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SGJazz Jul 2, 2009 2:21 pm
ita question
 
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?

cbender Jul 2, 2009 2:28 pm
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.

SGJazz Jul 2, 2009 2:37 pm
Is there a good tutorial to explain how to add codes?

UAX_Brasilia Jul 2, 2009 3:10 pm
I seem to like this page:

http://www.travelsuperlink.com/usa_a...ravel_ita3.htm

cvo Jul 2, 2009 3:37 pm
Newbie question... What is 'ita'?

bmvaughn Jul 2, 2009 4:24 pm
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.

Originally Posted by UAX_Brasilia (Post 12005250)
That page is copied (nearly?) verbatim from ITA's own help page.

nebratu Jul 2, 2009 4:35 pm
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

MatthewLAX Jul 2, 2009 5:22 pm
Originally Posted by cvo (Post 12005403)
Newbie question... What is 'ita'?
Founded in the mid 90's by a group of computer scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ITA Software is an airline IT and services provider at the forefront of a new generation of technology that is changing the way the travel industry works. Combining advances in computer science, innovative problem-solving, and deep industry knowledge, the company’s solutions deliver improved power and flexibility to the travel industry and greater efficiency for airlines, travel distributors, and passengers...
http://www.itasoftware.com/about_us/

cbender Jul 2, 2009 5:42 pm
Originally Posted by bmvaughn (Post 12005620)
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.
Yeah, thats what I tried with my example. But non coach classes are returning an error on the weekend search page.

sbm12 Jul 3, 2009 1:06 am
Originally Posted by bmvaughn (Post 12005620)
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.
You can swap them out but it doesn't work for the weekend search (nor the 30-day, I think). It just isn't an option that they support these days.

There are some good tutorial threads linked to from the MR Forum stickies.


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