Massive release of Malaysia Airlines reward seats to/from Brisbane

Malaysia Airlines Business Class might be the start of a Christmas getaway for frequent flyers, with the airline releasing many reward seats on its Airbus A330neo services between Brisbane and Kuala Lumpur.

A search on the free Qantas Reward Seat Finder tool shows many dates with up to 5 Economy reward seats and 2 Business reward seats per flight in each direction – including peak Christmas 2026 and Easter 2027 dates.

With Qantas Points, Economy rewards are 34,700 points + A$176 per person, while Business Class will set you back a considerable 90,000 points + A$190 per person, each way.

AFF member PointsFly noted that there were previously up to 4 Business Class rewards available per flight on Thursday (21 May) evening, though this now appears to have gone down to two seats.

MH just released huge availability – many 4+ reward seats on flights. Appears to be from October 2026 – May 2027 availability practically every week including Dec and Jan peak holiday period.

The reward seats are available on MH274, a red-eye flight departing Brisbane at 12:15am and arriving in Kuala Lumpur at 6:45am on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. The return flight, MH275, is more pleasantly timed with a 9:00am departure on Mondays, Wednesdays and Sundays. It arrives into Brisbane at 7:10pm that evening.

Onboard Malaysia Airlines’ newest fleet addition, the Airbus A330neo has 28 Business Class suites with lie-flat beds, and 269 Economy seats which we reviewed earlier this year.

You can also book these Business Class reward flights with points or miles of other programs, such as:

• Cathay: 63,000 Asia Miles + HKD 1059 (A$190)
• British Airways: 85,000 Avios + A$190