CIRCLE TRIP MIN CHECK (CTM)
MINIMUM FARE, WHICH IS BASED ON THE RT FARE FROM THE ORIGIN TO THE HIGHEST RATED STOPOVER POINT IN THE CIRCLE TRIP.
APPLICABLE ONLY WHEN THE JOURNEY IS A CIRCLE TRIP (CT)
CTM CHECK WILL BE APPLICABLE WHEN THE OUTBOUND FARE IS NOT EQUAL TO THE INBOUND FARE COMPONENT.
CTM FARE IS THE HIGHEST POINT-TO-POINT RT FARE FROM THE ORIGIN TO THE HIGHEST RATED STOPOVER POINT.
BASIC FARE CONSTRUCTION STEPS
TO CALCULATE RETURN JOURNEY APPLY THE BASIC FARE CONSTRUCTION STEPS SUCH AS THE MILEAGE SYSTEM AND HIP CHECK ON EACH FARE COMPONENT. THE BACKHAUL CHECK DOES NOT APPLY FOR RETURN TRIPS.
USE RT FARE
DIVIDE THE PUBLISHED RT FARE BY TWO TO GET THE 1/2RT FARE FOR EACH FARE COMPONENT. IF THERE IS NO PUBLISHED RT, USE THE OW AS THE HALF RT FARE.
FARE COMPONENT
FOR THE FARE COMPONENT WHICH ENDS IN THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, USE THE FARE IN THE REVERSE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. OTHER FARE COMPONENTS NOT ENDING IN THE COC WILL TAKE THE ACTUAL DIRECTION OF TRAVEL.
NORMAL CT MAY HAVE TWO OR MORE FARE COMPONENTS
SPECIAL CT CAN HAVE ONLY TWO FARE COMPONENTS
FARE COMPONENT FOR ROUND & CIRCLE TRIP
A ROUND TRIP MAY HAVE ONLY TWO FARE COMPONENTS WHEREAS A CIRCLE TRIP MAY HAVE TWO OR MORE FARE COMPONENTS.
FARE COMPONENT – EXCEPTION
FARE COMPONENTS WITHIN SCANDINAVIA AND BETWEEN US AND CANADA WILL HAVE FARES IN THE ACTUAL DIRECTION OF TRAVEL.
HIP CHECK
CHECK THE FARES IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS THE FARE COMPONENT.
Y2 OR SECONDARY FARES FOR CIRCLE TRIP
IF A SECTOR HAS TWO OR MORE FARES OF THE SAME TYPE SUCH AS Y1 AND Y2 FARE LEVELS, YOU MAY USE THE LOWER OR LOWEST LEVEL PROVIDED THE CONDITIONS OF THE RULE ARE MET.
Y2 OR SECONDARY FARES FOR HIP CHECK
FOR HIP PURPOSES, CONDITIONS WHICH ARE PARAMOUNT INCLUDE THOSE PERTAINING TO THE:--
SEASONAL APPLICATIONS
MIDWEEK / WEEKEND
NUMBER OF STOPOVERS
TRANSFERS
CHANGING FARE BREAK POINTS
BREAKING AT THE FARTHEST POINT HAS OBVIOUS ADVANTAGES AS HAVING THE HIGHEST MPM MINIMIZES THE ODDS OF HAVING EXCESS MILEAGE SURCHARGES. HOWEVER, THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE FARTHEST POINT IS ALSO THE HIGHEST RATED POINT, AND IF IT HAS AN MPM THAT IS STILL EXCEEDED BY THE TPM, THE SITUATION WILL BE AGGRAVATED BY HAVING AN EMS.
IMPORTANCE OF STOPOVERS AND CONNECTIONS
YOU MAY BREAK THE JOURNEY AT A CONNECTING POINT (A POINT MARKED WITH AN X/) IF THIS IS THE FARTHEST POINT OR A POINT WITH A POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING THE LOWEST POSSIBLE FARE.
AS A FARE CONSTRUCTION POINT, THE CONNECTING POINT BECOMES THE DESTINATION OF EACH COMPONENT AND WOULD HAVE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE HIP CHECK.
HOWEVER, FOR THE CTM WHICH IS A PRICING UNIT CHECK, EVEN THOUGH SUCH AN 'X/' POINT IS A BREAK POINT, IT IS, NEVERTHELESS, A NO STOPOVER POINT. THEREFORE, YOU DO NOT INCLUDE THIS IN THE CTM CHECK.
IF THERE IS NO STOPOVER TAKEN AT A FARE BREAK POINT, THIS FARE BREAK POINT IS INCLUDED IN THE HIP CHECK BUT NOT IN THE CTM CHECK.
CT WITH DIFFERENT GLOBAL INDICATORS
THE FARTHEST POINT BASED ON THE MPM OF ONE GLOBAL INDICATOR MAY NO LONGER BE THE SAME AS THE FARTHEST POINT OF THE NEXT COMPONENT WITH A DIFFERENT GLOBAL INDICATOR.
CTM CHECK AND Y2 OR SECONDARY FARES
TO OBTAIN THE CTM FARE:--
LIST THE FARES FROM THE ORIGIN TO ALL THE STOPOVER POINTS IN THE WHOLE PRICING UNIT.
WHEN THERE IS MORE THAN ONE FARE LEVEL LISTED FOR THE SECTOR, YOU MAY IMMEDIATELY USE THE LOWER OR LOWEST RT LEVEL.
THERE IS NO NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THE NUMBER OF STOPOVERS AND TRANSFERS IN THE ACCOMPANYING RULE.
CTM CHECK AND CARRIER CODED FARES
WHEN FARES DIFFER ACCORDING TO CARRIER(S):--
LIST THE RT FARES FROM ORIGIN TO ALL STOPOVER POINTS BY CARRIER. IF THERE ARE NO PUBLISHED RT FARES, DOUBLE THE OW FARES.
CROSS OUT THE HIGHER OF THE TWO FARES AND AMONG THE REMAINING LOWER AMOUNTS, ENCIRCLE THE HIGHEST, WHICH BECOMES THE CIRCLE TRIP MINIMUM FARE.
CTM CHECK WITH DIFFERENT GLOBAL INDICATORS
WHEN FARES DIFFER ACCORDING TO GLOBAL INDICATORS:-
LIST FARES FROM ORIGIN TO ALL STOPOVER POINTS BASED ON THE GLOBAL INDICATORS OF ACTUAL ROUTING FLOWN.
CROSS OUT THE HIGHER FARE OF THE TWO GLOBAL INDICATORS/CARRIER/ PRIMARY FARE LEVEL SHOWN FOR THE SECTOR.
CHOOSE THE HIGHEST AMONG THE REMAINING FARES AS THE CTM FARE.
TICKETING CODE
THE DESIGNATED TICKETING CODE IS “P”.
MANUAL TICKET ENTRY
SHOW THE:--
OUTBOUND AF 1/2RT NUC NEXT TO THE FARE BREAK POINT
THE INBOUND IS NEXT TO THE DESTINATION.
THE CORRESPONDING HIP SECTORS FOR EACH FARE COMPONENT ARE ENTERED ABOVE THE RESPECTIVE AF NUCs WITH THE 'M'.
AFTER ENTERING THE OUTBOUND AND INBOUND AF NUCS OPPOSITE THE CORRESPONDING BREAK POINTS, SHOW THE CTM SECTOR BELOW THE ROUTING UNDER "FARE CALC" AND THE AMOUNT OF THE PLUS UP IMMEDIATELY BELOW ACCOMPANIED BY THE CODE "P" IN THE CARRIER BOX.
AUTOMATED TICKET ENTRY
CTM SECTOR SHOWS UP AT THE END OF THE ROUTING PRECEDED BY THE CODE "P" AND FOLLOWED BY THE AMOUNT OF THE PLUS UP.