Originally Posted by meadowfield
Many thanks for all the help so far. The Australian sectors obviously need changing. Am I correct in saying MEL-BME, BME-MEL , MEL-CNS, CNS-MEL at this point in time would be ok ?.
Yes, as far as I can see, these would be permitted under the rules. But expect MEL-BME to be added to the "one flight" list at some point in time. Note that MEL-PER is permitted, so many people use SYD-PER-MEL as the routing to the west.
Also, assuming the MEL-HKG-JFK with CX is not allowed,would the QF option SYD-JFK be the next best?
Yes, if you use QF107 SYD-JFK it is seen as a single sector, even though transit through LAX. The benefit is that the LAX-JFK component is not seen as being your North American trans-continental flight, so you can still to BOS-SFO later. If you are short of sectors in SWP, you can just buy a cheap red-e-deal MEL-SYD to get you to SYD.
Also, does anyone know if there is a web site where you can check D availability for flights? I can find sites that show business class availability, but not C or D as such. Thanks again for your help.
I use
ITN for this. It is generally pretty good and if you go far enough through the reservation process you can see the available seat map which can help determine exactly which aircraft config is scheduled to operate a particular flight on the given day.