We expect that BR Award Availability will be supported by the KVS Tool, once the airline joins Star Alliance on 18 Jun 2013:

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

Hi again,

Having trouble searching Australia-NZ award space on Virgin Australia though the DL-SkyTeam method... any help?

Cheers

The [Awards/DL-SkyTeam] Engine does not currently support searches from/to airports in NZ.

FS: Departures/Arrivals Method
 

Is anyone else having problems with the FS: Departures/Arrivals method?

It used to work fine for me, but today, whatever airport or airline I put in, I get an error message:

This happens even with, say, BA from LHR next week, which simply can't be correct!

MPM Questions
 

I trust this is the right place for a couple of questions related to MPM fares...

1) How are MPM surcharges calculated, when inbound and outbound routings are different, and fall in different surcharge bands?

For example, consider a routing:
Outbound: AAA-XXX-BBB, with TPM at 101% of MPM, so in the 5M surcharge band
Inbound: BBB-YYY-AAA, with TPM at 116% of MPM, so in the 20M surcharge band

How is the total fare calculated? Is it:
- The actual mileage averaged on a half-round trip basis? ie: (101%+116%)/2 = 108.5%, so 10M surcharge band?
- The surcharge bands averaged on a half-round trip basis? ie: (5M+20M)/2 = "12.5M", so 15M surcharge band?
- The highest applicable surcharge band applied to the entire ticket? ie: 20M
- Something different?

2) Are surface sectors counted towards TPM, and hence part of the MPM allowance? (I think that it is included in SkyTeam RTW fares, but I don't know about other 'standard' MPM fares?)

Thanks!

Are you trying to enter a date that is out-of-range?
http://Help.KVSTool.com/#Method_FS_Departures_Arrivals

Fare and surcharges are both calculated on a half-R/T basis.
For example, if the R/T Fare is $1000, it would be ($500+5%) + ($500+20%).

Surface segments do not count toward the TPM.
RTW Fares have special rules.

Thanks! My mistake... When I was using it previously, I hadn't realised it was historical (inc +4 days from current date) rather than forward looking.

Thanks also for the answers to my MPM questions. (With that information I can in fact work out how my latest fare was calculated...)

You're welcome! :)

Hi could someone share the load factor for CY347 tomorrow LHR-LCA

TIA

[KVS Availability Tool 7.1.9/Diamond - Sabre: Availability/FS/US]

I just got KVS and am very confused about how to use it .... I am searching for a paid rate from NYC to MALAGA on July 17 one way i got a rate for 425 using AB now how do i go about booking this fare?
Also i see that there are 3 stars next to AdvanceP which means that I need to read the terms of the flight but I dont get what the restrictions are?
TIA

I just got KVS and am very confused about how to use it .... I am searching for a paid rate from NYC to MALAGA on July 17 one way i got a rate for 425 using AB now how do i go about booking this fare?
Also i see that there are 3 stars next to AdvanceP which means that I need to read the terms of the flight but I dont get what the restrictions are?
TIA

Please see:
http://Help.KVSTool.com/#Q19
http://Help.KVSTool.com/#Q20

The Advance Purchase restrictions, if any, will be noted in the Fare Rules.

Is there any better way to check RTW fares than the workaround (search for a fare, then enter the code of the RTW fare?). It was easier in the past - or are there any planes to have a better search in the future?
Thanks.