Originally Posted by
diverg
I'm new to AC. What is MPM? Yeah, the routing is kinda of crazy, but for this trip, I will have gotten to fly JAL F, ANA New F and Lufthansa 747-8i F. Just wish I knew if I can even enter Germany to go to the FCT. May be a mute point anyway with only a 1:40 connection.
MPM = maximum permitted mileage.
It used to be that an award can only be a certain amount longer than the most direct routing, e.g. in your case "BKK-AUS" is the routing, so however you fly can only be a certain amount longer than that. But your routing is much, MUCH longer than the most direct routing, so MPM appears to be essentially gone.