Changing a economy restricted ticket
Jul 12, 2012, 4:33 am
#1
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Changing a economy restricted ticket
Hi. I have return leg booked in booking class K, that I would like to extend. In the booking confirmation I received from QR, it says "Changes after departure NOK750", is this + fare difference what I should expect to pay? And I'm also assuming I have to go by the local QR office to have this done.
I have never tried to change my ticket before, so I have no idea about the process. Sorry if this has been asked before. Thanks in advance
I have never tried to change my ticket before, so I have no idea about the process. Sorry if this has been asked before. Thanks in advance
Jul 12, 2012, 7:15 am
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Yes, the fee + fare difference.
I made a change over the phone when I was in the US. I don't know if the the conditions will be different in Norway but I don't see why you'd have to go in...
I made a change over the phone when I was in the US. I don't know if the the conditions will be different in Norway but I don't see why you'd have to go in...
Jul 12, 2012, 7:21 am
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I just reckoned from all posts I've been reading about upgrades etc. and people having to go by an office to pay / pick up the ticket, it might be the same case here. No big hassle for me to do so, but I will just phone them and see what they have to say :-)
Jul 15, 2012, 7:11 pm
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Hi. I have return leg booked in booking class K, that I would like to extend. In the booking confirmation I received from QR, it says "Changes after departure NOK750", is this + fare difference what I should expect to pay? And I'm also assuming I have to go by the local QR office to have this done.
I have never tried to change my ticket before, so I have no idea about the process. Sorry if this has been asked before. Thanks in advance
I have never tried to change my ticket before, so I have no idea about the process. Sorry if this has been asked before. Thanks in advance
There will only be a fare difference if you're travelling say on a weekend now instead of a weekday which you were originally booked on. If you're travelling on same weekday .. then there will not be a fare difference. If however say your ticket is only valid for 60 days and you want to extend it to a 90 day ticket, then yes, there would be a difference in the different types of fare.
Sometimes there is a tax difference but generally not.
Jul 16, 2012, 11:13 am
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If you have already flown the outbound, then there will only be the change fee of NOK 750 - as you bought your ticket in Norway.
There will only be a fare difference if you're travelling say on a weekend now instead of a weekday which you were originally booked on. If you're travelling on same weekday .. then there will not be a fare difference. If however say your ticket is only valid for 60 days and you want to extend it to a 90 day ticket, then yes, there would be a difference in the different types of fare.
Sometimes there is a tax difference but generally not.
There will only be a fare difference if you're travelling say on a weekend now instead of a weekday which you were originally booked on. If you're travelling on same weekday .. then there will not be a fare difference. If however say your ticket is only valid for 60 days and you want to extend it to a 90 day ticket, then yes, there would be a difference in the different types of fare.
Sometimes there is a tax difference but generally not.
So I might have to book a one-way ticket either on QR or another airline, as it's quite critical for me stay a bit longer, because of unforeseen circumstances.
Jul 18, 2012, 12:53 pm
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Thanks for the heads up. I've already talked with them, and according to the guy I talked with every flight from BKK-DOH-OSL until the middle of August were full. However if I do a search on their website, it shows availability. But I guess only a few select seats are available for this type of request, I have no clue.
So I might have to book a one-way ticket either on QR or another airline, as it's quite critical for me stay a bit longer, because of unforeseen circumstances.
So I might have to book a one-way ticket either on QR or another airline, as it's quite critical for me stay a bit longer, because of unforeseen circumstances.
PM me if you like and I will try to see what is available.
The reason why the guy can't see any availability is that QR is marrying your segments.. which means it can only show BKK-DOH-OSL with your booking class. If you see segment by segment, it will show available.
Jul 20, 2012, 7:45 am
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A quick follow up. I went by the QR office here in Bangkok today, and was able to change my ticket. I had to pay about ~9500THB (~USD $300) for the fare difference as I had to go from K-booking class to L-booking class.
Instead of buying a one-way ticket back, I think this came out as the cheaper option.
Thank you everyone for your feedback :-)
Instead of buying a one-way ticket back, I think this came out as the cheaper option.
Thank you everyone for your feedback :-)
Jul 25, 2012, 8:36 am
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A quick follow up. I went by the QR office here in Bangkok today, and was able to change my ticket. I had to pay about ~9500THB (~USD $300) for the fare difference as I had to go from K-booking class to L-booking class.
Instead of buying a one-way ticket back, I think this came out as the cheaper option.
Thank you everyone for your feedback :-)
Instead of buying a one-way ticket back, I think this came out as the cheaper option.
Thank you everyone for your feedback :-)
If you need to amend your bookink in the near future with BKK resrevation office, please feel free to send us an email at [email protected] so that we will be able to assist you.
Thank you for taking your time to visit our office.
Best regards,
Alex @ The Qatar Airways Community.
Jul 26, 2012, 1:41 am
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Hi Andain,
If you need to amend your bookink in the near future with BKK resrevation office, please feel free to send us an email at [email protected] so that we will be able to assist you.
Thank you for taking your time to visit our office.
Best regards,
Alex @ The Qatar Airways Community.
If you need to amend your bookink in the near future with BKK resrevation office, please feel free to send us an email at [email protected] so that we will be able to assist you.
Thank you for taking your time to visit our office.
Best regards,
Alex @ The Qatar Airways Community.
If he needs to change something, he needs knowledgeable agents who can answer his questions right away. The agent he spoke to just told him that no seats are available for the dates he wanted. He/She didn't offer to explain that he can fly on the dates he wanted, but he needed to buy one fare class up that showed availability for $xxx.
Its ok - that's why Flyertalk is the fastest to access such information.