PAL direct in J on an A321 is quite comfortable and very well priced... 

Qantas does lounges well? Outside the Sydney and Melbourne First Lounges (and perhaps their First Lounges in general, I'm sorry but they don't. They do do marketing very well with a complicit media audience and strong public service interest. Currently sitting in the Edinburgh Turkish Airlines / ...

No mention of the inadequate / sub standard catering on the A220s (was essentially non-existent on a recent HBA - SYD flight.Also the seats are already showing wear and signidicant staining. Hard to balance light / open interiour and also appear clean.

Its part of an ongoing strategy (as 747s were phased out) by Qantas to reduce the number of seats and fly fuller planes - there is not a limitless supply of mugs to pay premium pricing for a sub par product given other options available.

Qantas marketing again at its best down-playing a significant breach in customer confidence- Names, DOBs and email addresses are significant pieces of personal information that can be misused to the passenger's detriment. Interesting to see if compensation is considered / given or a class action ...