Cool New Availability Tool
Jan 13, 2005 | 4:00 pm
#181
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: CA, AA EXP, MR Gold, SPG PLT
Posts: 1,850
I have experienced this too. I was trying to book award tickets and the agent said that availability would differ based on whether I was or was not a part of the travelling party!
Originally Posted by flipside
EXP's REALLY do get expanded award availability..
I was trying to book a J award GIG-MIA-GIG and expertflyer and smile's tool had no U on the day I wanted (but strangely enough they had plenty of "C").. I called up and it was available.
I was trying to book a J award GIG-MIA-GIG and expertflyer and smile's tool had no U on the day I wanted (but strangely enough they had plenty of "C").. I called up and it was available.
Jan 13, 2005 | 7:09 pm
#182
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: London. Or a plane.
Programs: "Only" 650,000 nTPs until BA GGLfL
Posts: 2,888
International:
eVIP upgrade J to F: A
Mileage upgrade J to F: A
eVIP upgrade Y to J:C
Mileage upgrade Y to J: C
Domestic 3-class:
eVIP upgrade J to F: A
Sticker upgrade J to F: X
Mileage upgrade J to F: A
eVIP upgrade Y to J: C
Sticker upgrade Y to J: R
Mileage upgrade Y to J: C
Domestic 2-class:
eVIP upgrade Y to F: A
Sticker upgrade Y to F: X
Mileage upgrade Y to F: A
HTH
Alex
eVIP upgrade J to F: A
Mileage upgrade J to F: A
eVIP upgrade Y to J:C
Mileage upgrade Y to J: C
Domestic 3-class:
eVIP upgrade J to F: A
Sticker upgrade J to F: X
Mileage upgrade J to F: A
eVIP upgrade Y to J: C
Sticker upgrade Y to J: R
Mileage upgrade Y to J: C
Domestic 2-class:
eVIP upgrade Y to F: A
Sticker upgrade Y to F: X
Mileage upgrade Y to F: A
HTH
Alex
Jan 13, 2005 | 7:43 pm
#183
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: GRU
Programs: *A Gold, OW Sapphire, SPG Gold, HH Diamond, Accor Plat
Posts: 3,367
- I already knew that PNRs would become unreachable once I started flying those itins. But now I noticed that even those booked and ticketed all through AA.com yet I haven't started flying them, flights for February, have also become unreachable... Anyone else having the same problem ?
Jan 13, 2005 | 8:12 pm
#185
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: MEL
Posts: 2,441
Same here - itineraries I could previously see ok can no longer be pulled up -
"The requested information could not be retrieved or is not available. This is likely due to invalid input criteria or lack of access to the information from the airline. Please revise the search parameters and try again."
"The requested information could not be retrieved or is not available. This is likely due to invalid input criteria or lack of access to the information from the airline. Please revise the search parameters and try again."
Jan 13, 2005 | 8:18 pm
#186
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: GRU
Programs: *A Gold, OW Sapphire, SPG Gold, HH Diamond, Accor Plat
Posts: 3,367
alexwuk and tt7, appreciate your swift comments.
Apparently another door has been shut on us.
This seems particularly bitter for these entrepeneurs who have just started their business...
Apparently another door has been shut on us.
This seems particularly bitter for these entrepeneurs who have just started their business...
Jan 13, 2005 | 8:23 pm
#188
Company Representative - ExpertFlyer
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 2,924
AA Cuts Off Access to Their PNRs
Well, we received a cryptic call from someone at AA today asking us some strange questions. 
When we did some digging we found out that AA had cut off our access, through our GDS, to their PNRs.
We'll keep you posted as we look into this. Thanks for your patience and support.
When we did some digging we found out that AA had cut off our access, through our GDS, to their PNRs.
We'll keep you posted as we look into this. Thanks for your patience and support.
Jan 13, 2005 | 11:31 pm
#192
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: NYC
Programs: AA - EXP 1.5 Million Miles, SPG Gold, hertz 5 star
Posts: 498
fare codes
Originally Posted by tt7
International:
eVIP upgrade J to F: X fare code ... not sure but I would think this is A?
Mileage upgrade J to F: A fare code
eVIP upgrade Y to J: R fare code .... is C
Mileage upgrade Y to J: C fare code
Domestic 3-class:
eVIP upgrade J to F: X fare code .... not sure - A?
Sticker upgrade J to F: A fare code .... not sure - X"
Mileage upgrade J to F: A fare code
eVIP upgrade Y to J: R fare code .... not sure - C?
Sticker upgrade Y to J: C fare code .... is R
Mileage upgrade Y to J: C fare code ... not sure - D?
Domestic 2-class:
eVIP upgrade Y to F: X fare code .... is A
Sticker upgrade Y to F: X fare code
Mileage upgrade Y to F: A fare code
I don't normally fly domestic 3 class flights or upgrade J -> F internationally so I'm a bit vague on those .... others can no doubt correct. As a general rule, I think sticker upgrades always come out of their own class (X and R) and eVP and mileage upgrades came out of the same class (for now), which is a different class than sticker upgrades.
eVIP upgrade J to F: X fare code ... not sure but I would think this is A?
Mileage upgrade J to F: A fare code
eVIP upgrade Y to J: R fare code .... is C
Mileage upgrade Y to J: C fare code
Domestic 3-class:
eVIP upgrade J to F: X fare code .... not sure - A?
Sticker upgrade J to F: A fare code .... not sure - X"
Mileage upgrade J to F: A fare code
eVIP upgrade Y to J: R fare code .... not sure - C?
Sticker upgrade Y to J: C fare code .... is R
Mileage upgrade Y to J: C fare code ... not sure - D?
Domestic 2-class:
eVIP upgrade Y to F: X fare code .... is A
Sticker upgrade Y to F: X fare code
Mileage upgrade Y to F: A fare code
I don't normally fly domestic 3 class flights or upgrade J -> F internationally so I'm a bit vague on those .... others can no doubt correct. As a general rule, I think sticker upgrades always come out of their own class (X and R) and eVP and mileage upgrades came out of the same class (for now), which is a different class than sticker upgrades.
As for the codes, I just booked a 1st/biz class milage tkt on AA (2 class domestic) and the booking fare code was "Z". For stickers (Y to F on a 2 class) it is X, and I've found for upgrading using miles on a domestic 3 class flight (Y to J) the code is usually "U". not sure on 3 class domestic sticker upgrades.
Fun system though!
Jan 14, 2005 | 1:46 am
#193
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Orange County, CA, USA
Programs: AA (Life Plat), Marriott (Life Titanium) and every other US program
Posts: 6,416
AA Software Capabilities
It takes years for AA to make enhancements to their system. But only hours to cut off access to a worthwhile product. Seems like a poor allocation of resources.
Jan 14, 2005 | 6:47 am
#194
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: AA GLD (1MM), DL GLD, Marriott Plat, RCL D+, X Elite
Posts: 3,229
Originally Posted by ExpertFlyer Voice
Well, we received a cryptic call from someone at AA today asking us some strange questions.
When we did some digging we found out that AA had cut off our access, through our GDS, to their PNRs.
We'll keep you posted as we look into this. Thanks for your patience and support.
When we did some digging we found out that AA had cut off our access, through our GDS, to their PNRs.
We'll keep you posted as we look into this. Thanks for your patience and support.
Jan 14, 2005 | 6:53 am
#195
Moderator: American AAdvantage
Join Date: May 2000
Location: NorCal - SMF area
Programs: AA LT EXP; HH LT Diamond, Matre-plongeur des Muccis
Posts: 62,948
It certainly does address another concern of some posters: Does anyone at AA read FT? I'd say "yes," and maybe a red face or two from the PNR stories?
So, if EF is a travel service, why have AA cut off access?
So, if EF is a travel service, why have AA cut off access?