No Avios/tier points for new QR booking class R (business)?
Mar 19, 2016, 8:19 am
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No Avios/tier points for new QR booking class R (business)?
Qatar Airways has recently introduced a new booking class designator "R" in business class (it is for promotional business fares). Now if I check the Avios flight calculator it shows no such R-class. Anybody knows if this is just not updated yet or another "enhancment" i.e. booking class that is not granting any Avios or tier points at all?
Mar 19, 2016, 8:41 am
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R booking class is not listed as earning avios or TPs on BA.com. I would therefore be cautious booking if you need the avios and TPs. It may be that this will be a non earning booking class (other partner airlines have non earning booking classes) or it maybe that BA.com has not been updated to reflect this new booking class.
http://www.britishairways.com/en-gb/...-avios/flights
http://www.britishairways.com/en-gb/...-avios/flights
Mar 19, 2016, 9:01 am
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Mar 19, 2016, 9:05 am
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Mar 19, 2016, 12:59 pm
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This is bonkers....you still pay more than economy and get nothing in return.
Surely a reduced rate maybe same as Full fare Y (100%) is fair?
Is it not the same on RJ as well?
Surely a reduced rate maybe same as Full fare Y (100%) is fair?
Is it not the same on RJ as well?
Mar 19, 2016, 1:42 pm
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Yes, and MH have had some like this too, plus you have to watch out on LAN and TAM. Sometimes it seems the airline launches a new fare bucket and it just takes a while for the Avios / TP allocation to be sorted out - so after the event.
It would be good to have some examples of this new R bucket (I couldn't find any from a quick search) so that we can all be made aware of what this looks like.
It would be good to have some examples of this new R bucket (I couldn't find any from a quick search) so that we can all be made aware of what this looks like.
Mar 19, 2016, 1:45 pm
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I made a dummy booking at some point on QR website and it appeared that R class (aka "business promo" fares) did not even earn QR's own Privilege miles - the fare display listed the corresponding miles amounts for higher fare buckets but not the R one. Could be just a software glitch though, some people in QR forum reported receiving booking confirmation listing "Economy" for tickets booked into R class.
Mar 19, 2016, 1:50 pm
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I made a dummy booking at some point on QR website and it appeared that R class (aka "business promo" fares) did not even earn QR's own Privilege miles - the fare display listed the corresponding miles amounts for higher fare buckets but not the R one. Could be just a software glitch though, some people in QR forum reported receiving booking confirmation listing "Economy" for tickets booked into R class.
Mar 19, 2016, 1:52 pm
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It's well worth noting because it would annoying to fly so far and not earn anything. It might as well be a reward booking in that case. I'm not surprised that airlines do this but it's too easy to be caught out if you're a regular flyer who doesn't use forums.
Mar 21, 2016, 4:42 am
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There have been a couple of discussions about this already, both on the QR Forum, and in the Premium Fares Forum.
From a QR perspective, we are also none the wiser. It appears to be new, and it may be a month or so until someone travels on an R designated Business-Promo fare...as they are not usually available last minute.
From a QR perspective, we are also none the wiser. It appears to be new, and it may be a month or so until someone travels on an R designated Business-Promo fare...as they are not usually available last minute.
Mar 21, 2016, 4:47 am
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Maybe have a look at the QR earning page then...
At least it earns the same in the QR program as I-class.
At least it earns the same in the QR program as I-class.