Cairns - Mel A330 Flights

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Hi looking at booking a business class points flight for 4 people Cairns - Mel in early March, it shows availability on A330 flight just wondering what you think the chances are a A330 will actually operate the flight as don’t want to be bumped and given it’s not holiday period just worried they may replace with 737. Our last booked trip Mel-Cns was for 3 of us and got downgraded at the airport and don’t want to incur that this time!!
 
Given it is the low season I think there is a very high chance the plane would change to a 737.
 
Given international is opening up far faster than anyone predicted I think more A330’s could be used internationally as well…
 
You can always change or cancel your booking free of charge until 28 February 2022...
 
It’s all good being able to cancel but doesn’t help in getting back to Melbourne!!! Think I will book with Virgin with SQ points to be safe.
 
You can always change or cancel your booking free of charge until 28 February 2022...
Unfortunately the current Fly Flexible promotion is for flights booked up to - and flown - by 28 Feb 22. They may well extend this period mind you, but as of right now I think the fly flexible policy will not apply to flights in March.

Any Qantas operated flights within Australia:

  • booked between 21 May 2020 and 28 February 2022,
  • for travel between 12 June 2020 and 28 February 2022.

 
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Unfortunately the current Fly Flexible promotion is for flights booked up to - and flown - by 28 Feb 22. They may well extend this period mind you, but as of right now I think the fly flexible policy will not apply to flights in March.
I think the fly-flexible is slightly different for classic rewards:

"Simply book:
  • An Australian domestic or trans-Tasman Classic Flight Reward before 28 February 2022 and you can change or cancel your booking free of charge until 28 February 2022"
 
I've also snapped up 4xJ return MEL-CNS in July 2022 on the discounted rate, during school holidays. Flight is showing as the A330-200 so hopefully it sticks being peak season for MEL-CNS travel, but who knows.

I've not flown that aircraft before in J (done the A330-300) and the seat map/numbering looks a little odd. From what I can glean, to get 4 seats "across" a row I'm selecting something like 2A, 3E, 3F, 2K, with the window seats sitting slightly ahead of the centre pair. Any comments?
 
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