Originally Posted by
ex-egll
Thanks for the response, which immediately leads to the next question; what is a Routing-based Fare, and where can the information be found?
Routing-based Fares do not use MPM. You can retrieve Routing Rules by double-clicking a Fare in the KVS Tool.
Here is an example of a Routing-Based Fare:
[KVS Availability Tool 6.1.2/Diamond - Routing Rules: YOW-AKL/AC/L0LCETO/1462 USD]
Code:
YOWAKL-AC 20APR11 *RULE DISPLAY* TARIFF 0003 RULE TAC3
* ADD APPLICABLE TAX * FED INSP FEES *
-FARE BASIS CAD NUC PTC FT GI
L0LCETO 699.00 719.92 ADT EX PA
L0LCETO/CH25 524.00 539.94 CNN EX PA
L0LCETO/IN90 69.00 71.98 INF EX PA
L0LCETO/CH25 524.00 539.94 INS EX PA
L0LCETO 699.00 719.92 UNN EX PA
BOOKING CODES L
INDUSTRY FARE TYPE - XOX - ECONOMY CLASS OW EXCURSION
MPM - PA 10698 VIA PACIFIC
---------------------------------------------------------------
ROUTING 630 FROM YOW-AC-YTO-AC-YQT-AC-YTO-AC-
YWG-AC-YQR/YXE/YMM-AC-YKA/YLW/YYC/YEA-
AC-YVR-
TO AC-LAX-AC-SYD-NZ/QF/JQ/AC-AKL*
OR TO AC-LAX-AC-AKL*
OR TO AC-SFO-AC-AKL*
OR TO AC-HNL-AC-AKL*
OR TO AC-AKL*
Originally Posted by
ex-egll
Is it as simple as going to a star alliance carriers web site and pumping in departure point YOW and Destination as AKL, and if the routing provided is (as in the case of LH) YOW-FRA-SIN-AKL-SFO-FRA-YOW, then this is acceptable as an award ticket even though total mileage is around 30,000 vs the MPM of around 21000?
No, that website simply provides possible connections; it does not validate MPM or Routing Rules.