yvrcnx

There was a great fare for the same route with ANA and UA which seems to be gone but now JAL has the same fare .
Starting at $ 1,907 for travel in December and about $ 300 more in October.
Other dates might be available but this is what I've found so far since I am planning to travel during this time period.
Hope someone can make use of this but remember that the YVR - NRT is operated by an 787 with angled lie flat seats.

Japan Airlines 17
Class: I
Aircraft: 788
Depart 18Dec 12:55pm -Vancouver(YVR)
Arrive19Dec 4:25pm -Tokyo(NRT)
FBC: IKX48DN0
Elapsed: 10:30 hours

... connection time: 1 hour 35 minutes ..

Japan Airlines 809
Class: I
Aircraft: 767
Depart 19Dec 6:00pm -Tokyo ( NRT)
Arrive19Dec9:15pm-Taipei(TPE)
FBC: IKX48DN0
Elapsed: 04:15 hours
Total Duration: 16 hours, 20 minutes


Japan Airlines 802
Class: I
Aircraft: 767
Depart 09Jan 10:00am -Taipei(TPE)
Arrive 09Jan 2:00pm -Tokyo(NRT)
FBC: IKX48DN0
Elapsed: 03:00 hours

... connection time: 4 hours 40 minutes .

Japan Airlines 18
Class: I
Aircraft: 788
Depart 09Jan 6:40pm - Tokyo(NRT)
Arrive 09Jan 10:25am - Vancouver(YVR)
FBC: IKX48DN0
Elapsed: 08:45 hours
Total Duration: 16 hours, 25 minutes

alpenrock

bocastephen

These are regional business recliner seats, NOT lie-flat - buyer-beware.

mahasamatman

I assume you're talking about NRT-TPE. YVR-NRT is angled lie-flat.

yvrcnx

This is not quite correct. Flights from YVR to NRT are operated by their 787 with the angled flat seats - SHELL FLAT NEO Seats.



The flights from NRT to TPE is operated by their B767 which have the JAL SKY Suite II which is actually better than the product on the 787 used for YVR services.
I believe the flights to TPE will have these seats as of July 1st.

bocastephen

To me, angled is no better than a recliner - for the same money, I'm on the same route in UA Polaris, and there are/were options on ANA and Air Canada, both with lie-flat seats (ANA via SEA/SFO/LAX). If you need OW/AA miles, I guess this is a decent find, but I certainly wouldn't put the product in the same category as the lie-flat premium options we were able to book recently.

skunker

Careful there. JL I fares earn at a reduced rate; less than Premium Econ fares even.

scubadu

Yep, which strikes me as totally bizarre, I've just never understood that.

Regards

koika

YVR-KHH (Kaohsiung, the largest city in southern Taiwan) would be better. The same price but NRT-KHH is lie-flat 767.

tfizzle

Yes, at the $1900 fare, you only earn 14% of miles flown or $1600. I need close to $2800 eqd for this year.

just_jim

In your case you might be better off spending the extra $500+ for the XNX09DN0 fare that books in D and X class. At 25% miles flown, (I assume you're talking about AA) that would give you about $3000.

At that cost though there are probably flights that can achieve the same purpose cheaper.

mahasamatman

I dare say you are in the minority on this one. And your first post (quoted here) is phrased as a statement of fact rather then an opinion, and thus is blatantly false.

swingaling

EmailKid

It's pricing out about $200 more for me to BKK, plus it seems like I only found NRT connections with the exception of change airport on some legs to HND. I've done that once (not voluntarily, thanks UA ), and it wasn't all that much fun

tfizzle

good price but only earns 14% EQD (about 1600 on a 12,000 mile flight.