Originally Posted by
carl321
QR flies to GCC? Isn’t that a small regional airport?
GCC Country = Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), political and economic alliance of six Middle Eastern countries—Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman
If you are booking lets say USA -> DOH -> GCC Country and search for Business/First class award availability on BA, BA often puts the long-haul in Business and the short-haul in Economy with no way to change that. If you search on Qatar, Qatar is able to ticket the long-haul in Business and the short-haul in First. I faced the same issue with Alaska when trying to book Qatar awards on Alaska,