One would hope
Which is not the case here so nothing to worry about.
the non PDF text version (pretty much a dump from Amadeus iirc) is fine. it's the same info just not processed through a filter to create the PDF.
Agreed this is a a fair deal.
I assumed it was prop planes since that's mostly what I see when I'm in the Rex lounge at Terminal 2.
A similar thing for MEL > PER in January. No classic award availability on the 9th when I was checking (most likely due to summer holidays?) but no problem getting an award flight released that day for my partner and myself.
Ironic given your usernameMy initial thought when I read that was that he must be going via Albury!
Yes, WWP and above can request seat releases on existing award booking. Note that Qantas OWA is just a Qantas classic reward that happens to fall within the rules of Qantas OWA itineraries, and will be miles-priced according to the dedicated award chart. It's not a separate product per se. Unless talking to Hobart, it might be better to not even mention OWA, and just say you want to make or change an existing award booking, and get some seat released.
I suspect, if there is some flexibility on the part of the traveller (i.e. having a 14 day window to travel to FCO) that it might happen. And even if not, you could fly to other European cities with QF like LHR and soon CDG and from there it's a quick train/jet ride to anywhere in Europe.
LOL they're going to be even harder than FCO. Not saying it's impossible, but you're going to need some luck on your side.
14 days flexibility, one pax, flying out of LHR or FCO or CDG which adds some capacity, thats quite ideal, and one would hope it works under those conditions, if asked at the right time, traveling outside peak seasons (is that the case?)
I think LHR would be easier than FCO. After all, QF is the only carrier that operates that route. Contrast that with LHR where there are a number of partners (i.e. British Airways) that operate the route, plus of course Singapore Air, and JAL if you want a bit of an excursion. Then again, LHR seems to be more of a business route so potentially more World Platinums requesting a release of seats on said route.
Availability of seats on competitor airlines has no bearing on WP/P1 seat request releases. The challenge arises from the huge demand for premium cabin travel to/from LHR, as you note, and the dearth of supply — QF flies a mere 112 J seats into/out of LHR each day.
sigh. No. It's not about more people requesting seat release (though there probably are given it is a popular destination) but it's a popular, high demand route for paid fares. Even with the ridiculous pricing QF has on LHR routes they have strong paid demand (likely a lot of corporates) and thus there's no need (or reason) for them to release reward seats in premium cabins. If they weren't extracting the high yield successfully, the pricing would lower.
