This post has me excited and confused. I am going to Sydney in December and am booked on Air Canada to PVG and then on Air China. I really wanted to do the YVR-SYD flight but it was not (and may still not be) an option when booking through United. I am excited because I am actually flying business and confused because I am questioning the overall service on Air Canada. I hope I am not disappointed. . . though can I complain about this routing costing me 90,000 United MileagePlus miles?
If you were wondering, there was no Air Canada option back from Auckland, New Zealand. I am flying United to SFO and connecting in to EWR.