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Star Alliance goes real-time with online R-T-W planning
Star Alliance has developed an online version of its round the world mileage calculator.
The aim is to simplify planning of global flights with the 18-strong airline group.
The new tool, at www.staralliance.com, is claimed to offer two advantages over the existing downloadable version: an enlarged user group, as anyone with internet access can now make use of the technology, irrespective of their computer operating system, and real-time schedule information which is retrieved directly through the internet, according to the Alliance.
The calculator allows travel agents and consumers to build complete round the world itineraries online corresponding to the applicable fare rules. Once the full trip has been planned, it can be transmitted to a bookings office of one of the member carriers, be printed and faxed to a travel agent for booking and ticketing or be saved on the computer for future use.
All Star Alliance R-t-W fares are priced according to mileage flown and class of travel. The routeing can cover a total distance of up to 39,000 miles with a maximum of 15 stopovers.
Report by Phil Davies
Phil Davies
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