QR / Qatar Airways: Earn & Redeem AA Miles, Award [ARCHIVE]
Jun 20, 2017, 12:46 pm
#1021
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: LAX/SFO
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Are there any kind of patterns that people know of with QR availability? Doesn't look like they release close-in. Is there a day of the week they often load inventory?
Jun 20, 2017, 1:27 pm
#1022
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Austin
Posts: 4,629
Actually I just booked a trip to MLE yesterday on QR in J that opened up close-in. I can't offer any definitive general statement either way though.
Jun 21, 2017, 6:58 pm
#1023
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,933
Many people find it easiest to find availability 11 months out (as soon as AA allows you to), though there've been a few times of late when then it was not available on many flights in one direction.
Jun 21, 2017, 8:09 pm
#1024
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: ADL
Programs: QFF, AAdvantage, All
Posts: 1,137
AA says it can't change my AAward in Oct from x-DOH-AUH-x to x-DOH-MCT-AUH-x because my DOH-AUH leg is not showing as cancelled.
Surely it does it matter if it isn't?
Surely it does it matter if it isn't?
Jun 21, 2017, 8:17 pm
#1025
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Posts: 44,600
if the routing rules of governing carrier do not permit the routing, it may be that AA will charge for 2 awards or
if there is no award availability it will not do it
if the carrier use changes to one where free fee changes do not apply, the $150 fee may apply
If QR does have to cancel the flight, then at that poiint should have a lot more flexibility in fee/fare change issues
Jun 22, 2017, 2:12 am
#1026
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: LAX/SFO
Programs: AS 100k, BA GGL, UA 1k, DL DM, AC SE, B6 Mosaic4, Hyatt/Hilton/Wyndham/IHG Diamond, Marriot Ti
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I have seen a couple seats on flights that I'm interested in from LAX-DOH. I've tried calling it in 4 times now and every time they say it's coming back as only waitlisted and not confirmed. If I try JFK for the same dates it can confirm without issue. I know there's such thing as phantom award availability, but these flights have shown availability for over a week yet aren't bookable. I checked the loading and the flight is 75% empty in J. Has anyone encountered this issue?
Jun 22, 2017, 4:30 am
#1027
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Doha, Qatar
Posts: 374
A couple of months ago I booked a one way from MAN - DOH in J. At the time there was no availability from either LHR or BHX.
Just this week out of interest I had a look and saw a decent amount of availability from LHR. I wasn't aware on what the policies were regarding changing award bookings (especially where there's a change of airport). So I called the AA London office and they changed me to LHR and I just had to pay the difference in tax which was only about £20.
Agent was friendly and it was a very easy process.
Just this week out of interest I had a look and saw a decent amount of availability from LHR. I wasn't aware on what the policies were regarding changing award bookings (especially where there's a change of airport). So I called the AA London office and they changed me to LHR and I just had to pay the difference in tax which was only about £20.
Agent was friendly and it was a very easy process.
Jun 22, 2017, 9:07 am
#1028
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Anywhere warm
Posts: 33,747
I have seen a couple seats on flights that I'm interested in from LAX-DOH. I've tried calling it in 4 times now and every time they say it's coming back as only waitlisted and not confirmed. If I try JFK for the same dates it can confirm without issue. I know there's such thing as phantom award availability, but these flights have shown availability for over a week yet aren't bookable. I checked the loading and the flight is 75% empty in J. Has anyone encountered this issue?
Jun 22, 2017, 11:25 am
#1029
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,762
A couple of months ago I booked a one way from MAN - DOH in J. At the time there was no availability from either LHR or BHX.
Just this week out of interest I had a look and saw a decent amount of availability from LHR. I wasn't aware on what the policies were regarding changing award bookings (especially where there's a change of airport). So I called the AA London office and they changed me to LHR and I just had to pay the difference in tax which was only about £20.
Agent was friendly and it was a very easy process.
Just this week out of interest I had a look and saw a decent amount of availability from LHR. I wasn't aware on what the policies were regarding changing award bookings (especially where there's a change of airport). So I called the AA London office and they changed me to LHR and I just had to pay the difference in tax which was only about £20.
Agent was friendly and it was a very easy process.
Jun 22, 2017, 12:24 pm
#1030
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It can change the booking subject to award availability, however
if the routing rules of governing carrier do not permit the routing, it may be that AA will charge for 2 awards or
if there is no award availability it will not do it
if the carrier use changes to one where free fee changes do not apply, the $150 fee may apply
If QR does have to cancel the flight, then at that poiint should have a lot more flexibility in fee/fare change issues
if the routing rules of governing carrier do not permit the routing, it may be that AA will charge for 2 awards or
if there is no award availability it will not do it
if the carrier use changes to one where free fee changes do not apply, the $150 fee may apply
If QR does have to cancel the flight, then at that poiint should have a lot more flexibility in fee/fare change issues
Agree here too.
Jun 22, 2017, 12:54 pm
#1031
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: LAX/SFO
Programs: AS 100k, BA GGL, UA 1k, DL DM, AC SE, B6 Mosaic4, Hyatt/Hilton/Wyndham/IHG Diamond, Marriot Ti
Posts: 1,248
I was told the same thing at first. LAX-DOH wasn't working for the 4 dates I tried. But JFK-DOH worked on dates around the same time, including the same date that one of my LAX-DOH wouldn't work on.
Jun 22, 2017, 1:59 pm
#1032
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 2,257
First time redeeming QR on AAdvantage
Scored a QR J flight 2 months out. Wasnt sure the availability pattern of QR awards so I am just happy I got it on the dates I want.
I just ticket it and they told me it takes 24-48 hrs to be official, and I will be notified by email. Is that the norm?
Scored a QR J flight 2 months out. Wasnt sure the availability pattern of QR awards so I am just happy I got it on the dates I want.
I just ticket it and they told me it takes 24-48 hrs to be official, and I will be notified by email. Is that the norm?
Jun 22, 2017, 4:41 pm
#1035
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: LAX/SFO
Programs: AS 100k, BA GGL, UA 1k, DL DM, AC SE, B6 Mosaic4, Hyatt/Hilton/Wyndham/IHG Diamond, Marriot Ti
Posts: 1,248
First time redeeming QR on AAdvantage
Scored a QR J flight 2 months out. Wasnt sure the availability pattern of QR awards so I am just happy I got it on the dates I want.
I just ticket it and they told me it takes 24-48 hrs to be official, and I will be notified by email. Is that the norm?
Scored a QR J flight 2 months out. Wasnt sure the availability pattern of QR awards so I am just happy I got it on the dates I want.
I just ticket it and they told me it takes 24-48 hrs to be official, and I will be notified by email. Is that the norm?