown in the example below).

However, there does not seem to be any Award Availability on the DXB-BEY route specifically on any of the dates we have checked.

[KVS Availability Tool 7.1.7/Diamond - Amadeus: Awards/SkyTeam/FR-AF]

Thanks for looking into it. Weirdly enough, the Delta rep did find availability for the DXB-BEY route and I am all so set.

So for anyone else interested in MEA: I'd recommend you also check with the rep.

Just signed up for KVS and got stuck trying to find award availability for One World airlines SFO-Del-SFO April 2 - May 4.
KVS asks me for my Quantas FF info, which I have entered into the appropriate field. But I can not figure out how to enter the info into the KVS database, there is no submit button and clicking "enter" doesn't do anything.
Don't see any instructions or help anywhere.
Thank you for any tips.

I think you just do nothing - it automatically "enters".

Once you enter your Qantas number, just go back to the Awards/Upgrades tab, and you will be able to search for your flights.

Welcome to the KVS Tool!

Exactly :).

Thank you for the help! I think I tried that and the same window would pop up again, but will try again when I am back in the office tomorrow.

Delta 2 letter buckets / booking classes Availability Search
 

Is there a way to search for the Delta 2-letter booking classes, such as NK and OK?

Thanks

Just renewed my membership but changed the level from Diamond to Platinum.

I use KVS Tool mainly for BA award availability which the websites shows as available in the Platinum version, but each time I try to use it tells me I need to upgrade to Diamond?

Is this is a bug or am I doing something wrong? It worked fine when I had Diamond by the way, but as I didn't need the other features I decided to go with Platinum.

BA Award Availability is accessible via the [Awards/OneWorld] Method at the Platinum level and also via the [Awards/BA-OneWorld] & [Awards/JL-OneWorld] Methods at the Diamond level.

The KVS Tool does support all DL 2-letter Award Booking Classes -- please see http://Help.KVSTool.com/#DL

Just worked that out, but that means I need to create myself a Qantas FC account?

Anyway, did that and I now get results (suggest you add this somewhere as it's far from obvious), but the results are in a different format.

What does FS- and FS+ mean? Seems to indicate first class upgrade award, but what is the + and - part? Also, the BA option included number of seats but the Qantas one doesn't?

Thanks for the help.

Please see:

http://Help.KVSTool.com/#Method_Amadeus_Awards_OneWorld
http://Help.KVSTool.com/#Q6

Thanks, getting there!

Next question. I'm looking for CW / Business upgrade availability on BA.

The previous OW / BA option made sense and seemed to show what was available, but the OW only / Qantas option doesn't.

For the 8th April LHR to LAX on BA269 it shows FS- YS+. Now, what about CW / Business? I'm assuming it's not FS as that's first? Also if you try to book a BA avios booking in economy there's nothing available, yet wouldn't YS+ mean there should be? Selected 1 seat by the way.

Lastly can I upgrade from Platinum to Diamond? Only went for Platinum as it appeared to offer the same level of information for BA when it seems that it doesn't.

Different flight availability results
Hi, I was trying to search for flight
MEL - x SIN - PVG for QF on 26 March 2013

But I was getting different results. What could be the cause?
Expedia can see a very low S class being able to book, so I'm confused.

[KVS Availability Tool 7.1.7/Gold - Sabre: Availability/FS/US]
[KVS Availability Tool 7.1.7/Gold - Galileo: Availability/ETR/JP]

I guess that I am a bit late to the party over here since I have been using another tool for some number of years but have recently been given some reasons to investigate over here.

The link above is quite interesting however I do not see the "U" category of upgrade buckets such as RU and OU nor the "P" category of RP and OP. Are they to be found on KVS? They are actually more important to me than the award availabilities (which can usually be overpowered by throwing more SkyPesos at them until they give you what you need). ;)

Sabre: Availability/FS not working.

There is no C Award Availability. BA confirms 9+ Y Award Seats available, so everything matches:

[KVS Availability Tool 7.1.7/Diamond - Amadeus: Awards/BA-OneWorld]
Yes -- please submit a request via http://Contact.KVSTool.com/

Welcome to [posting on] FT!

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

KVS Tool supports DL Award, but not DL Upgrade Classes Booking Classes (and vice-versa for the 'other' tool) .

The [Availability/FS] Method continues to function normally -- please advise if the issue persists.

Ummmm, interesting. I really do not want to pay for two tools and finding awards happens maybe three, four, five times a year so I can afford to fool around, waste time schmoozing with Diamond Line agents, throw SkyPesos around like confetti, and so on. However, the upgrade availability feature is something vital that I need to use every day since the companies usually only pay for coach lowest available and friends don't let friends sit in coach if they can at all help it.

Let me know if you add the feature and I will be along fairly quickly.

Still a problem...

My username/login is correct, as it works on the FS website.

Waiting for GTC credentials in the meantime, since this isn't working!

Works fine for me, just now

My computer was just updated to IE10, not sure if that is the reason?? :confused:

FS is working properly in FF.

That was the problem - I guess the Tool needed an IE cookie from FlightStats.com, so *after* I signed into the site in IE10, it worked.

Still requesting GTC please...

Please ensure that you have the correct MSIE Cookie Settings:
http://Help.KVSTool.com/#Cookies

I'm new to KVS and signed up for Diamond level. Right now I'm exploring the various functions.

As a test, I'm trying to check "Other Award Availability" which is supposed to include AS, but the only non-alliance carriers that show up are EY and VS. I cannot find AS anywhere, nor can I seem to find info in the FAQ explaining how to access award information for AS.

I can see A and W seats when I am using the Availability tab, but AS doesn't show up under the Awards/Upgrades tab. And I'm not sure how to access award seat availability for partner carriers.

Is this because I'm using temporary credentials? Or because I'm doing something wrong? Please point me in the correct direction.