Originally Posted by
Kiwi Flyer
Award availability can be difficult to get, on both legs. You should be looking as soon as seats are released 11+ months before departure.
Note, QF sometimes offers no F on the flight to JNB. This may be scheduled in advance or (as in my case) changed very close to departure.
There does seem to be a bit of availability at the moment but am planning on booking about 10 months before - the dates I want are not even shown yet.
However a last minute "Sorry, no F" phone call does concern me. What did they offer you instead Kiwi Flyer? Given I am bookingan award flight they probably wouldn't be as compromising as a paid F ticket.