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Old Apr 18, 2011 | 9:41 pm
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Originally Posted by ex-egll
Hi, brand new KVS user here, who I am sure will have a number of questions over the next few weeks.

Main reason I bought KVS is to try and book 2 Star alliance J award tickets from Ottawa to Auckland NZ. According to KVS the MPM for YOW-AKL is 10698. This pretty much limits me to YOW via YVR, SFO, LAX direct AKL.

Even routing via SYD goes over the MPM. J availability is pretty well 0 on the above routes, but I can find J if I route YOW-BOS/EWR-ICN-AKL but the mileage here is about 13,000+

So, am I correct in thinking that any routing that exceeds the YOW-AKL MPM of 10698 would not be a legal award routing?

Any suggestions of other routes to look at?

Thanks

ex-egll
Welcome to the KVS Tool!

For AC Aeroplan redemptions, you can validate routings either using the MPM+5% or a Routing-based Fare (on any *A carrier).

YOW-EWR-ICN-AKL would require MPM+25%, so the only way this would be permitted is if there was a Routing-based Fare with such a routing.

[KVS Availability Tool 6.1.2/Diamond - Reference: Maximum Permitted Mileage [MPM]: YOW-EWR-ICN-AKL]
Code:
                                                                
CTY   DC   TPM   CUM   MPM  DC SUR  HGL   LWL   25M  XTRA       
YOW 1                                                           
NYC 1 WH   331   331                                            
SEL 3 PA  6879  7210  8202  PA  0M   992     0 10252     0      
AKL 3 EH  5998 13208 10698  PA 25M   164   371 13372     0
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