Hi All, I would appreciate some advice on which FFP to focus on. To give some background info, I just flew enough to requalify for OWE with QR for the next 12 months, but I want to reassess if staying with their FPP makes sense.

I typically fly overseas from Australia 4-5 times a year (Europe/US/Asia) in Y (mostly for work, semi-restricted fares booked a few weeks in advance), plus QF domestic about once a month (QF domestic flights give no QR Qmiles/Qpoints, unfortunately). I gained QR Platinum due to a lucky combination of double Qpoints offers and a paid C EU-Japan RT in 2017, and requalified based on the 24 months activity this year. Being tall, my top priorities are getting access to extra legroom seats in Y, and upgrading LH flights (especially the 13+h ones). I fly QF domestic often, but their FFP does not seem very appealing to me, at least superficially. Is there any other OW program that would make more sense than QR for me?

Detailed answer to the standard questions is below. Thanks in advance for any insight/advice!

CASAFlyer

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Responses to questions:

(1) What is most important to you in a FFP?
In priority order: Upgrading Y-->C for long-haul flights; Comfortable Y experience (extra legroom seats such as exit rows, seat-blocking); First class lounge access; Availability of awards in premium class.

(2) How many miles do you usually fly each year & in what class? How many flights/sectors?
80,000-100,000 miles: ~4 long-haul RT Australia to Europe/US; ~1 RT to Asia; Australia domestic RT once per month (mostly MEL-SYD/CBR).

(3) What types of fares do you usually buy?
Economy.

(4) Can you choose your airlines and/or class of service? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
90% work-related travel with relative flexibility to pick the desired flights if pricing differential is not too significant.

(5) Which routes and airlines do you fly most often?
MEL-Europe (Italy/Germany/UK); MEL-United States (East/West coast); QF domestic. I typically fly QR or CX to Europe, and AA/QF to the US.

(6) What is your home airport?
MEL

(7) Do you have FFP status of any kind in OW or other airline? What is it? Do you have any miles banked in a FFP?
QR Platinum, ~170k miles; 50k miles on UA MP (no status currently; legacy of my past activity as 1k member).

(8) Preferred Airlines? Most common Airlines flown on?
Fairly neutral, I had good success upgrading long-haul flights on QR so far, but I am not very happy regarding customer service (had to change a semi-flexible ticket recently after flowing the outbound and was a pain compared to other airlines), and a bit annoyed by enhancement of their lounge access policy for upgraded tickets. I like CX to Asia (& Europe if QR is not competitive for price/routing) given access to the great lounges.