QFF Platinum requesting release of extra Classic Reward seats?

[k_sheep]

I'm going to attempt the impossible tomorrow. Getting 2x J seats from anywhere in the USA (urgggh) to anywhere in Australia in March.

.... how hard can it be ...

 

[Princess Fiona]

I'm going to attempt the impossible tomorrow. Getting 2x J seats from anywhere in the USA (urgggh) to anywhere in Australia in March.

.... how hard can it be ...

That’s actually relatively easy IME.
USA many more QF metal routes and far better than trying to get to Europe via Asia.

 

[TeaKozy]

Also much less corporate and no school holidays. I’d no issues getting DFW-SYD, DFW-MEL and LAX-MEL released the other year.

 

[vhojm]

Agreed with other posts especially on the two days a week QF94 is an A380, getting seats is far easier than Europe or Asia.

 

[k_sheep]

Huh colour me educated! In that case I might actually look at what the best options are rather than taking literally anything (will be traveling from Costa Rica).

Did not get to phone - despite being my day off work I went in for an early meeting, and nearly 14 hours later have just gotten home. Next holiday can't come quickly enough.

 

[wannabeinvestmentbanker]

Secured a J Oz-HKG a few weeks out. Did require going to the bot but could see I and D so thought I had a reasonable chance

 

[FRONT ROWER]

Called today - put in my details, got Manila and then transferred to someone else and then transferred again to some kind of escalated line where I had to select a number that corresponded to my status. Then got someone and had to 're-authenticate'.

Request was put in but apparently the droid has been 'out all day' so need to wait...

 

[Princess Fiona]

Called today - put in my details, got Manila and then transferred to someone else and then transferred again to some kind of escalated line where I had to select a number that corresponded to my status. Then got someone and had to 're-authenticate'.

Request was put in but apparently the droid has been 'out all day' so need to wait...

None of that is sounding promising.

 

[HarryTheFlyer]

I think I have just had my greatest ever request haul. 3 (!) seats in J.
All flights requested had I availability, but unfortunately I didn't write down the loadings before requesting, however I have pasted what the current loadings as a reference point.

13/4/26 - QF9 DFW-SYD F8 A8 J9 C9 D9 I9 Approved
13/4/26 - QF16 LAX-BNE J9 C9 D9 I9 Denied
13/4/26 - QF76 YVR-SYD J9 C9 D9 I9 Approved
15/4/26 - QF76 YVR-SYD J9 C9 D9 I9 Approved
22/4/26 - QF16 LAX-BNE J9 C9 D9 I7 Approved
22/4/26 - QF76 YVR-SYD J9 C9 D9 I9 Denied

Ended up choosing the flight out of LA so we can go grab an In-N-Out while watching the planes land.
The call centre I got through to was Cape Town and was very competent at requesting and removing all the flights we didn't want. But we got caught in the dreaded ticketing queue so had to call up a few times to ensure an eticket number as assigned to all the pax. Took about two days to get everything over the line.