<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by d00t:
I can't beleive anyone has trouble with award availability... I've always been able to get the dates/times I want.
I booked my current USA trip 4 days prior (online award) with good times/flights.. and QF threw in a free upgrade too...</font>
You may well be experiencing the different availibility for people with status (WP, SG) and those without. Wonderful isn't it

. But the media are always looking for sensational stories, and they really like the "I can't redeem my hard earned FF points" sobs.