Originally Posted by
craigthemif
Actually I've yet to find an ex-YVR that lets me route via LAX to get the lie flats. As the OP states, most of the time an ex-YVR is routed via PHX or sometimes DFW. This is especially inconvenient for those of us seeking British Airways tier points.
But yes, it is basically the same fare and could usefully be merged with the other thread.
If you're after BAEC TPs and can use this fare then I strongly recommend you learn to use the ITA Matrix, because this YVR fare is just like the LAX one in that it is limited by MPM and therefore if you have the time you can easily work it up into a much more complicated routing for many more TPs (to a maximum of 16 sectors)
I did LAX-PTY once over 12 segments for £528 and 980 TPs!