I’ve found the same thing recently. Was booking a LAX-MEL return, the site showed ‘lowest price’ on the date scroll bar across the top of the screen but that price was not shown on any flights listed below.

Tom Bradley is connected airside to T4, has been for several years.

Qantas would be crazy not to do everything it can to encourage customers to fly with them again once this trouble passes, as it will. This is survival situation for all airlines, a few FF points and status retention's are minor considerations compared with $ in the bank and seats booked.

I'd use the Flagship lounge. The Qantas 1st lounge isn't what it used to be, and the AA lounge has one important benefit: windows!

I can't really add go the SC question but I have a place 10 minutes from John Wayne (SNA) and fly out of there on AA a lot. I generally fly to either Dallas or Chicago and connect from there. Phoenix is OK but there are more options via DFW.