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
Nov 6, 2017, 6:30 pm
#782
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: 0°48′24″N 176°36′59″W
Programs: Taiwan is a country.
Posts: 1,206
Went to Al Safwa ~ it was empty. Couldn't see spending more than two hrs there.
My spouse got bored, left and went down to duty free after :45 min.
Food excellent, drink good, but essentially big empty space.
Addendum: Apricot Lounge in SGN isn't worth stepping into. We went in, I got us to drinks, and the Missus wanted to go right away.. dirty crowded with alcohol the only reason to be there. Don't worry if you miss it. You're missing nothing.
Nov 6, 2017, 10:20 pm
#783
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: ATL
Programs: HH D, MB G, IHG P, Nat'l EE, Hertz PC
Posts: 496
I only spent 1 day in HCMC as well, and did a free (tip based) tour called Light Up the Night that is offered by university students. I found this to be a great way to see and experience the city, as well as learn about the local customs, foods, and way of life.
Nov 9, 2017, 8:31 pm
#784
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: ORD
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 165
Right, I have T-Mobile which isn’t supported in Vietnam and I didn’t pay for international service otherwise, so I stuck to walking/taxi. It was weird going back to an Uber-less world! Did you try Uber Moto or their “Grab” service?
Nov 9, 2017, 9:16 pm
#785
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: ATL
Programs: HH D, MB G, IHG P, Nat'l EE, Hertz PC
Posts: 496
If anyone is staying in VN more than a few days, I would recommend purchasing a SIM card, which can be done at airports. It was <$10 USD for unlimited data for 2 weeks, which I found to be quick and reliable.
Nov 18, 2017, 7:31 am
#786
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: 4,551
I flew the outbound of one trip, SGN to JFK, but wasn't able to make the return due and was a no show. Today I called to see if I could still use the return ticket, and YES! I had to pay a no show and change fee of US$415, but there was no change in the ticket price because R class was available. Very pleased at the flexibility of this fare.
Nov 18, 2017, 5:14 pm
#787
Join Date: May 2014
Location: NYC
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 35
I flew the outbound of one trip, SGN to JFK, but wasn't able to make the return due and was a no show. Today I called to see if I could still use the return ticket, and YES! I had to pay a no show and change fee of US$415, but there was no change in the ticket price because R class was available. Very pleased at the flexibility of this fare.
Nov 18, 2017, 5:27 pm
#788
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Anywhere but home
Programs: UA 1K/MM, DL GM/MM, HH Dia, PC Plat, MR Gold, ALL Sil,
Posts: 4,551
I gave the agent a few dates and the first one he checked had R availability. If I recall correctly, there were some blackout dates, such as late December to early January, and I think there is a 90-day maximum stay. You might try searching on the QR website for business promo fares -- I think those book into R class.
Nov 19, 2017, 12:04 am
#790
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: TPE
Programs: CO Plat
Posts: 194
Has anyone had any luck interlining with VJ (VietJet)? I'll be flying in from Taipei and have a little over 3 hours connection in HAN, which is a bit close for my liking considering I'll need to check a bag. Would be great if I could convince them to check through.
According to this press release they do have an interline agreement, including TPE: https://www.qatarairways.com/en/pres...Press-releases however I'm a bit worried the agents in TPE won't have any idea how to do that.
Any experiences?
According to this press release they do have an interline agreement, including TPE: https://www.qatarairways.com/en/pres...Press-releases however I'm a bit worried the agents in TPE won't have any idea how to do that.
Any experiences?
Nov 20, 2017, 2:14 am
#791
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: TPE
Programs: CO Plat
Posts: 194
Has anyone had any luck interlining with VJ (VietJet)? I'll be flying in from Taipei and have a little over 3 hours connection in HAN, which is a bit close for my liking considering I'll need to check a bag. Would be great if I could convince them to check through.
According to this press release they do have an interline agreement, including TPE: https://www.qatarairways.com/en/pres...Press-releases however I'm a bit worried the agents in TPE won't have any idea how to do that.
Any experiences?
According to this press release they do have an interline agreement, including TPE: https://www.qatarairways.com/en/pres...Press-releases however I'm a bit worried the agents in TPE won't have any idea how to do that.
Any experiences?
The VJ flight arrived late and the transfer counter was unstaffed. I had to ask several uniformed security-looking staff to find someone who worked the counter and they all said no transfers and I needed to go through immigration. I insisted that I could transfer and one of them finally agreed to call an airline staff over. The airline staff made several calls and also refused to check me in, saying the only reason is because I arrived on a "regional" flight. At this point time was getting short, and I told her I wouldn't be able to make the flight if I had to wait in the immigration line. Her reply was "then you'll need to fly back to Taipei."
I had them rush me through immigration (the immigration officer was baffled and tried to send me back to the transfer counter) and was able to check in outside. The Qatar staff were surprised there was no one at the transfer counter, but also agreed it was within their right to refuse check in there due the airline I was arriving on.
Do not count on being able to do an airside transfer at HAN unless you already have a BP.
Nov 22, 2017, 2:00 am
#792
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I had them rush me through immigration (the immigration officer was baffled and tried to send me back to the transfer counter) and was able to check in outside. The Qatar staff were surprised there was no one at the transfer counter, but also agreed it was within their right to refuse check in there due the airline I was arriving on.
Do not count on being able to do an airside transfer at HAN unless you already have a BP.
I had them rush me through immigration (the immigration officer was baffled and tried to send me back to the transfer counter) and was able to check in outside. The Qatar staff were surprised there was no one at the transfer counter, but also agreed it was within their right to refuse check in there due the airline I was arriving on.
Do not count on being able to do an airside transfer at HAN unless you already have a BP.
You can ONLY do this on full service Airlines in SGN.. No vietjet, air asia, etc... It must be a full service carrier, or you will enter Vietnam and check in landside.
Nov 22, 2017, 9:29 pm
#793
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: NYC
Programs: DL DM
Posts: 541
I gave the agent a few dates and the first one he checked had R availability. If I recall correctly, there were some blackout dates, such as late December to early January, and I think there is a 90-day maximum stay. You might try searching on the QR website for business promo fares -- I think those book into R class.
Nov 23, 2017, 7:03 am
#794
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Join Date: Oct 2004
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I don't know; I didn't ask. My desired date was exactly 90 days from the return and I didn't need a return date beyond that. What's interesting though is I received a new ticket with a new confirmation number showing only the one way, so maybe the 90-day rule is no longer in effect (?)