I still find it interesting there is no advantage with QF Lifetime gold over gold, in terms of priority upgrades etc

Interesting, I had not considered the advanage of no stopover on sleep, and I believe its a real one, recently returning from Tokyo in Business I wished the flight was two hours longer to get sleep plus a meal, think if I was flying for business in business I would give it a go based on Davids ...

excellent review Chris, I have travelled Japan - Sydney many times business class with Q and agree the location for departure Haneda is great BUT its always on the robust but old 747, which isnt nearly as comfortable as the A330!