I am booking YOW/ARN on Aug 8, returning OSL/YOW on Aug 14. This is what turned up via the TA I am required to use...

Option A
AC 8868 - YOW/YUL
AC 864 - YUL/LHR
AC 9301 - LHR/ARN
LH 3075 - OSL/FRA
AC 875 - FRA/YUL
AC 8865 - YUL/YOW *Fare in Y = $4533 and I have upgrades to burn 'cause I never use them all - and not for a lack of trying

Option B
bus from YOW/YUL
KLM 672 - YUL/AMS
KLM 1113- AMS/ARN
KLM 1144- OSL/AMS
KLM 671 - AMS/YUL
bus from YUL/YOW

Fare in Standard class (whatever that means) = $1500

Option C
bus from YOW/YUL
AF 345 - YUL/CDG
AF 1762- CDG/ARN
AF 2075- OSL/CDG
AF 346 - CDG/YUL
bus from YUL/YOW *Fare in C = $2945

Here is the situation. I have not yet hit elite in AP (this trip would put me over) Only other FF plan I hold is AA. Prospect of trying AF C class somewhat appealing particularly if I can access the lounge. Cattle class on KLM not appealing at all. Here are my questions: If I challenge my TA to come up with something better on *A, would I do better than $4500? and where should I direct them? via USA? If not, do I start spreading myself thinner over another FF program and if so, which one? (My total annual has been 55k these last two years and likely to stay that way for the next two).



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