Nov 11, 2014, 2:41 am

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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
Terms of Use:

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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.

Quote:

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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May 27, 2014, 8:09 am

#6826

KVS

FlyerTalk Evangelist

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Join Date: Jan 2004

Location: Worldwide

Posts: 12,949

Quote:

Originally Posted by shuom

Getting this error now. A few hours ago, it was working fine.

I really liked being able to browse in this mode.

Must have been a transient issue -- please try clearing MSIE Cookies and restart the KVS Tool.

Please also remove the screenshot from your post as it is too wide.

[KVS Availability Tool 7.3.7/Diamond - Awards/CX-OneWorld]

Code:

HKG  Hong Kong Intl HK [VHHH]
LHR  London Heathrow UK [EGLL]
THU  19 Jun 2014 | 1 Seat

Carrier    Flight  From  Depart    To    Arrive    A/C  St  Availability
---------  ------  ----  --------  ----  --------  ---  --  ------------------
CX         255     HKG   00:35     LHR   06:20     77W  0   FS@  CS@  WS@  YS+
CX         257     HKG   09:15     LHR   15:05     77W  0   FS/  CS@  WS@  YS@
CX         239     HKG   12:25     LHR   18:10     77W  0   FS/  CS@  WS@  YS@
CX         253     HKG   14:35     LHR   20:30     77W  0   FS+  CS@  WS@  YS+
BA         26      HKG   23:15     LHR   04:55 +1  388  0   FS-  CS-  WS-  YS-
BA         28      HKG   23:45     LHR   05:35 +1  777  0   FS-  CS-  WS-  YS-
CX         251     HKG   23:55     LHR   05:40 +1  77W  0   FS@  CS@  WS@  YS@
CX         271     HKG   00:15     AMS   06:55     343  0   FS@  CS@  WS@  YS@
 -> BA     429     AMS   10:20     LHR   10:40     767  0   FS-  CS-  WS/  YS-
CX         271     HKG   00:15     AMS   06:55     343  0   FS@  CS@  WS@  YS@
 -> BA     431     AMS   11:40     LHR   12:00     321  0   FS-  CS-  WS/  YS-
CX         271     HKG   00:15     AMS   06:55     343  0   FS@  CS@  WS@  YS@
 -> BA     435     AMS   14:55     LHR   15:15     320  0   FS-  CS-  WS/  YS-
KA         154     HKG   21:20     BLR   00:20 +1  333  0   FS+  CS+  WS/  YS+
 -> BA     118     BLR   07:00 +1  LHR   13:00 +1  777  0   FS-  CS-  WS-  YS-
CX         685     HKG   20:05     BOM   23:55     333  0   FS@  CS@  WS@  YS@
 -> BA     138     BOM   02:20 +1  LHR   07:20 +1  777  0   FS-  CS-  WS-  YS-
CX         261     HKG   00:05     CDG   06:55     77W  0   FS@  CS@  WS@  YS@
 -> BA     307     CDG   10:55     LHR   11:15     320  0   FS-  CS-  WS/  YS-
CX         261     HKG   00:05     CDG   06:55     77W  0   FS@  CS@  WS@  YS@
 -> BA     309     CDG   12:15     LHR   12:30     319  0   FS/  CS+  WS/  YS-
CX         261     HKG   00:05     CDG   06:55     77W  0   FS@  CS@  WS@  YS@
 -> BA     315     CDG   13:55     LHR   14:15     320  0   FS/  CS+  WS/  YS-
CX         279     HKG   00:40     CDG   07:55     343  0   FS@  CS@  WS+  YS+
 -> BA     307     CDG   10:55     LHR   11:15     320  0   FS-  CS-  WS/  YS-
CX         279     HKG   00:40     CDG   07:55     343  0   FS/  CS@  WS+  YS+
 -> BA     309     CDG   12:15     LHR   12:30     319  0   FS/  CS+  WS/  YS-
CX         279     HKG   00:40     CDG   07:55     343  0   FS/  CS@  WS+  YS+
 -> BA     315     CDG   13:55     LHR   14:15     320  0   FS/  CS+  WS/  YS-
CX         695     HKG   17:45     DEL   21:15     333  0   FS+  CS+  WS+  YS@
 -> BA     142     DEL   02:20 +1  LHR   06:50 +1  777  0   FS-  CS-  WS-  YS-
CX         645     HKG   18:40     DOH   22:05     333  0   FS+  CS+  WS+  YS@
 -> BA     124     DOH   23:15     LHR   06:25 +1  777  1   FS-  CS-  WS-  YS-
CX         731     HKG   16:30     DXB   20:55     333  0   FS+  CS+  WS+  YS@
 -> BA     106     DXB   01:30 +1  LHR   05:55 +1  744  0   FS-  CS-  WS-  YS-
CX         731     HKG   16:30     DXB   20:55     333  0   FS+  CS+  WS+  YS@
 -> QF     1       DXB   03:50 +1  LHR   08:20 +1  388  0   FS-  CS-  WS+  YS-
CX         830     HKG   09:20     JFK   13:05     77W  0   FS@  CS@  WS@  YS@
 -> BA     184     EWR   18:25     LHR   06:20 +1  777  0   FS-  CS-  WS-  YS-
CX         293     HKG   00:15     FCO   07:05     343  0   FS@  CS@  WS@  YS@
 -> BA     551     FCO   08:15     LHR   10:00     321  0   FS-  CS-  WS/  YS-
CX         293     HKG   00:15     FCO   07:05     343  0   FS@  CS@  WS@  YS@
 -> BA     553     FCO   11:45     LHR   13:25     767  0   FS-  CS-  WS/  YS-
CX         293     HKG   00:15     FCO   07:05     343  0   FS@  CS@  WS@  YS@
 -> BA     549     FCO   13:30     LHR   15:15     321  0   FS-  CS-  WS/  YS-
CX         289     HKG   00:25     FRA   06:30     77W  0   FS+  CS@  WS@  YS@
 -> BA     901     FRA   07:30     LHR   08:15     319  0   FS-  CS-  WS/  YS-
CX         289     HKG   00:25     FRA   06:30     77W  0   FS+  CS@  WS@  YS@
 -> BA     903     FRA   10:55     LHR   11:40     767  0   FS/  CS+  WS/  YS-
CX         289     HKG   00:25     FRA   06:30     77W  0   FS+  CS@  WS@  YS@
 -> BA     907     FRA   12:00     LHR   12:45     319  0   FS/  CS+  WS/  YS-
CX         412     HKG   01:00     ICN   05:35     773  0   FS/  CS+  WS/  YS+
 -> BA     18      ICN   10:35     LHR   14:40     777  0   FS+  CS+  WS+  YS+
CX         830     HKG   09:20     JFK   13:05     77W  0   FS@  CS@  WS@  YS@
 -> BA     112     JFK   18:40     LHR   06:35 +1  744  0   FS-  CS-  WS-  YS-
CX         830     HKG   09:20     JFK   13:05     77W  0   FS@  CS@  WS@  YS@
 -> BA     174     JFK   19:00     LHR   06:55 +1  744  0   FS-  CS-  WS-  YS+
CX         840     HKG   16:10     JFK   20:10     77W  0   FS@  CS@  WS@  YS@
 -> BA     182     JFK   22:55     LHR   11:00 +1  744  0   FS-  CS-  WS-  YS-
CX         233     HKG   01:00     MXP   07:40     77W  0   FS@  CS@  WS@  YS@
 -> BA     565     LIN   11:30     LHR   12:25     320  0   FS/  CS+  WS/  YS+
CX         233     HKG   01:00     MXP   07:40     77W  0   FS@  CS@  WS@  YS@
 -> BA     577     LIN   13:20     LHR   14:20     319  0   FS/  CS+  WS/  YS+
CX         233     HKG   01:00     MXP   07:40     77W  0   FS@  CS@  WS@  YS@
 -> BA     575     LIN   14:20     LHR   15:25     319  0   FS/  CS+  WS/  YS+
CX         631     HKG   21:20     MAA   00:10 +1  333  0   FS+  CS+  WS+  YS@
 -> BA     36      MAA   05:31 +1  LHR   11:45 +1  777  0   FS-  CS-  WS-  YS+
CX         233     HKG   01:00     MXP   07:40     77W  0   FS@  CS@  WS@  YS@
 -> BA     573     MXP   11:35     LHR   12:35     320  0   FS-  CS-  WS/  YS-
CX         524     HKG   01:00     NRT   06:25     333  0   FS/  CS+  WS/  YS@
 -> BA     6       NRT   10:50     LHR   15:20     777  0   FS+  CS-  WS-  YS+
CX         261     HKG   00:05     CDG   06:55     77W  0   FS@  CS@  WS@  YS@
 -> BA     333     ORY   09:55     LHR   10:05     319  0   FS/  CS+  WS/  YS+
CX         279     HKG   00:40     CDG   07:55     343  0   FS/  CS@  WS+  YS+
 -> BA     335     ORY   15:55     LHR   16:15     319  0   FS/  CS+  WS/  YS-
CX         647     HKG   16:35     RUH   20:40     333  0   FS+  CS+  WS+  YS@
 -> BA     262     RUH   00:35 +1  LHR   05:25 +1  744  0   FS-  CS-  WS-  YS-
CX         735     HKG   14:25     SIN   18:20     333  0   FS+  CS+  WS/  YS@
 -> BA     12      SIN   22:55     LHR   05:05 +1  744  0   FS-  CS-  WS-  YS-
CX         735     HKG   14:25     SIN   18:20     333  0   FS+  CS+  WS/  YS@
 -> BA     16      SIN   23:05     LHR   05:30 +1  777  0   FS-  CS-  WS-  YS-
CX         635     HKG   15:20     SIN   19:10     333  0   FS+  CS+  WS+  YS@
 -> BA     12      SIN   22:55     LHR   05:05 +1  744  0   FS-  CS-  WS-  YS-
CX         635     HKG   15:20     SIN   19:10     333  0   FS+  CS+  WS+  YS@
 -> BA     16      SIN   23:05     LHR   05:30 +1  777  0   FS-  CS-  WS-  YS-
CX         711     HKG   16:20     SIN   20:10     773  0   FS+  CS+  WS/  YS+
 -> BA     12      SIN   22:55     LHR   05:05 +1  744  0   FS-  CS-  WS-  YS-
CX         711     HKG   16:20     SIN   20:10     773  0   FS+  CS+  WS/  YS+
 -> BA     16      SIN   23:05     LHR   05:30 +1  777  0   FS-  CS-  WS-  YS-
CX         838     HKG   16:25     YVR   13:20     77W  0   FS@  CS@  WS@  YS@
 -> BA     86      YVR   17:45     LHR   11:05 +1  744  0   FS-  CS-  WS-  YS-
CX         838     HKG   16:25     YVR   13:20     77W  0   FS@  CS@  WS@  YS@
 -> BA     84      YVR   20:40     LHR   13:50 +1  744  0   FS-  CS-  WS-  YS-

May 28, 2014, 9:33 am

#6827

sabbasolo

Join Date: Aug 2012

Programs: UA 1K/MM, EK Gold, CX Silver

Posts: 880

Any plans?

I am up for Diamond renewal in a few days. Having lost UA awards (not KVS' fault), and useful fare information (including YQ) - I that KVS offers me for free.

Is there anything in the pipeline that I should take into account? Is there any new fare info or anything coming soon?

May 28, 2014, 12:56 pm

#6828

KVS

FlyerTalk Evangelist

Original Poster

Join Date: Jan 2004

Location: Worldwide

Posts: 12,949

Quote:

Originally Posted by sabbasolo

Is there anything in the pipeline that I should take into account? Is there any new fare info or anything coming soon?

We are looking into introducing an additional [Fares] Method later on this year. As always, if there a specific feature that you would find useful, please do not hesitate to let us know.

May 28, 2014, 3:29 pm

#6829

KQ321

Join Date: Oct 2011

Programs: FB Platinum for Life

Posts: 1,019

Quote:

Originally Posted by KVS

We are looking into introducing an additional [Fares] Method later on this year.

Good to hear. I think I used the [Fares/FC] method most frequently when it was available, so to have something like that back would be very useful.

Quote:

Originally Posted by KVS

As always, if there a specific feature that you would find useful, please do not hesitate to let us know.

Would there be any chance to have a 'back' button (and an accompanying keyboard shortcut, of course)?

As I understand it, the KVS Tool is a specialised web browser - and most browsers have a 'back' button, that enable you to return easily to the previously viewed screen/content within that tab. As the contents is displayed from a local cache, it is much quicker than having to wait for the query to be sent to the server and the information downloaded again.

I often find myself looking at one thing on KVS, then another, and then wanting to go back to the previous one (all within the same Method/tab). So, having a 'back' button (and ideally also a 'forward' one) would be very convenient (and would also reduce the number of queries being sent to each engine...)

As with other web browsers, I'd want the 'back' button to work within each tab (not jump to a different tab, even if that was where your last action was). However, a keyboard shortcut to move back and forth between tabs would also be useful.

May 28, 2014, 5:19 pm

#6830

KVS

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Quote:

Originally Posted by KQ321

As I understand it, the KVS Tool is a specialised web browser - and most browsers have a 'back' button, that enable you to return easily to the previously viewed screen/content within that tab. As the contents is displayed from a local cache, it is much quicker than having to wait for the query to be sent to the server and the information downloaded again.

I often find myself looking at one thing on KVS, then another, and then wanting to go back to the previous one (all within the same Method/tab). So, having a 'back' button (and ideally also a 'forward' one) would be very convenient (and would also reduce the number of queries being sent to each engine...)

KVS Tool does not have a cache facility, by design, so the results are always retrieved in real-time.

However, you can run as many instances of the KVS Tool as required by clicking [Tools] -> [Launch Another Instance]. Alternatively, you can use the [Ctrl] + [P] keyboard shortcut to quickly save a snapshot of the current results.

Quote:

Originally Posted by KQ321

However, a keyboard shortcut to move back and forth between tabs would also be useful.

These shortcuts already exist:
http://Help.KVSTool.com/#Shortcuts

May 29, 2014, 1:44 am

#6831

DaKrisht

Join Date: Apr 2008

Location: Los Angeles

Posts: 96

Hi KVS,

Diamond member here, thanks for the great tool.

Struggling with the Power Search feature, maybe you can help.

I'm looking for a CX Award ticket and would like to do a 1-month Power Search. However, when starting the search, Power Search stops when it finds a WAITLIST flight (FS@, CS@, WS@, YS@) - it does not stop when it finds availability (indicated by FS+, CS+, WS+, YS+)

How can I get Power Search to bypass all of the Waitlist flights for CX Award searches?

Thanks in advance

May 29, 2014, 1:56 am

#6832

KQ321

Join Date: Oct 2011

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Posts: 1,019

Thanks for the prompt response.

Quote:

Originally Posted by KVS

KVS Tool does not have a cache facility, by design, so the results are always retrieved in real-time.

That is (in this perspective) a shame...

Quote:

Originally Posted by KVS

However, you can run as many instances of the KVS Tool as required by clicking [Tools] -> [Launch Another Instance]. Alternatively, you can use the [Ctrl] + [P] keyboard shortcut to quickly save a snapshot of the current results.

Thanks for the tips. (Personally, I'd still prefer 'back' and 'forward' buttons, but this'll have to do...)

Quote:

Originally Posted by KVS

These shortcuts already exist:
http://Help.KVSTool.com/#Shortcuts

Thanks. However, I was hoping for shortcuts to move to the next right (eg: Ctrl+Tab) or next left eg: Ctrl+Shift+Tab) tab. As these are the same shortcuts as for some regular browsers, it'd be easier for me to use...

May 29, 2014, 7:40 am

#6833

KVS

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Quote:

Originally Posted by DaKrisht

Diamond member here, thanks for the great tool.

Struggling with the Power Search feature, maybe you can help.

I'm looking for a CX Award ticket and would like to do a 1-month Power Search. However, when starting the search, Power Search stops when it finds a WAITLIST flight (FS@, CS@, WS@, YS@) - it does not stop when it finds availability (indicated by FS+, CS+, WS+, YS+)

How can I get Power Search to bypass all of the Waitlist flights for CX Award searches?

You need to set the [Filter] for the desired Class(es) before starting the [Power Search].

May 30, 2014, 11:24 am

#6834

The Finn

Join Date: Jan 2011

Programs: QR Platinum

Posts: 38

Just saw this great tool and decided to buy the license for 2 months. One question, I'm trying to see award upgrades for QR flights and I should enter my frequent flyer details, however no QR FFP in the list. How to get around this ?

May 30, 2014, 1:10 pm

#6835

KVS

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Quote:

Originally Posted by The Finn

Please see http://Help.KVSTool.com/#Q7

May 30, 2014, 1:25 pm

#6836

xiKiNGix

Join Date: Dec 2011

Posts: 375

Hi KVS,

Any idea why the JL-OneWorld award search method is not returning correct results for CX? I'm seeing Route Too Complex/Redemption Blocked, but have no problem seeing results on the JMB Parnter Airlines Award Ticket website.

Sample:
4/18/15 LAX-HKG

EDIT:
As an additional note, BA-OneWorld doesn't seem to have any issues

May 30, 2014, 1:31 pm

#6837

KVS

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Quote:

Originally Posted by xiKiNGix

Any idea why the JL-OneWorld award search method is not returning correct results for CX? I'm seeing Route Too Complex/Redemption Blocked, but have no problem seeing results on the JMB Parnter Airlines Award Ticket website.

Sample:
4/18/15 LAX-HKG

EDIT:
As an additional note, BA-OneWorld doesn't seem to have any issues

Must have been a transient issue -- please try clearing MSIE Cookies and restart the KVS Tool.

[KVS Availability Tool 7.3.7/Diamond - Awards/JL-OneWorld/US]

Code:

LAX  Los Angeles Intl CA US [KLAX]
HKG  Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok Intl HK [VHHH]
SAT  18 Apr 2015

Carrier    Flight  From  Depart    To    Arrive    A/C  St  Availability
---------  ------  ----  --------  ----  --------  ---  --  -------------
CX         881     LAX   01:00     HKG   06:45 +1  77W  0   FS1  CS0  YS0
CX         897     LAX   09:40     HKG   15:25 +1  77W  0   FS0  CS0  YS2
CX         885     LAX   13:05     HKG   18:55 +1  77W  0   FS0  CS0  YS0
CX         883     LAX   23:55     HKG   05:45 +2  77W  0   FS0  CS0  YS0

May 30, 2014, 1:37 pm

#6838

xiKiNGix

Join Date: Dec 2011

Posts: 375

Quote:

Originally Posted by KVS

Must have been a transient issue -- please try clearing MSIE Cookies and restart the KVS Tool.

[KVS Availability Tool 7.3.7/Diamond - Awards/JL-OneWorld/US]

Code:

LAX  Los Angeles Intl CA US [KLAX]
HKG  Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok Intl HK [VHHH]
SAT  18 Apr 2015

Carrier    Flight  From  Depart    To    Arrive    A/C  St  Availability
---------  ------  ----  --------  ----  --------  ---  --  -------------
CX         881     LAX   01:00     HKG   06:45 +1  77W  0   FS1  CS0  YS0
CX         897     LAX   09:40     HKG   15:25 +1  77W  0   FS0  CS0  YS2
CX         885     LAX   13:05     HKG   18:55 +1  77W  0   FS0  CS0  YS0
CX         883     LAX   23:55     HKG   05:45 +2  77W  0   FS0  CS0  YS0

Did the trick, thank you!

Jun 4, 2014, 10:33 pm

#6839

KVS

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KVS Tool: Version 7.3.8 Release

KVS Tool Version 7.3.8 is now available for download.

Download

Jun 5, 2014, 9:25 pm

#6840

shuom

Join Date: Apr 2009

Location: MSP

Posts: 398

How do I join the beta?