Best strategy for upcoming Qatar flights?
Oct 12, 2012 | 10:46 am
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Best strategy for upcoming Qatar flights?
I will be taking a few long flights on Qatar Airlines later this year and early next year. When I booked the flights I had given my MileagePlus number because they were then still codeshare with UA. Now it looks like they’re not going to be part of oneworld before my flights leave so I don’t know that I’ll be able to give my AAdvantage number instead. What would be the best strategy to try to get some points out of these flights? Any options?
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Oct 12, 2012 | 5:00 pm
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I'd assume you'd use whatever FF plan you can that will give you credit on the QR flights at the time you fly. Both UA and QR have stopped crediting each other last month, so for the time being your options appear to be very limited.
Oct 12, 2012 | 5:48 pm
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I will be taking a few long flights on Qatar Airlines later this year and early next year. When I booked the flights I had given my MileagePlus number because they were then still codeshare with UA. Now it looks like they’re not going to be part of oneworld before my flights leave so I don’t know that I’ll be able to give my AAdvantage number instead. What would be the best strategy to try to get some points out of these flights? Any options?
Thanks!
Thanks!
So I think your choices will be limited to crediting them to US Airways or QR's own FFP in the meantime.
Oct 12, 2012 | 9:47 pm
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If you want to be fully on the safe-side you decide on the FFP you want to use right at check-in. (But I do not expect significant changes during the next say 10 months.)
Oct 13, 2012 | 8:58 am
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I will be taking a few long flights on Qatar Airlines later this year and early next year. When I booked the flights I had given my MileagePlus number because they were then still codeshare with UA. Now it looks like they’re not going to be part of oneworld before my flights leave so I don’t know that I’ll be able to give my AAdvantage number instead. What would be the best strategy to try to get some points out of these flights? Any options?
Thanks!
Thanks!
