QR: 20th Anniversary companion fares ARN/SIN £1000 ARN/SYD £1345 ARN/AKL 1385
Nov 1, 2017, 7:57 am
#62
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You're right - but the wording of this has not been changed to take into account of Qatars relaxation of visa rules and that a large number of nationalities now do not need a visa to enter Qatar. So if you hold a passport that doesn't require a visa and can show evidence of a stay in Doha then you *should* be able to short check.
Nov 1, 2017, 8:08 am
#63
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I have an issue. On google flights i can pull up arn to syd 11th sept returning syd to oslo on 26th. However when i click on book with Qatar only the first flight showes- no error message but get SYD-OSL followed by a blank screen. Any ideas- its double the price on expedia
Nov 1, 2017, 8:11 am
#65
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I did manage to price up a trip with only one stopover in the end but the total base fares (party of 4) increased by approx 15,000 SEK (£1350) (surcharges were roughly the same though).
Last edited by hugoagogo; Nov 1, 2017 at 8:16 am Reason: clarify the number of people travelling
Nov 1, 2017, 8:12 am
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You're right - but the wording of this has not been changed to take into account of Qatars relaxation of visa rules and that a large number of nationalities now do not need a visa to enter Qatar. So if you hold a passport that doesn't require a visa and can show evidence of a stay in Doha then you *should* be able to short check.
My BOLD.
Please show us a link to see more details? Thanks.
Want to know if US passport holder is included. Or, did you mean VOA?
Nov 1, 2017, 8:23 am
#67
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I am a U.S. passport holder, was traveling with 3 UK passport holders, was able to clear immigration without any prior visa process or mention at DOH last week. Visa on arrival for those countries without doubt. No fee.
Nov 1, 2017, 8:26 am
#68
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I get that but even posting the same dates in Qatar direct is not giving me any options at all for return date flights- also tried every days for a week either side
Seems to be an issue with multi city bookings- how annoying
Nov 1, 2017, 8:27 am
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Could mean no availability on either the date you arrived or departed DOH with your stopover? It's tricky to get it right, particularly on the QR site which is unbearably unfriendly...
Nov 1, 2017, 8:29 am
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After further web search, I also found this:
https://www.qatarairways.com/en/pres...0-countri.html
Nov 1, 2017, 8:37 am
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I'll keep persevering.
Nov 1, 2017, 8:38 am
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1) Revenue management. ARN-DPS may sell better than ARN-SIN which is why they don't discount those flights too much and sell seats for more.
2) The cake (in this case FRA-DPS) is a lie. Lowest I'm seeing is 2,020PER PASSENGER.
Nov 1, 2017, 9:16 am
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Nov 1, 2017, 9:19 am
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