AA service to DOH (ex-JFK, changing to ex-PHL on 29 Oct 2023)
Aug 4, 2023, 2:07 pm
#196
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Where that AA flight will take off from at PHL it will need it because after 9:30 PM that whole corridor is shut down and a ghost town. Nothing is open. I know this from personal experience in April. Even when the website says they are open until 10 or 10:30 it was last call at 9:25 and only beers to go in plastic cups. Pathetic offerings.
Aug 4, 2023, 2:29 pm
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Wow, talk about timing! I just booked DCA-JFK-DOH-MLE last week in economy for $1,000 each for myself and 3 family members. Then I used 4 SWU for JFK-DOH and miles + copay for DOH-JFK for upgrades to J - all were confirmed.
Will they rebook my J seats on QR or reroute me through PHL on AA metal? Fingers crossed on QR!
Will they rebook my J seats on QR or reroute me through PHL on AA metal? Fingers crossed on QR!
Aug 4, 2023, 2:34 pm
#198
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So from the QR end, it does look like all the AA ex-JFK flights have been pulled, leaving just two bookable daily JFK-DOH flights. But more interesting is that while the AA PHL-DOH flights haven’t been loaded, the daily QR PHL-DOH flight has been downgauged to a 359
Aug 4, 2023, 2:48 pm
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Aug 4, 2023, 3:00 pm
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This route has historically been served by the 359. The 77W has only been showing up the last few months.
Aug 4, 2023, 3:37 pm
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In related news, everyone join me in prayer that our MIA-JFK-DOH-JNB itinerary gets rerouted to simply MIA-DOH-JNB QSuite all the way haha
Aug 4, 2023, 3:56 pm
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Not since Wile E. Coyote have we seen such a dedication to making the same mistake over and over and over again.
Aug 4, 2023, 4:15 pm
#203
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Just got off MCI PHL connecting to QR. The F flight attendant was very excited when he noticed on his tablet that I was connecting to QR to DOH. Smiled big as he told me it was announced today that PHL will now get the daily DOH flight.
Aug 4, 2023, 8:45 pm
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Where that AA flight will take off from at PHL it will need it because after 9:30 PM that whole corridor is shut down and a ghost town. Nothing is open. I know this from personal experience in April. Even when the website says they are open until 10 or 10:30 it was last call at 9:25 and only beers to go in plastic cups. Pathetic offerings.
Aug 5, 2023, 10:01 pm
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It's the rare time that a downgrade is actually a giant upgrade, assuming you can get put on QR.
Aug 6, 2023, 8:19 am
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Wow, talk about timing! I just booked DCA-JFK-DOH-MLE last week in economy for $1,000 each for myself and 3 family members. Then I used 4 SWU for JFK-DOH and miles + copay for DOH-JFK for upgrades to J - all were confirmed.
Will they rebook my J seats on QR or reroute me through PHL on AA metal? Fingers crossed on QR!
Will they rebook my J seats on QR or reroute me through PHL on AA metal? Fingers crossed on QR!
They rebooked us on the PHL-DOH flight and my J seats stayed confirmed. I’ll take it.
Now my next question…since the aircraft type is being changed to a 787-9. I wonder if we’ll be able to experience the new Flagship Suites since the plan is to roll them out in 2024.
My flight is in May and I would assume that the DOH flight is at the top of the list. Does anybody know the official rollout date?
Aug 6, 2023, 8:22 am
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