There was a time when Qantas and their partner airlines used to release flights a certain number of days prior to travel, and that was set in stone (usually around the 10-12 month period - although the number of days varied based on your status level for Qantas flights).
Now it appears that they simply throw them out in batches pretty much whenever they feel like it (or whenever they have a dire need for some positive PR).
This makes planning travel hard.
To make matters worse, hardly any airline seems to be offering flight rewards via QFF for long haul international business class. JAL, Cathay & Qatar all seem to offer nothing to/from Australia, while still offering a range of reward options within East Asia, with a small amount of onward services to Europe/USA. Finnair seem to offer nothing to East Asia but plenty in their Euro heartland. BA still appear to offer a little bit but it's getting harder and harder to find. While there are some non-OW partners trying to make an effort, business rewards to/from Australia are getting to be like needles in a haystack!
Looks like it's time for Qantas to state that it's running a Ponzi scheme and not a loyalty program.
