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KVS May 20, 2006 1:54 pm

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KVS May 22, 2006 6:26 pm

Alert: Missing TCY Fares
 
Fares for the following carriers continue to be missing from the TCY-based methods:
  • AC
  • UA
  • BA
  • LH
  • VS
  • LX
  • QF
  • (Possibly Others)
The recently-introduced Sabre: Fares/DotRes method of the KVS Tool continues to be a reliable source for all fares that are missing from TCY.

For example, compare:

[KVS Availability Tool 2.2.0/Platinum - Sabre: Fares/TCY/US-USD]
Code:

YTO  Toronto Metro ON CA = YTZ YYZ
LON  London Metro UK = LHR LGW STN LTN LCY
THU  01 Jun 2006

Carrier          From          To  Fare      Cur    Fare Basis
--------- ------ ---- --------- ---- --------- ---- -- ----------
US              YTO            LON    863    USD    M2CA
NW              YTO            LON    894    USD    B10
KL              YTO            LON    894    USD    B10
AA              YTO            LON    1039    USD    B2
CO              YTO            LON    1039    USD    HCE
BD              YTO            LON    1138    USD    B0LP
US              YTO            LON    1171    USD    B2CA
NW              YTO            LON    1202    USD    Y2
KL              YTO            LON    1202    USD    Y2
BD              YTO            LON    1396    USD    Y0LP
SN              YTO            LON    1396    USD    YOWSN
AF              YTO            LON    1417    USD    Y2
US              YTO            LON    1429    USD    Y
NW              YTO            LON    1460    USD    Y
KL              YTO            LON    1460    USD    Y

With:

[KVS Availability Tool 2.2.0/Platinum - Sabre: Fares/DotRes/US-USD]
Code:

YTO  Toronto Metro ON CA = YTZ YYZ
LON  London Metro UK = LHR LGW STN LTN LCY
THU  01 Jun 2006

Carrier          From          To  Fare      Cur    Fare Basis
--------- ------ ---- --------- ---- --------- ---- -- ----------
UA              YTO            LON    754    USD    MX3CE
UA              YTO            LON    799    USD    MW3CE
AC              YTO            LON    825    USD    U0LP
BA              YTO            LON    825    USD    BFFNA
VS              YTO            LON    825    USD    B2CB
US              YTO            LON    858    USD    M2CA
KL              YTO            LON    889    USD    B10
NW              YTO            LON    889    USD    B10
UA              YTO            LON    998    USD    B2CA
AA              YTO            LON    1034    USD    B2
CO              YTO            LON    1034    USD    HCE
AC              YTO            LON    1133    USD    M0LP
BD              YTO            LON    1133    USD    B0LP
BA              YTO            LON    1133    USD    W2CA3
VS              YTO            LON    1133    USD    W2CB
US              YTO            LON    1166    USD    B2CA
KL              YTO            LON    1197    USD    Y2
NW              YTO            LON    1197    USD    Y2
UA              YTO            LON    1338    USD    Y2
AC              YTO            LON    1391    USD    Y0LP
BD              YTO            LON    1391    USD    Y0LP
BA              YTO            LON    1391    USD    Y2CA
LX              YTO            LON    1391    USD    YOWCA
VS              YTO            LON    1391    USD    Y1CB
AF              YTO            LON    1412    USD    Y2
US              YTO            LON    1424    USD    Y
KL              YTO            LON    1455    USD    Y
NW              YTO            LON    1455    USD    Y
BA              YTO            LON    1622    USD    W1CA
VS              YTO            LON    1622    USD    W1CB
BA              YTO            LON    2394    USD    WCA
BA              YTO            LON    2394    USD    Y1CA
CO              YTO            LON    2554    USD    YCE
AF              YTO            LON    2606    USD    YOW
AZ              YTO            LON    2729    USD    YOW
AA              YTO            LON    2815    USD    Y
LH              YTO            LON    2896    USD    YOW
DL              YTO            LON    2934    USD    Y


cabso1 May 23, 2006 10:01 am

Will i be able to book seats using the basic membership?

KVS May 23, 2006 6:24 pm


Originally Posted by cabso1
Will i be able to book seats using the basic membership?

This is actually an Availability Tool that provides information :) ...

infy9001 May 23, 2006 8:40 pm

Seat Maps function
 
Stupid question.. if I remember correctly, when I had the lite-version, and I right clicked on a flight result, I would get a pop-up with the ability to get the seat map for the flight (I could be mistaken as this was a while ago). Now I'm having trouble getting the seat map.

I'm using 2.10/Gold.
Search using Apollo: ITN/CWT
YYZ-HKG
Returns multiple results
Right click on a specific result | Seat map/Book Segment

The next menu gives me:
Apollo...
Sabre...
Galileo..
Worldspan...
Worldspan...
Worldspan...

I know the first two Worldspan options are only available to Plat. members. However, the other options bring me to booking flights.

How do I get the seat maps? I've done a search on this thread for "seat map" and went through all the results but none seemed to pertain to my situation.

Maybe my GUI is screwed up (more likely me tho)

What am I missing here :confused:

infy9001 May 23, 2006 8:51 pm

Disregard my post. I was able to get it to work via Gallileo by going to book the fare then cancelling, then bringing up the seat map. Guess that'll do, but I could have sworn there was a GUI click way to bring up the maps before :p

KVS May 23, 2006 9:10 pm

Seat Maps
 

Originally Posted by infy9001
Disregard my post. I was able to get it to work via Gallileo by going to book the fare then cancelling, then bringing up the seat map. Guess that'll do, but I could have sworn there was a GUI click way to bring up the maps before :p

Pls see http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...74#post2804874

infy9001 May 24, 2006 9:19 am

OMG!

I did do this, read through multiple times, but it didn't work last night. I couldn't see the "select seat" selection.

I did this this morning, and it did work and I see the "select seat" selection.

Must have been too tired to see properly, sorry for the bad post.

KVS May 28, 2006 11:24 am

KVS Availability Tool: FAQ, Part 1 has been updated with information on the Sabre: Fares/TCY & Sabre: Fares/DotRes methods: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...74#post2804874

divilish Jun 5, 2006 10:03 pm

Thank you KVS for a fine tool and a quick reply.

I just don't know if it can help me personally, I might have overlooked the answer on the FAQ........

I am looking for award travel. Either United Airlines or Star Alliance award seats.

I understand the tool and it seems to be the best one outside of web-based tools, but from my understanding it would not show award seats for united or for star alliance members(looking at air new zealand right now).

Did I miss something? Or does the program just not do that rigtht now? If it did I would not mind paying a price!

KVS Jun 6, 2006 10:57 am


Originally Posted by divilish
I understand the tool and it seems to be the best one outside of web-based tools, but from my understanding it would not show award seats for united or for star alliance members(looking at air new zealand right now).

Award availability is currently shown for a few *A (and a number of other) airlines -- see KVS Tool FAQ, Part 2 under "Classes Displayed By Airline": http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...80#post2804880

The *A list used to be longer: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...26#post3916826

yuchung5 Jun 8, 2006 7:11 am

A quick question.
Can KVS tool display contract bulk fare?
I know the command in Sabre is FQORDNRT19JUNCB-AA
Thanks
yuchung5

KVS Jun 8, 2006 8:43 pm


Originally Posted by yuchung5
Can KVS tool display contract bulk fare?

It can only display published fares (and certain "web/e-" fares). Contract and other confidential and negotiated fares are specific to a particular agency, so they can't be shown...

KVS Jun 17, 2006 10:50 am

Sabre: Fares/DotRes: MAN Issue
 
The Sabre: Fares/DotRes method cannot retrieve fares from/to MAN (Manchester) due to a bug in the DotRes engine.

Please use the Sabre/ZUJ method to retrieve such fares.

TWA Guy Jun 20, 2006 7:03 am

Worldpan TravelAsp text seat plans for LH
 
What do the following seat codes mean in the Worldpan TravelAsp text seat plans for LH - B, U & D? I think I've decipehered R(eserved), E(xit row), S(aved for LH elites) and I(nfant). Thanks!


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