QF fees and charges aren't the issue, availability online sure is though. Probably cutting my nose off but hate ringing even for partner flights doing all bookings online.
Rarely able to use QF points for long haul QFi though still handy for across the ditch (particularly on EJ) where the youngest daughter is now ensconced and QFd.
As a comparison to OneWorld, today booked eldest daughter to Mexico over Xmas/NY's who would fly to the moon and back to avoid Y/Y+ (and almost did) involving the following fees:
EY J SYD-AUH-CDG using VA points - 140,000 points with no fees, think it was $128K + a few hundred $$;
AM J CDG-MEX using DL points - 65,000 points + 112.98Euro;
AM/DL J multi CUN-LAS-LAX using DL points - 62,500 points + US$70.77;
SQ R LAX-NRT-SIN-SYD using SQ points - 233,750 points (Savers all gone at 119,000 points) + US$440.28.