Originally Posted by Deathray

There are some decent fares out of YEG/YYC but the destinations are different. YEG/YYC - AMS/VCE/FCO are all in the 3400-3600 CAD neighborhood. MAD works as well but it's a couple of hundred dollars more expensive. There are additional valid destinations as well but those were the major airports that lined up with where I'm trying to go and I don't recall the others. Not superb but considering typical YEG prices, still a substantial advantage.

These are all PRCT17 and are valid for travel Apr 1 to May 31. AC/LH/LX all have them filed (not sure about UA) so there is a fair amount of availability once you account for all the codeshares. ITA seems to be pulling a lot of phantom availability when trying to construct so I've been verifying using EF. Google flights will dig up some routes as well on a standard search.

I really needed BCN which is valid out of YVR but not YEG. Instead I'm using FCO/VCE and purely because I'm a glutton for punishment, hopping over to MXP so I can fly SQ to BCN instead of taking a more straightforward route.