Originally Posted by mrwise

I had a similar challenge as you have, was able to book US-DOH, but not DOH-India due to non-availability of any seats on that portion of my trip. I ended up booking DOH-CMB-India for the dates I wanted, which are also in August. However, I did my bookings in May, whereas you're looking now to book for August. If the CMB route is not possible, I'm not sure if you will have any other options. Your only hope is for QR to release seats as you get closer to the travel date. Otherwise you may have to buy that leg using $$.