Hi all,

I recently used AAdvantage miles to book an all-Qantas award ticket from JFK-LAX-BNE.
There was business class availability from LAX-BNE (QF16) but economy only from JFK-LAX (QF12). Thus, I'm eligible for a free business class upgrade on the first leg, should it ever become available.

The problem is that, because Qantas doesn't have fifth-freedom rights for JFK-LAX, it isn't possible to search award availability on that leg alone using the normal search engines (British Airways, Qantas).

Do you know of any hacks that will make this search possible?