<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Empress:
Depending on your fare construction, you might get a cheaper fare if you match the front & end of your itinerary.
(i.e. YVR-SEA-...-SEA-YVR or YVR-SFO-...-SFO-YVR) You might also consider going via NRT on the outbound as well (lots of shower suites at the UA RCC and don't have to sit for 15 hours in Y for the SFO-HKG flight)</font>
Empress, I preferred taking the 747 over the 777 both ways, but I know that on the way back I will not want to have the 3 hour layover at SFO followed by the 2 hour flight to YVR - that's why I chose the 777 SIN-NRT-SEA. Only NW uses the 747 on SEA-NRT.