Originally Posted by
AAPilot48Heavy
Howdy,
Price being equal and as a regular AA frequent flyer, does it matter / make a difference if you book a Paid Business Class ticket on Qatar Airways metal via their website or on the American Airlines website?
Two of the main things that come to mind are:
1. Award / Loyalty Points Mile Accumulation (wife is Executive Platinum and we use the Citi AA Executive Card). *I think she would come out ahead booking on the AA website, since it would be 4x per dollar spent using the AA Credit Card and 11 Miles per Dollar on the Airfare itself since she is EP. Please correct me if my assumption is wrong.
2. Does booking Business Class via the AA Website still comes with Qatar Airways lounge access in Doha?
Before booking, I just want to make sure we wouldn't lose out on any 'benefits' if we booked via the American Airlines Website instead of directly on the operating carrier's website, Qatar Airways.
Are there any other pros and cons to booking Qatar Airways operated flight on the AA website, as opposed to the Qatar website?
Any other feedback or thoughts you have, I'd certainly welcome it.
Thank you very much.
If as you state a member of Advantage, it may be better to book via AA for several reasons:
Ease of refunding ticket.
Tier points and miles accumulation especially as you will be purchasing tickets with an AA cobranded card.
To discover if you have lounge access, once the ticket has been issued, just call/contact QR and ask them if you have lounge access.
I purchased ticket to the Maldives via AA, flown on Qatar recently. I had lounge access although QR wanted me to purchase seats - which I absolutely refused to do.