CI: Canada-East/SE Asia in PE+J ~1900 usd
 

First time poster here. My apologies if this has been posted before.

As mentioned on the title, PE+J on CI from Canada to East/SE Asia for ~1,900 usd (eg. PE on YVR-TPE and J on TPE-SE Asia). The YVR-TPE segment is on CI 747, which books in J cabin . IMO, better than the competition that only offers recliners on the same route for 10+ hours and a great alternative to some PE fares from Canada to East/SE Asia. The catch is you need to fly CI via YVR, which operates their old 747 (while it doesn’t have the PE cabin, it does have J angle-flat seats). Dates are available throughout the year and bookable on CI website.

I haven’t much experience with Skyteam, so on a side note does anyone have any suggestions where to credit mileage? Fare Class is E.

Departing from JFK will have better price, and also a nice avoid of WS, considering YYZ-YVR is a terrible long flight, especially in WS...

Good point! But for those looking for some(?) sleep and better service on TPAC, J angle-flat seats for PE is only available on 747 from YVR.

ci fare code E
 

I suggest using wheretocredit.com

https://www.wheretocredit.com/china-airlines/e

Maybe Flying Blue?

Just want to verify -- books into J seats, definitely? When I run a test booking I see it showing E. Of course I'm not flying until next May and it may change before then, right?

I don't think there would be any guarantee flying on 747. CI already operates 777 (with PE cabin) to other locations, they can swap it out when they need to.

Thanks. I actually called CI yesterday while still within the 24 hour cancellation period. Talked with two different agents, the first brought another on who seemed to know more and was told that I shouldn't count on it being a 747. So I kept the PE booking from JFK and back to LAX. I can deal with PE and the positioning is much simpler to/from JFK/LAX for me (my airport is DCA).