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Mar 19, 2012, 12:42 am
#646
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: AMS
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Mar 19, 2012, 2:10 am
#647
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: LAS
Programs: DL PM, UA PS, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 4,904
Is there a way for EF to fix the "2 Seats Together" selection? For example, I'm flying whY on an A380 and want to get 2 seats together on the upper deck (the A/B or H/J), but because there are 2 seats available together in the middle on the lower deck, that selection doesn't show as an option. But obviously, I don't want those 2 middle seats.
Otherwise, I'm a big fan of the service. Now I'm wishing I had just purchased a $99 annual fee instead of paying $10/month for the past 7 months ...
Otherwise, I'm a big fan of the service. Now I'm wishing I had just purchased a $99 annual fee instead of paying $10/month for the past 7 months ...
Mar 19, 2012, 8:54 am
#648
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Is there a way for EF to fix the "2 Seats Together" selection? For example, I'm flying whY on an A380 and want to get 2 seats together on the upper deck (the A/B or H/J), but because there are 2 seats available together in the middle on the lower deck, that selection doesn't show as an option. But obviously, I don't want those 2 middle seats.
Otherwise, I'm a big fan of the service. Now I'm wishing I had just purchased a $99 annual fee instead of paying $10/month for the past 7 months ...
Otherwise, I'm a big fan of the service. Now I'm wishing I had just purchased a $99 annual fee instead of paying $10/month for the past 7 months ...
If you already have seats that are desirable, just not together, the better way to go about it may be to set up an alert for the Specific Seats next to the seats you already have reserved, that way you only have to wait for one of those to open up.
With the Seat Alert options, we tried to strike a balance. If we allow users to get too specific as to exactly where the seats should be (other then aisle/window/exit row) then it not only can get more confusing to setup, but the likelihood of success decreases. Although a UD vs LD option is an interesting idea that we will consider for a future improvement.
Please send us an email at [email protected] with the details of your flight, thanks.
Mar 21, 2012, 6:14 pm
#649
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Curitiba, Brazil
Programs: AA 1MM, A3 Diamond, A-Club Platinum, Hertz Gold
Posts: 59
LAN
Hi there,
Any plans to show award availability on LAN?
Tks
Any plans to show award availability on LAN?
Tks
Mar 23, 2012, 5:40 pm
#651
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Location Location (San Francisco)
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, airline free agent
Posts: 729
How frequently does EF sweep for fare-class availability?
I had an alert set for B fare >0 on a specific UA flight. Set it and waited.
Couple of days later I'm on ual.com for other stuff, decide to check and lo and behold, there is 1 B-fare ticket. What gives?
Thanks
I had an alert set for B fare >0 on a specific UA flight. Set it and waited.
Couple of days later I'm on ual.com for other stuff, decide to check and lo and behold, there is 1 B-fare ticket. What gives?
Thanks
Mar 23, 2012, 8:37 pm
#652
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The best way to check to see if you would be alerted at the next check of the alert is to run a Quick Check from the View Saved Alerts page when you see the inventory. If the Quick Check tells you that it found availability, then you will be emailed at the next scheduled check of the alert, if not, then there is something wrong with how the alert was setup.
Mar 23, 2012, 9:56 pm
#653
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Location Location (San Francisco)
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, airline free agent
Posts: 729
The alerts check on a varying schedule, several times a day at minimum increasing as the day and time of departure gets closer. However without knowing the details of your alert we can't tell you what happened.
The best way to check to see if you would be alerted at the next check of the alert is to run a Quick Check from the View Saved Alerts page when you see the inventory. If the Quick Check tells you that it found availability, then you will be emailed at the next scheduled check of the alert, if not, then there is something wrong with how the alert was setup.
The best way to check to see if you would be alerted at the next check of the alert is to run a Quick Check from the View Saved Alerts page when you see the inventory. If the Quick Check tells you that it found availability, then you will be emailed at the next scheduled check of the alert, if not, then there is something wrong with how the alert was setup.
Let me know what other details you need.
But given the above, it sounds like my alerts was only run a couple of times per day.
Mar 23, 2012, 11:35 pm
#654
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Results from ExpertFlyer.com
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Flight Availability Search
Departing SFO on 04/14/12 12:00 AM for JFK
Flying UA
Frequency
Flight Stops Depart Arrive Aircraft Reliability Available Classes
0 Connections
UA 808 0 SFO JFK 757 Daily F7 A4 J9 C9 D9 Z9 P9 Y0 B0 M0 E0 U0 H0 Q0 V0 W0 S0 T0 L0 K0 G0 N0
04/14/12 8:22 AM 04/14/12 5:00 PM 83% / 21m
Last edited by ExpertFlyer Voice; Mar 24, 2012 at 8:41 am
Apr 11, 2012, 4:03 pm
#655
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Flew over the Equator 55 times last 3 years
Programs: LANPASS Comodoro (Emerald), others
Posts: 2,957
Finding a fare anytime
Sort of wierd i know but...
Is there a way to search for the rare availability of a fare code? I want to find LAN fare IEEEV709 nyc to lim/gye... Im flexible, i do not care when, now or in 6 months, anytime. It is a fare code that only appears infrequently, i want to know as soon as it appears... before it disappears again?
Thanks
Is there a way to search for the rare availability of a fare code? I want to find LAN fare IEEEV709 nyc to lim/gye... Im flexible, i do not care when, now or in 6 months, anytime. It is a fare code that only appears infrequently, i want to know as soon as it appears... before it disappears again?
Thanks
Apr 11, 2012, 6:46 pm
#656
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Sort of wierd i know but...
Is there a way to search for the rare availability of a fare code? I want to find LAN fare IEEEV709 nyc to lim/gye... Im flexible, i do not care when, now or in 6 months, anytime. It is a fare code that only appears infrequently, i want to know as soon as it appears... before it disappears again?
Thanks
Is there a way to search for the rare availability of a fare code? I want to find LAN fare IEEEV709 nyc to lim/gye... Im flexible, i do not care when, now or in 6 months, anytime. It is a fare code that only appears infrequently, i want to know as soon as it appears... before it disappears again?
Thanks
For example:
Results from ExpertFlyer.com
Code:
Fare Information Search:
Departing JFK on 04/11/12 for LHR
Viewing in currency USD
Show Fares for All Travel Dates
Fare Basis Airline Booking Trip Type Fare Cabin Effective Expiration Min/Max Advanced
Class Date Date Stay Purchase Req
TLWNC97N LX T Round-Trip 260.00 (USD) E 12/25/11 04/01/12 SU / 12M
10/26/12 12/16/12
12/24/12 03/24/13
Apr 12, 2012, 4:53 pm
#657
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Flew over the Equator 55 times last 3 years
Programs: LANPASS Comodoro (Emerald), others
Posts: 2,957
What you can search for is all of the date ranges in the future that a given fare will be valid by using the Show Fares for All Travel Dates option on the Fare Information search (under Advanced Options). Just leave the Depart Date set at today and run the search. Hopefully that will give you the information that you are looking for.
For example:
Results from ExpertFlyer.com
For example:
Results from ExpertFlyer.com
Code:
Fare Information Search:
Departing JFK on 04/11/12 for LHR
Viewing in currency USD
Show Fares for All Travel Dates
Fare Basis Airline Booking Trip Type Fare Cabin Effective Expiration Min/Max Advanced
Class Date Date Stay Purchase Req
TLWNC97N LX T Round-Trip 260.00 (USD) E 12/25/11 04/01/12 SU / 12M
10/26/12 12/16/12
12/24/12 03/24/13
Well, it did not actually find the fare basis for which I am looking. I assume that is because that fare code is not currently loaded in LAN. I assume it could show up tomorrow, or the next day, or the next. There is a alert feature for seats enabled. I assume there is no alert feature for when specific fare codes get loaded by an airline? Would be useful in this case.
Apr 13, 2012, 12:41 am
#658
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Join Date: Mar 1999
Posts: 12,097
+1 on a fare alert feature. Not necessarily just by fare code, but also a combo of cabin/price, for example receive an alert when there's a first/business/premec/economy (select one option) fare that is <$x one way/round-trip.
Apr 13, 2012, 11:30 am
#659
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Yes, that works, thank you.
Well, it did not actually find the fare basis for which I am looking. I assume that is because that fare code is not currently loaded in LAN. I assume it could show up tomorrow, or the next day, or the next. There is a alert feature for seats enabled. I assume there is no alert feature for when specific fare codes get loaded by an airline? Would be useful in this case.
Well, it did not actually find the fare basis for which I am looking. I assume that is because that fare code is not currently loaded in LAN. I assume it could show up tomorrow, or the next day, or the next. There is a alert feature for seats enabled. I assume there is no alert feature for when specific fare codes get loaded by an airline? Would be useful in this case.
Apr 13, 2012, 3:45 pm
#660
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Montebello, CA, USA
Posts: 2,365
+1 on this. So many other sites have pulled their trackers (Orbitz, Travelocity). I'm not even sure who offers it anymore, but since I'm paying for EF, if it would be nice if it was offered there. I liked both the Orbitz model with their deal detector and the Travelocity model where it would just track the lowest fare for a city pair.