Originally Posted by
SgtRyan
I dont know what the general rule is when this happens? If Qatar should give you a hotel etc but that is wrong. Maybe someone else can shed some light on the rules regarding this??? That said.....it is a joke that they have treated you like that, however, seems to be a general thing

It's really only american carriers that pitch a hissy fit about putting people up in hotels when things go wrong. I have never been refused a hotel, meals, etc when things went tits up on a Middle Eastern or Asian carrier, even for weather issues. I've mis-connected on QR before and have always been taken care of expediently. However, QR CS can be inconsistent so I can see how the OP could wind up in QR Hell.