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Re: ExpertFlyer.com - Master Information and Updates Thread
« Reply #260 on: July 15, 2015, 02:14:23 PM »
Should say it next to the award fare.
I got it. Was looking at the wrong thing. ::)

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Re: ExpertFlyer.com - Master Information and Updates Thread
« Reply #261 on: July 15, 2015, 03:58:00 PM »
How do you figure out what code for each airline means Saver/bookable by partners?
on the left hand side towards the bottom under 'reference', you can click 'class codes'

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Re: ExpertFlyer.com - Master Information and Updates Thread
« Reply #262 on: July 15, 2015, 04:26:11 PM »
What is the difference between paid and occupied?

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Re: ExpertFlyer.com - Master Information and Updates Thread
« Reply #263 on: July 15, 2015, 04:27:17 PM »
What is the difference between paid and occupied?
Regarding seat options?
Paid = available for money
Occupied = taken

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Re: ExpertFlyer.com - Master Information and Updates Thread
« Reply #264 on: July 17, 2015, 07:58:01 AM »
Just got a notification that my flight opened up, but by the time I logged into my computer, the seats were gone! Nooooo!

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Re: ExpertFlyer.com - Master Information and Updates Thread
« Reply #265 on: July 17, 2015, 10:23:04 AM »
Just got a notification that my flight opened up, but by the time I logged into my computer, the seats were gone! Nooooo!
They are really slllooowwwww. You have to keep on checking for real time availability.
You can say what you think when you think what you say.

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Re: ExpertFlyer.com - Master Information and Updates Thread
« Reply #266 on: July 17, 2015, 11:36:12 AM »
They are really slllooowwwww. You have to keep on checking for real time availability.
Seriously? I did not know that. No point in paying for it right now then since the flights I'm looking at are searchable on AA.com.

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Re: ExpertFlyer.com - Master Information and Updates Thread
« Reply #267 on: July 17, 2015, 02:20:41 PM »
They are really slllooowwwww. You have to keep on checking for real time availability.

The alerts are not slow, we email you at the same time that the system finds the availability during a check. As long as you respond to the alert within a reasonable time the seat should still be available.

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Re: ExpertFlyer.com - Master Information and Updates Thread
« Reply #268 on: July 17, 2015, 03:24:30 PM »
So, EF or KVS? what are the pro/cons?
(Not asking EF Voice - sorry)

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Re: ExpertFlyer.com - Master Information and Updates Thread
« Reply #269 on: July 17, 2015, 04:19:51 PM »
The alerts are not slow, we email you at the same time that the system finds the availability during a check. As long as you respond to the alert within a reasonable time the seat should still be available.
How often does the system check?
Nonetheless, someone must have had an alert for the same flight as me because I checked within 10 minutes.

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Re: ExpertFlyer.com - Master Information and Updates Thread
« Reply #270 on: July 17, 2015, 06:47:06 PM »
The alerts are not slow, we email you at the same time that the system finds the availability during a check. As long as you respond to the alert within a reasonable time the seat should still be available.
Sorry, I didn't mean that your system is slow. I meant to say that technically it is slow - probably because it only checks every hour or so, otherwise I have no other explanation but a lot of times Im waiting for inventory to open up - and I keep on checking for availability on my own as well and sometimes I see that specific fare class opens up andd it takes a while for EF to send that email out...

I really enjoy my EF subscription and Im not looking to criticize - just stating my experience.
You can say what you think when you think what you say.

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Re: ExpertFlyer.com - Master Information and Updates Thread
« Reply #271 on: July 17, 2015, 07:14:08 PM »
So, EF or KVS? what are the pro/cons?
(Not asking EF Voice - sorry)
different pros and cons. KVS definitly has more airlines for award availability (since they scrap the websites) however for the airlines that EF does show availability the search results are almost instant vs KVS. Also you can quickly check for availability for 7 days in a raw. One more thing EF has is regular revenue inventory access without any useless mobile availability tools....
You can say what you think when you think what you say.

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Re: ExpertFlyer.com - Master Information and Updates Thread
« Reply #272 on: July 18, 2015, 01:16:51 AM »
How often does the system check?
Nonetheless, someone must have had an alert for the same flight as me because I checked within 10 minutes.

Sorry, I didn't mean that your system is slow. I meant to say that technically it is slow - probably because it only checks every hour or so, otherwise I have no other explanation but a lot of times Im waiting for inventory to open up - and I keep on checking for availability on my own as well and sometimes I see that specific fare class opens up andd it takes a while for EF to send that email out...

I really enjoy my EF subscription and Im not looking to criticize - just stating my experience.

You're talking about two different things. Yehuda was referring to the time between when he was notified about the availability and when he was able to act on it (which isn't affected by how often our system checks). You are referring to the time between inventory opening up and ExpertFlyer seeing it and sending out the notification (which is affected by how often our system checks).

As stated previously, the system checks alerts several times a day at minimum, more so as the date of the flight gets closer. Many times inventory that becomes available is immediately taken by the airline because of reassignments or waiting lists, which would cause the seat that was available 10 minutes ago not to be available now, especially if it's within a few days of departure.

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Re: ExpertFlyer.com - Master Information and Updates Thread
« Reply #273 on: July 18, 2015, 09:36:00 PM »
Many times inventory that becomes available is immediately taken by the airline because of reassignments or waiting lists, which would cause the seat that was available 10 minutes ago not to be available now, especially if it's within a few days of departure.
Interesting, thanks for letting me know.

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Re: Lucky's Latest Adventure
« Reply #274 on: July 20, 2015, 08:54:33 PM »
thinking about getting Expert Flyer
is that the thing to get ?

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Re: Lucky's Latest Adventure
« Reply #275 on: July 20, 2015, 11:12:14 PM »
thinking about getting Expert Flyer
is that the thing to get ?
Try it out for free and see if its useful for you.

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Re: ExpertFlyer.com - Master Information and Updates Thread
« Reply #276 on: July 31, 2015, 06:51:52 AM »
What fare class would I need to search for to find HA coach partner availability?

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Re: ExpertFlyer.com - Master Information and Updates Thread
« Reply #277 on: July 31, 2015, 08:40:27 AM »
What fare class would I need to search for to find HA coach partner availability?
Isnt there a link there to display the different fare classes?
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Re: ExpertFlyer.com - Master Information and Updates Thread
« Reply #278 on: July 31, 2015, 08:54:16 AM »
Isnt there a link there to display the different fare classes?
Nope

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