Got to love Qantas. In December i believe 18 of thirty of these services didnt make it direct. Also met a frequent flyer this morning who booked Dallas Sydney on points and was told at check in that he would have to clear immigration in Brisbane and go domestic to Sydney despite there been seats on the 744 from Brisbane to Sydney. He had a 6 month old child and despite an hour of attempts to stay on the flight the ground staff and reservations would not change it. He missed the conection in Brisbane and they had to rebook him anyway. Says the service on board was fabulous but the experience was ruined by the ground staff. How silly are we?