Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
We don't know the OP's dates (just April), but I suspect that the $3600 price is FULL Y or something close. I wonder whether the OP is inadvertently searching for a flexible/refundable/changeable ticket and that's kicking it into a high fare class. I'm assuming that there aren't stopovers so it's not a multicity ticket.
Okay, the X fare is available from Apr 21 - May 31. There's an L fare for about $2400 RT in early April. Meanwhile, there are U fares out of YVR for $1167 USD roundtrip in early April. Don't get mad, get creative.