When I looked last year for an EK redemption on aeroplan, I found literally 0 seats on J or F. Same routes same dates on QF had at least some seats available, with the expectedly high surcharges.
As much as I hate devaluations, to an extent, there is no point in having 1 million points if there is 0 availability (on EK). The fact that this only affects a few select airlines makes it not that bad in my eyes, although I'm sure some will disagree.
