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Where does the KVS tool get its data and is KVS authorized to provide this data in the manner it is presented?

The tool is known to access a variety of web sites, many in a manner that is not authorized. Please see the next section of this Wiki for a list of sites believed to be accessed and their data access policies (where known).

Additionally, under some conditions the tool appears to access sites via a KVS-operated back end. This means that the tool is not just a 'web browser' that runs via a user's machine. No detailed public information is available about how this works or whether any of this back-end access is authorized.

Websites KVS Accesses and their relevant Terms of Use

http://book.aircanada.com/pl/AConlin...verrideServlet
http://book.aircanada.com/pl/AConlin...PreviewServlet
https://book.aircanada.com/pl/AConli...verrideServlet
https://www.aircanada.com
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http://www.aircanada.com/en/about/legal/notice.html
Use of our web site for any other purpose, including any commercial use or purpose, is expressly prohibited.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you agree that, in using or accessing our website, you shall not commit or participate in any of the following acts or actions, each of which is expressly prohibited under this User Agreement:
directly or indirectly, use or access, or encourage, solicit, permit, facilitate, aid, assist or abet, including, but not limited to, the selling, licensing, distribution or provision to any person of any means that permit, the use or access, or agree to provide the use or access, of our website through any manual process or any automatic, electronic or technical device, including but not limited to automated scripts, robots, crawls, screen scrapers, web "bots", deep-links, indexes, spiders, click-spams, macro programs, or any other device, program, software, system, algorithm, methodology or technology, now known or hereinafter discovered, that performs the same or a similar function, in order to, without limitation: "data mine"; "screen scrape"; data process; access, extract, copy, distribute, aggregate or acquire information; generate impressions or clicks; input or store information; search or generate searches; or manipulate or monitor any portion or content of our website;

http://data.flight24.com/flights/
Terms of Use:

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http://www.flightradar24.com/terms-and-conditions
Website’s information and Services are provided for personal, non-commercial use only. Permission is granted to temporarily download one copy of the materials (information or software) on Flightradar24’s web site for personal, non-commercial transitory viewing only. This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title, and under this license you may not:

Modify or copy the materials;
Use the materials for any commercial purpose, or for any public display (commercial or non-commercial);
Attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on Flightradar24's web site;
Remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials; or
Transfer the materials to another person or "mirror" the materials on any other server.

This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions and may be terminated by Flightradar24 at any time. Upon terminating your viewing of these materials or upon the termination of this license, you must destroy any downloaded materials in your possession whether in electronic or printed format.

http://data.seatexpert.com/tpi/find.php
Terms of Use:

http://plane.lan.com/cgi-bin/recibo_...bo_eticket.cgi
Terms of Use:

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http://www.lan.com/en_us/sitio_perso...-use/about-us/
You may use the information on our site solely for non-commercial purposes, and any use or modification of the website contents is not permitted.

http://reservations.usairways.com/Default.aspx
Terms of Use:

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http://reservations.usairways.com/en-US/aboutus/site_usage_policy.html
Content may be used for non-commercial personal use only, and you agree not to modify, copy, transmit, distribute, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, sell or otherwise transfer any information, software, products or services obtained from the Site without prior written permission from US Airways. You agree not to use any automatic device, manual process, or scraping to monitor or copy the Site or the content contained therein for any purpose without US Airways’ prior written permission. You agree not to use any device, software or routine to interfere with or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Site or any activities conducted on the Site.

https://book.austrian.com/app/fb.fly
Terms of Use:

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http://www.austrian.com/Info/LegalRegulations/WebsiteTerms.aspx?sc_lang=en&cc=AT
2. Proprietary rights
All trademark rights, copyrights, database rights and other intellectual property rights to the contents of the Austrian-website, (as well as the organization and layout of the website), together with the underlying software code rest, either with Austrian or with its licensors. You may not, either in whole or in part, copy, modify, distribute or use or reproduce in other form contents of the Austrian-website, or the underlying software code, without the prior written consent of Austrian.

3. Permissible use
All Austrian-website online services (including the booking machine) are provided solely for the purpose of enabling you to check the availability of goods or services relating to your journey (the timetable, for example), make legitimate reservations, use our online check-in or transact other business with suppliers. You may only use the website in accordance with these terms and conditions and for the legally permitted purposes described above. In particular, you indicate your agreement to the following:
...
3.5 You may not reproduce information from the Austrian-website for commercial purposes. This also includes providing prices for Austrian flights on another website or another online server. In particular you may not copy, distribute, in other way use or reproduce discarded content from the Austrian-website with the help of 'robots', other search machine technologies or through other automatic mechanisms.

https://booking.qatarairways.com/qri...Booking.action
Terms of Use:

https://book.tam.com.br/TAM/dyn/air/...ng/retrievePNR
Terms of Use:

https://classic.checkmytrip.com/plne...ievePNR.action
Terms of Use:

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(D) not to use any automated system or software to extract data from the Application, Documents or Services for commercial purposes (such as screen scraping);

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https://mytripandmore.com/TermsAndConditions.aspx
Except as expressly permitted by these Terms, you may not:
...
9. use any "robot", "spider" or other automatic device, software, program, algorithm, routine, methodology, or any manual process or functionality:
...to monitor, assemble, analyse, index, copy, transmit, distribute, transfer, or link to any of the pages, data, materials, or content available on the Site,

https://pilotweb.nas.faa.gov/PilotWe...yICAOAction.do
Terms of Use:

https://prefunds.aa.com/refunds/receipt
https://www.aa.com/reservation/findReservationSubmit.do
Terms of Use:

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https://www.aa.com/i18n/footer/siteUsage.jsp
Intellectual property notifications
...
D. American Airlines owns or uses by permission all software contained on the Site, including without limitation all HTML code and Active X controls. Copyright and other laws and international treaty provisions protect this software. The law expressly prohibits any modification, redistribution, or reproduction of the software, and such actions could result in severe civil and criminal penalties. American Airlines will seek and support prosecuting violators to the maximum extent possible.
E. You may not copy, display, distribute, download, license, modify, publish, re-post, reproduce, reuse, sell, transmit, use to create a derivative work, or otherwise use the content of the Site for public or commercial purposes. Nothing on the Site shall be construed to confer any grant or license of any intellectual property rights, whether by estoppel, by implication, or otherwise.
...
Limitations on your use:
You agree that you will not Misuse the Site. "Misuse" includes, but is not limited to, using the Site to do any of the following:
...
L. Copy or create derivative works from, display, distribute, license, perform, publish, recreate, reproduce, sell, transfer, or transmit any information, products, services, or software obtained by, from, or through the Site.
M. Monitor or copy any Content by using any manual process, or any robot, spider, or other automatic device, without first obtaining American Airlines' prior written consent.

https://raw.github.com/opentraveldat...i_airlines.csv
Terms of Use:

https://secure.jetairways.com/PlatformID/Identify.aspx
Terms of Use:

https://tickets.airtran.com/SeatAvailability.aspx
Terms of Use:

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http://www.southwest.com/html/about-...ons/index.html
Prohibited Activities

You may not copy, display, distribute, download, license, modify, publish, re-post, reproduce, reuse, sell, transmit, use to create a derivative work, or otherwise use the content of this site for public or commercial purposes without our express written permission. Nothing on this site shall be construed to confer any grant or license of any intellectual property rights, whether by estoppel, by implication, or otherwise.

You may not modify, re-render, frame, mirror, truncate, add to, inject, filter or change the order of the information contained on any page of the Southwest Airlines sites, including, without limitation, by any way of reproducing Southwest Airlines or SWABiz® web pages or Company information on any other web site without our express written permission.

You may not copy, derive, edit, translate, decompile, reverse engineer, modify, use, or reproduce any code or source relating to our sites, including without limitation, any service or product Southwest offers.

You may not cause to appear any pop-up, pop-under, exit windows, expanding buttons, banners advertisement, or anything else which minimizes, covers, or otherwise inhibits the full display of the Southwest Airlines sites.

You may not use any deep-link, page-scrape, robot, crawl, index, spider, click spam, macro programs, Internet agent, or other automatic device, program, algorithm or methodology which does the same things, to use, access, copy, acquire information, generate impressions or clicks, input information, store information, search, generate searches, or monitor any portion of the Southwest Airlines sites or Company information.
...
You may not disguise the origin of information transmitted to, from, or through the Southwest Airlines sites. You may not circumvent any measures implemented by Southwest Airlines aimed at preventing violations of the Use Agreement. You may not violate the restrictions in any robot exclusion header.

When you use the Southwest Airlines sites or Company information for an authorized purpose, you must include all proprietary notices without changing, hiding or deleting them.

You may not engage in any conduct that is, or that Southwest Airlines deems to be, in violation of this Use Agreement.

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https://www.checkmytrip.com/cmt/apf/...&SITE=NCMTNCMT
3. Licence restrictions

3.1 Except as expressly set out in this EULA or as permitted by any local law, you agree:
...
(D) not to use any automated system or software to extract data from the Application, Documents or Services for commercial purposes (such as screen scraping);

https://www.delta.com/mytrips/findPnr.action
http://www.delta.com/ism/SeatMapDisplay.action
http://www.delta.com/shared/components/blank.jsp
Terms of Use:

https://www.finnair.com
Terms of Use:

https://www.flysas.com
Terms of Use:

https://www.iberia.com/web/retrievePNR.do
Terms of Use:

https://www.lot.com
Terms of Use:

https://www.lufthansa.com
Terms of Use:

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http://www.lufthansa.com/online/port...d=2016866&l=en

2. Proprietary rights
...You may not, either in whole or in part, copy, modify, distribute or use or reproduce in other form contents of the Lufthansa-website, or the underlying software code, without the prior written consent of Deutsche Lufthansa AG.

https://www.routehappy.com/
Terms of Use:

https://www.swiss.com
Terms of Use:

https://www.tripforyou.net/t4u/PTopAction.do
Terms of Use:

https://www.tripple.jp
Terms of Use:

https://www.united.com/web/en-US/app...n/default.aspx
Terms of Use:

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https://www.united.com/web/en-US/content/legal.aspx This website is for the User's personal, noncommercial use only. User agrees not to modify, copy, alter, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information, software, products or services obtained from this website without United’s prior written permission. User agrees not to use any robot, spider, other automatic device, or manual process to monitor or copy this website or the content contained therein or for any other unauthorized purpose without United’s prior written permission. ... United reserves the right to investigate any illegal and/or unauthorized use of this website, including, but not limited to, unauthorized framing of this website or unauthorized use of any robot, spider or other automated device, and to take appropriate legal action, including, without limitation, civil, criminal and injunctive redress.

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http://www.gcmap.com/faq/using
Q: May I use the Great Circle Mapper's maps on my web page?
A: You may use maps generated by the Great Circle Mapper on non-commercial web pages (q.v. commericial use below) so long as you do not profit from them and you include the following credit on pages which include maps:
...
Q: May I use the Great Circle Mapper's maps for commercial sites or publications?
A: Please write to Karl L. Swartz regarding terms for commercial use of the maps.

http://www.iata.org/about/members/Pa...line-list.aspx
Terms of Use:

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http://www.iata.org/Pages/terms.aspx
2. Your Conduct

The content on this Site is for your personal use only within the organization or entity to which you are attached as applicable, and it is not intended for commercial exploitation unless expressly agreed in writing by IATA through a duly authorized representative. IATA authorizes you to download or reproduce selected materials at this Site only for your personal, non-commercial use, in the ordinary course of business provided that you retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the original materials on any copies of the materials and that the title or database brand name and IATA name is stated as the source.

You may not otherwise modify, disassemble, create derivative works, distribute, reproduce, publicly display, perform, transmit, re-transmit, sell, rent, sublicense, or otherwise use any materials or content on this Site for commercial or non-commercial exploitation by yourself or the organization or entity to which you are attached or permit third parties to so do. Without limitation, unlimited or wholesale reproduction, copying of the content for commercial or non-commercial purposes and unwarranted modification of data and information within the content is not permitted, and any use of these materials on any other website or networked computer environment for any purpose without IATA’s prior written consent is prohibited.
...
4. Intellectual Property Rights

...You must not modify, decompile, or reverse engineer any software IATA discloses to you via this Site, and you must not remove, overprint, or deface any notice of copyright, trademark, logo, legend, or other notice of ownership from any originals or copies of software or information from the website. "IATA Trademarks" means all names, marks, brands, URL names or addresses, logos, designs, trade dress and other designations IATA uses in connection with Products or Services. You are not permitted to incorporate any IATA Trademarks into any other trademarks, service marks, company names, Internet addresses, domain names, or any other similar designations. Any unauthorized use of any materials contained on this website may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and communications regulations and statutes.

http://www.itn.net/cgi/get
Terms of Use:

http://www.kenya-airways.com/kqbook.aspx
Terms of Use:

http://www.myairlines.ru
Terms of Use:

http://www.qantas.com.au/regions/do/dyn/checkmytrip
Terms of Use:

http://www.seatexpert.com/multiple_results.php
Terms of Use:

http://www.seatguru.com/ajax/findseatmap.php
Terms of Use:

http://www.seatmaestro.com/airlines-...eckmytrip.html
http://www.seatmaestro.com/themes/de...te_airline.php
Terms of Use:

http://www.seatplans.com/ajax/Airline
http://www.seatplans.com/ajax/airports-and-city
http://www.seatplans.com/find-and-compare/
Terms of Use:

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Jan 28, 2012 | 1:01 pm

#4771

mtshadow

Join Date: Aug 2010

Location: Livingston, MT USA

Programs: UA Star Alliance

Posts: 2

How do I move beyond "Current Registration Code Has Expired"?

I'm current with a new registration (new member) as of a few days ago. I'm ready to do my homework and book a flight, but can't gain access to use the KVS tool.
Quick fix for me?
Thanks.

Jan 28, 2012 | 1:16 pm

#4772

KVS

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Join Date: Jan 2004

Location: Worldwide

Posts: 12,952

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Originally Posted by mtshadow

I'm current with a new registration (new member) as of a few days ago.

Welcome to the KVS Tool & [posting on] FT!

Quote:

Originally Posted by mtshadow

I'm ready to do my homework and book a flight, but can't gain access to use the KVS tool.
Quick fix for me?
Thanks.

Please check your E-Mail Inbox & Junk/Spam folders.

Jan 28, 2012 | 10:43 pm

#4773

merc1234

Join Date: Feb 2011

Location: Jersey City, NJ

Programs: UA GS, AA Exec Plat, Bonvoy Ambassador, Hyatt Globalist

Posts: 350

I have used KVS in the past, but it seems like I can't get the grip of it. I just searched for a DL award flight from JFK to NRT for 3 ppl on August 10th. KVS says "CX+" is available. From the legend I found in the FAQ's it should be mean there is J class available at any award level and enough seats. If I got to DL.com and try to look for this flight it shows up as medium award level. What exactly am I doing wrong or not understanding?

Jan 29, 2012 | 8:17 am

#4774

Snoopyo

Join Date: Jan 2004

Location: YOW

Programs: AC down to Orange lol, Marriott Silver?

Posts: 3,217

I had trouble to redownload KVS on a new work laptop which has 64 bit windows 7.0... It was trying to create a folder in windows 32..

Jan 29, 2012 | 11:48 am

#4775

jasonvr

Join Date: Feb 2005

Location: So Cal

Programs: UA 1K/0.828MM, WN ALP, Hyatt Diamond, MR Gold, Hertz PC, National Exec, Avis PC,AA Gold

Posts: 5,666

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snoopyo

I had trouble to redownload KVS on a new work laptop which has 64 bit windows 7.0... It was trying to create a folder in windows 32..

No problem installing on two different Win 7 64 bit laptops here. Possibly a permission issue? Not sure if it needed to be installed as an admin on my work laptop.

Jan 29, 2012 | 1:05 pm

#4776

KVS

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FlyerTalk Evangelist

Join Date: Jan 2004

Location: Worldwide

Posts: 12,952

Quote:

Originally Posted by Homer15

I have been checking BA award availability and I am curious because sometimes it will let me check flights 355 days out, but often I will get an error message ("Please try using a different POS setting for this query."). Am I getting lucky when it will let me check +355, or is it a bug that it won't let me always check +355?

Now this is really obscure (and might belong on the BAEC board) but I am a little curious about how the +355 (or +354) rules work across time zones. Are the tickets released by BA at midnight GMT for anyone to book, or do people only have access to book whatever is available when the new day starts in their time zone (I am in the US, if you couldn't guess).

Different time zones can, indeed, account for the +/- 1 day difference in the maximum date range. The date is normally based on the local time at the departure point (and is further subject to the limits of the GDS system used).

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Originally Posted by Homer15

Last, I use KVS on both a PC and a mac (via crossover), but the mac has not been able to startup since the new version came out. I assume I have to uninstall and reinstall the new version?

There should not be any issues like that. Could you please attach a screenshot via the Contact Form?

Last edited by KVS; Jan 29, 2012 at 9:47 pm Reason: Typo

Jan 29, 2012 | 4:40 pm

#4777

KVS

Original Poster

FlyerTalk Evangelist

Join Date: Jan 2004

Location: Worldwide

Posts: 12,952

Quote:

Originally Posted by merc1234

As per the KVS Tool User Guide, xX indicates that you need to activate the [Info] mode to see the mileage level required:
http://Help.KVSTool.com/#Method_WSpan_Awards_DLSkyTeam

In this case, 110K SM corresponds to a Medium Level C Class Award.

The next version of the KVS Tool will be able to decode this automatically for most routes and show xS/xM/xA instead of xX.

[KVS Availability Tool 6.9.3/Diamond - WSpan: Awards/DL-SkyTeam]

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JFK  New York John F Kennedy Intl NY US [KJFK]
NRT  Tokyo Narita JP [RJAA]
FRI  10 Aug 2012 | 3 Seats

Carrier    Flight  From  Depart    To    Arrive    A/C  St  Information
---------  ------  ----  --------  ----  --------  ---  --  -----------------------------------
DL         173     JFK   14:10     NRT   16:55 +1  744  0   Dur: 13:45 | SM: 110K+2/60K+2 USD
DL/9E      3540    JFK   11:20     MSP   13:38     CR9  0   Dur: 03:18 | SM: 110K+5/80K+5 USD
 -> DL     621     MSP   15:10     NRT   17:35 +1  77L  0   Dur: 12:25
DL         1109    JFK   09:30     SEA   12:40     737  0   Dur: 06:10 | SM: 110K+5/60K+5 USD
 -> DL     155     SEA   14:10     NRT   16:35 +1  333  0   Dur: 10:25
DL         120     JFK   09:00     LAX   12:08     757  0   Dur: 06:08 | SM: 110K+5/60K+5 USD
 -> DL     283     LAX   13:00     NRT   16:25 +1  77L  0   Dur: 11:25
DL         183     JFK   07:40     SEA   10:55     757  0   Dur: 06:15 | SM: 110K+5/60K+5 USD
 -> DL     155     SEA   14:10     NRT   16:35 +1  333  0   Dur: 10:25
DL         763     JFK   07:00     LAX   10:09     757  0   Dur: 06:09 | SM: 110K+5/60K+5 USD
 -> DL     283     LAX   13:00     NRT   16:25 +1  77L  0   Dur: 11:25
DL         1865    JFK   07:00     SFO   10:25     757  0   Dur: 06:25 | SM: 110K+5/60K+5 USD
 -> DL     209     SFO   13:15     NRT   16:40 +1  763  0   Dur: 11:25
DL         2363    JFK   21:00     LAX   00:15 +1  757  0   Dur: 06:15 | SM: 110K+5 USD
 -> DL     283     LAX   13:00 +1  NRT   16:25 +2  77L  0   Dur: 11:25
DL         199     JFK   20:00     SFO   23:40     757  0   Dur: 06:40 | SM: 110K+5/60K+5 USD
 -> DL     209     SFO   13:15 +1  NRT   16:40 +2  763  0   Dur: 11:25
DL         386     JFK   19:35     PDX   22:58     737  0   Dur: 06:23 | SM: 110K+5/60K+5 USD
 -> DL     617     PDX   14:10 +1  NRT   16:55 +2  763  0   Dur: 10:45
DL         83      JFK   19:00     LAX   22:29     757  0   Dur: 06:29 | SM: 110K+5 USD
 -> DL     283     LAX   13:00 +1  NRT   16:25 +2  77L  0   Dur: 11:25
DL         6       JFK   18:00     SFO   21:35     757  0   Dur: 06:35 | SM: 110K+5/60K+5 USD
 -> DL     209     SFO   13:15 +1  NRT   16:40 +2  763  0   Dur: 11:25
DL         51      JFK   17:00     LAX   20:30     757  0   Dur: 06:30 | SM: 110K+5 USD
 -> DL     283     LAX   13:00 +1  NRT   16:25 +2  77L  0   Dur: 11:25
DL         207     JFK   15:00     LAX   18:15     757  0   Dur: 06:15 | SM: 110K+5 USD
 -> DL     283     LAX   13:00 +1  NRT   16:25 +2  77L  0   Dur: 11:25
DL         1322    JFK   14:00     SFO   17:35     757  0   Dur: 06:35 | SM: 110K+5/60K+5 USD
 -> DL     209     SFO   13:15 +1  NRT   16:40 +2  763  0   Dur: 11:25
DL         1765    JFK   10:00     SFO   13:27     757  0   Dur: 06:27 | SM: 110K+5/60K+5 USD
 -> DL     209     SFO   13:15 +1  NRT   16:40 +2  763  0   Dur: 11:25
DL         1743    JFK   06:00     ATL   08:39     M88  0   Dur: 02:39 | SM: 110K+5/60K+5 USD
 -> DL     1655    ATL   09:40     LAX   11:47     763  0   Dur: 05:07
 -> DL     283     LAX   13:00     NRT   16:25 +1  77L  0   Dur: 11:25
DL         73      JFK   18:55     ATL   21:50     763  0   Dur: 02:55 | SM: 110K+8 USD
 -> DL     1455    ATL   07:30 +1  LAX   09:23 +1  757  0   Dur: 04:53
 -> DL     283     LAX   13:00 +1  NRT   16:25 +2  77L  0   Dur: 11:25
DL         1109    JFK   09:30     SEA   12:40     737  0   Dur: 06:10 | SM: 110K+19/60K+19 USD
 -> DL     129     SEA   19:10     PEK   22:05 +1  763  0   Dur: 11:55
 -> DL     618     PEK   08:20 +2  NRT   13:35 +2  763  0   Dur: 04:15
DL         183     JFK   07:40     SEA   10:55     757  0   Dur: 06:15 | SM: 110K+19/60K+19 USD
 -> DL     129     SEA   19:10     PEK   22:05 +1  763  0   Dur: 11:55
 -> DL     618     PEK   08:20 +2  NRT   13:35 +2  763  0   Dur: 04:15
DL         31      JFK   16:00     SFO   19:35     757  0   Dur: 06:35 | SM: 60K+5 USD
 -> DL     209     SFO   13:15 +1  NRT   16:40 +2  763  0   Dur: 11:25
DL         2077    JFK   15:45     PDX   19:10     737  0   Dur: 06:25 | SM: 60K+5 USD
 -> DL     617     PDX   14:10 +1  NRT   16:55 +2  763  0   Dur: 10:45
DL         1743    JFK   06:00     ATL   08:39     M88  0   Dur: 02:39 | SM: 60K+5 USD
 -> DL     1082    ATL   12:20     DTW   14:19     757  0   Dur: 01:59
 -> DL     275     DTW   15:30     NRT   17:30 +1  744  0   Dur: 13:00
DL         1743    JFK   06:00     ATL   08:39     M88  0   Dur: 02:39 | SM: 60K+5 USD
 -> DL     1640    ATL   10:00     DTW   12:14     757  0   Dur: 02:14
 -> DL     275     DTW   15:30     NRT   17:30 +1  744  0   Dur: 13:00
DL         1743    JFK   06:00     ATL   08:39     M88  0   Dur: 02:39 | SM: 60K+5 USD
 -> DL     748     ATL   11:15     DTW   13:15     M90  0   Dur: 02:00
 -> DL     275     DTW   15:30     NRT   17:30 +1  744  0   Dur: 13:00

Jan 29, 2012 | 4:51 pm

#4778

KVS

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Join Date: Jan 2004

Location: Worldwide

Posts: 12,952

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snoopyo

I had trouble to redownload KVS on a new work laptop which has 64 bit windows 7.0... It was trying to create a folder in windows 32..

Quote:

Originally Posted by jasonvr

No problem installing on two different Win 7 64 bit laptops here. Possibly a permission issue? Not sure if it needed to be installed as an admin on my work laptop.

Indeed, there should be no issues in installing the KVS Tool on a 64-bit version of Windows 7/Vista, as long as you have the administrative privileges. Otherwise, you can install the KVS Tool into a location of your choice by selecting the [Portable Installation] option during the Setup.

Jan 29, 2012 | 9:42 pm

#4779

Homer15

Join Date: Jul 2011

Posts: 639

Quote:

Originally Posted by KVS

There should not be any issues like that. Could you please attached a screenshot via the Contact Form?

I would if I could, but the symptom was that the program would just hang during startup before the screen for the tool even showed up. I did go ahead and uninstall/download/reinstall (in the same crossover bottle) and it seems to be working again.

Jan 30, 2012 | 8:45 am

#4780

robe0341

Join Date: Jan 2012

Location: MSP

Posts: 73

Data Source Error [R]: "3203"

My tool was working on Friday, but today, when i try to look at Amadeus: Awards/OneWorld award availability I get the 3203 error.

I also get errors Data Source Error [RW-1] with Awards/JL-OneWorld.

These are both queries I had saved and worked on Friday. I upgraded to 6.9.3/Diamond and am still having problems. Any idea what the issue is?

Jan 30, 2012 | 8:49 am

#4781

alinghi90

Join Date: Apr 2010

Programs: LX SEN

Posts: 313

I've the diamond version and right now nothing is working in the tool! (Also mobile companion doesn't work) Always errors. (Version 6.9.3). Didn't have problems before...
Can you help me?

Jan 30, 2012 | 10:16 am

#4782

damaxer91

Join Date: May 2006

Location: New York

Programs: SPG Platinum, AA 2.0 MM, DL Plat, Hertz Plat, LY Gold

Posts: 1,603

Quote:

Originally Posted by alinghi90

I've the diamond version and right now nothing is working in the tool! (Also mobile companion doesn't work) Always errors. (Version 6.9.3). Didn't have problems before...
Can you help me?

+2!!!

Jan 30, 2012 | 10:20 am

#4783

golfmad

Moderator: The British Airways Club

Join Date: Nov 2010

Location: TPA/ABZ

Programs: British Airways Gold Guest List for Life

Posts: 14,248

Quote:

Originally Posted by damaxer91

+2!!!

There was a systemwide Amadeus problem today. I don't think it's a specific KVS issue. See this thread for example. There are probably others on FT as well as it's affected more than just BA.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/british-airways-executive-club/1308420-all-bookings-disappeared-ba-com.html

Jan 30, 2012 | 12:44 pm

#4784

KVS

Original Poster

FlyerTalk Evangelist

Join Date: Jan 2004

Location: Worldwide

Posts: 12,952

Quote:

Originally Posted by robe0341

Quote:

Originally Posted by alinghi90

I've the diamond version and right now nothing is working in the tool! (Also mobile companion doesn't work) Always errors. (Version 6.9.3). Didn't have problems before...
Can you help me?

Quote:

Originally Posted by damaxer91

+2!!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by golfmad

Indeed, there was a major Amadeus system outage earlier on today, which lasted approximately 3 hours:
http://www.Telegraph.co.uk/travel/tr...ter-crash.html

All systems should now be working normally.

For access to the [Awards/JL-OneWorld] Method, please upgrade to KVS Tool V6.9.4.

Jan 30, 2012 | 12:48 pm

#4785

SuperFlyBoy

Join Date: Sep 2005

Location: BOM-WAW-EWR

Programs: UA*G (1K again), Sixt Plat, AC*G, LH FTL, AI*G *was*: SQ QPP01 & SK EBS/EBG, LH SEN, AA EXP, 9wPlat

Posts: 8,750

Quote:

Originally Posted by KVS

I was trying to book an LH ticket for tonight and I couldn't!

Really ridiculous that there aren't any backup systems....I really needed to fly...