Alot of transcons from YVR were available in Feb/Mar including to places like Florida. Travel on/after April increased the airfare.
Yes, I was very lucky to find them to PHL in May. It's tempting to get a free transcon but price-wise it may actually end up being more.
I've already paid $10 pp for LAX-YVR on 5/11 and 250 miles each for YVR-LAX on 5/13 and YVR-PHL on 5/18. Need to be in LA 5/13-5/15. So the options are:
$93 BWI-LAX on 5/11 and $93 LAX-BWI on 5/16, going to YVR before LAX. Problem here is very early morning drives between PHL and BWI, one right after a redeye. Also a 1 hr 15 min connection in LAX from Alaska to WestJet, which are in different terminals and may not even check bags through.
OR
~$150 EWR-LAX or BWI-LAX on 5/13 and $92 LAX-YVR, hoping for AA economy saver space to open up for PHL-LAX on 5/13 (12.5k avios is more than $150 but it's worth it to fly out of PHL), going to YVR after LAX.
Currently I have the first option booked on AS, refundable until 60 days before, so there is plenty of time to wait for other options to arise. That's the best part about these glitch tickets, they are basically free!!