Hi everyone, I have finally taken the plunge and am starting my trip in indonesia, so I am using points to get up to denpasar and then from there I am doing the following

dps-nrt-del-hkg-akl-mel-per-ayq-syd-eze-gru-lim-scl-rio-lhr-dxb-lhr-ist-lhr-dps, (Via, HKG)

also I am doing the rio-lhr-dxb-lhr-ist lhr with out stop over so i reduce the number from 3 to 1 and save some money. I guess the one way i wish I had modified the route was instead of akl-mel-per-ayq-syd, I should have done akl-bne-drw-per-syd, earn more points status credits. More interesting is that qantas told me that cathay hkg-akl has first class and the flights I am booked on will be a 747-400 with the new layout at this stage, i thought it wa only a two class service, als syd-eze is three class service which i thought was once again odd, as i would nto expect lots of first class demand to eze, but I am only really speculating.