QR AMS - Middle East Bussiness(I)/ First(A) 535€ mistake fare

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Feb 17, 2015, 1:04 pm

TheBlackMamba

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QR AMS - Middle East Bussiness(I)/ First(A) 535€ mistake fare

Hi,
My first post here

I've found following fare departing from Amsterdam to Erbil, Basra, Hofuf, Taif, Baghdad
For 535€ euros on Qatarairways.com partly bussiness and first
The economy price is ~600€
so i suppose a mistake fare

data from august til november on sunday/monday to thursday/friday

I didn't try to book it but i suppose it is possible, so hopefully it helps someone

Outbound: Amsterdam to Hofuf /Mon, 05 Oct 2015Total Time: 15:55 hrs
Flight Departs Arrives Class *Operated By
QR 276
787-8 Dreamliner Amsterdam (AMS)
Mon, 05 Oct 2015 16:10
Doha (DOH)
Mon, 05 Oct 2015 23:15
Business (I) Qatar Airways

Time between sectors : 08 hrs 40 mins
QR 1200
A320 Doha (DOH)
Tue, 06 Oct 2015 07:55
Hofuf (HOF)
Tue, 06 Oct 2015 09:05
First (A) Qatar Airways
Return: Hofuf to Amsterdam /Thu, 15 Oct 2015Total Time: 28:50 hrs
Flight Departs Arrives Class *Operated By
QR 1201
A320 Hofuf (HOF)
Thu, 15 Oct 2015 10:10
Doha (DOH)
Thu, 15 Oct 2015 11:10
First (A) Qatar Airways

Time between sectors : 21 hrs 15 mins
QR 275
787-8 Dreamliner Doha (DOH)
Fri, 16 Oct 2015 08:25
Amsterdam (AMS)
Fri, 16 Oct 2015 14:00
Business (I) Qatar Airways

Feb 17, 2015, 1:16 pm

msian56

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Great first post OP (or Kobe)! Unfortunately unusable for me as I don't have the guts to travel to Iraq or have the patience to apply a visa to Saudi Arabia. I'm sure others will find it useful.

Feb 17, 2015, 1:23 pm

oxymoron

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Great fare...unfortunately cannot use it

Feb 17, 2015, 1:23 pm

Gagravarr

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I'm not sure this is a mistake fare, I think it's just a stunning deal as part of their Global Sale, coupled with low-ish launch offers from Amsterdam! I'm seeing AMS-DOH-DXB for ~€600 each way as part of a return, with the AMS-DOH part in Business, DOH-DXB in either first of business depending on which flight booked.

That's a tiny bit higher than from Brussels - see "QR BRU-DXB via DOH in business for £821 / €1106", but roughly in keeping.

Therefore, if you do want to go to Iraq, go ahead and book and you ought to be fine! Otherwise, hunt around for somewhere else in the Middle East you fancy going on Qatar, and make a tier point / status miles / etc run out of it

Feb 17, 2015, 2:48 pm

Herb687

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Why do Flyertalkers feel the need to speculate or proffer their opinions on whether or not a fare is a mistake fare???

Folks, it doesn't matter.

Feb 17, 2015, 3:35 pm

gnargel

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Of all the destinations, Erbil seems nicest. Anyone having luck with a short stay?

Feb 17, 2015, 4:15 pm

TheBlackMamba

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i think you could also use this to stay in dubai by flying lowcost to dubai,
a quick search already gives me 107€ to dubai

and its een error fare because the bussinessfare is 2000€ when searching by schedule flights on qatar.com and the fare shown in promofares is 305€ but this price is not findable

Feb 17, 2015, 5:23 pm

ritesa

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Any destinations other than Iraq and Saudi Arabia? Not the easiest places to go...

Feb 17, 2015, 5:27 pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Herb687

Why do Flyertalkers feel the need to speculate or proffer their opinions on whether or not a fare is a mistake fare???

Folks, it doesn't matter.

Probably because alleged mistake fares come with significantly greater risk.

Feb 17, 2015, 9:03 pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by msian56

Great first post OP (or Kobe)! Unfortunately unusable for me as I don't have the guts to travel to Iraq or have the patience to apply a visa to Saudi Arabia. I'm sure others will find it useful.

same here...Iraq not on my bucket list....