thanks for all ideas so far...But what happened to the 21hr flight to London, both CX and MH are approx. 30hr(ish) with long stop-overs.If the Emirates deal replaced Qantas on some routes (eg Perth), does Emirates provide FF seats to Qantas for its customers? If so when and how far in advance?

Qantas recently deleted all international flights out of Perth.I hoped that I would have ready access to the Emirates flights going to Europe using my points. There is not even 1 flight available for FF - even 12 months in advance - even for a Life Gold FF - some loyalty scheme... They even sugge...