Yes. When we were in KL during CNY, I was lucky to find some really good Wine shops during the holiday which meant many shops closed. Penfolds seem to be a dominant brand there, so I got some non Penfold brands.
Malaysians are still into wine.
So, Qantas is reducing capacity to the US for the peak travel Northern Winter Oct 2026-Mar 2027
SYD-LAX (QF11/12) A380 from daily to 6/week
MEL-LAX (QF93/94) goes from 5xB787 and 2xA380 to daily 787
But expands SYD-SIN (QF81/82, QF1/2) A380 service from 9/week to 13/week, then 14/week from...
Lots of factors, but given that these factors might apply across the board to one extent or another, and if originating from AUS ewith some time to plan, It makes sense to book flights that go in the opposite direction.
Beware though that the other side of the fence may not be as green as one would expect
The QF BNE-MNL route is being swopped from a QF A330 with lie flat J seats with the A321XLR which currently does not have lie flat J seats.