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Re: KVS question
« Reply #40 on: June 03, 2011, 07:06:25 AM »
multiple separated with ,?
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Re: KVS question
« Reply #41 on: June 03, 2011, 07:25:19 AM »
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Re: KVS question
« Reply #42 on: June 03, 2011, 12:01:48 PM »
Is there anyway to price a specific bucket with KVS (or any other way)?

Welcome to the KVS Tool!

There sure is:

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Re: KVS question
« Reply #43 on: June 04, 2011, 03:34:57 PM »
Welcome to the KVS Tool!

There sure is:
How do I know what bucket it is? The first letter?
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Re: KVS question
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Re: KVS question
« Reply #45 on: June 06, 2011, 07:26:22 PM »
just got KVS, and i was wondering why it doesnt bring up LX and some other *A airlines when i do a search for a ticket from TLV to JFK.....

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Re: KVS question
« Reply #46 on: June 06, 2011, 07:35:25 PM »
Shows for me. You can also try to search segment by segment
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Re: KVS question
« Reply #47 on: June 06, 2011, 09:00:17 PM »
just got KVS, and i was wondering why it doesnt bring up LX and some other *A airlines when i do a search for a ticket from TLV to JFK.....

Welcome to the KVS Tool!

What's the Date & which Method are you using?

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Re: KVS question
« Reply #48 on: June 09, 2011, 07:00:03 PM »
i see that kvs now shows ly availability when searching for awards with amadeus:oneworld... why?

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Re: KVS question
« Reply #49 on: June 09, 2011, 07:27:03 PM »
i see that kvs now shows ly availability when searching for awards with amadeus:oneworld... why?
Qantas started showing it
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Re: KVS question
« Reply #50 on: June 10, 2011, 03:37:59 AM »
Qantas started showing it
i realize that, again... why?   qantas partners with ly?

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Re: KVS question
« Reply #51 on: June 10, 2011, 06:17:18 AM »
i realize that, again... why?   qantas partners with ly?
I'm assuming so.

To search for LY availability you can also go to Availability tab, Sabre: Availability FS. Airline LY. Then filter class P X J (separated by a space). The 3 classes are F/C/Y respectively.
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Re: KVS question
« Reply #52 on: June 10, 2011, 07:26:13 AM »
i see that kvs now shows ly availability when searching for awards with amadeus:oneworld... why?

It's not necessarily accurate. See below:

[KVS Availability Tool 6.1.5/Diamond - Amadeus: Awards/OneWorld/AU-QFA-SP1]
Code: [Select]
LTN  London Luton UK [EGGW]
TLV  Tel Aviv Metro / Ben Gurion Intl IL = TLV SDV [LLBG]
SUN  10 Jul 2011 | 1 Seat

Carrier    Flight  From  Depart    To    Arrive    A/C  St  Availability
---------  ------  ----  --------  ----  --------  ---  --  ------------
LY         214     LTN   12:40     TLV   19:35     772      CS+

[KVS Availability Tool 6.1.5/Diamond - Sabre: Availability/FS/US]
Code: [Select]
LTN  London Luton UK [EGGW]
TLV  Tel Aviv Metro / Ben Gurion Intl IL = TLV SDV [LLBG]
SUN  10 Jul 2011

Carrier    Flight  From  Depart    To    Arrive    A/C  St  Availability
---------  ------  ----  --------  ----  --------  ---  --  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
LY         214     LTN   12:40     TLV   19:35     772      F9 A0 P0 C9 I9 D9 Z9 R9 W9 X0 Y9 S9 M9 Q9 B9 K9 H9 V9 J1 N9 T9 L9 O8 G8 U9 E9



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Re: KVS question
« Reply #53 on: June 10, 2011, 11:23:16 AM »

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Re: KVS question
« Reply #54 on: July 22, 2011, 08:19:52 AM »
It's not necessarily accurate. See below:

[KVS Availability Tool 6.1.5/Diamond - Amadeus: Awards/OneWorld/AU-QFA-SP1]
Code: [Select]
LTN  London Luton UK [EGGW]
TLV  Tel Aviv Metro / Ben Gurion Intl IL = TLV SDV [LLBG]
SUN  10 Jul 2011 | 1 Seat

Carrier    Flight  From  Depart    To    Arrive    A/C  St  Availability
---------  ------  ----  --------  ----  --------  ---  --  ------------
LY         214     LTN   12:40     TLV   19:35     772      CS+

[KVS Availability Tool 6.1.5/Diamond - Sabre: Availability/FS/US]
Code: [Select]
LTN  London Luton UK [EGGW]
TLV  Tel Aviv Metro / Ben Gurion Intl IL = TLV SDV [LLBG]
SUN  10 Jul 2011

Carrier    Flight  From  Depart    To    Arrive    A/C  St  Availability
---------  ------  ----  --------  ----  --------  ---  --  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
LY         214     LTN   12:40     TLV   19:35     772      F9 A0 P0 C9 I9 D9 Z9 R9 W9 X0 Y9 S9 M9 Q9 B9 K9 H9 V9 J1 N9 T9 L9 O8 G8 U9 E9



For some reason on Qantas LY C shows as Y and vice verse. So the C you're showing is actually a Y, which is accurate.
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Re: KVS question
« Reply #55 on: July 22, 2011, 08:20:31 AM »
Is it possible to search CO elite availability on KVS?
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Re: KVS question
« Reply #56 on: July 22, 2011, 09:02:10 AM »
Is it possible to search CO elite availability on KVS?

I assume if you change the credentials to an elite.

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Re: KVS question
« Reply #57 on: July 22, 2011, 10:00:53 AM »
Qantas started showing it

Can I use Qantas.com award search to find LY availability for AA award redemption?
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Re: KVS question
« Reply #58 on: July 22, 2011, 10:44:02 AM »
Can I use Qantas.com award search to find LY availability for AA award redemption?
Yes, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't show LY NYC-TLV direct. Don't know why, but I've never seen it.
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Re: KVS question
« Reply #59 on: July 22, 2011, 10:45:13 AM »
Yes, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't show LY NYC-TLV direct. Don't know why, but I've never seen it.

So the only free online search is with Matmid account on LY site?
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