<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by TA:
1. Don't wait for an upgrade. On Qantas, the ticket you buy is the ticket you fly. There is no last minute upgrading at the gate, and no fingers-crossed hoping for the standby list. You either got it already, or you don't.</font>
In April, I was upgraded on three out of four legs on QF within Australia as an AA EXP, despite traveling on two separate, heavily discounted coach tickets and without requesting any change in cabin.