Originally Posted by
pye1201
I hope someone can confirm for me - I'm pricing the surcharges on a DONE5 my husband and I want to take next year, using ITA Matrix. The surcharges listed on a Qatar ATH-DOH-SYD sector are $AUD1409. But if I do two searches - ATH-DOH, then DOH-SYD the surcharges list as $AUD379, then $AUD343 respectively still with Qatar - a saving of $AUD687/person. Is this correct? If we stay in DOH for a couple of days, will those lower surcharges stand? I'd prefer to fly Qatar business class on that long haul.
Any advice much appreciated.
Take a look at the YQ and YR quotes separately. QR charges YR sector by sector but YQ on a "complete RTW itinerary" basis. Once you build the entire RTW (probably not possible using ITA matrix), the QR YQ will be adjusted to reflect that, thus there should be no difference in YQ/YR at the end whether DOH is stopover or transit.