Re: Airline Travel Agent Commissions

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I see nothing great about this site.

I have just checked a few flights which I might be taking later on in the year:

http://www.itn.net/cgi/air?stamp=*itn%2Ford%3DNEWREC%2Citn%2Fcb%2Faow-
res&rt_ow=One+Way&depart=led&dest.0=moscow&mon_abbr.0=Sep&date.0=15&hour_ampm.0=
6+am&mon_abbr.1=Aug&date.1=15&hour_ampm.1=6+am&air_sort=price+%
28lowest+to+highest%29&air_class=coach+%28lowest+avail.%
29&air_avail=5&air_sort=price+%28lowest+to+highest%29&skill=an+expert

Just who is VIVA AIR? I have never heard of this airline in my life. Not a
Russian airline of that name. And where are the Transaero flights? What about
Pulkovo Airlines?

Or how about Perth-Geraldton flights?

http://www.itn.net/cgi/air?stamp=*itn%2Ford%3DNEWREC%2Citn%2Fcb%2Faow-
res&rt_ow=One+Way&depart=per&dest.0=get&mon_abbr.0=Sep&date.0=15&hour_ampm.0=6+a
m&mon_abbr.1=Aug&date.1=15&hour_ampm.1=6+am&air_sort=price+%28lowest+to+highest%
29&air_class=coach+%28lowest+avail.%29&air_avail=5&air_sort=price+%
28lowest+to+highest%29&skill=an+expert

No flights? I know for a fact that there are daily flights on this route.

Or how about if I wanted to fly Manzini-Jo'burg?

http://www.itn.net/cgi/air?stamp=*itn%2Ford%3DNEWREC%2Citn%2Fcb%2Faow-
res&rt_ow=One+Way&depart=manzini&dest.0=johannesburg&mon_abbr.0=Sep&date.0=15&ho
ur_ampm.0=6+am&mon_abbr.1=Aug&date.1=15&hour_ampm.1=6+am&air_sort=price+%
28lowest+to+highest%29&air_class=coach+%28lowest+avail.%
29&air_avail=5&air_sort=price+%28lowest+to+highest%29&skill=an+expert

They don't even recognise Manzini as being a valid city/airport name.

These are just 3 things which I found wrong, so in all honesty, how accurate
can the rest of their "availability" be?

Of course, by ringing or visiting a travel agent you would be able to get this
information from them.


Quoting Steven Catron <stepan-ilych@multipro.com>:

> It's a great site for determining your odds of snagging an upgrade.
> Just
> a reminder for those who might not know, the highest number it can
> record
> in a fare class is 9.  So if you see F9, there are 9 or more seats
> available in that class.
>
> For individual airline's codes, you can go to www.flyertalk.com and
> search
> or ask in that airline's forum.
>
> Glad to be of service.  :-)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "W Wilson" <wlw-jr@att.net>
> To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
> Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 12:40
> Subject: Re: Airline Travel Agent Commissions
>
>
> > Steve,
> > I've been using www.itn.com to get to the same thing as you linked
> > below.....only after logging in getting the full breakdown.  This is
> > precisely how I do my initial fare search for a flight.  If you don't
> long
> > in, they show generic availability F and C only.  Thanks for the
> link...this
> > might save me some time..:)......
> >
> > Just looking though at a random fare search..they don't show the "as
> low
> as
> > xxxx.xx for this leg, based on round-trip"...darnit.
> >
> > Walter
> > DCA
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Steven Catron" <stepan-ilych@multipro.com>
> > To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
> >
> >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Matthew Montano" <mmontano@direct.ca>
> > > To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
> > > Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 11:37
> > > Subject: Re: Airline Travel Agent Commissions
> > >
> > >
> > > > 4) Travel agents can tell you how full a flight is, in what fare
> classes
> > > > etc. Web-sites and airlines won't.
> > > Check http://flyaow.com/classavailability.htm.
>

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