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Hey KVS
Just wondering if there was a reason why I couldn't find some flights when checking for availability? In particular I cannot get KVS to give me an avilability for the TG direct flight BKK-OSL fon any date, using any availability method. Also, does the Star Alliance availaibility award search not support LON/FRA as departure and destination airports. I always get an error message when searching using these cities. I assume its a problem with the ANA website? Cheers, AB ---- Edited -- I just discovered that with V5 I can find the availablity with Sabre. Thanks.. |
Originally Posted by Airbumps
(Post 11913678)
Just wondering if there was a reason why I couldn't find some flights when checking for availability? In particular I cannot get KVS to give me an avilability for the TG direct flight BKK-OSL fon any date, using any availability method.
Also, does the Star Alliance availaibility award search not support LON/FRA as departure and destination airports. I always get an error message when searching using these cities. I assume its a problem with the ANA website? ---- Edited -- I just discovered that with V5 I can find the availablity with Sabre. Thanks.. |
Originally Posted by KVS
(Post 11910555)
There are no issues in this case, just no availability.
Following is an example LAX-SIN for tomorrow Tue, June 16th - there are 10 F seats unassigned which most likely means these are all unsold being a day before the flight. F redemption shows F- :td: Either they have started to lock showing availability or there maybe a problem on the ANA engine. [KVS Availability Tool 3.4.1/Platinum - SNT: Awards/StarAlliance/JP-ANA] Code:
LAX Los Angeles Int'l CA US [KLAX]Code:
A B C | D | F cheers. |
Never mind.
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Originally Posted by 1K+
(Post 11914473)
Either they have started to lock showing availability or there maybe a problem on the ANA engine.
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Problem with "Awards-Upgrades/UA"
KVS,
Please ignore this post. "Awards-Upgrades/UA" is working now for me. Murphy's Law strikes (as soon as I post the problem ... it started to work). Thanks, Hooked-on-miles **************************** KVS, I have been able to access UA upgrade information reliably until about 24 hours ago. Now I am getting a "Time-Out Requesting Data" error when trying to use this option. Please help and look into this. I am using version 5.0. Thanks, Hooked-on-Miles |
I received 2 complementary CR-1s from UA and would like to use them for an upcoming flight. When I try to use the Awards-Upgrades/UA feature in KVS I get the error "incorrect MP Profile Settings -- Set to Expert"
How do I fix this? I skimmed the FAQ and didnt see this one. thanks! |
Originally Posted by stephem
(Post 11930172)
I received 2 complementary CR-1s from UA and would like to use them for an upcoming flight. When I try to use the Awards-Upgrades/UA feature in KVS I get the error "incorrect MP Profile Settings -- Set to Expert"
How do I fix this? I skimmed the FAQ and didnt see this one. thanks! |
Originally Posted by stephem
(Post 11930172)
How do I fix this? I skimmed the FAQ and didnt see this one.
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wow- 3 and 4 minutes for the answer... many thanks, that was very easy and 3/4 segments are open!
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Nearly panicked, could not find Upgrades/UA ..................
but now called (5.01) ITA: Awards-Upgrades/X1 ????????? So all is well but I did not see any warning of the change |
Any ideas where
C:\Program Files\KVS Availability Tool\KVS_AvailabilityTool.ini has gone? Can't find it for the life of me...! Alex. |
Originally Posted by alexbellamy
(Post 11956285)
Any ideas where
C:\Program Files\KVS Availability Tool\KVS_AvailabilityTool.ini has gone? Can't find it for the life of me...! Alex. C:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Local\Virtual Store\Program Files\KVS Availability Tool\KVS_AvailabilityTool.ini |
How come Sabre searches take so long now? It seems that an average of 600k+ has to be downloaded before search results are shown.
Is there no way you can speed up this search by selecting a airline? |
Originally Posted by lallyr
(Post 11969924)
How come Sabre searches take so long now? It seems that an average of 600k+ has to be downloaded before search results are shown.
Is there no way you can speed up this search by selecting a airline? |
Originally Posted by lallyr
(Post 11969924)
Is there no way you can speed up this search by selecting a airline?
When used with a fast engine (e.g. Amadeus Timetables), KVS Tool is capable of displaying results in less than 2 seconds from the time the Go button is pressed. |
I get a DNS lookup error when I try to start KVS Tool and the website is also offline.
Anyone know what's up? |
CO1677 not showing
Somehow the early morning flight CO1677 departing at 5:35am not showing up on the availability list. [KVS Availability Tool 5.0.1/Diamond - WSpan: Availability/ITN/US-WOT] Code:
PHL Philadelphia Metro / Philadelphia Int'l PA US = PHL TTN [KPHL] |
Originally Posted by midlevels
(Post 12001855)
I get a DNS lookup error when I try to start KVS Tool and the website is also offline.
Anyone know what's up? |
Originally Posted by Pyrenees
(Post 12003543)
CO1677 not showing
Somehow the early morning flight CO1677 departing at 5:35am not showing up on the availability list. |
Originally Posted by KVS
(Post 12004060)
All systems continue to function normally. Could have been a temporary issue on your ISP's end. Otherwise, pls see http://Help.KVSTool.com
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Originally Posted by lopinc1
(Post 12010167)
I'm confused, why does the KVS tool need to phone home every time it's run?
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Originally Posted by soitgoes
(Post 12010429)
verify license info
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KVW Newb here. Downloaded the tool earlier today and registered as a lite user mainly so I could look up the pax loads on my upcoming flights. The "lite" registration only allows me the use of WSPAN: Availability/ITN method. I'm assuming WSPAN is yet another reservation system like Sabre/Apollo/Galleleo.
A two part query so please bear with me. Following is the availability displayed by KVS for my flights. [KVS Availability Tool 5.0.1/Lite - WSpan: Availability/ITN/US-WOT] Code:
SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith NS AU [YSSY]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So, Looking up the segments individually, it seems that CX138 Departing SYD on 7th July looks like this [KVS Availability Tool 5.0.1/Lite - WSpan: Availability/ITN/US-WOT] Code:
SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith NS AU [YSSY][KVS Availability Tool 5.0.1/Lite - WSpan: Availability/ITN/US-WOT] Code:
HKG Hong Kong Int'l HK [VHHH]1. CX138 departing SYD on 7th July has 135 vacant seats available across both business and economy? 2. CX685 departing HKG on 8th July has 127 vacant seats available across both business and economy? Experts, Help. |
No, "9" is the maximum number of seats that is exposed at any time in this reservation system. As for the various fare buckets, you can't add them together. At an extreme, there may be 9 seats available in business and they are willing to sell them in any fare class.
As for different numbers being shown depending on whether you look at the direct flights or the combination, airlines expose different seats for different routes to maximize revenue. |
Originally Posted by SQ421
(Post 12011465)
So, does this mean that -
1. CX138 departing SYD on 7th July has 135 vacant seats available across both business and economy? |
Originally Posted by soitgoes
(Post 11798447)
Skyteam award availability interface seems to be down...with error 106.
I suspect it's related to this thread: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/north...down-what.html
Originally Posted by soitgoes
(Post 11798850)
Looks like it's just on some routes. Seems sort of random. I'm pretty sure it's just the nwa.com problem reported on the NW forum.
[KVS Availability Tool 5.0.1/Diamond - ORT: Awards/SkyTeam/US-MYP] Code:
NYC New York Metro NY US = JFK LGA |
Changed Password - KVS remembers old one?
I changed my Upgrades/X1 password to one which a little more secure, after telling my KVS program to memorize the old one. Even when I remove these two lines from the .ini file:
UA.Username=90064737792 UA.Password=bW9yb25uNDC= (the data in these lines has been scrambled before posting to protect the data therein :) ) When I restart KVS it still times out during data transfer. The copy of KVS on my laptop, which never saw the old password, works fine with identical search parameters. The error message is: [35761] Request Timed out Requesting [3] [2K] How can I get my KVS program to totally forget the old X1 password? |
Originally Posted by trevmar
(Post 12029706)
I changed my Upgrades/X1 password to one which a little more secure, after telling my KVS program to memorize the old one. Even when I remove these two lines from the .ini file:
UA.Username=90064737792 UA.Password=bW9yb25uNDC= (the data in these lines has been scrambled before posting to protect the data therein :) ) When I restart KVS it still times out during data transfer. The copy of KVS on my laptop, which never saw the old password, works fine with identical search parameters. The error message is: [35761] Request Timed out Requesting [3] [2K] How can I get my KVS program to totally forget the old X1 password? Pls refer to http://Help.KVSTool.com/#Errors for any connection issues. You may also wish to try clearing MSIE Cookies and Temporary Files, although this should not be necessary. |
Current Platinum subscriber but semi-new using the tool. On QF, F=First, C=Business, W=Prem. Economy, and Y=Economy. When I check for award seats and F and C no longer show up (forget about FS+ or CS-, etc.), does that mean there are no longer ANY F and J award seats on those flights? QF94 on 3 Feb 09, which I already am in a J award seat, shows no F or J award seats beiung available. Are they already gone? Does QF pull their remaining availability until a later date? I already have J award seats to from OZ and NZ from LAX. Just wondering if I can change my itinerary slightly, and maybe fly the A380 back. Already on QF94 on a Wednesday, which is an Airbus day (right now, anyway) and on QF25 on 23 Feb. Used to be 24 Feb until QF pulled the Wednesday QF25's and 26's from the schedule. Thanks.
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KVS, thanks for the tips. I zeroed out cookies, set the permissions more relaxed, and generally tried to get past this "[35761] Request Timed out Requesting [3] [2K]" error on my desktop system.
All the other data fetching is done properly, I have tested pretty nearly all the functions at this point (except MPM and RTW :) ) It is only this [3] [2K] fetch which always times out on my desktop computer. It works on my laptop running XP. Since I run IE6 and both machines, I suspect the problem is probably the Windows 2K I run on this hardened desktop here :) I don't use this function much, so I will run it on my laptop when I need it. That is the easiest fix, I think :) I am very happy with KVS and will soon be extending for a 12 month Diamond membership. I have needed this tool for some time... Now, if there was just somewhere on the web I could make bookings by specifying a fare designator I would be very happy indeed. I used to have a Sabre terminal back in the 1990s, and I sure miss it... :( . . |
Originally Posted by JerseySlime
(Post 12035275)
Current Platinum subscriber but semi-new using the tool. On QF, F=First, C=Business, W=Prem. Economy, and Y=Economy. When I check for award seats and F and C no longer show up (forget about FS+ or CS-, etc.), does that mean there are no longer ANY F and J award seats on those flights? QF94 on 3 Feb 09, which I already am in a J award seat, shows no F or J award seats beiung available. Are they already gone? Does QF pull their remaining availability until a later date? I already have J award seats to from OZ and NZ from LAX. Just wondering if I can change my itinerary slightly, and maybe fly the A380 back. Already on QF94 on a Wednesday, which is an Airbus day (right now, anyway) and on QF25 on 23 Feb. Used to be 24 Feb until QF pulled the Wednesday QF25's and 26's from the schedule. Thanks.
There is really no way to predict if/when award seats will become available... |
Originally Posted by KVS
(Post 12039033)
When using the Awards/OneWorld Method, if a class does not show-up at all it simply means that there is currently no award availability in that class on any of the flights, shown in the results.
There is really no way to predict if/when award seats will become available... |
Originally Posted by JerseySlime
(Post 12039412)
So if I see an FS- somewhere in the list, then there will be an FS+? If FS doesn't show up at all (or C, or W, or Y, as well), then there is currently no F award availability. OK. Thanks.
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Differnt fare basis displayed depending on method
TVN and DOTRES brings up different fare basis - see below
DOT Res brings up the 10 day AP T sale fares TVN brings up a Friday special L fare I usually do not see such differances in fare basis Any ideas why the major display differance? [KVS Availability Tool 5.0.1/Platinum - Sabre: Fares/TVN/CA] BOS Boston Logan Int'l MA US [KBOS] ATL Atlanta William B Hartsfield GA US [KATL] R/T Jul-Jun Carrier From To Fare Cur AdvanceP Min Max Fare Basis/TD | Travel Period DL BOS ATL 137 USD *** TA0WK0W5 17 Jul-21 Jul DL BOS ATL 262 USD 21 Days UA21A0NJ DL BOS ATL 321 USD *** LA00K3SJ -17 Aug DL BOS ATL 321 USD 21 Days LA21A0UJ DL BOS ATL 358 USD 14 Days KA14A0NJ DL BOS ATL 485 USD 7 Days QA07A0NJ DL BOS ATL 650 USD 3 Days HA03A0NJ DL BOS ATL 718 USD *** MA00A0NJ DL BOS ATL 852 USD *** MA00UPRJ DL BOS ATL 1047 USD *** BA00A0UJ DL BOS ATL 1715 USD *** Y0 DL BOS ATL 1812 USD *** YUP DL BOS ATL 1908 USD *** F0 DL BOS ATL 2126 USD *** Y DL BOS ATL 2457 USD *** C DL BOS ATL 3072 USD *** [KVS Availability Tool 5.0.1/Platinum - Sabre: Fares/DotRes/US] BOS Boston Logan Int'l MA US [KBOS] ATL Atlanta William B Hartsfield GA US [KATL] TUE 21 Jul 2009 | THU 01 Oct 2009 | R/T | Economy Carrier From To Fare Cur Fare Basis DL BOS ATL 138 USD TA10X3SJ DL BOS ATL 198 USD TA10H3SJ DL BOS ATL 268 USD UA21A0NJ DL BOS ATL 328 USD LA21A0UJ DL BOS ATL 368 USD KA14A0NJ DL BOS ATL 498 USD QA07A0NJ DL BOS ATL 668 USD HA03A0NJ DL BOS ATL 738 USD MA00A0NJ DL BOS ATL 876 USD MA00UPRJ DL BOS ATL 1078 USD BA00A0UJ DL BOS ATL 1768 USD Y0 DL BOS ATL 1868 USD YUP DL BOS ATL 2192 USD Y |
Originally Posted by zman
(Post 12073201)
TVN and DOTRES brings up different fare basis - see below
DOT Res brings up the 10 day AP T sale fares TVN brings up a Friday special L fare I usually do not see such differances in fare basis Any ideas why the major display differance? [KVS Availability Tool 5.0.1/Diamond - DotRes: BOS-ATL/DL/TA0WK0W5/138 USD] Code:
TRAVEL_RESTRICTIONS : VALID FOR TRAVEL COMMENCING ON EACH TRIP ON/AFTER[KVS Availability Tool 5.0.1/Diamond - Galileo: Fares/PSH/RU] Code:
BOS Boston Logan Int'l MA US [KBOS] |
Seat available
When I look on Galileo or Worlspan I can see that there is only 1 booking seat in First DIM 19 juil 2009 from CDG to NRT (P1)
AF 276 CDG 13:30 NRT 08:10 +1 772 P1 F0 But if I want to see details, on Amadeus, for example, I can see two seats available: there are 4 seats in First on AF Boeing 772 CDG Paris Charles De Gaulle FR [LFPG] NRT Tokyo Narita JP [RJAA] DIM 19 juil 2009 A | E F | L 1 - - + + What will be the real world? |
Originally Posted by dechil
(Post 12076528)
When I look on Galileo or Worlspan I can see that there is only 1 booking seat in First DIM 19 juil 2009 from CDG to NRT (P1)
AF 276 CDG 13:30 NRT 08:10 +1 772 P1 F0 But if I want to see details, on Amadeus, for example, I can see two seats available: there are 4 seats in First on AF Boeing 772 CDG Paris Charles De Gaulle FR [LFPG] NRT Tokyo Narita JP [RJAA] DIM 19 juil 2009 A | E F | L 1 - - + + What will be the real world? |
Originally Posted by sbm12
(Post 12077378)
Seat map is not the same as booked. It is entirely possible (and quite likely in this case) that the seat is sold but not assigned.
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Originally Posted by dechil
(Post 12076528)
When I look on Galileo or Worlspan I can see that there is only 1 booking seat in First DIM 19 juil 2009 from CDG to NRT (P1)
AF 276 CDG 13:30 NRT 08:10 +1 772 P1 F0 But if I want to see details, on Amadeus, for example, I can see two seats available: there are 4 seats in First on AF Boeing 772
Originally Posted by sbm12
(Post 12077378)
Seat map is not the same as booked. It is entirely possible (and quite likely in this case) that the seat is sold but not assigned.
Originally Posted by lallyr
(Post 12079854)
Yep as sbm12 pointed out. What normally happens is that people in premium classes don't normally have seats assigned for their flights. Even though a seat has been booked. This is most likely why only 1 seat is showing but two seats are unassigned.
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