does this seem right?

[wrldtrvllr]

Hi esteemed frequent flyers,

I have a QF business award ticket booked as an Any Seat Award prior to the cutoff last year HKG-MEL-SYD-DFW. I paid a mixture of points and cash.
I called earlier today to try defer the last leg of the trip (previously a continuous one-way journey) so effectively it becomes a stopover in SYD.
Nothing available in business to SYD-DFW, but 1st for SYD-LAX is available.
Points difference quoted is 88k + change fee.

Does that seem right?
SYD-LAX in 1st is 144k pts++
SYD-LAX in business is 96k pts++
SYD-DFW in 1st is 168k pts++
SYD-DFW in business is 112k pts++

So shouldn't I just be up for a smaller difference? Like 144k-112k =>32k pts

Am I being slugged somewhere?

Would I still accrue the SCs or would I now lose them completely?

 

[Anna]

The points costs you have set out are for classic awards, not any seat awards. 88,000 to change an ASA sounds normal to me. You should still get the SCs.

 

[Sprucegoose]

If that's what you are being quoted. It's is an ASA change and not revering to a classic award? I would confirm that but you can pay a million on some sectors so not that bad you can get F availability

 

[JessicaTam]

If you decide to go aheads with the change, make a note of the time of the call, the agent, and specifically check that points and SCs are still earned on that leg after the change. All for the tape!

 

[ketsuzei]

How many points did you originally use?