Happy to ride the risk just think its weird how its the same day, to see 3 out of 4 flights cancelled in a month all happen on the same day of the week when every other occurance of the flight occured normally just seems weird to m.
The best thing you can do right now would be just having a look at what alternate flights there are that day, first with Qantas but then with other airlines offering nonstops like Singapore and Scoot. Have those in your back pocket so that if it does cancel you know what to do. Ideally you should have a priority list of the flights you want to be on, keeping in mind that money is no option in these instances. As a general rule, if Qantas does cancel your flight, you should be able to simply select whatever Qantas flight has seats available in your cabin and be booked into that provided you are travelling within the same week of travel. There would be no change fee or difference in fare or any concern about whether there is classic award availability since Qantas made initiated the change by cancelling the flight. If for some reason there are no Qantas flights that day, your next step would be getting them to put you on another airline like Singapore or Scoot that offers non-stop service (remember non-stop is always preferred against connecting since fewer things can go wrong). They may hesitate, but keep pushing telling them that you have a connecting flight. Airlines don't like pushing you onto non-partner airlines since they cannot get the same discounted rate during IRROPs that they would get with alliance partners but the good airlines will do.
My guess is that if your superstition is correct here and this does follow a pattern (i.e. it's planned), Qantas won't do the cancellation at the last minute. The reason being is having to deal with hundreds of frustrated customers at the international terminal can be costly for the airline versus cancelling a couple days before where customers can use the online rebooking tool (if that works) or alternatively call up the airline and wait on hold for a few hours. In any event, when you see that cancellation notice from Qantas, it's go time. You want to use the tool/get in touch ASAP and secure the best alternative you have, keeping in mind the longer you wait the more likely the good alternates go away. The cancellation can also happen at the airport, in which case you'd want to stand in line at customer service, whilst checking your phone to see if you can rebook over the app whilst also being on the phone with Qantas. This is arguably the most stressful part of travelling but can happen.
The key thing is not to panic or be stressed out. Remember, the second you start getting stressed your mind will shut down and you'll stop thinking of creative solutions. To give you an example, I booked my mom and dad to fly out to New Brunswick to visit my sister. Well they show up to the airport and surprise surprise the flight is cancelled. They are travelling in business class so you'd expect Air Canada would help them out. No! They were told to call the toll-free number and an agent told them it would be 4 days before they got to Saint John. My Dad blew his top but fortunately I was on the same flight as him, and also landed in Toronto, and told him we'll get this sorted out. Escorted him to a hidden part of the airport where the concierges live, explain the situation. Sure enough, no flights to Saint John for several days. But then I got thinking, what about nearby airports? Turns out there was a flight the following morning to Moncton (about an hour drive from Saint John) available in business class. So instead of having to cancel this trip to New Brunswick they managed to get there (albeit delayed), all because someone thought of solutions rather than stewing at the inconvenience they were in.
-RooFlyer88
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