Exactly, the attendants were great once again, they actually reserved me the exit row 2 seater but when they needed pax to move to the back, she went down and reserved the row while I gathered my things (she even told a few pax that this row was reserved)
I was also concerned about the load, If they can't make the direct routing sustainable I assume a stopover via Aus may soon come about (the plane passes over Sydney, Darwin as it is) - also the fact they were selling fares ow for $249+tax up until a week before my departures makes me think they are having difficulty filling the planes. The StarClass numbers in both directions were in particular, very low.