QR: JFK - TBS (Tbilisi, Georgia) J $20xx
May 21, 2020, 9:23 am
#16
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Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: SAN, BOS
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Sorry to burst your bubble, but no. There needs to be the same “fare bucket”. But otherwise, yes it’s still very generous.
May 21, 2020, 3:57 pm
#17
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: Hawaii
Programs: AA EXP, HA PL, Hilton 💎, Marriott Ti, Wyndham/Caesars 💎, Hertz PC
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Is ExpertFlyer still the best way to gauge this? Are there fares that we should look out for that are most likely to be available ("I" versus "R")?
May 21, 2020, 5:17 pm
#18
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: DK
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May 21, 2020, 5:26 pm
#19
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: Hawaii
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What are the chances you get hosed and the fare codes for the flight you really want is no longer available by the time the 14 days are up? Obviously we should be looking to rebook when there is generous I/R availability, but how much risk is there generally with Qatar yanking availability?
May 21, 2020, 5:29 pm
#20
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 641
What are the chances you get hosed and the fare codes for the flight you really want is no longer available by the time the 14 days are up? Obviously we should be looking to rebook when there is generous I/R availability, but how much risk is there generally with Qatar yanking availability?
May 21, 2020, 5:33 pm
#21
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: Hawaii
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Yeah I'm holding off but plan on being flexible with my final destination - I'll be happy to get cheap QR business class to BKK, SIN, anywhere in Australia, etc., then use my points for QF/SQ once I'm there.
May 21, 2020, 6:56 pm
#22
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: DK
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What are the chances you get hosed and the fare codes for the flight you really want is no longer available by the time the 14 days are up? Obviously we should be looking to rebook when there is generous I/R availability, but how much risk is there generally with Qatar yanking availability?
More broadly speaking I think they will keep the I/R availability open as those fare buckets have blackout dates and are available when the planes are empty. I got to change my flight to ARN-DOH-SYD leaving on the 16th of December under the changed policy I wouldn't be able to as I/R is zeroed out between 6th of December till the 22nd of December. My fligth got rebooked into C (which doesn't make a difference for points as I am crediting to BA)