Originally Posted by
remdk
Richard Bell with codeshare flights it is the marketing carrier whose baggage rules apply whereas for most other bookings it is the operating carrier. This is a specific exception to the IATA rules.
Too some extent you can choose the currency you will pay for tickets in right from the start of the booking process.
If you look top right on the webpage there is a flag, country and language shown. Select a country that has the currency you wish to pay in. Then everything is in that currency. This may not be true for all countries but it appears to work for most.
For example you want LHR-DOH-SYD return and want to see prices and pay in HKD click on the current nationality and change it to Hong Kong. Then everything is in HKD!
It has worked for me several times so do try it and see if it also works for you.
Thanks for trying to help (it may help others in a similar position), but although I can change the flag from Thailand/English to Global/English, the fares still come up in Thai Baht ... possibly because I'm still originating from Thailand where I'm based ? Or perhaps Thailand's just one of those countries where it doesn't work, for us. Pity, because there are lots of us Brits working/retired out here, who have UK-banking/credit-cards and thus encounter the Arcot-problem.
And re the BA hold-baggage allowance applying, that's fine because I do know that BA's cheapest fares have a 1-bag/23kgs limit, so that I'll have reduced-allowance on those tickets I book in this way, even though all the sectors are on QR-metal and my Silver-status extra-10kgs won't apply. But the savings on the ticket itself are worth it !
With the weaker £Sterling, we're all looking for the bargains, and Qatar Airways still delivers very good value-for-money, especially if we Do see a global-sale this month ! Pretty Please, AAB ! ^