Originally Posted by
davidchui
Who's to say that they didn't already make award tickets available and then see them get booked given the high demand into and out of Australia rn? Just because award tickets weren't available when you searched doesn't mean they didn't release any for the flight that you're looking at. Australia is in such high demand that SQ is pulling A380s from other routes and shifting them onto their Australia routes to capitalize on high demand. You're not the only one looking for award tickets...
To be fair this didn't happen. It is widely noted in Australian Frequent Flyer forums.
Even with new routes being announced, there is no standard award availability for EK in premium cabins anymore.