J Award seats to DFW May 2015

[CarolAB]

I would like to book (2) business class award seats to DFW for May 2015. I have been looking each and every day and cannot find any availability. Could this be due to it now being a direct A380 flight. There is the odd availability via London but want the direct flight.
Any help would be appreciated. I am extremely flexible with days. Thank you in anticipation of your advice.

 

[zainman]

Welcome to Qantas Frequent Flyer.

Unforunately I cannot say I am surprised. The DFW route is one that is performing well for QF and so it probably makes sense for them to only release as many J seats as they have to. They will try and sell as many as possible rather than give them away. Although with the ridiculous surcharges etc I am sure they do make some money on award seats (besides taking our points).

Do you have points with any other airline?

 

[CarolAB]

No . I have been saving points for 4 years for this trip. Our son lives in Texas with his family. We always do it in Y but are getting on in years and thought some comfort would be a nice treat!!!

 

[zainman]

No . I have been saving points for 4 years for this trip. Our son lives in Texas with his family. We always do it in Y but are getting on in years and thought some comfort would be a nice treat!!!

You may want to look at other options. Do you have status with QF? If Platinum, then award seats can be requested. If not, I don't know if much else can be done unfortunately.

 

[CarolAB]

Thank you! Will just keep looking in the hope two may turn up as they sometimes do.

 

[Quickstatus]

I would like to book (2) business class award seats to DFW for May 2015. I have been looking each and every day and cannot find any availability. Could this be due to it now being a direct A380 flight. There is the odd availability via London but want the direct flight.
Any help would be appreciated. I am extremely flexible with days. Thank you in anticipation of your advice.

As of today 30May, seats for QF7 have been released to May 18. I suggest keep looking.
Alternatively, I would look for SYD-LAX on either QF107 and QF11, as you may have more luck there. AA connection from LAX-DFW are easy and relatively inexpensive.

 

[grussellt]

I would like to book (2) business class award seats to DFW for May 2015. I have been looking each and every day and cannot find any availability. Could this be due to it now being a direct A380 flight. There is the odd availability via London but want the direct flight.
Any help would be appreciated. I am extremely flexible with days. Thank you in anticipation of your advice.

If willing to go via LAX then you might also consider routes via MEL/BNE and even NAN. Unfortunately awards on AA from LAX-DFW won't appear until 331 days out.

 

[zarzuela]

Just like you, I've been waiting for 2 J award seats to become available with no luck.

By the way I have yet to see any F award seats available on this route. Has anyone had any luck?

 

[ashleyn]

If willing to go via LAX then you might also consider routes via MEL/BNE and even NAN. Unfortunately awards on AA from LAX-DFW won't appear until 331 days out.

After searching now for months (looking forward), I am convinced Sydney to LAX J awards simply do not exist.

 

[kelvedon]

Just like you, I've been waiting for 2 J award seats to become available with no luck.

By the way I have yet to see any F award seats available on this route. Has anyone had any luck?

F would only be available on the A380 which starts in September on that route. I wonder if Qantas adjusted the F award to reflect this from September onwards once it announced it was changing from the 744, or is this an omission.

 

[zainman]

After searching now for months (looking forward), I am convinced Sydney to LAX J awards simply do not exist.

Move over to Velocity and you'll be able to book J awards much more easily. I suppose the QF J product is nicer yes and I do like the A380 but I was able to book 4 J awards to LAX with VA and I think doing that would be very difficult with QFF. Not to forget the surcharges/taxes/fees with VA were about $100