Originally Posted by
BirdLawyer
I'm going to the world cup and REALLY want to fly Qatar in and out of the country for the arrivals/immigration on the way in and the lounge on the way out. Any chance we see availability?
Since the World Cup is a fairly major event that's expected to generate higher than usual demand, it would be reasonable for QR to only release award space during World Cup dates a few days in advance. This might be a case where it might make sense to purchase a ticket on QR, or find any available award space on another airline (especially since, if QR does open up space at the last minute, you could switch without AA charging a fee).