DIRECTIONAL MINIMUM CHECK (DMC)
THE DIRECTIONAL MINIMUM CHECK (DMC) IS A SEARCH FOR THE HIGHEST ONE-WAY FARE BETWEEN ANY TWO TICKETED POINTS IN EITHER DIRECTION WITHIN THE FARE COMPONENT.
THE FARE TO BE CHARGED SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN THE DIRECT ROUTE ONE WAY FARE FOR THE HIGHEST RATED PAIR OF POINTS APPLICABLE IN EITHER DIRECTION FOR THE CLASS OF SERVICE USED BETWEEN ANY TICKETED POINTS WITHIN THE FARE COMPONENT AND APPLICABLE TO ONE WAY FARE ONLY WHEN TRAVEL IS TO / FROM / VIA JAPAN AND IF THE TRAFFIC DOCUMENT IS SOLD OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY WHERE THE JOURNEY STARTS.
APPLICABLE
IF ITINERARY IS A “SPECIFIED ROUTING”
IF ITINERARY IS NOT A “SPECIFIED ROUTING”
DMC APPLICATION – WHEN 2 OR MORE OW PRICING UNITS
Y2 OR SECONDARY FARES FOR THE DMC
WHERE MORE THAN ONE NORMAL FARE IS PUBLISHED FOR THE CARRIER AND THE CLASS OF SERVICE USED, THE LOWER / LOWEST LEVEL MAY BE USED. THIS MEANS THAT YOU MAY USE SECONDARY FARES FOR THE DMC IF THERE ARE ANY.
THERE IS NO NEED TO WORRY ABOUT STOPOVER OR TRANSFER LIMITATIONS.
TICKETING CODE
MANUAL TICKET ENTRY
ENTER THE DMC SECTOR BELOW THE ROUTING
CARR CODE BOX ENTER THE CODE “P”
AND IN THE FARE CALCULATION BOX, ENTER THE PLUS UP
AUTOMATED TICKET ENTRY
COUNTRIES CONSIDERED THE SAME FOR DMC PURPOSES
DENMARK, NORWAY, AND SWEDEN ARE CONSIDERED ONE COUNTRY (SCANDINAVIA)
RUSSIA (EAST OF THE URALS, WHICH IS IN ASIA) AND RUSSIA (WEST OF THE URALS, WHICH IS IN EUROPE) IS ONE COUNTRY IN SPITE OF HAVING TWO DIFFERENT COUNTRY CODES, I.E., XU AND RU RESPECTIVELY
METROPOLITAN FRANCE: CONTINENTAL FRANCE AND CORSICA
FRENCH OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS (DOM) - FRENCH GUIANA, GUADELOUPE (INCLUDING ST. BARTHELEMY, NORTHERN ST. MARTIN, LES SAINTS, LA DESIRADE, MARIE-GALANTE-GRAND BOURG), MARTINIQUE, MAYOTTE, REUNION, ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON
FRENCH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES (TOM) - NEW CALEDONIA (INCLUDING LOYALTY ISLANDS), FRENCH POLYNESIA (INCLUDING WALLIS AND FUTUNA)
EXCEPTIONS
TRAFFIC DOCUMENTS ISSUED IN THE COUNTRY FROM WHICH THE JOURNEY STARTS. NOTE: SCANDINAVIA IS CONSIDERED AS ONE COUNTRY.
TRAFFIC DOCUMENT ISSUED IN TC1 FOR JOURNEYS COMMENCING IN TC1.
FOR TRAFFIC DOCUMENTS ISSUED IN CANADA / USA / US TERRITORIES FOR JOURNEYS TO CANADA, USA / US TERRITORIES.
FOR SALES IN USA / US TERRITORIES FOR FARE COMPONENTS BETWEEN FOREIGN POINTS.
WHEN THE JOURNEY ORIGINATES IN THE FOLLOWING WEST AFRICAN COUNTRIES: BENIN + BURKINA FASO + CAMEROON + CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC + CHAD + CONGO (BRZ) + COTE D’IVOIRE + EQUATORIAL GUINEA + GABON + GUINEA–BISSEAU + MALI + NIGER + SENEGAL, OR TOGO, AND THE TRAFFIC DOCUMENT IS ISSUED IN THESE COUNTRIES.