Originally Posted by
Alfredbali
In order to upgrade with qcredits or qmiles in advance, you should first check that your flight segment has standard award availability. If you're lucky enough that it does, send an online request for upgrade (you can try to call, but Qatar Airways will probably deny you phone
service as per new "enhanced members experience").
Within 4 days you should get an answer.
Good luck..
I Indeed did try, firstly Al Mouran on way to Dub, then called privilege club before flight home one week out , this was before yet another rule change moved it all on line. Denied each time. 😑