Ticket point mileage represents the physical distance in miles that a passenger flies between a departure and destination airport. Airlines use this metric to calculate fares, construct complex multi-city routes, and determine frequent flyer accruals. It serves as the baseline measurement before routing restrictions or maximum permitted mileage rules are applied to a fare.
Heard on the job
The routing exceeds the maximum permitted mileage, so check the TPM for each segment to see where we can cut distance.