QR Booking with code share - MMB workaround?

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One of my future bookings with QR has an IB codeshare sector (DOH-MAD). At the time of booking (direct with QR), the reservation was visible in the QF app (my QF WP FF# is in the booking) but clicking through, no details show (just got an error).

QR MMB allowed for seat selection on the QR operated flights but not the IB sector. Fortunately, I was able to load the booking on Iberia.com and select a seat.

Very recently, maybe in the last two weeks, QR or Amadeus have done something and this booking and another I have dropped out of the QF app altogether (any attempt to add the booking is greeted with an error). I can still see that my FF details are correct via the QR MMB*, but now the the seat selection option via the Iberia website/app has been disabled and none of the usual go to workarounds (rj.com and ba.com) appear to work - cant load the PNR at all (similar error to QF).

Has anyone else noticed this? Tips for a workaround?

*Note: I immediately checked my booking noting stories of many peeps having had points siphoned away to bogus VA FF accounts.

Edit: QR has a OTP (SMS and email) code to access bookings via the website. I can't remember if that's new and maybe the issue?
 
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Well, the IB MMB appears to be working again for the codeshare flight.

But my other future QR reservations is not recognised by any other OW website MMB (still). I can only presume it’s the implementation of OTP?
 

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