Originally Posted by
littlevoices
The tool seems to be really buggy on direct flights at the moment, any ideas... or do I just need to take collective wisdom here and then call up Qantas (my first flight). I have been trying to flights on Qantas, Cathay, American direct and the tool isn't finding me any routes on dates that should have lots of availability months out. e.g. BKK-SYD, SFO-LHR, MEL-HKG . Instead I am always offered 1+ stop flights that use up segments and aren't the route I want to take. I remember in the past it didn't like it when Qatar was the first flight, but now it seems to be covering way more.
It's six months later and as far as I can tell the tool is pretty much cutting off Australia from Asia: Cathay and Qantas flights no longer seem to really show up in the tool, trying multiple dates or routes, e.g. HKG-PER, HKG-SYD, HKG-MEL. Very frustrating: The tool is only showing routes via Japan, which then become 2/3/4 legs, and break the "Home city" answer since I am trying to go from TYO. I realise its a pretty pointless rant, but made me feel marginally better.