Originally Posted by
jsloan
It’s not likely MPM specifically, as that’s rarely used on UA domestic fares, but rather the routing table for the fare. It’s likely a distinction without a difference in this particular case though; the net result is that it seems to be willing to offer connections during SDC that it wouldn’t have sold (at that price) originally.
yup. I do CVG-YYZ a lot, and I’m pretty sure the routing rules allow connections only through ORD/IAD/EWR on most (or all) revenue fares. Most city pairs offer a similar kind of thing. But even award is different - I’ve done a couple of very last minute weekend awards over the last 2-3 years and snagged awards on connections through IAH - which were the only available flights with seats out of CVG those mornings. I’ve also looked at booking multi-city revenue routings via DEN/IAH, and they are always 2-3x more than my regular connection points.