It's a lot cheaper than YVR if you can get A class all the way. On this itinerary, 2 of the flights have only 1 seat left. You would have to pay for a hotel near Sea-Tac Airport. The return has been constructed so that you would fly overnight on the return; this allows you time to zigzag both in the west and the east and earn a lot of extra miles, in particular the YOW-YUL.
Code:
AC 661A 24JUN YHZYUL 0625 0705 * TU
AC8981A 24JUN YULYOW 0825 0900 * TU
OPERATED BY AIR CANADA JAZZ
AC 447A 24JUN YOWYYZ 1000 1105 * TU
AC 173A 24JUN YYZYYC 1200 1412 * TU
AC8148A 24JUN YYCYEG 1430 1519 * TU
OPERATED BY AIR CANADA JAZZ
AC8287A 24JUN YEGYVR 1600 1634 * TU
OPERATED BY AIR CANADA JAZZ
AC8099A 24JUN YVRSEA 1850 1939 * TU
OPERATED BY AIR CANADA JAZZ
YHZ AC X/YMQ AC X/YOW AC X/YTO AC X/YEA AC X/YYC AC X/YVR AC
SEA Q7.60Q50.71 194.73A21AQSTP NUC253.04END ROE0.98596
FARE CAD 249.49 TAX 7.94CA TAX 18.00SQ TAX 15.22US TAX 4.94XA
TAX 6.92XY TAX 1.30RC TAX 13.27XG TOT CAD 317.08
Here is 7 segments with a 18-minute connection in YEG, but you could cut it to 6 segments by omitting the inter-Alberta flight; the reason for that flight is the chance to earn 500 easy miles.
The return:
Code:
AC8096A 25JUN SEAYVR 1505 1555 * WE
OPERATED BY AIR CANADA JAZZ
AC 248A 25JUN YVRYEG 1855 2120 * WE
AC8163A 25JUN YEGYYC 2230 2320 * WE
OPERATED BY AIR CANADA JAZZ
AC 146A 26JUN YYCYYZ 0015 0607 * TH
AC 442A 26JUN YYZYOW 0810 0910 * TH
AC8776A 26JUN YOWYUL 1030 1110 * TH
OPERATED BY AIR CANADA JAZZ
AC8768A 26JUN YULYHZ 1155 1418 * TH
OPERATED BY AIR CANADA JAZZ
SEA AC X/YVR AC X/YEA AC X/YYC AC X/YTO AC X/YOW AC X/YMQ AC
YHZ Q7.50Q50.00 192.00A21AQSTP NUC249.50END ROE1.0
FARE USD 249.50 EQU CAD 246.58 TAX 8.00SQ TAX 2.47AY TAX
15.22US TAX 4.45XF TAX 0.40XG TOT CAD 277.12
Total is about $595 plus your Seattle expenses. You would earn 14 segments.
Miles:
Code:
ATFQ PRICING MILEAGES
AIRPORT
YHZ YUL 501
YUL YOW 94
YOW YYZ 226
YYZ YYC 1676
YYC YEG 153
YEG YVR 504
YVR SEA 127
SEA YVR 127
YVR YEG 504
YEG YYC 153
YYC YYZ 1676
YYZ YOW 226
YOW YUL 94
YUL YHZ 501
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TOTAL AIR MILES: 6562
= 6562 [-94-226-153-127-127-153-226-94 = -1180]
-1180 [+500 X 8 = +4000]
+4000
= 9382 approximate miles as these are slightly different that the awards given by Aeroplan.
This is from a current sale fare:
AC 192.00 A21AQSTP 21+ --/-- ++ 02MAY/30JUNC
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TO ANSWER THE ORIGINAL QUESTION:
Using this same itinerary, but omitting the YVR-SEA-YVR sectors, the pricing is over $400 higher and would earn 1000 less miles and 2 less segments. Still a decent MR for those who prefer not to go in to the US!
Code:
YHZ AC X/YMQ AC X/YOW AC X/YTO AC X/YYC AC X/YEA AC YVR
Q45.00Q20.00Q3.00 359.00A0SWTPC AC X/YEA AC X/YYC AC X/YTO AC
X/YOW AC X/YMQ AC YHZ Q45.00Q20.00Q3.00 359.00A0SWTPC
CAD854.00END
FARE CAD 854.00 TAX 9.34CA TAX 41.00SQ TAX 113.53RC TAX 1.55XG
TOT CAD 1019.42