Originally Posted by
u2vox
This may be a no-brainer, but what would you choose for a mileage award in business from PDX to MEL. Both are available right now:
- PDX-SFO-SYD-MEL with SFO-SYD on a QF 747-4 *for 80,000 AA miles*
or
- PDX-SFO-MEL on UA with SFO-MEL on a 787-9 *for 200,000 UA miles* (what is available now)
Have you looked at the nonstop SFO-MEL on Qantas? It operates 4 days a week so maybe just a matter of flexing your travel dates.
The 747-400 on SFO-SYD will only be there through the first week of December before transitioning to a 787.
Here's a photo of a Qantas 747 business class seat from a year ago that I consider the best seat in the cabin:
I have more Qantas photos
HERE.