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Jul 2, 2009 | 2:21 pm
#1
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On a weekend search there is not choice for class of service, is there another way to search for 1st class in a date range? Or is there another site that is better for this type of search?
Jul 2, 2009 | 2:28 pm
#2
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I think you can do this by constraining the fare basis codes. See:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/5548893-post12.html
EDIT: Actually, that doesn't seem to work and I'm not sure why. It does work for specifying coach buckets, but I can't get it to work with business or first buckets.
e.g. from: ord :: ua / f ua..y-
to: sfo
returns flights from ord-sfo in y-class, and sfo-ord in cheapest available coach.
however, replacing the y with f or c causes an error.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/5548893-post12.html
EDIT: Actually, that doesn't seem to work and I'm not sure why. It does work for specifying coach buckets, but I can't get it to work with business or first buckets.
e.g. from: ord :: ua / f ua..y-
to: sfo
returns flights from ord-sfo in y-class, and sfo-ord in cheapest available coach.
however, replacing the y with f or c causes an error.
Last edited by cbender; Jul 2, 2009 at 2:34 pm
Jul 2, 2009 | 3:10 pm
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Jul 2, 2009 | 4:24 pm
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SEA :: O:UA+ / F BC=W|BC=V|BC=Q
GVA :: O:UA+ / F BC=W|BC=V|BC=Q
This means get me from Seattle to Geneva only on UA metal in fare booking classes W, V, or Q.
You could easily sub-out W/V/Q for C/D/Z or F/A/P.
That page is copied (nearly?) verbatim from ITA's own help page.
GVA :: O:UA+ / F BC=W|BC=V|BC=Q
This means get me from Seattle to Geneva only on UA metal in fare booking classes W, V, or Q.
You could easily sub-out W/V/Q for C/D/Z or F/A/P.
Jul 2, 2009 | 4:35 pm
#7
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maybe I'm not seeing it, but on the ITA page, I don't see any info on specifying the fare basis (although it is on that page that is nearly identical).
http://matrix.itasoftware.com/cvg/di...dvanced-topics
http://matrix.itasoftware.com/cvg/di...dvanced-topics
Jul 2, 2009 | 5:22 pm
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Jul 2, 2009 | 5:42 pm
#9
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Yeah, thats what I tried with my example. But non coach classes are returning an error on the weekend search page.
Jul 3, 2009 | 1:06 am
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There are some good tutorial threads linked to from the MR Forum stickies.