Originally Posted by
whmere
...How long do you think QF will be able to hold out on their A availability for the 380? Clearly they didn't count on the recession when they dreamt up that policy. Personally, I would far rather travel F on a 747 (in A fare bucket) than pay the exorbitant cost of a regular F or R ticket on a 380.
QF seems to have given up on charging R for A380 and there is plentiful F availability for most dates; however not A and the current policy appears to be to release the unsold F seats at the 24 hour mark for upgrades. The upgrade process is from any Business fare -- so you can upgrade from D but not book A on the A380 (presuming you have at least WP status, that would be the minimum to have a chance to clear the upgrade list, Emerald is simply not high enough). Great news for those buying D or accepting voluntary downgrade to D and having the QFF miles to use for the upgrade. I expect this to continue until 2010 when A380s become more plentiful.