QFF Platinum requesting release of extra Classic Reward seats?

[drvish]

Very strange experience last weekend

WP - request 1 seat in J for my son. We have paid cash fares for us and wanted to use points for his.
BNE - HNL (via SYD/MEL) return for dates late july. Rejected for all dates.

But then...5 mins later - go online and there appears a Classic Reward seat outbound. Called HBA who couldn't see the seat available.
Advised to book online and it got ticketed! Big win!!

 

[RichardMEL]

Was rapt recently to get F released for SIN-SYD QF2c for Novdmber.

During DSC, and am points club. Could see online CR J MEL-SYD-SIN SIN-MEL direct had CR J too. Cool. I saw F SIN-SYD then J SYD-MEL pop up at 237k CT+. Total 306ish k piints plus charges.

I thought naah. Then looked at EF F9A9 and no allocated seats. Decided to try my luck. Only thoight F due to DSC otherwise no biggie. HBA answers in around 15sec. Yes- during DSC?! Bot confirmed Cr f on the QF2 i stantly. Net savings about 130k points. Very happy! Goal is eat bigly in lounge and aim for sleep on board given the short flight.

Happy Days!

 

[madrooster]

Advised to book online and it got ticketed! Big win!!

The online vs robot release quotas are different. There's plenty of times where online has U9 but the robot release quota has already been hit.