Originally Posted by
Koru Flyer
Remember you can use QF points for a J seat on EK, QR, MH, CX, JL, AY (i.e. any oneworld airline or QFpartner) etc which may have better availability. And that QF do fly out of a city other than SYD. You can also mix and match so could take say QF to HND and the JL to LHR
End of the day you may find 2xJ cash fares on other airlines (e.g. AY) to be cheaper than one J fare on QF. And those airlines are probably better in J than QF.
I would not purchase full economy - you are paying 3x the fare for the same seat. I would purchase PE if you are happy to fly in PE and see the very very slight chance of an upgrade as a bonus.
KF
You should look at Amsterdam and Paris as destinations on Qatar, and book a British Airways flight in Business to get to the UK and you can do same day changes for free if your Qatar flight in is delayed. Yes there is a risk but it can be managed, even stay a night in Amsterdam/Paris if you are risk averse before flying to the UK to make sure you don't miss the connection.
Have booked 2 Qatar redemptions in the last 18 months in Business, seem to be more availability than to London