Originally Posted by
Dave Noble
...for 24 Dec I can see 3 out of 14 seats allocated on QF12
Ditto, I see the same (2F, 2K and 5A occupied).
T-24 and seat maps are totally unreliable as upgrades are processed.
Why? Presumably the upgrade process is automated and takes a matter of seconds? Are you saying that, as the upgrade process runs, it automatically locks out all seat allocations and then, once completed, releases the unassigned seats again -- and the OP managed to hit this precise (and presumably pretty short) interval with their query?
Originally Posted by
valuepac
Doesn't Qantas on the day of the flight make seats available in the U and P buckets allowing other airlines such as american to use those to upgrade for their customer as well?
No. QF is well-known for allowing premium seats to remain empty, rather than allocating them for award redemptions.
For the OP, why take 12AB rather than 12EF - wouldn't you rather have an aisle each?