I'm just about to book a flight with Qatar (flying end August) on the basis that I can earn DC miles and transfer to Avios. Is there any risk that I'll book the flight then bmi will withdraw the Qatar miles earning or Avios transfer facility?
Please let me know how you got on with this... I've just booked QR flights for December on the same basis because their website did not indicate any changes to the partnership (as it does now for UA/MP). I called BAEC to see whether there was any time limit on the transfer facility and the agent said no, "it's a very popular program" and did not indicate it would be going away.