Ha! Exactly.

These are fairly easy choices...except...

I wouldn't bother for F if it's a short segment. Now ICN-LAX is long, so go for it, but you pay a premium considering none of the other flights are F.

But the other ones are kinda terrible. I wouldn't mind doing like SFO-YVR in Y, no biggie, but SFO-YYZ is a lengthy ride considering you're already paying the premium on points to take it in Y. And hell no to Option 3 MUN-YYZ that far in Y, pass. I'd do it if the whole ticket is Y, but not when you're already paying the J/F price.

I think TG runs the old 744 between MUC and BKK; its tired. If you can fly FRA-BKK you'll get a 380 or 350 which Is a step up in f or j. LHR has the 380 as well both options are better than OZ in 772, if your stuckflying out of MUC on TG, I'd avoid the 744 entirely.

You can save some points by doing 2 one-ways - pay F points for one direction,
and J points for the other.

Since there are no stopovers this should be the plan. Paying round trip F points for just one segment would be nuts.

Yea, I actually just did this recently, was trying for a mini-rtw but I just couldn't make the cities/dates work. Was trying for YVR-EWR-BKK-YOW-YVR but the availability just wasn't there and the YQ was a joke because I couldn't escape AC.

In the end I cancelled and booked 2 one ways, one way in creative Y and the other way in J.

did you look at flying out of Seattle?

I am assuming that options 1 and 3 cost a lot more miles than option 2 because of the presence of a first class flight? That might enter in the equation.

You should also note that YVR-TPE on BR is not the same quality as YYZ-TPE because the YVR route has an angle-flat seat while the YYZ route has a lie-flat seat. It looks like you cannot get YYZ-TPE so it is what it is, but for the same amount of miles I would have a strong preference for flying from YYZ direct and avoid a transfer in YVR, if given the choice.

Was the angle flat on the 747? Cuz the YVR flight is now 777-300ER, seatguru claims it's 180 degrees flat bed. I can't say I've been in the cabin yet, but the change was made to 777 mid way through Jul.

I did and while it helped a little bit, it didn't SOLVE my issues, so I bailed on it.

It was the 747. I was not aware that they changed the route from the 747 to the 777 last month. Good news!

Actually it appears it's not just the YVR route. They entirely retired their 744 fleet:

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/ar...ger-ai-440440/

Between that and CI now running an A350 on the TPE-YVR route, it's cutting in to our ability to make 747@YVR jokes...