QR awards in J booking as F?
Dec 1, 2018, 8:52 am
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QR awards in J booking as F?
any way around this? If you have a longhaul connecting to an A320 connection, the longhaul biz is coded as J, but they call the short connection biz class flight “first” on the website so it triggers a higher avios amount required. Any way to get it to all price as biz since thatMs what it is?
Dec 1, 2018, 9:04 am
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any way around this? If you have a longhaul connecting to an A320 connection, the longhaul biz is coded as J, but they call the short connection biz class flight “first” on the website so it triggers a higher avios amount required. Any way to get it to all price as biz since thatMs what it is?
Dec 1, 2018, 9:05 am
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Much like the Americans calling the domestic "front cabin" First class, the Qataris do the same. So I think all regional routes (within 2/3 hours) have economy and first, whilst the same aircraft/seats for longer segments will be economy and business. There is no business class (per se) on intra the Gulf Routes.
Dec 1, 2018, 9:13 am
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Much like the Americans calling the domestic "front cabin" First class, the Qataris do the same. So I think all regional routes (within 2/3 hours) have economy and first, whilst the same aircraft/seats for longer segments will be economy and business. There is no business class (per se) on intra the Gulf Routes.
Dec 1, 2018, 9:24 am
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It's a "recent" change. When they "lowered" the cabin earnings from F to J, they also lowered the amount of avios for redemptions. QR still awards F points for the F cabin.
Dec 1, 2018, 9:38 am
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Dec 1, 2018, 10:06 am
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Dec 1, 2018, 10:17 am
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Dec 1, 2018, 10:51 am
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If the timing works, try to pick your DOH-MCT leg on the right aircraft by the way - they run a mix of 787/350/777/320 aircraft so check seat maps.
But hey ..... we’re talking about a very short sector (invariably significantly less than the quoted block time ) and it’s the F ground privileges that make the real difference here.