Originally Posted by
baliktad
"Difficult to get" may be the understatement of the year. I honestly believe the QF F redemptions are now so difficult to obtain that it's borderline false advertising for AS to offer this award level at all. I spent months calling the partner desk for just a single first class seat on QF LAX-SYD. When they asked what my travel dates were, I would ask to search ANY day starting tomorrow through the end of the schedule.
It is not currently that bad so long as you're willing to visit in the local winter (according to AS' site though I didn't try to actually book).