I've been at it for months now with TK (HUCA so often that my brain is turning into mush) but not a single one has offered the direct flight as an option (the last one nearly did and was searching when the call got cut off...sigh)

I didn't see an option to call the TK YVR office (just an email) so haven't pursued that route but I may as well try that too I suppose

And yeah, P2 is flying same itinerary booked through LM. I finally managed to get through to them actually and they gave me a large bunch of options (including direct TK J) but I told them I'll call back as I was hoping to sort the TK mess first as I am hoping to book both of us on the same flight (hope I don't regret this decision!)

I even went on a call with UA (mostly out of desperation) this morning and they said their system shows LM issued the ticket through a third party travel agency which I thought was interesting to say the least...what an absolute shambles this whole trip has been (and it hasn't even started yet!)...

P.S. The TK portal started working for me again so I decided my brain needs a bit more mushing today afterall so I've gone back on call with them again (another 30 mins on wait? here we go!)