FDX - New Deviating and Deadheading System
05-15-2014, 06:11 AM
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Originally Posted by FDXLAG
I am trying to figure out how to buy a ticket to Mem for training. I thought maybe Rday ticket but no luck. Maybe it will be best for everyone to call corporate travel and tie up the lines.
05-15-2014, 07:18 AM
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Originally Posted by busdriver12
So that's a good thing, that you don't have to deviate to check prices, but...I think you actually have to have a trip to look at the prices. I wonder if it has to be within three days of the trip. For example, if you are trying to figure out what line to bid next month, can you check ticket prices ahead of time when you don't have the trip, to see if you can stay within bank? I'm not sure how you do that. Or if you're considering picking up a trip in open time, or swapping with someone else, can you check? It doesn't look like it, and now the site just gives me an error message when I try to get on it. Great.
Another thing, I checked on a flight, and there were probably ten options for this route on the Delta website. The FedEx system gave me one option for Delta, that's it. What an improvement.
Another thing, I checked on a flight, and there were probably ten options for this route on the Delta website. The FedEx system gave me one option for Delta, that's it. What an improvement.
05-15-2014, 11:55 AM
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Currently operating bidline awarded trip which had front end deadhead w/published fare of $6360. Now 4 days into said trip published fare listed at bottom of pairing now listed at $3450. This is going to be fun since both Crew members have hard copy of orig. published fare......
05-15-2014, 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by FLMD11CAPT
Currently operating bidline awarded trip which had front end deadhead w/published fare of $6360. Now 4 days into said trip published fare listed at bottom of pairing now listed at $3450. This is going to be fun since both Crew members have hard copy of orig. published fare......
Please let us and CE know if the usable bank ends up any different than the full $6360
Thx
05-15-2014, 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by FLMD11CAPT
Currently operating bidline awarded trip which had front end deadhead w/published fare of $6360. Now 4 days into said trip published fare listed at bottom of pairing now listed at $3450. This is going to be fun since both Crew members have hard copy of orig. published fare......
05-16-2014, 01:09 PM
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Tried to use the new system for real today... What a P.O.S.
Ran it along side Trip Manager and it didn't return a tenth of the results. In a number of cases it wouldn't return any results when many were available on Trip Manager. And to think, I used to complain that Trip Manager didn't return options unless you had it really zeroed in.
P.O.R number three in. I hope they don't turn off Trip Manager yet.
I don't know what their parameters or filters are on this thing but it seems to try to steer you towards some flights and away from others. It would not allow me to see the first class ticket to LAX even though it was wide open.
Ran it along side Trip Manager and it didn't return a tenth of the results. In a number of cases it wouldn't return any results when many were available on Trip Manager. And to think, I used to complain that Trip Manager didn't return options unless you had it really zeroed in.
P.O.R number three in. I hope they don't turn off Trip Manager yet.
I don't know what their parameters or filters are on this thing but it seems to try to steer you towards some flights and away from others. It would not allow me to see the first class ticket to LAX even though it was wide open.
05-16-2014, 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Fly FDX
Tried to use the new system for real today... What a P.O.S.
Ran it along side Trip Manager and it didn't return a tenth of the results. In a number of cases it wouldn't return any results when many were available on Trip Manager. And to think, I used to complain that Trip Manager didn't return options unless you had it really zeroed in.
P.O.R number three in. I hope they don't turn off Trip Manager yet.
I don't know what their parameters or filters are on this thing but it seems to try to steer you towards some flights and away from others. It would not allow me to see the first class ticket to LAX even though it was wide open.
Ran it along side Trip Manager and it didn't return a tenth of the results. In a number of cases it wouldn't return any results when many were available on Trip Manager. And to think, I used to complain that Trip Manager didn't return options unless you had it really zeroed in.
P.O.R number three in. I hope they don't turn off Trip Manager yet.
I don't know what their parameters or filters are on this thing but it seems to try to steer you towards some flights and away from others. It would not allow me to see the first class ticket to LAX even though it was wide open.
But just think of all the goodwill MGT will gain when they serve up some more yummy cheeseburgers at the AOC?
05-16-2014, 03:22 PM
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I didn't realize trip manager was still operating. That's good to know.
I tried to book a coach class flight, only putting in the coach option, and the system decided not to allow it. All flight prices that were shown were only in first class, though coach was available and selected. Gee, I wonder if they would have booked it, though it was less than five hours, or just automatically rejected the request.
I tried to book a coach class flight, only putting in the coach option, and the system decided not to allow it. All flight prices that were shown were only in first class, though coach was available and selected. Gee, I wonder if they would have booked it, though it was less than five hours, or just automatically rejected the request.
05-16-2014, 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by busdriver12
I didn't realize trip manager was still operating. That's good to know.
I tried to book a coach class flight, only putting in the coach option, and the system decided not to allow it. All flight prices that were shown were only in first class, though coach was available and selected. Gee, I wonder if they would have booked it, though it was less than five hours, or just automatically rejected the request.
I tried to book a coach class flight, only putting in the coach option, and the system decided not to allow it. All flight prices that were shown were only in first class, though coach was available and selected. Gee, I wonder if they would have booked it, though it was less than five hours, or just automatically rejected the request.
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