Originally Posted by
Dave510
$1300 is pretty expensive. Was it a Y/B/K fare? If so, you should consider spending a small amount of Aeroplan miles (25k) to upgrade directly to Royal Laurel next time.
One way was B, the other was not. No upgrades were available (I tried!). Flights ex-Asia are just more expensive than flights ex-US/UK (or should I say, the cake that Y passengers get to have, and eat, too, is more expensive).