Nice report :mrgreen::mrgreen:
The On Departure Upgrades are "interesting" as they make me want to book Y+ and then pay a much smaller amount to get upgraded as J seats are obviously not filling.
One thing I love about QF is that they do not devalue the premium product.
However, you have sold me on booking VA or QF for an upcoming flight and I'll bite the bullet and book into J for the guarantee of a J seat along with a bucket load of Amex points (4.5 points per $1) and 35,000 Velocity points.
How did you get into row 5 ?
VA make it like you need to make a special request/booking for this?