Originally Posted by
lcohen999
The difference is, they are only tagged as YVR-BNE/MEL, rather than YYZ-SYD
That, I think throws people off. I suspect if OP had booked a YYZ-YVR and a YVR-SYD expectations would be slightly different. Perception is a powerful thing
Yes, I agree.
I was thinking more of the "service".
Direct-with-stop itineraries tend to, as you noted, "throw people off"... and I know my grandma and great-cousin-thrice-removed can never tell the difference to that of a direct non-stop.