Aeroplan Eliminating MPM5 as of Oct 29?
Oct 29, 2014, 4:45 pm
#76
Join Date: Sep 2013
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I'm sure, as usual, if you want specific flights that require long (but still less than 24 hours) layovers, you'll have to call it in.
Last edited by HometoYYZ; Oct 29, 2014 at 5:00 pm Reason: Airport code typo
Oct 29, 2014, 5:02 pm
#78
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Oct 29, 2014, 10:06 pm
#82
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: In the air
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I don't get the feeling anyone can.
I started a v2.0 of the "booked routings" thread. I think we need even more data now to be able to figure out legitimate routings. I almost have a feeling this change was done to "encourage" more direct and less RTW bookings. If we don't know what's permitted, we will just book the simplest, right? WRONG. We are many. We will prevail :P
For once, looks like my dDiamond status and the priority call centre queuing will be of value.
I started a v2.0 of the "booked routings" thread. I think we need even more data now to be able to figure out legitimate routings. I almost have a feeling this change was done to "encourage" more direct and less RTW bookings. If we don't know what's permitted, we will just book the simplest, right? WRONG. We are many. We will prevail :P
For once, looks like my dDiamond status and the priority call centre queuing will be of value.
Oct 29, 2014, 10:11 pm
#83
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 2,187
I don't get the feeling anyone can.
I started a v2.0 of the "booked routings" thread. I think we need even more data now to be able to figure out legitimate routings. I almost have a feeling this change was done to "encourage" more direct and less RTW bookings. If we don't know what's permitted, we will just book the simplest, right? WRONG. We are many. We will prevail :P
For once, looks like my dDiamond status and the priority call centre queuing will be of value.
I started a v2.0 of the "booked routings" thread. I think we need even more data now to be able to figure out legitimate routings. I almost have a feeling this change was done to "encourage" more direct and less RTW bookings. If we don't know what's permitted, we will just book the simplest, right? WRONG. We are many. We will prevail :P
For once, looks like my dDiamond status and the priority call centre queuing will be of value.
Can we start a list - under a not so obvious title - in which people post only confirmed and bookable "ersatz" miniRTW type itineraries after Oct 29th?
Oct 29, 2014, 10:37 pm
#84
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 5,439
PVG is further from YYZ as a pure distance than PEK. That means the allowable mileage is higher, and the difference is more than the distance of a PVG-PEK flight.
There were examples of similar situations under the old MPM system, so it's not an entirely new concept.
There were examples of similar situations under the old MPM system, so it's not an entirely new concept.
Oct 30, 2014, 6:26 am
#87
Join Date: Jan 2006
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I think I'm going to develop a quick and dirty crowdsourcing site for people to input booked routings so we can quickly cross-reference stuff. At least until we figure out if there truly are rules or not.
Oct 30, 2014, 6:35 am
#88
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 58
TATL and TPAC MPM's are no longer
The new formula appears to allow just one MPM betwen any two city pairs. This number may be greater than the lesser of the old TPAC MPM+5 and TATL MPM+5.
If this is correct then the way to book a true mini RTW is to pick a POT as far from the point of origin as possible. Otherwise it's back the way you came.
From YYZ true mini-RTW's appear to be possible with the following POT's:
SIN
PER
DPS
HKT
BKK
and others
POT's that dont work include
HKG
TPE
If this is correct then the way to book a true mini RTW is to pick a POT as far from the point of origin as possible. Otherwise it's back the way you came.
From YYZ true mini-RTW's appear to be possible with the following POT's:
SIN
PER
DPS
HKT
BKK
and others
POT's that dont work include
HKG
TPE
Oct 30, 2014, 7:19 am
#89
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Since I m not going to be clicking on the blog post referenced above out of principle, where do we find this new "centralized" MPM
Is it going to be more secret than an AC upgrade waiting list?
Is it going to be more secret than an AC upgrade waiting list?
Oct 30, 2014, 8:22 am
#90
Join Date: Jan 2006
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Hence hopefully the app I'll write, and the contributions made to it, will make us feel it out in the dark.
