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Sep 14, 2013, 1:20 am

#121

baclubflyer

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I class is not on the BA list for earning Avois... You've got to be kidding me!!

Sep 14, 2013, 2:02 am

#122

Tobias-UK

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Quote:

Originally Posted by baclubflyer

I class is not on the BA list for earning Avois... You've got to be kidding me!!

That's because there isn't an 'I' class! QR use (IIRC) 'Z' class for discounted business class.

Sep 14, 2013, 2:52 am

#123

DeanB

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Wozza2404

Quite. Priced up a BKK trip yesterday for November. £1800 return in J with a 1 week stop in DOH. 560 TPs, too.

There's some good ex-EU sales on QR J to Asia sometimes as well. Not very well publicised though - needs a bit of fiddling around with the Qatar website or Expertflyer

Sep 14, 2013, 3:37 am

#124

terminalfive

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Tobias-UK

That's because there isn't an 'I' class! QR use (IIRC) 'Z' class for discounted business class.

As was pointed out to me that has now changed

Z class has now been aligned to Oneworld as I class (discounted Business)

Sep 14, 2013, 3:45 am

#125

surryson

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Got the same concern with I class. Some great deals on QR with this fare bucket and i was looking into a TP run but i am concerned that I'll end up with nil Avios or TPs.

Sep 14, 2013, 3:46 am

#126

Wozza2404

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Quote:

Originally Posted by DeanB

There's some good ex-EU sales on QR J to Asia sometimes as well. Not very well publicised though - needs a bit of fiddling around with the Qatar website or Expertflyer

I price up LHR-DOH-BKK-DOH-LHR with a stop in DOH for around £1600 the other day. The trick seems to be avoiding the Dreamliner flights as this bumps the price considerably.

Sep 14, 2013, 4:24 am

#127

baclubflyer

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Tobias-UK

That's because there isn't an 'I' class! QR use (IIRC) 'Z' class for discounted business class.

On the same itinerary I'm booked in both Z class (30 Sept departure) and I class (1 October departure)... wonder if the "switch" is happening right then...

But BA doesn't seem to take this into consideration?

Does anyone know anything about this?

Sep 14, 2013, 6:03 am

#128

themapelligroup

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Quote:

Originally Posted by baclubflyer

Qatar will update its booking classes on October 1, I think BA will follow.

Sep 14, 2013, 10:11 am

#129

baclubflyer

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Quote:

Originally Posted by themapelligroup

Qatar will update its booking classes on October 1, I think BA will follow.

Ok lets hope so...

Sep 14, 2013, 1:32 pm

#130

shorthauldad

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Any word on when we might be able to start booking Avios redemptions on QR ?

Sep 14, 2013, 2:12 pm

#131

Raffles

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Quote:

Originally Posted by shorthauldad

Any word on when we might be able to start booking Avios redemptions on QR ?

2 options?

Either 1st October, as that is when Qatar members can redeem on BA and you would expect reciprocity, or 30th October as the official join date.

I go for 1st October.

Sep 15, 2013, 3:59 pm

#132

Hannibal Lecter

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There's a sale right now
http://www.qatarairways.com/uk/en/of...ht-offers.page

Sep 30, 2013, 4:04 pm

#133

YClass

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I guess we find out tomorrow whether Avios can be spent on QR..... anyone have clues?

Oct 1, 2013, 2:06 am

#134

Raffles

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Booking Dubai to Doha:

'British Airways and its partners do not fly this route'

Once BA loads Qatar seats, it will be the ONLY place (until full OW integration in a month) to see Qatar seats. Even Qatar members cannot check seats online unless they have enough miles to actually book the seat.

Oct 1, 2013, 3:04 am

#135

Chokkoubin

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Speaking of OW integration, the QR tail seems to have joined the others atop the oneworld.com homepage. Is the joining date definitely still Oct 30th, or has somebody at OW got overexcited and jumped the shark?