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Mar 30, 2013, 1:08 pm
#871
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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For Flight Alerts you already can. Just hit the Resubmit button next to a Notified alert for a flight that has yet to depart to change it's status from Notified to Active.
Apr 2, 2013, 8:07 am
#874
Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 3,774
Would it be possible to set up availability alerts for a range of dates rather than just a single date?
Example: I want to book award travel on a route and my dates are flexible. Right now, there is -0- availability during all of January and February 2014, but I'm quite certain something will become available closer in. All I care about is that my trip is somewhere between 3 and 5 weeks in total, so I can be flexible on the outbound and return within a two month+ window.
Instead of setting up an alert for each and every day for a 2 month period (and one for each direction), it would be useful if I could set up an alert for any award within a date range. It would even be helpful if just the +/- 3 day option (as with searches) could be set up as an alert.
Example: I want to book award travel on a route and my dates are flexible. Right now, there is -0- availability during all of January and February 2014, but I'm quite certain something will become available closer in. All I care about is that my trip is somewhere between 3 and 5 weeks in total, so I can be flexible on the outbound and return within a two month+ window.
Instead of setting up an alert for each and every day for a 2 month period (and one for each direction), it would be useful if I could set up an alert for any award within a date range. It would even be helpful if just the +/- 3 day option (as with searches) could be set up as an alert.
Apr 2, 2013, 7:58 pm
#875
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Would it be possible to set up availability alerts for a range of dates rather than just a single date?
Example: I want to book award travel on a route and my dates are flexible. Right now, there is -0- availability during all of January and February 2014, but I'm quite certain something will become available closer in. All I care about is that my trip is somewhere between 3 and 5 weeks in total, so I can be flexible on the outbound and return within a two month+ window.
Instead of setting up an alert for each and every day for a 2 month period (and one for each direction), it would be useful if I could set up an alert for any award within a date range. It would even be helpful if just the +/- 3 day option (as with searches) could be set up as an alert.
Example: I want to book award travel on a route and my dates are flexible. Right now, there is -0- availability during all of January and February 2014, but I'm quite certain something will become available closer in. All I care about is that my trip is somewhere between 3 and 5 weeks in total, so I can be flexible on the outbound and return within a two month+ window.
Instead of setting up an alert for each and every day for a 2 month period (and one for each direction), it would be useful if I could set up an alert for any award within a date range. It would even be helpful if just the +/- 3 day option (as with searches) could be set up as an alert.
Apr 2, 2013, 10:54 pm
#876
Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 3,774
Flight Alerts are for specific flights on specific days, there is no multi-date alert. For questions pertaining to usage please see: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...sk-thread.html
Apr 3, 2013, 3:14 am
#877
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: London
Programs: AA EXP 2 MM
Posts: 2,823
Availability alert for married segments
Currently one can only set an alert for fare class availability for an individual segment. I would like to set an alert for availability for a connection (where availability has been restricted by married segments).
I often find that the married segment restrictions come and go, so I would like to know when I can book without the married segment restriction.
I often find that the married segment restrictions come and go, so I would like to know when I can book without the married segment restriction.
Apr 3, 2013, 3:22 am
#878
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: London
Programs: AA EXP 2 MM
Posts: 2,823
Can't exclude codeshares for UK point of sale
Is this a bug or a feature? 
Apr 3, 2013, 3:37 am
#879
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: London
Programs: AA EXP 2 MM
Posts: 2,823
Alert me when I lose my seat?
EF is great for an alert when blocked seats are opened up, but having selected a previously blocked seat in the front economy row on BA shorthaul, I would like to be alerted when the curtain is moved, and I lose my seat because the row becomes business!
I am not sure how this could be implemented. It either corresponds to an alert when the economy seat becomes invalid, or an alert when the same seat becomes available in business.
Apr 3, 2013, 1:12 pm
#880
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Thanks - I don't think I worded my query properly. I know that it cannot currently be done. I was posing the question as to whether this might be something that could be considered as a future enhancement, similar to how others have posted ideas in this thread for features they'd like to see.
Currently one can only set an alert for fare class availability for an individual segment. I would like to set an alert for availability for a connection (where availability has been restricted by married segments).
I often find that the married segment restrictions come and go, so I would like to know when I can book without the married segment restriction.
I often find that the married segment restrictions come and go, so I would like to know when I can book without the married segment restriction.
A related issue.
EF is great for an alert when blocked seats are opened up, but having selected a previously blocked seat in the front economy row on BA shorthaul, I would like to be alerted when the curtain is moved, and I lose my seat because the row becomes business!
I am not sure how this could be implemented. It either corresponds to an alert when the economy seat becomes invalid, or an alert when the same seat becomes available in business.
EF is great for an alert when blocked seats are opened up, but having selected a previously blocked seat in the front economy row on BA shorthaul, I would like to be alerted when the curtain is moved, and I lose my seat because the row becomes business!
I am not sure how this could be implemented. It either corresponds to an alert when the economy seat becomes invalid, or an alert when the same seat becomes available in business.
May 5, 2013, 1:42 pm
#881
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Las Vegas
Programs: DL DM, AA PlatPro, Hilton DM, Hyatt Glob, Marriott Titanium, Hertz PC, National EE
Posts: 1,532
I asked this by email just in case I was missing it, but any plans to add N class (economy award) to DL?
May 5, 2013, 11:19 pm
#883
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Las Vegas
Programs: DL DM, AA PlatPro, Hilton DM, Hyatt Glob, Marriott Titanium, Hertz PC, National EE
Posts: 1,532
May 27, 2013, 9:19 pm
#885
Moderator: American AAdvantage
Join Date: May 2000
Location: NorCal - SMF area
Programs: AA LT Plat; HH LT Diamond, Maître-plongeur des Muccis
Posts: 62,948
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