KVS Availability Tool: Airfare Basics / Planning a Trip or Mileage Run

KVS Availability Tool

Airfare/Trip Pricing Basics

Using the KVS Tool to Plan a Trip or Mileage Run

Step 1: Destination

Flexible Destination/Mileage Run	Fixed Destination
If your destination is flexible (e.g. a Mileage Run), use a Tool like Kayak Explore to locate a Fare with a low PPM, and note the city pair (e.g. LAX-LON).	Goto Step 2 directly.

Step 2: Fares

Search for Fares between that city pair (e.g. LAX-LON), and locate the Fare you are interested in:

Carrier    From    To    Fare      Cur   AdvanceP  Min  Max  Fare Basis / Travel Period      
---------  ------  ----  --------  ----  --------  ---  ---  -----------------------------      
BA         LAX     LON       213   USD     7 Days  Sun  12M  OLWNCNAJ      
BA         LAX     LON       213   USD     7 Days  Sun  12M  OLXNCNAJ      
IB         LAX     LON       213   USD     3 Days  Sun   1M  BLAW1MUS           -17 Apr      
IB         LAX     LON       213   USD     3 Days  Sun   1M  BLAX1MUS           -17 Apr      
CO         LAX     LON       213   USD     3 Days  Sun   1M  LKWNC15S      
CO         LAX     LON       213   USD     3 Days  Sun   1M  LKXNC15S      
CO         LAX     LON       213   USD     3 Days  Sun   1M  LLWNC15S      
CO         LAX     LON       213   USD     3 Days  Sun   1M  LLXNC15S      
NZ         LAX     LON       213   USD        ***  Sun  350  KWSL9      
NZ         LAX     LON       213   USD        ***  Sun  350  KXSL9      
BD         LAX     LON       213   USD     3 Days  Sun   1M  LKXNC15S     01 Apr-      
[..]

Step 3: Fare Rules

Review the Fare Rules of the Fare in question, taking a note of the restrictions/conditions:

[Day/Time]      
PERMITTED FRI/SAT/SUN.      
      
[Seasonality]      
PERMITTED 18JAN11 THROUGH 12APR11 ON THE OUTBOUND TRANSATLANTIC SECTOR.      
      
[Minimum Stay]      
TRAVEL FROM INBOUND TRANSATLANTIC SECTOR MUST COMMENCE NO EARLIER THAN THE FIRST SUN AFTER DEPARTURE OF THE OUTBOUND TRANSATLANTIC SECTOR.      
      
[Maximum Stay]      
TRAVEL FROM LAST STOPOVER MUST COMMENCE NO LATER THAN 1 MONTH AFTER DEPARTURE FROM FARE ORIGIN.      
      
[Travel Restrictions]      
VALID FOR TRAVEL COMMENCING ON/BEFORE 17APR11. ALL TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY MIDNIGHT ON 17APR11.      
      
[Sales Restrictions]      
RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE ON/BEFORE 31MAR11. TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON/BEFORE 31MAR11.      
      
[Transfers]      
4 TRANSFERS PERMITTED IN EACH DIRECTION.      
      2 PERMITTED IN NORTH AMERICA IN EACH      
     DIRECTION      
      2 PERMITTED IN AUSTRIA/BELGIUM/BULGARIA/      
     SWITZERLAND/CYPRUS/CZECH REPUBLIC/GERMANY/      
     DENMARK/ESTONIA/SPAIN/FINLAND/FRANCE/UNITED      
     KINGDOM/GREECE/HUNGARY/IRELAND/ITALY/      
     LITHUANIA/LUXEMBOURG/LATVIA/MALTA/      
     NETHERLANDS/NORWAY/POLAND/PORTUGAL/ROMANIA/      
     SWEDEN/SLOVENIA/SLOVAKIA IN EACH DIRECTION.      
FARE BREAK SURFACE SECTORS NOT PERMITTED AND EMBEDDED      
SURFACE SECTORS PERMITTED ON THE FARE COMPONENT.      
      
[Stopovers]      
2 STOPOVERS PERMITTED ON THE PRICING UNIT - 1 IN EACH      
DIRECTION AT EUR 75.00/USD 105.00 EACH.      
      
[Flight Application]      
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST NOT BE ON ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING      
        AA FLIGHTS 6125 THROUGH 6126      
        AA FLIGHTS 6199 THROUGH 6200      
	[..]      
        IB FLIGHTS 5000 THROUGH 5999      
        IB FLIGHTS 7464 THROUGH 7466      
        IB FLIGHT 7469      
        IB FLIGHT 7937      
        IB FLIGHT 7938.      
[..]      
      
[Advance Reservations/Ticketing]      
CONFIRMED RESERVATIONS FOR ALL SECTORS ARE REQUIRED AT LEAST 3 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE.      
WAITLIST NOT PERMITTED.      
TICKETING MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN 3 DAYS AFTER      
RESERVATIONS ARE MADE OR AT LEAST 3 DAYS BEFORE      
DEPARTURE WHICHEVER IS EARLIER.

Step 4: Routing Rules
Double-click the chosen Fare and View Routing Rules.
Routing-Based Fares:	Maximum Permitted Mileage-Based Fares:
If the Fare is Routing-Based, specific routing(s) will be listed after "ROUTING XXXX":	If the Fare is Maximum Permitted Mileage-Based, "ROUTING MPM" / "MPM TRVL PERMITTED" will be shown instead:
LAXLON-IB RULE DISPLAY TARIFF 0001 RULE US55 -FARE BASIS USD NUC PTC FT GI BLAW1MUS R 812.00 812.00 ADT EX AT BLAW1MUS/CH R 812.00 812.00 CNN EX AT BLAW1MUS/CH R 812.00 812.00 UNN EX AT BLAW1MUS/IN R 812.00 812.00 INS EX AT BLAW1MUS/IN R 81.00 81.00 INF EX AT BOOKING CODES B INDUSTRY FARE TYPE - XBB - BUDGET ADVANCE PURCHASE MPM - AT 6538 VIA NORTH ATLANTIC --------------------------------------------------------------- ROUTING 7123 FROM LAX-AA/IB-SJU/NYC/MIA/BOS/CHI/ WAS-IB-MAD/BCN-IB-MAD/BCN- TO BA/IB-LON*	LAXLON-AA 04DEC11 RULE DISPLAY TARIFF 0001 RULE J400 -FARE BASIS USD NUC PTC FT GI NLXNAJB R 382.00 382.00 ADT EX AT NLXNAJBCH R 287.00 287.00 CNN EX AT NLXNAJBCH R 287.00 287.00 INS EX AT NLXNAJBIN R 38.00 38.00 INF EX AT NLXNAJBCH R 382.00 382.00 UNN EX AT BOOKING CODES N INDUSTRY FARE TYPE - XPF - 4TH LEVEL INSTANT PURCHASE MPM - AT 6538 VIA NORTH ATLANTIC --------------------------------------------------------------- ROUTING MPM MPM TRVL PERMITTED
See the Interpreting Routing Rules section in the User Guide. If a Fare is Routing-Based, the MPM does not apply and should be disregarded.	Note the Maximum Permitted Mileage [MPM] & the Global Indicator (e.g. Atlantic or Pacific). Construct your Routing (subject to the Fare Rules) and validate the Total Ticketed Point Mileage [MPM] of your proposed Routing using the [TPM] function under the [Reference] Tab: LAX-DFW: 1238 mi / 1992 km DFW-CHI: 799 mi / 1286 km CHI-NYC: 725 mi / 1167 km NYC-LON: 3458 mi / 5565 km ---------------------------- Total: 6220 mi / 10010 km

Step 5: Availability

Check Availability for the desired date(s) in the required Booking Class:

MON  01 Aug 2011      
      
Carrier    Flight  From  Depart    To    Arrive    A/C  St  Availability      
---------  ------  ----  --------  ----  --------  ---  --  -----------------------------------------------------------      
IB         6170    LAX   17:55     MAD   14:15     340      J9 C9 D9 R9 I8 Y9 B5 H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 P0      
 -> IB     3172    MAD   15:25     LHR   16:45     321      J9 C9 D9 I8 Y9 B3 H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 P0