Originally Posted by
moondog
IIRC, he wants to fly LAX-CAN, which happens to be the exact same route I flew last week. I ended up on CX883 connecting to 8a KA flight to CAN. While I'm in no position to complain since the ticket only set me back $50 and I got to try out CX's new biz product, I'm tempted to use JL when I try to repeat the same trip next month.
My focus was on OP's concern not finding any Y or J seat on LAX-HKG in late April or early May. I did not look further back the chain where OP's final destination is, but it does not matter if the time frame and carrier of choice does not offer the award seat.
I have not flown with JL before because of my preference towards the red-eye TPAC flights. Based on this, JL can never be my first choice due to curfew restriction at NRT, but my first time on JL will be this June in Y Ican't find J availability) from YVR. Not the newest plane (744), best seat (Y vs J), or best time (not red-eye) for me, but this is all I can find for the date I want (and I reserved the June ticket back in last November with AA miles). At least this would give me a new experience and compare JL and CX's Y seats. I have been with CX for too long.
