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Dan6681 Jan 26, 2010 9:22 am

I've been getting a lot of @'s from the *A/ANA feature. This was never an issue before except with OZ occasionally. Any word on a fix?

[KVS Availability Tool 5.1.8/Platinum - SNT: Awards/StarAlliance/JP-ANA]
Code:

NRT  Tokyo Narita JP [RJAA]
SFO  San Francisco Int'l CA US [KSFO]
WED  28 Apr 2010 | 1 Seat

Carrier    Flight  From  Depart    To    Arrive    A/C  St  Availability
---------  ------  ----  --------  ----  --------  ---  --  -------------
UA        838    NRT  16:10    SFO  09:12    744  0  FS@  CS@  YS@
NH        8      NRT  17:10    SFO  10:30    777  0  FS-  CS-  YS-
UA        852    NRT  17:40    SFO  10:52    777  0  FS@  CS@  YS@


BCOS Jan 26, 2010 10:48 am

I apologize in advance if this issue is covered somewhere in the 100+ pages of this thread. I searched the forum for "Unsupported Carrier" and was told there are no matches.

I just downloaded the tool yesterday (using Lite for now), and ran a search for an AAL flight from MIA to POP in June. The result was "Unsupported Carrier - use Sabre/GTC".

Does this mean KVS won't find AAL flight load info?

alexoster Jan 26, 2010 11:11 am


Originally Posted by Dan6681 (Post 13259642)
I've been getting a lot of @'s from the *A/ANA feature. This was never an issue before except with OZ occasionally. Any word on a fix?

Same here... The last few days this is happening constantly... :confused: Is this a general *A issue?

KVS Jan 26, 2010 12:19 pm


Originally Posted by pmaddock (Post 13258875)
If I'm reading the material correctly there is a bit of a split between KVS and Expertflyer on DL info - neither seems to have it all. My Expertflyer annual just expired so I'm shopping.

As I understand it the split from a DL user is:

KVS
- DL fare buckets
- DL awards
- no DL upgrade info
- web based tool now available but not sure if it supports the above
- no mobile version yet

Expertflyer
- DL fare buckets
- no DL award info
- DL upgrade info
- web based
- mobile version available

Your understanding (from a strictly DL-centric perspective) is correct.
For a more comprehensive comparison, please see http://www.FlyerTalk.com/forum/13032780-post10.html and
http://Help.KVSTool.com/#Classes



Originally Posted by pmaddock (Post 13258875)
Any word update on:
- DL upgrade info?
- mobile version release date?

At this time, there is no info with regard to DL upgrade availability.
The Mobile Companion is expected to be released within the next few months...

KVS Jan 26, 2010 12:24 pm


Originally Posted by Dan6681 (Post 13259642)
I've been getting a lot of @'s from the *A/ANA feature. This was never an issue before except with OZ occasionally. Any word on a fix?

[KVS Availability Tool 5.1.8/Platinum - SNT: Awards/StarAlliance/JP-ANA]
Code:

NRT  Tokyo Narita JP [RJAA]
SFO  San Francisco Int'l CA US [KSFO]
WED  28 Apr 2010 | 1 Seat

Carrier    Flight  From  Depart    To    Arrive    A/C  St  Availability
---------  ------  ----  --------  ----  --------  ---  --  -------------
UA        838    NRT  16:10    SFO  09:12    744  0  FS@  CS@  YS@
NH        8      NRT  17:10    SFO  10:30    777  0  FS-  CS-  YS-
UA        852    NRT  17:40    SFO  10:52    777  0  FS@  CS@  YS@



Originally Posted by alexoster (Post 13260347)
Same here... The last few days this is happening constantly... :confused: Is this a general *A issue?

It is a transient datalink issue within StarNet, which affects all systems. You just need to re-try your query a bit later:

[KVS Availability Tool 5.1.8/Diamond - SNT: Awards/StarAlliance/JP-ANA]
Code:

NRT  Tokyo Narita JP [RJAA]
SFO  San Francisco Int'l CA US [KSFO]
WED  28 Apr 2010 | 1 Seat

Carrier    Flight  From  Depart    To    Arrive    A/C  St  Availability
---------  ------  ----  --------  ----  --------  ---  --  -------------
UA        838    NRT  16:10    SFO  09:12    744  0  FS-  CS-  YS-
NH        8      NRT  17:10    SFO  10:30    777  0  FS-  CS-  YS-
UA        852    NRT  17:40    SFO  10:52    777  0  FS-  CS-  YS-


KVS Jan 26, 2010 12:29 pm


Originally Posted by BCOS (Post 13260202)
I apologize in advance if this issue is covered somewhere in the 100+ pages of this thread. I searched the forum for "Unsupported Carrier" and was told there are no matches.

I just downloaded the tool yesterday (using Lite for now), and ran a search for an AAL flight from MIA to POP in June. The result was "Unsupported Carrier - use Sabre/GTC".

Does this mean KVS won't find AAL flight load info?

AA is not supported in the Lite version and requires Platinum or higher: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...l#post11971225

KVS Jan 26, 2010 3:22 pm


Originally Posted by KVS (Post 13260826)
It is a transient datalink issue within StarNet, which affects all systems. You just need to re-try your query a bit later

Further to that, there have been reports from Res agents, who are equally affected by this StarNet issue:
(e.g. AC: http://www.FlyerTalk.com/forum/13260261-post4.html and also BD).

SkyTeam777 Jan 28, 2010 4:43 pm

Are there any coupons out there for new users to this service? Im interested in Diamond membership, but was searching for a coupon before taking the first-time plunge.

KVS Jan 28, 2010 5:46 pm


Originally Posted by SkyTeam777 (Post 13277461)
Are there any coupons out there for new users to this service? Im interested in Diamond membership, but was searching for a coupon before taking the first-time plunge.

YGPM!

SkyTeam777 Jan 29, 2010 7:56 am

What exactly do the PNR comments show? Comments that agents put in the record or simply basic requests like meal and wheelchair requests, etc?

gfowler-ord-1k Jan 29, 2010 11:49 am

KVS, when can were we expect to have the [ITA: Awards-Upgrades/X1] working again?

KVS Jan 29, 2010 3:24 pm


Originally Posted by SkyTeam777 (Post 13280922)
What exactly do the PNR comments show? Comments that agents put in the record or simply basic requests like meal and wheelchair requests, etc?

The Comments field in the PNR Manager is a field, where you can type-in and save your own notes/remarks for each PNR; this data is stored locally on your machine.

KVS Jan 29, 2010 3:26 pm


Originally Posted by gfowler-ord-1k (Post 13282566)
KVS, when can were we expect to have the [ITA: Awards-Upgrades/X1] working again?

An update is already being developed and a new version is expected to be released in the next few days...

SkyTeam777 Jan 29, 2010 9:01 pm

Im using the online tool to access the data since it's taking an extended period of time to get the registration code for my machines. It doesnt seem to show any award fare buckets for DL on the online tool...is this not available for the online/web-based version of KVS? That's the main functionality I need, and I cant seem to locate it. Thanks for anyone who can help!

lopinc1 Jan 29, 2010 9:35 pm


Originally Posted by SkyTeam777 (Post 13285753)
Im using the online tool to access the data since it's taking an extended period of time to get the registration code for my machines. It doesnt seem to show any award fare buckets for DL on the online tool...is this not available for the online/web-based version of KVS? That's the main functionality I need, and I cant seem to locate it. Thanks for anyone who can help!

The tool uses NWA.com for the Skyteam data, so you can just login there to do the search.


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