Jul 31, 2017, 8:56 am
Last edit by: platbrownguy
Original premium fare deal was for QR J class travel, originating in Vietnam (SGN and HAN) to several destinations across the Americas, Europe, and Africa. Travel period 8/2017 - 3/2018 inclusive, RT fares in the USD 500 - 700 range (USD $0.05 base fare).
Reports have now been circulating that all held, non-purchased fares have been canceled by the airline. Some held and then purchased fares were also canceled, but several reports indicate at least some of those have been re-instated.
For more information on flying Qatar Airways, visit the FT forum: Qatar Airways | Privilege Club. This thread in that forum is especially useful: Qatar Airways Forum Dashboard.
This wikipost is intended to help us better understand if there are any trends (by route, travel date, and/or held/ticketed status) in these cancellations. In all entries, please include: outbound or inbound departure date, origin-destination, original ticket status (only *if* "Held" or "Ticketed after Hold"), and current ticket status only *if* your ticket was cancelled ("Cancelled" or "Cancelled & Reinstated").
August HAN/SGN-XXX & XXX-HAN/SGN
Aug 05 SGN-Africa - Ticketed after Hold.
Aug 08 SGN-EZE
Aug 13 EZE-SGN
Aug 23 HAN-FRA
September HAN/SGN-XXX & XXX-HAN/SGN
Sep XX HAN-GRU
Sep 21 SGN-JFK
Sep 30 SGN-ORD - mster
Sep XX HAN-PHL
Sep XX SGN-JFK
Sep XX SGN-JFK - Held. Cancelled & Reinstated.
October HAN/SGN-XXX & XXX-HAN/SGN
Oct 03 ORD-SGN - mster
Oct 07 SGN-DFW - mster
Oct 13 DFW-SGN - mster
Oct XX SGN-JNB
November HAN/SGN-XXX & XXX-HAN/SGN
Nov 05 SGN-JFK - trapped
Nov 07 JFK-SGN - trapped
Nov 09 SGN-ORD - trapped
Nov 16 ORD-SGN - trapped
Nov XX HAN-PHL - Ticketed after Hold.
December HAN/SGN-XXX & XXX-HAN/SGN
Dec 23 SGN-DFW pbg
Dec 28 DFW-SGN pbg
Dec 28 SGN-DFW
Dec XX SGN-DFW
January HAN/SGN-XXX & XXX-HAN/SGN
Jan 10 DFW-SGN
Jan 11 HAN-DFW
Jan 13 DFW-HAN
Jan 25 SGN-ORD - Booked via OTA. Davem4 (Happy for SGN meet late Jan)
Jan 31 HAN-ATL - mster
Jan XX SGN-SOF
Jan XX HAN-PHL - Ticketed after Hold.
Jan XX SGN-Africa
Jan XX DFW-SGN
Jan XX SGN-PHL
Jan XX SGN-EZE/GRU - Three RTs.
Jan XX SGN-DFW
Jan XX SGN-DFW
February HAN/SGN-XXX & XXX-HAN/SGN
Feb 20 ATL-HAN - mster
Feb XX SGN-JNB
Feb XX PHL-SGN
Feb XX GRU-SGN - Three RTs.
Feb 09 ORD-SGN - Booked via OTA. Davem4
Feb 10 SGN-WAW - Booked via OTA. - Davem4
Feb XX SGN-JFK - Booked via OTA - lcpteck
March HAN/SGN-XXX & XXX-HAN/SGN
Mar 01 SGN-ATL - mster
Mar 07 ATL-SGN - mster
Mar 04 SGN-JFK
Mar 19 JFK-SGN
Mar 01 HAN-MIA
Mar 04 MIA-HAN
Mar XX SGN-DFW
Mar XX SGN-DFW
Mar 03 WAW-SGN - Booked via OTA. - Davem4 (Happy for SGN meet early Mar)
Held & Cancelled
Aug XX SGN-FRA - Held. Cancelled.
Oct XX SGN-JFK - Held. Cancelled.
Nov / Feb SGN-PHL - Held. Cancelled. (Held ~7:30pm. No record when I went to ticket Monday @8:30am.)
Jan / Feb SGN-JFK - Held. Cancelled.
Reports have now been circulating that all held, non-purchased fares have been canceled by the airline. Some held and then purchased fares were also canceled, but several reports indicate at least some of those have been re-instated.
For more information on flying Qatar Airways, visit the FT forum: Qatar Airways | Privilege Club. This thread in that forum is especially useful: Qatar Airways Forum Dashboard.
This wikipost is intended to help us better understand if there are any trends (by route, travel date, and/or held/ticketed status) in these cancellations. In all entries, please include: outbound or inbound departure date, origin-destination, original ticket status (only *if* "Held" or "Ticketed after Hold"), and current ticket status only *if* your ticket was cancelled ("Cancelled" or "Cancelled & Reinstated").
August HAN/SGN-XXX & XXX-HAN/SGN
Aug 05 SGN-Africa - Ticketed after Hold.
Aug 08 SGN-EZE
Aug 13 EZE-SGN
Aug 23 HAN-FRA
September HAN/SGN-XXX & XXX-HAN/SGN
Sep XX HAN-GRU
Sep 21 SGN-JFK
Sep 30 SGN-ORD - mster
Sep XX HAN-PHL
Sep XX SGN-JFK
Sep XX SGN-JFK - Held. Cancelled & Reinstated.
October HAN/SGN-XXX & XXX-HAN/SGN
Oct 03 ORD-SGN - mster
Oct 07 SGN-DFW - mster
Oct 13 DFW-SGN - mster
Oct XX SGN-JNB
November HAN/SGN-XXX & XXX-HAN/SGN
Nov 05 SGN-JFK - trapped
Nov 07 JFK-SGN - trapped
Nov 09 SGN-ORD - trapped
Nov 16 ORD-SGN - trapped
Nov XX HAN-PHL - Ticketed after Hold.
December HAN/SGN-XXX & XXX-HAN/SGN
Dec 23 SGN-DFW pbg
Dec 28 DFW-SGN pbg
Dec 28 SGN-DFW
Dec XX SGN-DFW
January HAN/SGN-XXX & XXX-HAN/SGN
Jan 10 DFW-SGN
Jan 11 HAN-DFW
Jan 13 DFW-HAN
Jan 25 SGN-ORD - Booked via OTA. Davem4 (Happy for SGN meet late Jan)
Jan 31 HAN-ATL - mster
Jan XX SGN-SOF
Jan XX HAN-PHL - Ticketed after Hold.
Jan XX SGN-Africa
Jan XX DFW-SGN
Jan XX SGN-PHL
Jan XX SGN-EZE/GRU - Three RTs.
Jan XX SGN-DFW
Jan XX SGN-DFW
February HAN/SGN-XXX & XXX-HAN/SGN
Feb 20 ATL-HAN - mster
Feb XX SGN-JNB
Feb XX PHL-SGN
Feb XX GRU-SGN - Three RTs.
Feb 09 ORD-SGN - Booked via OTA. Davem4
Feb 10 SGN-WAW - Booked via OTA. - Davem4
Feb XX SGN-JFK - Booked via OTA - lcpteck
March HAN/SGN-XXX & XXX-HAN/SGN
Mar 01 SGN-ATL - mster
Mar 07 ATL-SGN - mster
Mar 04 SGN-JFK
Mar 19 JFK-SGN
Mar 01 HAN-MIA
Mar 04 MIA-HAN
Mar XX SGN-DFW
Mar XX SGN-DFW
Mar 03 WAW-SGN - Booked via OTA. - Davem4 (Happy for SGN meet early Mar)
Held & Cancelled
Aug XX SGN-FRA - Held. Cancelled.
Oct XX SGN-JFK - Held. Cancelled.
Nov / Feb SGN-PHL - Held. Cancelled. (Held ~7:30pm. No record when I went to ticket Monday @8:30am.)
Jan / Feb SGN-JFK - Held. Cancelled.
[FARE GONE]QR Business (R) SGN-Various USA/EU/South America from $553 USD RT
Oct 26, 2017, 4:24 pm
#766
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: YYZ, NYC
Programs: Marriott Gold, JGC, IHG Platinum, Hilton Gold, AC 25K
Posts: 1,025
I'm looking at a VN flight arriving SGN 5pm and connecting to QR at 7:25pm, is that enough time? Will VN also interline baggage thru?
On return, my QR arrives at 1:30pm and I'm planning to connect VN at 4:50pm, is that also enough time and will QR interline with VN?
Thanks
On return, my QR arrives at 1:30pm and I'm planning to connect VN at 4:50pm, is that also enough time and will QR interline with VN?
Thanks
Last edited by jix; Oct 26, 2017 at 4:30 pm
Oct 26, 2017, 4:48 pm
#767
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: BKK, SFO
Programs: Star Gold, Hyatt Globalist, HH Diamond, Marriott Titanium, EY Silver
Posts: 185
Again, no problem on the return as QR checked my bag all the way through and VN issued my SGN-BKK boarding pass from their transit counter. Could not have been easier.
Oct 26, 2017, 6:13 pm
#768
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: YYZ, NYC
Programs: Marriott Gold, JGC, IHG Platinum, Hilton Gold, AC 25K
Posts: 1,025
I had a very similar itinerary and had no problem getting VN to check my bag through (I departed BKK). Upon arrival at SGN, the QR transit rep arrived exactly at 4:30 pm, had my bag tagged retrieved and tagged and issued my onward boarding passes.
Again, no problem on the return as QR checked my bag all the way through and VN issued my SGN-BKK boarding pass from their transit counter. Could not have been easier.
Again, no problem on the return as QR checked my bag all the way through and VN issued my SGN-BKK boarding pass from their transit counter. Could not have been easier.
Oct 26, 2017, 6:22 pm
#769
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Anywhere but home
Programs: UA 1K/MM, DL GM/MM, HH Dia, PC Plat, MR Gold, ALL Sil,
Posts: 4,553
Here's a picture I took that indicates for which airlines they will handle transfers. Only later did I see the sign requesting no photos!
Oct 26, 2017, 6:25 pm
#770
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Anywhere but home
Programs: UA 1K/MM, DL GM/MM, HH Dia, PC Plat, MR Gold, ALL Sil,
Posts: 4,553
Yes, and it's very well signed. What was harder was to find the entrance the Apricot Lounge -- it's a few steps inside one of the duty free stores and is accessible primarily by elevator.
Oct 26, 2017, 6:30 pm
#771
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: body: A stone's throw from SFO, mind: SE Asia
Programs: Some of this 'n some of that
Posts: 17,263
That likely indicates those airlines staffing the transfer desk, that is, transferring to, not necessarily those from whom you can transfer.
Oct 30, 2017, 8:24 pm
#772
Suspended
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: 0°48′24″N 176°36′59″W
Programs: Taiwan is a country.
Posts: 1,206
Completed our tickets.
All went swimmingly. QR has a fantastic product. First Class lounge in DOH lovely.. but empty.. like 6 people in a space the size of an arena. Not sure is vacant is equivalent to luxury? Very nice food/beverage, but can't imagine sitting in that empty space more than a hour mind you.
Those transmitting in HCM will need paper boarding pass. Electronic isn't acceptable. Those transiting to low cost, Vietjet, Air Asia, you WILL need to clear customs. Only mainline carriers are allowed to transit internally.
All went swimmingly. QR has a fantastic product. First Class lounge in DOH lovely.. but empty.. like 6 people in a space the size of an arena. Not sure is vacant is equivalent to luxury? Very nice food/beverage, but can't imagine sitting in that empty space more than a hour mind you.
Those transmitting in HCM will need paper boarding pass. Electronic isn't acceptable. Those transiting to low cost, Vietjet, Air Asia, you WILL need to clear customs. Only mainline carriers are allowed to transit internally.
Oct 30, 2017, 9:26 pm
#773
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: YVR/LAX/PVG/TPE
Posts: 760
I attempted to check in online with QR but was unsuccessful (see an agent). After a lot of online searching previously, and staying current with this thread, felt reasonably comfortable I could easily obtain boarding passes at the SGN transit desk. Well, I arrived in SGN on Air Asia with 3+ hours of transit time before the QR departure. At the transfer desk, I asked to obtain boarding passes on QR, and was asked for my passport, ticket confirmation, and boarding pass of my inbound flight. The agent informed me that discount carriers do not have agreements with the major carriers and so I had to clear immigration and go to the main counter to obtain my boarding pass. That sounded odd but another staff member confirmed that. Fortunately, they contacted Air Asia and the manager came to me and said indeed, Air Asia does not provide this service, but he would contact QR to see if they would issue me boarding passes nonetheless. 10 minutes later, I got them, and was informed that I really should have a visa.
Apparently, major carriers handle transits but discount carriers do not. I found three websites that all indicated transit visas are not required if you have an onward ticket, don't leave the transit area, and depart within 24 hours. What they don't say is that only applies to major carriers and not discount airlines.
Apparently, major carriers handle transits but discount carriers do not. I found three websites that all indicated transit visas are not required if you have an onward ticket, don't leave the transit area, and depart within 24 hours. What they don't say is that only applies to major carriers and not discount airlines.
Nov 1, 2017, 5:30 pm
#775
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: LGA
Programs: DL Gold
Posts: 147
Sorry for the super delayed response. Yes, I was given a quote on what the refund would be in terms of the taxes prior to clicking "Cancel" and that is exactly what was ultimately refunded.
Nov 3, 2017, 10:55 am
#777
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: NY
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 122
Completed our tickets.
All went swimmingly. QR has a fantastic product. First Class lounge in DOH lovely.. but empty.. like 6 people in a space the size of an arena. Not sure is vacant is equivalent to luxury? Very nice food/beverage, but can't imagine sitting in that empty space more than a hour mind you.
Those transmitting in HCM will need paper boarding pass. Electronic isn't acceptable. Those transiting to low cost, Vietjet, Air Asia, you WILL need to clear customs. Only mainline carriers are allowed to transit internally.
All went swimmingly. QR has a fantastic product. First Class lounge in DOH lovely.. but empty.. like 6 people in a space the size of an arena. Not sure is vacant is equivalent to luxury? Very nice food/beverage, but can't imagine sitting in that empty space more than a hour mind you.
Those transmitting in HCM will need paper boarding pass. Electronic isn't acceptable. Those transiting to low cost, Vietjet, Air Asia, you WILL need to clear customs. Only mainline carriers are allowed to transit internally.
Nov 3, 2017, 9:58 pm
#778
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Phx, AZ
Programs: BA Gold, AS MVPG
Posts: 664
Hopefully I get it right
Nov 4, 2017, 3:22 am
#779
Join Date: May 2012
Location: SIN
Programs: JL GC | Marriott LT Silver | Global Entry | SQ Silver
Posts: 6,820
Nov 5, 2017, 3:36 am
#780
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: ORD
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 165
Quick update: Made it to SGN yesterday and successfully entered the city. I purchased a visa on arrival prior to departing and everything worked great. Just make sure to have USD to pay for your transit visa. You can also pay in VND. Mine cost VND 1,300,000 or $50
Spent the night in Saigon. Loved it. Definitely recommend visiting the city if you have a chance. To get to the city there’s a shuttle bus for $1 (20,000 VND) but a taxi only costs 120,000 or $5.
Currently in the Apricot Lounge at SGN. Check in opened at 4:30pm local time but everything went smoothly. About to board my flight to DOH and it looks like I have a special SSSSprise waiting for me in DOH!
Many thanks to the OP and everyone else in this tread. I would haven’t made into SGN on my own, but so thankful I did. Truly wonderful trip!
Spent the night in Saigon. Loved it. Definitely recommend visiting the city if you have a chance. To get to the city there’s a shuttle bus for $1 (20,000 VND) but a taxi only costs 120,000 or $5.
Currently in the Apricot Lounge at SGN. Check in opened at 4:30pm local time but everything went smoothly. About to board my flight to DOH and it looks like I have a special SSSSprise waiting for me in DOH!
Many thanks to the OP and everyone else in this tread. I would haven’t made into SGN on my own, but so thankful I did. Truly wonderful trip!