ITA matrix - booking the flights?

Crispy_Ambulance

I'm hoping someone can help me out - I've found some flights I'd like to book using the ita matrix website, but I'm struggling to find the actual flights to book them! I can't get the same combination of flights or price on the airline website, or with expedia or ebookers. Do I need to ring up with all the codes etc or is there another way to find the flights?

richardw

Look at airlines websites in the same alliance, otherwise call trailfinders in the morning.

Also use kayak to see if they come up with anything.

Avoid Opodo eDreams go to gate etc.

Crispy_Ambulance

Tried Trailfinders - they'd never heard of the ITA Matrix and spoke to me like I was a bit of an idiot. Also told me that if I try to book flights from Dublin to the USA at a lower price then I wouldn't be able to as I'm not Irish and those fares are for Irish people only!

I don't understand why a ticket would show up on the matrix that nobody can actually book?

richardw

Does the itinerary pop up on https://www.kayak.ie ?

Ultimately the airlines' fare rules may say itineraries starting in DUB are only for sale to Irish addresses, with different prices for uk residents.

Crispy_Ambulance

Thanks Richard. I can't find it on Kayak.ie either. I have found similar on Orbitz but not quite at the same price. I would rather book directly with the airline but the prices are coming out much more expensive.

Caz3121

what sales city did you use in ITA Matrix?
If you left it blank it will default to Irish POS. If you put in London it should give you options you can purchase in the UK

callum9999

I generally find that I can locate these fares by using either Hipmunk or Google Flights.

Try Google first as Hipmunk can be a bit more complicated. If Google Flights finds them then it will give you a direct link to buy them.

Crispy_Ambulance

Caz3121 wrote: »

what sales city did you use in ITA Matrix?
If you left it blank it will default to Irish POS. If you put in London it should give you options you can purchase in the UK

Thanks - I hadn't specified. I have now and it's giving me different options with the same price - but I still can't find them to book. Arrghh! I've tried google flights and hipmunk.

Will keep trying.

callum9999

Crispy_Ambulance wrote: »

Thanks - I hadn't specified. I have now and it's giving me different options with the same price - but I still can't find them to book. Arrghh! I've tried google flights and hipmunk.

Will keep trying.

Give the information (either a screenshot from ITA Matrix or type out all the info) and I'll see if I can find it.

Sometimes they're just not possible to book, but if you keep trying you can usually find something close.

Crispy_Ambulance

This is what I found:

DETAILS: Dublin/Dallas/Fort Worth
From http://matrix.itasoftware.com

ITINERARY

Dublin (DUB) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) - Tue, Aug 4

Aer Lingus Limited 105 Dep: 10:50AM Arr: 1:20PM 7h 30m Airbus A330 Coach (X)
Layover in JFK 2h 15m
American Airlines Inc. 65 Dep: 3:35PM Arr: 6:40PM 4h 5m Boeing 737 Coach (N)

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Houston (IAH) to Dublin (DUB) - Thu, Aug 27

United Airlines, Inc. 321 Dep: 4:40PM Arr: 8:47PM 3h 7m Airbus A319 Coach (T)
Layover in IAD 1h 28m
Aer Lingus Limited 6994 Dep: 10:15PM Arr: 10:25AM 7h 10m Boeing 757 Coach (O)
OPERATED BY UNITED AIRLINES
Fri, Aug 28

FARE AND BOOKING DETAILS

Provide this information to a travel agent to help them match the fares found.
Make sure to provide the exact booking and fare codes shown.

Fare 1: Carrier EI XH26RGDS DUB to DFW GBP347.22
Passenger type ADT, round trip fare, booking code X, N
Covers DUB-JFK (Economy), JFK-DFW (Economy)

Fare 2: Carrier EI OK26RGDS HOU to DUB GBP253.38
Passenger type ADT, round trip fare, booking code T, O
Covers IAH-IAD (Economy), IAD-DUB (Economy)

US September 11th Security Fee (AY) GBP7.00
USDA APHIS Fee (XA) GBP3.10
US Immigration Fee (XY) GBP4.40
US Customs Fee (YC) GBP3.50
Irish Passenger Charge (UP) GBP13.30
EI YQ surcharge (YQ) GBP16.60
Irish Inspection/Pre-Clearance Charge (UQ) GBP5.90
US International Arrival Tax (US) GBP11.00
US International Departure Tax (US) GBP11.00
US Passenger Facility Charge (XF) GBP2.80

Subtotal per passenger GBP679.60
Number of passengers x4

Total airfare & taxes GBP2,718.40

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Fare construction (can be useful to travel agents)

DUB EI X/NYC Q123.06 AA DFW 452.09XH26RGDS /-HOU UA X/WAS EI DUB Q123.06 296.64OK26RGDS NUC 994.85 END ROE 0.771963 XT 13.30UP 5.90UQ 3.50YC 4.40XY 3.10XA 22.00US 7.00AY 16.60YQ 2.80XF IAD4.50

This ticket is non-refundable.
Changes to this ticket will incur a penalty fee.

callum9999

Crispy_Ambulance wrote: »

This is what I found:

DETAILS: Dublin/Dallas/Fort Worth
From http://matrix.itasoftware.com

ITINERARY

Dublin (DUB) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) - Tue, Aug 4

Aer Lingus Limited 105 Dep: 10:50AM Arr: 1:20PM 7h 30m Airbus A330 Coach (X)
Layover in JFK 2h 15m
American Airlines Inc. 65 Dep: 3:35PM Arr: 6:40PM 4h 5m Boeing 737 Coach (N)

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Houston (IAH) to Dublin (DUB) - Thu, Aug 27

United Airlines, Inc. 321 Dep: 4:40PM Arr: 8:47PM 3h 7m Airbus A319 Coach (T)
Layover in IAD 1h 28m
Aer Lingus Limited 6994 Dep: 10:15PM Arr: 10:25AM 7h 10m Boeing 757 Coach (O)
OPERATED BY UNITED AIRLINES
Fri, Aug 28

FARE AND BOOKING DETAILS

Provide this information to a travel agent to help them match the fares found.
Make sure to provide the exact booking and fare codes shown.

Fare 1: Carrier EI XH26RGDS DUB to DFW GBP347.22
Passenger type ADT, round trip fare, booking code X, N
Covers DUB-JFK (Economy), JFK-DFW (Economy)

Fare 2: Carrier EI OK26RGDS HOU to DUB GBP253.38
Passenger type ADT, round trip fare, booking code T, O
Covers IAH-IAD (Economy), IAD-DUB (Economy)

US September 11th Security Fee (AY) GBP7.00
USDA APHIS Fee (XA) GBP3.10
US Immigration Fee (XY) GBP4.40
US Customs Fee (YC) GBP3.50
Irish Passenger Charge (UP) GBP13.30
EI YQ surcharge (YQ) GBP16.60
Irish Inspection/Pre-Clearance Charge (UQ) GBP5.90
US International Arrival Tax (US) GBP11.00
US International Departure Tax (US) GBP11.00
US Passenger Facility Charge (XF) GBP2.80

Subtotal per passenger GBP679.60
Number of passengers x4

Total airfare & taxes GBP2,718.40

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Fare construction (can be useful to travel agents)

DUB EI X/NYC Q123.06 AA DFW 452.09XH26RGDS /-HOU UA X/WAS EI DUB Q123.06 296.64OK26RGDS NUC 994.85 END ROE 0.771963 XT 13.30UP 5.90UQ 3.50YC 4.40XY 3.10XA 22.00US 7.00AY 16.60YQ 2.80XF IAD4.50

This ticket is non-refundable.
Changes to this ticket will incur a penalty fee.

So I guess you specified GBP in the currency box? The conversion they used seems a bit off as the fare quoted in Euros converts to £2776.62 - and that's without any mark up they might be.

But the closest I've managed to get is £2963 - have you already found that? I'll have another look a bit later but I can't see myself finding any better than that.

EDIT: Nope, I've found £2764 now on ebookers.com. I think that's as close as you're realistically going to get!