Originally Posted by
Academic
Midweek is usually best. If I can get Tues/Wed that would be my preference. Having said that, I've never missed an u/g to/from SYD, although many of them have been at the gate
Originally Posted by
tinchote
Thanks a lot! It's good to know, as I've been carefully managing my few points to have enough for those two long flights

Remember
Academic is a SE (and for that matter a AC*MM).
SE will get top priority for upgrades.