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
Aug 13, 2017, 9:34 am
#661
Join Date: Mar 2016
Programs: OWE
Posts: 131
i also cancelled a trip. the process takes no more than 10 seconds online. once you are in your booking on QR web, on the right, you can cancel flight and request refund, it'll ask you to confirm. and that's it.
you will get an email a bit after confirming such request (but take a screenshot just in case anyway) and refund was back on my amex in a few days in full.
no hassle. no need to call/email to followup. very smooth, easiest process i've experienced by far
you will get an email a bit after confirming such request (but take a screenshot just in case anyway) and refund was back on my amex in a few days in full.
no hassle. no need to call/email to followup. very smooth, easiest process i've experienced by far
Aug 13, 2017, 10:37 am
#662
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 97
Yes , I wasn't clear. $1400 for a ow J ticket yields 9k AA EQMs (6k flown miles on Qantas AKL-BKK). My choice is to pay this $ for the needed EQMs (or find some other way to get the EQMs on a different future route) or fly cheap on TG with 30k UA miles, which I have plenty.
Aug 13, 2017, 6:33 pm
#663
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: The KUL city
Programs: AA Lifetime Plat, TK Elite+
Posts: 2,663
That should yield $1,395 EQD and 10,400 EQM
Aug 14, 2017, 2:07 pm
#665
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: PAR
Programs: QR Plat, Accor Plat
Posts: 1,089
Aug 14, 2017, 9:43 pm
#667
Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 11
For this bug fare, is it possible to change the return date after flying the first leg?
My fare rules said:
After departure of first flight
Changes*: Not applicable (See reissue conditions)
Reissue: Allowed with restrictions
Penalty fee for ticket reissue between: 0.00 USD / 415.00 USD (at today exchange rates 0.00 USD / 415.00 USD)
New travel dates must be prior to: Monday, February 18, 2019
Maximum Reissue penalty fee for entire ticket: 415.00 USD
Will they charge me 415 USD or just refuse me?
My fare rules said:
After departure of first flight
Changes*: Not applicable (See reissue conditions)
Reissue: Allowed with restrictions
Penalty fee for ticket reissue between: 0.00 USD / 415.00 USD (at today exchange rates 0.00 USD / 415.00 USD)
New travel dates must be prior to: Monday, February 18, 2019
Maximum Reissue penalty fee for entire ticket: 415.00 USD
Will they charge me 415 USD or just refuse me?
Aug 15, 2017, 9:53 am
#668
Join Date: Jul 2017
Posts: 4
Aug 15, 2017, 11:14 pm
#669
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: NYC
Programs: DL DM
Posts: 541
I'm actually going to fly to CMB (EY J via AA miles) and spend some time seeing Sri Lanka, then fly to SGN to fly the outbound.
Does anyone know a) whether I can self-print a boarding pass or b) how early I can get a boarding pass printed and check-in at SGN as an intl transfer pax?
Looking at flight times, most of the options CMB->SGN have a stop, but either land a little closer to the departure than I'd like, or at ~10AM or so for a 7:30PM flight.
I'd rather not leave the airport/deal with a visa - but don't want to be stuck waiting at the transfer desk for 8 hours until checkin opens.
Does anyone know a) whether I can self-print a boarding pass or b) how early I can get a boarding pass printed and check-in at SGN as an intl transfer pax?
Looking at flight times, most of the options CMB->SGN have a stop, but either land a little closer to the departure than I'd like, or at ~10AM or so for a 7:30PM flight.
I'd rather not leave the airport/deal with a visa - but don't want to be stuck waiting at the transfer desk for 8 hours until checkin opens.
Aug 16, 2017, 8:26 am
#670
Join Date: May 2006
Location: SIN
Programs: KF, MPC, BAEC // Bonvoy, WoH, Honors
Posts: 1,462
Not only they will not charge you for that but I would suggest that you cancel your return before you are supposed to fly it and get a refund as per QR rules you should get at least fuel surcharge and airport taxes refund in that case, and loose only the main fare which is peanuts
The rules are quite confusing to me -- which part confirms that I am able to claim back fuel surcharge and taxes?
Aug 16, 2017, 9:53 pm
#671
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: NYC
Programs: AA EXP; UA 1K; and a bunch of hotel statuses
Posts: 89
Anyone thinking about two vacations in Vietnam? I booked another roundtrip NYC-HAN to position there and coming back to create two long weekends in Vietnam (end of Feb and end of Mar). Hope SWUs could clear earlier
Aug 18, 2017, 1:56 pm
#672
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: YVR/LAX/PVG/TPE
Posts: 759
finished EZE-GRU-DOH-SGN//SGN-HKG-PVG yesterday and finally updated the trip report. The trip was fantastic, despite a few little complaints. warning though, lots of pictures so recommend wifi, if it fails to load completely please refresh.
full trip report+journal
couple more takeaways:
1. QR DOH-SGN also tags on a flight to Phnom Penh, the seats are lie flat but very very narrow, personally it felt like 18" at best
2. if you can get through the re-entry security at SGN, there are sleeping pods at the end of terminal at gate 27. 7USD/hr, 4USD/30min, the shop that sells passes open 6am-2am, but manned 24hr. Lounge chairs around them are free, so take power naps in the pods only to cut down cpm
3. immigration for both entry and exit of Vietnam would take 1hr, and 30 min minimum respectively, and please visit the city if you get the chance, it is very fun. The locals are too nice for their own good.
4. always heard CX upgrade OW elite pax, this time proved true. Got op-up to J on SGN-HKG after talking to manager due to AA's EXP not reflecting in system.
5. if you read the report to the end, it is kind of sad to see CX's rapid decline, sigh.
full trip report+journal
couple more takeaways:
1. QR DOH-SGN also tags on a flight to Phnom Penh, the seats are lie flat but very very narrow, personally it felt like 18" at best
2. if you can get through the re-entry security at SGN, there are sleeping pods at the end of terminal at gate 27. 7USD/hr, 4USD/30min, the shop that sells passes open 6am-2am, but manned 24hr. Lounge chairs around them are free, so take power naps in the pods only to cut down cpm
3. immigration for both entry and exit of Vietnam would take 1hr, and 30 min minimum respectively, and please visit the city if you get the chance, it is very fun. The locals are too nice for their own good.
4. always heard CX upgrade OW elite pax, this time proved true. Got op-up to J on SGN-HKG after talking to manager due to AA's EXP not reflecting in system.
5. if you read the report to the end, it is kind of sad to see CX's rapid decline, sigh.
Aug 20, 2017, 1:04 pm
#674
Join Date: May 2014
Location: NYC
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 35
For this bug fare, is it possible to change the return date after flying the first leg?
My fare rules said:
After departure of first flight
Changes*: Not applicable (See reissue conditions)
Reissue: Allowed with restrictions
Penalty fee for ticket reissue between: 0.00 USD / 415.00 USD (at today exchange rates 0.00 USD / 415.00 USD)
New travel dates must be prior to: Monday, February 18, 2019
Maximum Reissue penalty fee for entire ticket: 415.00 USD
Will they charge me 415 USD or just refuse me?
My fare rules said:
After departure of first flight
Changes*: Not applicable (See reissue conditions)
Reissue: Allowed with restrictions
Penalty fee for ticket reissue between: 0.00 USD / 415.00 USD (at today exchange rates 0.00 USD / 415.00 USD)
New travel dates must be prior to: Monday, February 18, 2019
Maximum Reissue penalty fee for entire ticket: 415.00 USD
Will they charge me 415 USD or just refuse me?
Aug 21, 2017, 1:45 am
#675
Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 11