Originally Posted by
Ryanfozzie
Thanks all! @
FlightDetective - I really should have done what you did and included screenshots. Lesson learnt for another time.
That's a shame though - I don't recall Qantas doing this in the past. Oh well!

This is something Qantas have been doing a lot of recently. Also some seats (in all classes) are only released to those with high tier QF status (QF OW Sapphire/Emerald).