Originally Posted by moondog
I respectfully disagree with your advice. ...If you're going to fork out for business (and TPE is a good market in which to sample J at reasonable prices), why not fly an airline with a better product (SQ, MH, even CI) that matches fares?
You are absolutely right. I thought the OP was keen on BR
(and BTW, some people are
REALLY die hard fans), otherwise the OP would have chosen AA/CX combo. Anyway, it seems most comepting airlines have similar fares to TPE from the west coast.....but until recently the identical fares have disappeared, with BR lowballing everyone else by at least $500......
Anyway, for TPE I usually don't mind a stop in HKG or taking AA to NRT then CX to TPE......