New Feature - Schedules Calendar

[honey lamb]

Is there no end to that man's talent?

Great feature, Pete. Many thanks

[Nottingham Nick]

Another fabulous innovation, Pete - many thanks.
I wonder if it is possible to add one more tweak though, please?
Is is possible to colour code the equipment, as well?

The reason for this is that it would then be possible to see at a glance the changes on a route - Boston for example, when they switch from a 747 to a 330 many time a year.

Just three colours - Jumbo, big bus and baby bus.

Thanks

Nick

[Pete]

Another fabulous innovation, Pete - many thanks.
I wonder if it is possible to add one more tweak though, please?
Is is possible to colour code the equipment, as well?

The reason for this is that it would then be possible to see at a glance the changes on a route - Boston for example, when they switch from a 747 to a 330 many time a year.

Just three colours - Jumbo, big bus and baby bus.

Thanks

Nick

Hmmm... nice idea. Let's see what I can do before the National starts ;-)

[Pete]

Ok, equipment colour-coding done (and added a suffix to the 744 equipment code to show the various configs used - which can get interesting when you see LHR 744s going over to LGW or MAN)

[Nottingham Nick]

Many thanks, Pete.

Nick

[Pete]

Also now added list of alternative flights doing the same route on the same day, so you don't have to flip between several to find the flight time that suits you best.

Seriously cool
A quick look at VS2 has persuaded me to alter my BD Belfast connection to a later flight - not too many greens there - I will be showering and breakfasting at revivals after all

Pete - have a look at VS12 on 1st April - its showing as 'green' for a 5 hr late departure!

Also can the scheduled metal be included on future flights?

Good work BTW !

[Pete]

Pete - have a look at VS12 on 1st April - its showing as 'green' for a 5 hr late departure!

Also can the scheduled metal be included on future flights?

Good work BTW !

Yup, unfortunately the time comparison can't cope with the flight trundling over to the next day, and not an easy way around it - but from the data it should be obvious when a green box should actually be flashing crimson red.

For future flights, that data is something I've requested to be included in the data feed, but as any changes to the feed effect more than me, it'll take a little time before we see it.

Pete

[Pete]

Ok - found a way of spotting the obviously late ones where it goes the next morning. Should mop up 90% of those oddities.

[Pete]

Another quick feature added today - Load Check, which will show you the bucket availability for future flights.

Think some might like that button...

[Neil]

Think some might like that button...

Nothing like stating the obvious

Now that is just the cherry on top of the cake, thank you Pete.

[Pete]

Now that is just the cherry on top of the cake, thank you Pete.

Well, if you're feeling generously grateful, don't hesitate to throw a few quid into the B2B sponsorship tin (and many, many thanks to all those who have already generously donated!)

[Neil]

Panic ye not, it is already on my list of things to do before my holiday!

Your excellency, with your many new features, you are really spoiling us

I guess Cabbie over on theDibb is going to find life easy when they find Loadcheck!

Great new feature, Pete!

[Pete]

I guess Cabbie over on theDibb is going to find life easy when they find Loadcheck!

True, but I suspect we'll probably need some documentation on how to understand what the numbers and letters mean. Anyone want to volunteer?

I guess Cabbie over on theDibb is going to find life easy when they find Loadcheck!

True, but I suspect we'll probably need some documentation on how to understand what the numbers and letters mean. Anyone want to volunteer?

Someone already has done an excellent explanation of the codes.
I suppose a tooltip for each code of the first sentence of the fare code description might work in many places or is that too long?
The numbers would just need a single description:
Seats available to book up to a maximum of 9.

If tooltip is not possible then a simple link to the Fare Codes page (and a brief explanation of the numbers there?)
Such as:
Loadcheck displays the number of seats that are available to be booked in each class up to a maximum of 9.
If more than 9 are available, then only 9 will be shown.
So - J9 D9 R9 Z9 S9 Y9 B9 L9 M9 Q9 X9 N9 means lots of availability - plenty of cheap seats - likely room to spread out.
J2 D0 R0 Z0 S0 Y3 B0 L0 M0 Q0 X0 N0 - don't bother thinking about it unless you have won the lottery, are desperate or someone else is paying!

[Scrooge]

I am really liking this feature, fantastic job Pete.

[Neil]

I have just noticed that it only seems to show the S fares for PE, no W or K. I have tried a few different flights and dates and nothing showing at all, is that a bug or just the way it will show?

Neil

[honey lamb]

I have just noticed that it only seems to show the S fares for PE, no W or K. I have tried a few different flights and dates and nothing showing at all, is that a bug or just the way it will show?

Neil

I've noticed the same and checked with EF to ensure if there was availability with W and K on the dates I was checking, given that a couple of the flights were wide open

[Pete]

The data feed I'm using doesn't appear to return W or K - which is slightly annoying, but better to have the ones it gives us than none at all. At least this data will give us a good indication of load, and then there's still ExpertFlyer for the in-depth research on codes and seat maps.

[Neil]

Now, if you could just get it to show 'G' availability, then it would be the most amazing tool ever....

[Scrooge]

Now, if you could just get it to show 'G' availability, then it would be the most amazing tool ever....

No kidding.

I'm loving the availability feature, but it doesn't quite show up correctly in firefox - the popup box is compressed to be very small. For some reason the width specified in the inner table isn't causing the div outside it to expand in width ...

Crispin