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Re: flights found on ITA matrix
« Reply #80 on: May 08, 2014, 02:20:03 PM »
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Re: flights found on ITA matrix
« Reply #81 on: May 19, 2014, 04:30:21 PM »
how can I tell if a flight on Turkish is a phantom fare?
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Re: flights found on ITA matrix
« Reply #82 on: May 22, 2014, 07:53:23 PM »
Can someone explain to me why ITA sometimes returns more expensive fares than OTA's and/or the airlines themselves?

For example (I've noticed it a lot with this route): EZE-JFK RT 07/01-07/15. ITA is showing $1,381 on AA and $1,619 on AR, while Kayak is showing $1,067 on AA and $1,154 on AR.

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Re: flights found on ITA matrix
« Reply #83 on: May 22, 2014, 09:01:44 PM »
Can someone explain to me why ITA sometimes returns more expensive fares than OTA's and/or the airlines themselves?

For example (I've noticed it a lot with this route): EZE-JFK RT 07/01-07/15. ITA is showing $1,381 on AA and $1,619 on AR, while Kayak is showing $1,067 on AA and $1,154 on AR.
OTA's can have negotiated fares directly with the airlines. Those don't show up on matrix.

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Re: flights found on ITA matrix
« Reply #84 on: May 23, 2014, 01:35:50 AM »
OTAs?

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Re: flights found on ITA matrix
« Reply #85 on: May 23, 2014, 01:38:12 AM »
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Re: flights found on ITA matrix
« Reply #86 on: May 23, 2014, 02:21:02 AM »
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Thanx.  How do you know which ones to trust?

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Re: flights found on ITA matrix
« Reply #87 on: May 23, 2014, 02:22:29 AM »
Thanx.  How do you know which ones to trust?

Just use the bigger ones. Ones listed on Kayak are usually pretty good, or booking.com. And don't accept the ones that want you to wire money, thats a big no-no.
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Re: flights found on ITA matrix
« Reply #88 on: May 23, 2014, 03:38:53 AM »
how can I tell if a flight on Turkish is a phantom fare?

Try looking for it on the airline's own website. If they don't have what you see on Matrix, it's probably phantom.

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Re: flights found on ITA matrix
« Reply #89 on: May 25, 2014, 11:14:04 AM »
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Re: flights found on ITA matrix
« Reply #90 on: May 25, 2014, 11:16:17 AM »
Try looking for it on the airline's own website. If they don't have what you see on Matrix, it's probably phantom.

ITA and most OTA's uses a cached system and they are not pulling live inventory. Airlines website is best bet or call a travel agent with the information and he or she can pull that up for you and tell you if it exists or not.
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Re: flights found on ITA matrix
« Reply #91 on: May 25, 2014, 03:11:43 PM »
I keep on getting this error, whats behind it?

"The search failed with Exceeded Boombox request quota."
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Re: flights found on ITA matrix
« Reply #92 on: May 25, 2014, 03:12:23 PM »
I keep on getting this error, whats behind it?

"The search failed with Exceeded Boombox request quota."
Weird. I just got that a couple of times as well.

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Re: flights found on ITA matrix
« Reply #93 on: May 25, 2014, 03:58:58 PM »
I keep on getting this error, whats behind it?

"The search failed with Exceeded Boombox request quota."
Keep getting these errors.

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Re: flights found on ITA matrix
« Reply #94 on: May 29, 2014, 01:56:22 PM »
Keep getting these errors.
Getting more of these errors today.

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Re: flights found on ITA matrix
« Reply #95 on: June 17, 2014, 08:08:56 PM »
ITA became a nightmare.
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Re: flights found on ITA matrix
« Reply #96 on: June 17, 2014, 08:14:40 PM »

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Re: flights found on ITA matrix
« Reply #97 on: June 17, 2014, 10:10:50 PM »
ITA became a nightmare.

As an agent I use it. It's great at finding itineraries that are operated on multiple carriers and can be issued on one ticket.
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Re: flights found on ITA matrix
« Reply #98 on: June 17, 2014, 10:30:27 PM »
It's great when it works but it's throwing up a ton of errors recently.

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Re: flights found on ITA matrix
« Reply #99 on: June 17, 2014, 10:32:32 PM »
It's great when it works but it's throwing up a ton of errors recently.
Yup, that's what I meant. It's indeed a great tool.
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