When booking domestic economy tickets on QF why can't I access any of the seats in the front half of the aircraft?

When booking domestic economy tickets on QF why can't I access any of the seats in the front half of the aircraft?

What status are you?  They are blocked for qff p, p1 and Cl 

And OWE except rows 4 & 5 on a 737 and rows 23 & 24 (or the equivalent) on a330 series.

Tim, there is something that is called the T-80 at 80 hours prior to your flight they will release these seats. Be sure to be on 80 hours prior to your flight and get the best seats!

There's somewhat of a seating hierarchy until closer to departure. Rows 4-5 on the 737s are reserved for Chairmans Lounge and Platinum One, Rows 6-10 are for Platinum and Oneworld Emerald, Rows 11-16 are reserved for Gold and Oneworld Sapphire, Rows 17-18 are for Silver and Oneworld Ruby, and 19 and beyond for those without status (whether that's Bronze or simply no membership at all).

They should get rid of the seating hierarchy. After all, these frequent flyers already get status bonuses when flying. And if they are paying the same fare as me why should I be denied rows 4-18 at the time of booking?

Aww not feeling special enough?

So are you saying that a person who might take a flight one a year should have access to front rows on the plane?  Part of status is also obtaining a better seat

You may have paid the same fare as the P1 passenger ON THIS FLIGHT, but their total spend per annum is going to be exponentially larger than a non-status passenger. THIS is why they get the pick of the seats.

If that person is paying the same fare as a, say, Gold member then why not?

And this is why I started flying with VA (and dare I say it JQ), I like the exit row - I'm happy to pay for the exit row.  I never get the exit row on QF even with the T80 rule. I've paid for the exit row on MH, SQ, AB, so why QF dont just open all their seats and let you pay for premium ones if you want too?

I am only Silver status and keep the T80 rule in mind. Lately I have been flying Y between Mel-Syd and out of MEL on the A330 i get 23A most of these trips. Check it daily