Originally Posted by
s0ssos
fYI there is very poor availability from the US to Australia in premium class for awards. Go to AA's website and try to find them.
I've never had much problem booking them myself, although it sometimes takes a while to find what you want.
That said, I'd just agree with the rest of what has been said: credit to AA, not QF, if living in the US. If a person has PLT status with AA then it just makes sense. If they don't have PLT/ExPLT then do a challenge on the first flight and go from there. I've still got some QF points lying about. I use a credit card to pay for a magazine sub each year in order to keep them active while I eventually remember to use them.