I'm going to need to call QF about this flight change, aren't I?

[MEL_Traveller]

i think you need to HUACA, Qantas cancelled the original flight and put you on an unsuitable replacement. It shouldn't matter if the flight is a CR.

Correct. And also if the connection doesn’t meet minimum connecting times, award seats don’t matter.

 

[Rich]

How could Qantas offer op an non-compliant connection then?

Qantas changed our international flight out of SYD a couple of years ago to one that left several hours earlier than our connecting flight from MEL into SYD.
The call centre was very helpful though.