<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by rogodwin:
I was also very surprised to discover QF does not preassign business seats. 
That was a first for me.</font>
Yeah, wonderful, isn't it. Means that a top-tier flyer booking the day before doesn't get relegated to the crappy seats because someone who flies once a year and booked 300 days ahead got in first. Wonderful system, ALL carriers should adopt it.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Also for seat preferences, AA EXP or Saphire is third priority behind Qantas Chairman and Platinum flyers. So I ended in the center 3.</font>
And where did you expect to be? Chairmans Lounge is the "invitation only" tier, you cannot work your way there. As for QF WP's being given priority ahead of an AA EXP, did you really expect any different? I can't see what your beef is here.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">On a positive note, the QF lounges were excellent.</font>
Some of the best in the world for their intended purpose.
Dave