Originally Posted by
mjack99
Thanks dvs7310, I wouldn't mind at all going via LAX and on AA (agreed not as good but acceptable) but AA also have nothing on 19 January (according to what I interpret on Expertflyer). This sucks.
Here's a handy trick I've learned with both QF and AA (QR as well if they are a later part of your itinerary), they use a lot of married segment availability. For that week you mentioned, AA 73 if you just search LAX-SYD has nothing all week, but on Saturday the 21st and Sunday the 22nd, DFW-(LAX)-SYD has D available as a connecting flight. The OneWorld tool on their site can be tricked to doing it both ways in many cases (but not always, sometimes it gives a standby error).